The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-11-30
THE D0HSON CASE.

THE D0DSON CASE.
ALL THE rEE>oSs IMPLICATED NOW N
Observation-Disclosures DISCOVERIES
j Imcs Jones' the colonel man who alleges
that he wus muldcrou>ly assaulted i week
ago near andykc Station. On the Kent
County railroad, Is improving rapidly IN
his quarters III the New Castle iill, where
lac WIS confined several days ago in order
To insure his safe keeping and appearance
when wanted 10 testify in the trii! If Mrs.
Dndspn aud Mm. N"wcnmb aud pni!ip
Vincent, his alleged as>aiianiS. He is con
valcsccnt 10 such an extent thai he is EN-
Ahlcd Ia accept the privilege Of the liberty
IT the Jail which is accorded him. and Tues
day caught glance of the features Of
the two Young men for the first time since
his terrible midnight ride from Ken, 10 the
Diamond State. Mrs Du6son was also taken
~ New Castle ON Wednesday on 4 ItguIsi-
tion, and has been given lodging under the
same roof which shelters the remainder of
the quartetie IN this recent tragic drama.
Jones, having been interviewed by a re.
porter, disclaimcd having intimatcd tn
the woman. Eliza Wright. any charge Of
intimacy with Mrs Dpdsun but reiterated
his statements III detail referring to the
burial of the babes " Mrs D,l>un -
certainly "A remarkable woman. Last Fri
day, whrn trio of reporters engaged her
two dau. hte!s III conversation relative to
the case III the sitting room of the DnGsnn
mansion, she was safely eucpuccd beyond
the reach of repoItnrial vision III an apart
mcur almost immediately above the sCrIbes
Yet the d daughters, with characteristic per
severance, misled them lay repeated state
mcnts that She had left the home place
In his Te!Jerarlon Of the infant story 10 a
correspondent OF the Wilmington Ec>ry
Lcr. Homes also gave the follow ng
PARTICULAR He said that Alice Dpispn
now Mrs. PrctrJman' preceded tn Cecil
county in the Spring Of 1871. where She
consulted DIR. J. J. Wight, of Warwick, a
small hamlet about four miles from. Mid
d!etown, IN this county. Here She remaii
some time visiting Mrs. j. ID. Nansant.
hose husband is 4 relative of Mrs. bod
sou.
DIR. Wright discovered tina, Alice WAS
in a condition winch justified him IN d.
ciuuiu. To have any further profess onal re-
!aiIuns with her. This information was
conveyed 10 Mrs. Nan>..ni. vino immedi.
Ltrly sent the young woman home. The
correspondent further says: The truth of
tins story would almost seem 10 settle the
question OF Jones veraclty. aud on rues-
Gag went down 10 Warwick and had "A brief
talk with Dr. Wright. Naturally lie did
not care 10 say any thing about matter SO
purely professional, but he refused Ia say
that he knew nothing about the matter.
and from his words aud manner there was
left small doubt III my mind hut that he
knew more than hr cared To tell until com
PEELED 10y legal process.
- 1t Il bur a short mile 10 Mrs EauSa:It's
oa the road 20 Head of Sa>safra> and the
old lady was a. home, fortunately. In
Substance her story or such of IL As She
irlt disposed To tell fnc-was that in \ yTil,
1871. Miss Alice Drdsun. who is relative
oi her husbands Mr.. N.nsaut, came up
from Chesteltowu aud remained at her
house some lime. She said s!tc was uuweii
aud desired tu lie attended hy DR.. Wright
Alice went Ia DIR. Wright III company with
herself Ms. Nauslnt. and several con
situations wrIc had with h.m. NcIiher
Mrs. NanSaut no: the doctor, II ap,rafs from
her statement, suspected for some time
that there was anything wruug with Alice
other than the dISra,. which She claimed 10
have. After awhile, however. both of
them began 10 SUSPECT hat She was cuci.nte
They consulted together, AMI the result Of
that consultation WIS that Mrs. N.,usaui
not liking the looks of the girl, aud
fortified III her suspicion by the doctors
confidence, took Alice home.
- This is, III brief. the substance o! old
ifs Nansants story. She was very
guarded in her statement. and said that
>hr could not swear that anything was
wrong with Alice. but she saw things
aud didn't like the looks of the girl
She refused Ia say whether Doctor Wright
sad III SO many words that Alice was
wrong, but she could not deny that what
lac did say To her WAS sufficient To almost
confirm heI suspicious. She had no tall
with Alice herself auJGt thc matter, As she
ind not care to have her think that SiIs--
suspected. All this happened iusr before
the time that Jones stated an last WcGues
day morning. .hcn he was supposed To tie
III = dying condition, that i lirr brought
aim The first baby To be buried. There
are other facts in connection with the con.
diiIon Of Alice in April. 1871. which are
available, and which 20 I" prove the truth
Of lunc> s'ory, but ;hc difficulty with them
all Is that all the witnesses by whom the
Attorney General could prove The charge
are not within the jurisdiction OF this
State, aud cannot he compelled TO obey
process Of our courts
y t:ue bill Of Indictment against Mrs
DGison aud Nrwcomb and Vincent for
assault with intent 10 kill has been found
10y the Grand Jury.
FAST CAREER on THL uUD-uS FAMILY
The alleged attempt to murder the col
nIci mau Jones. in Delaware. by the man
Vincent and NcwcoIub has recalled to
mind some facts IN rrgaid Ia the DGcson
family. Tins family formerly resided III
Queen AIMS county, on farm near
Que"us;uwr. then belonging to Dr Robert
Wright. Dodsnu was a hard working man
and good farmer. but even then rh-,.
were IumurS affecting the character Of the
female members of his household, aud the
recent occurrence has revived "Ir cucum-
stance winch had been nearly forgotten toy
the people OF the urighbOIhood. Drd>an
suspected Mrs. Dodsuu and tins same Vim
cent, who WAS then u farm hand IN his
employ, of belug too intimate, ami on one
occasion discovered them together under
such circumstances as Ia cause hlm To ad
minister . severe cOwLIjiug 10 Vincent,
who escaped ID i disoricr,d state and
sought shelter uu a cold night in a negro
ten, ment near 10y. This WAS several years
ago. whcu Vincent was 4 ynuth OF eighteen
"r uIurtecu yrIrs- Vincent disappeared
from the ncIghbu huu'i aud IN short time
Dndson aud Ia, family also removed from
the county aud were lost sigh; of until the
recent occurrence.
Pr Tia cryi' wl.s
Advent Season at Trinity Church.
During This season, beginning to morrow
Sunday. beside the usual Sunday services,