Daily Republican., 1878-12-11

house; mother. Mr.. Vincent, Mr.. New
comb, my sister and | went In the ut
ting room; w went to sewing; Mr.. Vim
cent laid on the lounge, ". Nswco,ul
sat In the chair; they are very intimat.
with us; Mr.. Vincent being nearl,
raised In the family; Mother was darn
ing stockings; father was In the room
he went To bed at eight o'clock; know
II was eight o'clock from the fac,
that father always winds up the
clock at that hour. | Staid up until
eleven o'clock; mother and the two
gentlemen we're in the room. I sleep
up stairs In the same room with father
and mother; sister came to bed little
while after | did; saw Nswcomb next
morning about four o'clock in the sitting
room; Mr.. Vincent had gone out; they
very often staid over all night; Mr..
Newoomb was putting on his ov-rcoat;
Vincent hadn't any; | know positively
Vincent and Nswcomb were at our
house on Tuesday night. My younger
brother was also in the sitting ,oom, he
had gotten his lesson and had went to
sleep on the floor; he afterward gone
to bed between 10 and II o'clock. My
Oldest brother Willard had been To
shurch and came back at a0& O'Clock
he came in, got his geography lesson
and went 70 bed.
Cross-sxamined:-It was about two
o'clock when We had dinner. Vincent
came to our house in the morning don't t
know what time; he didn't stay long;
h. went with father TO Chestertown on
Tuesday morning; they went in the
small carriage; they came back with
Jim Jones; We were all in the trench
together; they tied Jones with a pillow
line; Mr.. Vincent and Mr.. New
comb did the tying; 1t was
about noon when the whipping was
done; they didn't tie him to post; Mr.
vincentstaid at our house all night;they
came TO our house in the York
carriage; We have large carriage;
James was sometimes engaged in wash
ing dishes around the house but never
any other kind Of washing other than
his own clothes; he was trusted about
the house.
Dora A. Dodson, sworn: Am q daugh.
ter of John and Matilda Dodson; will
be eighteen next June; know James
Jones recollect when he left fathers
house; next saw him on Tuesday when
he was whipped; Mr.. Vincent and faith
er took him to the branch; father, moth
er, sister and Eliza and Andrew (two
colored people) went to the branch;
don't know how long they were gone;
they came back together; they tiei and
whipped James. He said they could
whip him; he admitted that the stories
he told were all lies; they talked Of
sending him away in the United States
army; the young men whipped him, h.
didn't make any resistance; they pu,
him in the smoke house between twelve
and one o'clock; next saw the young
men at night they came to our house
in the evening; papa, mother, my small
br ther, my sister and myself were in the
room when they cans; u short time af.
ter this VIZ all went out and turned
Jones out, who said "he would never
come back nor tell any more lies on
u.s." he went in the direction Of the
road; never saw him since until to-day
saw him on tie stand. We all went
back to the sitting room; | and sister
were sewing our dresses and mother
was darning stockings; We sat there
until about II o'clock when brother
and sister retired; sister made the first
move, she said It was time TO 60 to bed;
she went first; went up about half
past eleven, leaving Mr.. Vincent and
Mr.. Newcomb in the room. Vincent on
the lounge and Newcomb in the chair;
didn't See them until next morni ng.
Cross examined II saw Mr.. Vincent
about eight or nine o'clock Tuesday
morning;whsn Jones to the branch
| didn't go with them, staid with Eli
za's children; when Jones' was tied they
fastened his feet but not so as to pre-.
vent him from walking; he didn't step
into the meat house, they lifted him
in. Vincent left our house about four
o'clock on Tuesday morning; | didn't
see only heard him leave; he went off
with Newcomb; they both had on ov-
ercoats; | was just coming down stairs
when they left; they are at our house
pretty near every night; they took
Jones' coat of when they whipped him;
his coat was taken in the house; while
in'-the meat house he had no coat on;
when Let out It was about u O'Clock;
sister, Mr.. Vincent, Mr.. New
comb and myself were there; carried
the lamp; they united Jones in the
meat house; sister carried his coat to
him.
The examination of the witness here
closed, and court at six adjourned un-
til 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.