Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-11-25

{ months as mariner. lie took away with
him on August 5, a basket Of tools and q
Bible. He had on q pair OF dark green
pants, blue vest &nd dark slspaca coat, u
4 flannel shirt and straw hat she sewed
buttons on the vest The vest was handed
I 70 her in court, and she identified il and
/ particularly by the buttons she had sewed
on. Her father was 65 years old and short
in stature. She visited the Jail at Leonard
/ town few days after Biscoe's arrest, and
saw him through q small square opening
+ cut in the door. As she was about To leave
! Biscoe said 10 her: Il have a shirt belong
ing 10 the Captain in here If you want il"
Defence objected TO the admission Of
Miss Dixon's testimony. Objection over
ruled. Also objected to the admission Of
prisoners confessions Is evidence on the
ground that they were obtained by working
on his hopes and fears. Pending the dis
cussion of this point the jury were with
drawn from the Court Room.
William &. Geoghegan, Captain of the
Steamer Sue, testified: Knew Capt. Dixon
well Saw Biscoe in Jail few days after
his arrest. said u Biscoe, where did YOU
anchor on Saturday night: lie said, l an
chored at midnight at the mouth of Macho-
doc creek. | asked him if he lowered his
/ time did you get under weigh? He said
about midnight. ! asked him, what time
did the murder take place on board the
sloop: He said about one or two hours
him where did this occur He said off the
/ Yellow Banks, outside II Machodoc creek
| asked him who committed the murder
He said the other man they had aboard the
him on deck and threw him overheard.
asked him, why did yoe not try To prevent
it. He said, Il was too badly frightened,
and all could do was to halloo for assis-
lance" | asked him what the man killed
the captain with. He said, with stick
Of wood" then asked him, When did
you see Captain Dixon last: He said,
What Dixon: Do you mean Captain
George Dixon:" No, | mean Captain
Robert Dixon. went with Miss Dixon
the next morning; she recognized the clothes
a belonging 10 her father. After she re-
cogniZed the clothing | said 10 Biscae Il
thought you told me you did not know
Captain Dixon" He said, Il know told
/ you Il lie before, but now am going To tell
YOU the truth" He then said, The other
| man, whose name he did not know, muir
dered the captain" He said he never
heard the captain call the other man by
name. The man had taken u stick of wood
early in the morning and laid it by the
companionway. asked him did the
captain see him when he laid the stick Of
wood down there" He said: No the
1 captain was forward and did not see him."
I | asked him: What We're you doing when
I the murder was committed - He said: II
was pumping the vessel out" He also
said that the captain was at the wheel
steering, and that he (the captain) went
below Ia light his pipe. lie heard the cap
tain and the other man quarreing in the
cabin; saw the man run ont of the cabin,
pick up the stick. and as the captain came
out of the cabin he struck him with il and
knocked him down the cabin" He further
said that he expected 10 BE- hung or go 10
the penitentiary."
Justice Morgan, after giving the several
statements made by Biscoe and among them
the confession heretofore published in the
BEACON, testified:
On September BiScoe said: Captain
Dixon whipped me on Saturday night. and
on Sunday morning we heaved anchor
The anchor slipped and made u hole in the
bow. The captain struck me on the back
of the neck with piece of iron and threw
Il hatchet at me. l was the only one on
board beside the captain. He made me go
TO the pump and leave the anchor After
had been pumping good while he ripped
out an oath, and said that il there was
water. an inch of water on her ceiling, he
could pump her out in half the time" |
said: Captain, am doing the best can"
when he said: Joe had to kill one-nig-
ger dude from Washington. and expect
will have 10 kill You" told the captain
II please carry me over IN the MARYLAND
shore. lie cursed me- and said he would
shoot me and throw me overheard, and ran
down in the cabin, got his gun and snapped
IT ut me. He went back To the cabin and
got another cap, and as he started up |
struck him with club Of oak cord wood.
The captain fell back into the cabin.
threw the gun overheard. pulled him out
, of the cabin with rope and threw him
overheard. After killing the captain
sailed over toward Briton's bay and anchor
I'll within about mile Of the mouth Of the
creek. came ashore in the vawl boat and
landed about lluggins's Point, and never
returned Ia the vessel. | 10 K his clothes
and the cabin clock got the 1854 out
Of the cupboard. ltook the clothes because
| thought | might a. we'll have them as
anyone else, and put il on the other man
because did not know what else 10 do
killed the captain after sailing out Macho-
doc creek about an hour. and about three
miles out from MaChodnc creek"
Alexander NJ BRYAN testified tina, he
lives in Pamunky district, Charles county.
and he had known the prisoner from a
child. BiScoe worked there the past sum
mer.
Winfield HALEY testified that he employ
al BiScue five Years ago, when he was
about ten years old, a. he Judged This
closed the evidence for the State.
Both OF tie two last mentioned witnesses