The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-12-14
THE DODSON CASE.
The Prisoners Acquitted.
NFGrurs HAVE No RIGHTS THAT WHITE
Nt-% ARE HOUND To RESPECT.

NfGr"ts HAVE No RIGHTS THAT WHITE
Mt3 ARE HOUND To RESPECT.
The trial Of this case commenced at New
Castle, on last Tuesday, the 10Th instant
THE STORY OF THr CRIME.
James ZONES YVES the first witness called
lie took til. stand with alacTity. and with
no appearance of having undergone much
suffering. He testified that he had been in
the employ of Mr. Dpisnu about two wears.
VIII" lives near Chestrrtnwn: was in that
viilag" ON the morning of Tuesday. w.
venbrr 18Th, aud in company with Mr. !
puG>on and Philip Vincent rode out To the
D"ds"n farm; IN the afternoon PhIlip YIN
cent and Vim Nrwc"mh tied me M aud
whipped me, and afterwards put me III ih..
meat house. and kept nee until abpu:
CLOCK III the evening, having heard Mrs
D"d>"n say IT was about : o'clock: She was
present when | was whipped: then they
Vincent, Ncwconh aud Mrs Dpd,on put
me III i big carriage. drawn by two horses.
saying thai they were going to take me 70
Delaware and turn me out. aud that
should not come back again: told them |
wouldn't; when we got To Eaudvke Station
they turned back, Mr.. Vincent saving they
wnuldn I put me oui there because there
were To-" many h"u>e,; in the ueighhoring
woods was then taken out, and heard
Mr. Newcnmh ask Mrs Dpd>nu whether
they would hang shoot mr: she replied.
- u" quickest way; ! sad to Mr.. New
comb. = You should let me go. rs you said
you would; - No. said he. we came to
XIII y"a. aud we are gong To do SD !
turned round Ia him just 81 indicating,
and SAID. Wen, | put my trust ia the
Loud. and then lac gave u tn me ON the
inTt head: heard four pistol Shots fired bs.
fore became unconscious: | fell n the
frs, remember them rolling me over and
over and undnIug the rnpe with which they
had tied me. but ! did not bulge: when
they l''it | got up aud went u Naudl Ike
Station aud knocked 10 get IN: they re.
fused. because they were in bed; | then
made for my hr"ther-iu-law' house. An.
drew Cork, and WAS taken IL: the ~ isnn.
efs AT the bar, after they left me for d, adj
got INTO the carriage AMI went away the
same Way they came; Newcoinn. when he
first Tired n me, was about two feet on:
Vincent WAS right behind him. ard Ms
D"dsna WAS IN the carriage. about - feet
distant; the night was very dark
Cross cNamiu,d-li was about half an
h"n after ! WAS Shot when got to my
brother IN law : house; they pushed me
about twenty five feet into i little sink or
h"ir: ! remember my feet going down:
WAS Tied with Il i"pe around my neck. feet
and waist, and had my hands tied behind
me: WAS never ia my life before III that
neigh6orhund, aud never came over that
road h-fnre
In reply Z" questions. the witness went
IN 1" state The facts concerning the timr
WHEN Mr. Dndsnn came to him al Chester
town /" inquire into the reports that his
daughters had given blrth to lllrgIrImai,
children, which lie Jones' had buried -
Objections were raised, but the court al
lowed the testimony Ia go on
During the long cullrquv between the
counsel. the WITNESS srrmrd To h.. Devil.
.!rI"'i. ana when the cross examination was
r'n""ed. his answers became :: measure
unIn'ellreIble and contradictory. TO lie
pcatcd questions of Mr.. GRAY. the witness
saIi he consented To b. whipped # the
tales told were lies.
The Court, Inrerfuping, said il had
ruled upon that point. and such :. cross
examination could not be continued
By VI. Lone. OF the counsel for the de-
irus-- May we not make out of this wit
ness mouth that he Is a confessed liar?
The Court Yes: ynu can do that
Mr. Gray-Wr desire To show that this
Wis moi cruel design To whip or shoot this
''gfn. as the prosecution would have II
APPEAR, and hence we desire to show the
reasons ana motives FOX the whipping
ny Chief Justice Comecys-Now, sup
pose this man Jones Il liar. aud has told
ahominahlc lies about Dodsuu'S wife and
daughters, would that bs an excus. To-
bring tins man into Delaware and shoot
h1m? l. this what YOU are irving to show
am very glad y"ur Honor has nut II
that way. We want Ia show :. iustili lbl,
reason tor the acts Of the prisoner, aud We
eau do 1t with this witness If you viii al
low Us Ia do so.
Jones went on tn describe the route the
carriage took after leaving Chrsteriowu.
AZ the 'c"ue OF the shooting N-wcumh
fixed Al llm iirSl ami Vincent next. lie
had lived with Mr.. pud>ori once. and last
Christmas a year ~" went back to- INN
agIIn IAr cross examination. which was
very thorough, Gid not nhakr the story IN
the main - htc'i Jones has always ;o!d. He
Is AN intelligent look iu. coiogcd man. with
blown skin, ami has ans weIs, rs soon as
hc understood the question ,Iupnunded
were given with no Hesitation.
JOINS APPEAL FIR SHELTER
Andrew Jones ties lied tina; he lived a,
"quInimIuk iluudrrd aud had married
jones sister. GA the night If November
ld'n, Jones came To- his house calling
= mrlr- land III bed ard called. - " hos
their? lie said. Jim Jones saws |.
-" VIII" are You. anyway - lie said. jun
Jones Says !. Who are YOU. anyway
lie sad, & II me. Jim .lou.S come down
and let mc il; my hearts sick and my
hands ale cold" :" | -; ont uf bed aud
and let him III. | saw he was shot in the
head; | WIS - >krriei - ;hen about as bad
as hr wa; enScd INN down Oh the seat:
next morning | went Tor the doctor. he re-
maiu,d there until the next SUNDAY, when
h. .as brought ny here: DR.. TaTbutton
Is the doctor VII" | went fu!: lie came.
DurIug the night heard firing five or six
times, bug | wasn't thinking and went
off tn sleep. aud couldn't tell how long
afterwards it WA that Jun Jones came to
my hnnse: thought II vas hunters, when
hrIid 10" shots H. contamination
did nnf develop any asirt,uGal facts
G"CF-c Johnson. also colon ed, next trsti-
Tied / live about mile from Andrew
t"Ik AMI about tw" humdr.d yards from
with james Jones. but | saw hun LAYING
sex III bed al Andrew CuIk's house;
heard thre. shots med on the TUESDAY
night: II Was very late NJ night; | can't say
when.
Mr.. Joseph Roberts. surveyor. exhib- |
tied plot al the locality ri the shooting.
Dr. Howard q. Os- described Jones Z
u InrIrS. There wrIe two wounds. our on