The daily gazette., 1882-06-10
A FRUITLESS FLIGHT
PERPETRATORS OF THE MIL
FORD OUTRAGE CAPTURED.
CAUGHT AT CLAYTON LAST NIGHT
Benjamin Scott aud Cornelius johnson
Run Down and Taken After Being
Fugitives Tor More Than Week.

Detective Jones, of the p, w. & B. rail
road, received dispatch yesterday morn
ing from William johnson, conductor of the
wyoming extra on the Delaware railroad,
stating that on his down trip in the morning
he had passed Cornelius johnson, one Of
the men wanted at Milford for the desperate
assault on Lizzie Poor on Thursday of last
week, already fully reported in the GAZETTE,
and that he was walking between State
Road station and New Castle and that he
was going northward. This was about 7.30
O'Clock. Immediately after receiving the
message Mr.. Jones went out the road, but
could find no trace of the man.
In the evening Harry Eason, another
Delaware railroad conductor, reported that
on his up trip he had seen both men south
of Townsend They were walking slowly,
as If completely tired out, and were going
in southerly direction.
About this time Deputy Sheriff Ash PEN
nington of Middletown, who has been keep
ing u sharp lookout for the men got wind
OF the fact that the kilograms had been sent
and hiring a team at Mitldletown, drove
toward Clayton. Mr.. Jones took one of the
late freight trains for Clayton. Both men
were on the same scent, and it proved to be
the correct one. Deputy Sheriff Pennington
reached Clayton first, and after long hunt
came upon two suspicious looking characters
about II As o'clock.
81 want you men," said he, going up to
them quickly.
"All right" was the answer, "we'll give
ourselves up" They made no resistance
and in fact were so worn and weary that
they could not if they had any disposition
to make fight. They said they were John
son and Scott and declared that they were
tired of evading the officers of the law and
being continually dogged wherever they
went.
A WEARY FLIGHT.
The two men tell their story of their
fight from Justice very frankly. They say
that on the night of Thursday, June /, after
leaving the girl, Lizzie Poor, knowing that
she would make trouble for them they
drove post haste toward Wilmington in the
wagon which they had gotten from J b. Sim
mons for whom both worked. At Glasgow
they tried to sell the horse and wagon, but
failed, and suspicion being aroused they
strobe off across the country at the first OPP
portunty. They first went TO Iron Hill,
where they worked two days. They then
walked to Chester, and without stopping
there started along the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Central railroad, still on
foot, and went rs far as the
junction with the Wilmington II Northern
at Chadd's Ford. They then walked across
the country to Wilmington and were in
town Thursday night. At last tired, fear
full of being caught and worn out with fear.
| fal feelings they concluded to face the
trouble, go back to Milford and give them
| selves up.
On Thursday j.. G. Wilson and Deputy
| Sheriff Pennington were in Wilmington
looking for the men, and narrowly missed
taking them then.
THE MEMS STORY.
Scott and johnson both deny committing
rape upon Lizzie Poor, or attempting such
n crime. Scott says he and the girl for a
long time lived together as man and wifi,
and that he would not have to make any
assault upon her