The Cecil Whig., 1886-05-29

| tho Sttt Will tIlt
of another woman at North East. "B lily
| the Joker was in Jail at the time serv
ing sentence for violating the local op
ton law, aud listened while the woman
told her story, after cautioning her tC
tell the truth. Reads story was told il
| a ight-forward manner without con
tradictions and WAS substantially as fol-
lows:
READ $ STORY
"My name is Paul w. Read. was
born i'll Smithville. Charlotte county.
Virginia, and am IS years of age this
month. | came to Cecil county in the
fall of 1880, working first for William ).
Potter and afterwards for John c. Man,
love and Alfred 5. Mannon, the latter
being the father of young George H..
Mannon. Julius Gofl'ney, mulatto,
went to Billy the Joker's place to buy
whisky in February last. When lie came
back home he told me that he believed
the Joker had good deal Of money al d
S'stNA luhS IL liz SOuIo SEb III " III SDll!t
parties he could rob the man and take
his money. He wanted me to 90 and
said if we don't rob him we can get some
whisky anyhow This conversation was
on Monday, and we started the next
Wednesday night. On the way Julius
borrowed my knife and cut stick 9.
feet long and about two inches around
He said This Will be good stick to
strike the old -- with He asked
me if | would strike him, and answered
no. When we reached the barge it was
probably between l / and Il o'clock We
called Inn and lie let us in. Billy asked
julius II he wanted ""v whisky and he
replied that he did not, he nta been to
Elkton and was on his way home afro
had stopped in for couple OF drinks.
think julius went there fully intending
to kill Billy, but wanted me to do it
when he got there. Julius asked me
again il | would hit him just as we got
to the barge. | again answered no. We
took a couple of drinks for which Billy
made no charge, and then went home.
After we got home Julius said to
KEEP THE THING QUIET,
don't tell any one where We were, but
say we went about some business. Julius
also said, When we go again we will see
if George Mannon won't 90 along; he
has heart enough to kill him; you haven t
heart enough to kill anything Julius
saw George, as the latter afterwards
told me. George said he would go. This
was on Friday.
'On the next day George and had
another talk. George said he would
take pistol and Il knife and so i'll and
put the pistol up to Blly's face and hold
knife in his other hand and tell him
not to move or talk. We coIolti men
were to search the place for the money.
We were to go OH Saturday night. Gee.
went to borrow pistol from some one
who would not lend it to him. Saturday
night George came and called for Goil-
ney and me. We were at the foreman
house. Goll'ney said ii was 700 cold ior
him TO go. George and | started, but
after we had got quarter of 4 mile
changed my mind about going, saying ii
was too cold. George said, if we don I
go to night I'll not start any more.
replied, all right; it don't make any
difference to me. We turned back
George drew butcher knife from lls
pocket and said either
THAT'S WHAT HAD TO FIX HIM WITH,
or if had gone | would have struck
him with this or some such remark.
''Some days after that, Gotfney anC
George had talk. They agreed to star
the next Monday night but when the
| time came Gotfney was too tired, he SAID
They put it off to Tuesday night and
agreed to go along. George came to ns
that night and said that he had called tt
see julius, who said he was sitting witt
a girl and couldn't leave her. | told hin
julius was playing off. George says
come on, you and | can 60 | said yes
| want to go and get some whisky any
how | took a satchel and put a gallon
Jug in it. About Q o'clock we St&rtct
for Chesapeake City, walking. Georg
had a club. On the road saw ston
mason hammer and George picked /
up. George said this will be a goo,
thing to strike the old d. in til
head With He then threw away TIN
club he was carrying and put the handl
of the hammer in the side OF his trousers
with the head of it under his coat
I'VE went to Billy 5 barge ard Gale,
him. He did not answer. picked UP
stone and threw it on top of the barge
Billy came 80 the door of his cabin ant
asked who was there. said Its me
He told me to come in. The outsid
door of the barge WAS wide open. Ate
we entered the cabin Billy said to George
"YoUNG MAN WHO ARE YOu?'
. George replied that he WAS friend G
mine. SAID 70 Billy "ho's all right
Billy says to George you are mino
} and don't want you in here Georg
told him he was about - or % years cid
Billy said he didn't want any white boy
in his place, court was going on. Fror
the way he talked | thinE; he though
George was a spy. | again said GeorS
; is all right. Billy asked George HI
name. George gave him Il false nam
which do not remember. lie said II
was from Bohemia Manor aud lived wit
George Derrickson. Billy asked m