Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-06
THE PoCoMokE SOUND FIGHT
investigat ding the KiIiag Of Eau.rs
Marshall.

Inc steamer Governor McLane with Conn
mander Howard ON board arrived nj crt.-
neid Nd, last night. The comma nder x,.s
met by States Attorney Henry .. Wstsr.
OF Somerset county. Today the two ofhcet.
VIII go TO Pocomoke sound TO Investigate
the killing of Edward Marshall by yirxtp-
ians near Sykes Island on December 30.
Marshall was employed on the vessel Lit
Tie willie and was on his way TO hsrumsco
Creek where Capt. Cox. the commander Of
the vessel. lived. Capt Cox, who was in
charge of the boat at the time OF the KILL
ing, last night told Capt. Howard the fol-
lowing story of the shooting:
Il had been to Crfsneld and was ON INV
way home. Marshall was one of NV crew.
when near Apostolic 1 noticed a canoe sail
ing across my bow. I paid no attention to
her until she jibed over and came toward
me. She approached to within 200 yards
ana some one aboard of her told me TO haul
GOWN my jib. knew something was wrong
anu giving the tiller 10 Gordon Pusey. 1
jumped down the forward hatch. The
canoe went around my stern and ran int
my boat
Il got my rife and at once covered the
men In the canoe. They tried to hide
themselves under the boats side. While
we We're watching them a rife was fired
rom the canoe. The bullet passed through
my foresaiL Il then sent a ball through ths
bow OF the canoe. 4 could nave KILLED .ey-
eral men, but would not do So as I did moi
nave the heart to kill a man in cold bIood
AFTER my shot the men In the canoe began
a rapid hre and the smoke at times Was so
dense that 1 could not see their boat
Mhiie L was trying to silence the guns of
tne boat on the starboard side a second
canoe sailed up and opened Ara on ~, -.
side. S
Marshall, Pussy and Thomas Muboura
We're IN the cabin while the shooting was
gong on. Marshall started to crawl up the
CABIN step IN order TO change the helm OF
my boat. When he had partly emerged
from the companion way a ball struck him
ana he fell back into the cabin. After the
fusiiiaae stopped the two canoes sailei on
LOT sykes Island. When l found Marshall
haa been killed / Set sail for Crisf,eld 10
take the body there"
Commander Howard asked Capt Coz ~
ne, ne eouid point out the position OF his boat
Mhen the other boats made the attack
capt. Cox said: II can. I was in Maryland
waters all the time 4 was an least one
mile and half inside the Maryland line.
Marshall. said: Il noticed Marshall crn WI
ing toward the deck and suddenly saw him
iah back and partly down into the cabin
AS ne fell he repeated the word dead
States Attorney Waters. after hearing
the statements Of the men said: ssIf ths
statements of the Maryland men are borne
a willful. malicious and deliberate murder
snail, after making the Investigation to-
morrow, obtain an indictment agafnst ths
men, as L have the names of several OF
those who We're In the Virginia posse Az
ter finding the indictment l viii ask for n
requisition." ~
Commander Howard's visit is hailed with
delight by the oyster men and MANY OF
them visited him aboard the McIAns T,sx
seem satisfied that the matter will receive
proper attention. This Is the second shoot
ing case which has occurred this season.
Ine nrst case resulted In the wound.ny os
Geo. Purnell. who was shot In the necs nv
men from Tangier Island
The Nirgtnfans' side.
The Baltimore Suns correspondent sscer-
tanned the following from citizens OF syke.
who claim to know about the fieht on Po-
comoke sound last Saturday: They saw
the Sykes men did not fire the first shos
They further say that Capt. Cox in a y,o-
lator of the Virginia oyster law: ne has
been dredging In Pocomoke sound foy
over TWO years. On Saturday last ne
dredged more than three hours before sny
attempt was made for his arrest " rhsx
further declare that a boat was sent 10
capt Cox, and on coming up the man IN
charge hailed Capt Cox and said: You
are dredging in Virginia waters" TO which
Capt Cox replied: Il am. and what OF 90
Then Cox was ordered 90 surrender INIT
refused. jumped into a boat-hold and open
ed hre on the Sykes men. The nght was
then general
Sykes men claim 20 be able to prove the
fight took place in Virginia waters at least
two miles south OF the Maryland line at .
point south OF the Dog Fish Rock The
statement that the fight took place at East
Creek, Md, is held to be untrue the fact
being that II was f1ve miles south Of that
point. IL h claimed that not one OF the
names published are correct as it wss I'm
possible for them to be recognised 20 far
from Capt Cox's vessel
The Sykes men say, when the facts are
brought to light the Crisheld reports win
be found highly overdrawn." The Virgin
ians are very cool over the affair and say
they intend 10 protect Virginia waters -
that part Of Pocomoke sound.