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


on the 9Th of August at her home, No 1879
William street, Baltimore. He had been
there five days, having been away nine
months as mariner He took away with
him on August5, a basket of tools and a
Bible He had on pair of dark green
pants, blue vest and dark ALPACA coat, a
flannel shirt and straw hat She sewed
buttons on the vest The vest was handed
to her in court, and she identified it and
particularly by the buttons she had sewed
on. Her father was IS years old and short
in stature. She visited the Jail at Leonard
town few days after Biscoe's arrest, and
saw him through small square opening
cut in the door. As she was about to leave
Biscoe said to her: al have shirt belong
ing to the Captain in here if you want IT,"
Defence objected to the admission of
Miss Dixon's testimony. Objection over
ruled. Also objected to the admission Of
prisoners confessions as 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 9. Geoghegan, Captain of the
Steamer Sue, testified: Knew Capt Dixon
well. Saw Biscoe in Jail few days after
his arrest. said to Biscoe, where did you
anchor ON Saturday night2 lie said, an
chored at midnight at the mouth of Macho-
doc creek. asked him If he lowered his
sail. He said, yes. | asked him, what
time did you get under weight He said
about midnight / asked him, what time
did the murder take place on board the
sloop? He said about one or two hours
after the vessel got under weigh. | asked
him where did this occur. He said off the
Yellow Banks, outside of Machodoc creek
| asked him who committed the murder.
He said the other man they had aboard the
vessel; he killed him in the cabin, dragged
him on deck and threw him overheard. |
asked him, why did you not try to prevent
it. He said, 81 was too badly frightened
and all could do was to halloo for assls-
lance" | asked him what the man killed
the captain with. He said, "With stick
of wood" I 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
as belonging to her father. After she re.
cognized the clothing said to Biscoe al
thought you told me you did not know
Captain Dixon He said IL know told
you 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" lie said he never
heard the captain call the other man by
name. The man had taken 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 therey' lie said: mo; the
captain was forward and did not see him y
| asked him: "What were you doing when
the murder was committed ?" He said: 81
was pumping the vessel out" lie also
said that the captain was at the vince
steering, and that he (the captain) wen
below to light his pipe lie heard the cap
tain and the other man quarrelng in the
cabin; saw the man run out of the cabin
pick up the stick, and as the captain came
out of the cabin he struck him with it and
knocked him down the cabin" lie further
said that he expected to be hung or go t.
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 hole in the
bow. The captain struck me on the back
of the neck with piece Of iron and threw
Ratchet at me. | was the only one on
board beside the captain. He made me g
to the pump and leave the anchor. Aftel
| had been pumping good while he ripped
out an oath, and said "that if there wat
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 to kill you" ! told the captain
to please carry me over To 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 at 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 oui
of the cabin with rope and threw him
overheard. After killing the captain
sailed over toward Briton's bay and anchor
ed within about mile of the mouth Of the
creek. came ashore in the yawl boat and
landed about Huggins's Point, and never
returned to the vessel. to * his clothes
and the cabin clock. got the 1854 out
of the cupboard took the clothes because
| thought might as well have them as
anyone else, and put it on the other man
because did not know what else to do
I killed the captain after sailing out Macho.
doc creek about an hour, and about three
miles out from Machodoc creek"
Alexander NJ Bryan testified that he
lives in Pamunky district, Charles county