Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-02
A POC0M0KE BATTLE.
FIERCE FUSlLLADE BETWEEN MARY
LAND AND VIRGINIA oYSTERMEN.
Two Canoes from sykcs's Island Attack n
MaryIand Dredger-Volleys of Fire
arms--o.e Man Killed.

Two Canoes from sykcs's Island Attack /
Maryland Dredger-volleys of Fire
arms--(>ne Man Killed.
a special dispatch TO the Baltimore sun
from Crisneld. Md, Of December Slst
says: Edward Marshall. one OF the crew
OF the Little Willie. commanded b Cap
tain Daniel Cox. was killed By men from
Sykes Island yesterday afternoon. Peo-
pie Of Sykes Island suspected Captain
Cox OF dredging in Pocomoko Sound. and
70 IS gaid had made threats against him
lie lived on Marumsco creek. and was
thus compelled TO traverse Pocomoke
Sound IN order TO get 10 the dredging
bottoms IN Maryland. Canoes from Sykes
Island, which IS abreast Of his home,
laid In walt for him Saturday before last,
but as he was working in the upper part
Of Tang.er Sound, be did not - home.
Last Saturday. how YER az he was beat
ing up Pocomoke Sound. two canoes from
Sykes Island. one carrying about eighteen
men ard the other twelve men, bore down
upon him with free wind The canoe
carrying the largest numbfr Of Non sailed
around the stern % the bugeye. and then
came down on the windward SIDE so That
it would not fan of. Captain cox states
that he can identify the men in the ca
I0es who took part in the affair. me
captain Of the canoe called TO Captain
Cox 10 haul down bis jib, and al the
same time the large canoe ran into the
bugeye with great force, nearly knocking
away the dredge-chock. Captain Cox ran
into the hold, ana the three men ccmpos-
ing his crew took refuge in the caDin.
~ this time the men I'm the canoe opcn'd
fire and shot several times before Captain
Cox replied Then began an unequal bat
To-; one man against Unity. Captain COX
made th- men Ia the canoe keep their
heads down. and training his repeating
rifle from bow 20 stern, h" compelled
them 90 lie side BY side In the bottom OF
their boat
DEAD. DEAD. DEAD.
The Little While had by this time come
mp iu the wind and Marshall crept from the
cabin 90 pat the helm mp and keep her
on when "a bail from the other canoe,
" hich had kept about l0O yards from the
other boats struck him. He uttered the
word dead" three times and expired.
Ills companions dragged him down into
the cabin and saw That he was liieless
The bullets now flew thicker and faster
They perforated the sails, cut The dreds"-
Iler, ana llN4lfl dEAllNt iII' va ''-''
Crauks. Captain cox expected every min
ute 10 get bullet i'm tine head. but he IS
good shot and every one Of MS bull
lets toid. lie is known 20 be- very cN-
pert marksman lie says that be could
have Killed men in the canoes several
times and would probably have done so
Had he known that one Of his men had
been killed. lie did not know OF the
death Of Marshall until the canoes had
fallen astcrn out of range. This ac' on
the part of the Sykes Island people IS
considered inicfensib.e. They took IN"
law into their own hands and as far as
has appeared. without sign ~ authority
attempted TO capture vessel ana did
actually XIII one of the crew.
Captain COX was too piucky Tor them.
and pat them an t. flight. one Of me
canoes was IN great haste to get 10 shore,
and IL is believed that some ono on
board was injured. Captain Cox. at tho
time that he WAS attacked. was merely
sailing home and was at least mile
within the Maryland line. The shooting
occurred at the mouth of East Creek
near Gunby's bun. Marshall was about
81 years Of age.
THE INQUEST
He leaves a wife ana seven chill
dren. At the CorOucrs inquest held
today il was shown that the ban
entered his breast about inches below
and , inches 10 the rieht Of the right
nipple. pierced the lung ana the liver.
and came out at the hip. lie was stoop-
ing al the time. which accounts for The
raculiar passage Of the ball. After the
shooting MarshalIs body was brought 10
lis home in CTisiieh. Captain cox went
10 his home i'm MarumscO today as DIS
family had learned Of the attack ana We're
anxious for his safety.
The Chesapeake, a steamer Of the VIZ
Ciuia State fishery force. is lying along
side the depot wharf to-day The ChesA-
pcaEe is pdro,Ing Tauder Sound IN me
place Of the schooner Tdngier, the captain
Of which is away attending the trial ot
the Garrison case about vessel Which
was captured last winter The captain
Of the Chesapeake expressed his surprise
that the people Of Sykes Island had taken
the law into their own hands.
OFFICIAL.
/ Governor Brown was seen Sunday night.
lie said: Il have received no official nou-
ncation Of this matter. 30 doubt II the
facts are as stated in ;he newspapers
the States Attorney Of Somerset county
will notify me
Acknowledgement Poe said; IF the KILL
ing Of this man took place IN Maryland
waters the locl authorities OF Somerset
/ county will doubtless investigate the mat
ter and ii may lead 10 the Indictment
+ for murder Of the persons accused. II II
l. alleged that the persons indicted have
fed from Maryland 10 Virginia the mat
ter would probably be laid before the
I Governor Of Maryland, who would then
/ make a reluisiuon on Governor OFerrdlL
Of Virginia for the arrest and surrender
OF the accused persons