Evening star., 1886-09-09
THE MURDERED CAPTAIN.


One Of the Supposed Dixon Murderer.
/ Ssfii at Large-An InvestiGstiOn I'm
Progress.
The investigation into the murder of Capt.
| Dixon. while aboard his sloop the Mary j., In
| or near Machodoc creek, Virginia, is going on
| at Leonardtown, Nd. with unabated interest
The colored boy, Biscoe. who was arrested, is
still in Jail, and in his confession he states that
the murder was done by a muatto man whom
Capt. Dixon shipped at Alexandria. 1t has
been denied that the sloop stopped at Alexan-
dria, but Justice Morgan, who has charge Of the
case at Leonardtown, where Biscoe Is In jail,
has received a message from Capt. King, Of
Alexandria, who stated that on Friday he saw
! Capt. Dixon ship a mulatto named Bradshaw
| at Alexandria Capt. King knows Bradshaw
Well, having sailed with him, and will come to
caught.
| A LETTER FROM MAJOR WALKER.
| Justice Morgan has also received the follow
| ing letter from Major Walker. the superintend-
ent of the police force in this city:
"Yours of the 22d inst received. We have
Information leading US To believe that the muir
derer OF Capt Dixon is Stansberry Bradshaw.
| he has a mother named Mary Jane bradshaw
Their pOstofiice address is Monteithville, Stat
| fOrd county, Va. Stansberry, it Is said, has q
S,' sore foot AND VIII likely go home to have II T.
the murderer had a sore foot; if so. it would in
dicate that Stansberry Bradshaw Is the man
wanted. We have informed the mayer of
Fredericksburg of our suspicious regarding
Stansberry."
1t is said there are four Bradshaw brothers.
One of them, Stansberry, is said now to be in
Cecil county (Md.) Jail for larceny of money
from the captain OF a boat. Another, James
Thomas bradshaw, is said To have abducted the
white girl, Minny Tinny, from King Georges
county, Va, and attempted to marry her in
Washington.
FOLLOWING UP THE CLUES.
RAJ snse al frop
! town states: "The community here generally
agree with superintendent Walker that Brad
shaw is the accomplice of Biscoe in this horrid
murder. A map answering the description
Mecnanicsville on last Saturday going towards
Benedict, on the Patuxent He got his dinner
at colored mans house. and stated he had
been on boat ON the Potomac and had left
on account of being badly treated. Two off,
Gers went in pursuit of him, but up to this
tune he has not been captured. Miss Belle
Dixon, of Baltimore, daughter of Capt Dixon,
accompanied by MIR. Nagle, has been here and
identified the clothing found in Biscoe's vaiise
as belonging to her father"
The body of Capt. Dixon, which had been
buried in graveyard on the BOyes farm in
last Sunday and q complete post mortem ex-
animation was held. Capt. DixOn's skull was
found to be badly fractured and crushed in.
Dr. Il. +. Brown took out several pieces of bone.
The body was TOO much decOmpOsed TO show
whether or not the throat had been cut
The Confession Not Confirmed.
MR.. FREUND, OF THIS CITY, DENIES THE STATE
MENTs OF A SUPPOSED MURDERER.
Ben Biscoe, the cOlOred boy who is in Jail at
LeOnardtOwn, Nd, on suspicion of being the
murderer of Capt. Dixon, of the slOOp Mary j.,
near that place recently, has made a supple
mentary statement to his confession, in which
he explains how he happened to have the Sc. SO
which was found in his pockets when he was
arrested. He says that the money was paid TO
him August 2oth last by MIR. Freund, the ca
roof sifv a STA
porter called at Mr.. Frennds place this morn
ing and was told by Mrs Freund that the au-
thoritles at LeonardtOwn had written to him
inquiring as to the truth OF his statement. An
examination OF his books showed that a boy
who gave his name as John Biscoe was in the
employ of Mr.. Freund from September 23d to
October 23d, 1855, and that when ne was dis
Charged he was paid S4.5O, which was due him.
No other person OF that name, or answering the
description OF this boy, had been employed by
MIR. Freund, at least recently.
Miss Winston and the Rifles.
CAPT. OYSTER DENIES THAT THERE WAS ANY
DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN HIMSELF AND
LIEUT. MANSON.
Captain Oyster, the commanding officer of
the National Rifles, denies the published state
ment that there was any difficulty between
him and Lieutenant Manson, or that any con-
fiict OF authority occurred between them at the
armory last evening At the request Of some
young men who wished to organize volunteer
squad to appear on the stage at Miss Winstons
saw them drill, and when they asked him what
he thought of their drilling, he told them that
ln his opinion. they did not do it we'll enough to
appear on the stage. Miss Winston, who was
present during the evening, had retired, and at
the request OF the young men, who were mainly
the former members of the Cadet Rifles, and
who agreed in this opinion, he said he would
inform the lady that they could not appear.
1t was not proposed that the volunteer
squad should appear in the Rifles uniform,
ana there was no difference OF opinion between
himself and Lieut. Manson. The Rifles had
occasion mentioned, but a published announce
ment that they would drill came out in the
sunday papers, when the company did not
meet until Monday evening and take action
upon Miss Winstons invitation until Monday
night. The action of the company in refusing
to take part was in accordance with a rule
which has been in force for some time. not TO
take part in benefits. Capt. Oyster said that he
met Lieut. Manson at The armory last evening
and had a peasant chat with him, but there
was no question between them on this subject
or any other.
QUEENSTOWN CATTLE MARKEr-235 cattle
,n the market, 127 sold TO butchers as follows:
Best sold from AS to 4s.c. per lb.; good sold
from "A To 4l2c. per h.; medium, sold from
ga TO 4c. per TO-; common sold from 21a to 31ac
per 10. IA sold TO country dealers. "a lett over
and shipped to other markets. ], 1,319 sheep and
10 312c per h.; lambs sold from to sac per
lb. 20 cows and calves sold from $50 To $50
fair.
Il NE EMPEROR OF THE UNITED STATES
Jacob COster was at the White House yester.
peror Of the United states" My only trouble m
he said. ''is that can't get the S3O,OOOOOO
that Is locked up in the Treasury" He was
sent to the insane asylum. 1t is learned that
he arrived from England about two weeks ago
tie roomed at 622 Pennsylvania avenue north
west In h:s trunk were found seventy-One
one pound English bank notes.
CANDIDATES AT THE CULPEPER FAIR
The Iair OF the Piedmon: Agricultural society,
which Is being held at Culpeper, Va. was
largely attended yesterday. Mr.. Frank Hume
and Gen. w. II. +. Lee. both candidates tor the
democratic nomination for Congress were
present and received great deal OF attention
The GRANGERS' FAIR AT DUNN-LORING-
The Grange Camp of Northern Virginia opened
yesterday at DuDn-LOring, Fairfax county, Va
Among the District exhibitors are John A Ba.
ker, agricultural implements, and the Sanders
S Stay man Washington branch OF the Estey
Organ cOmpanX. The WaShinpfon nfinantnIS