The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31
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tablishment at Colonial Beach, was
brought to Washington this morning
1t will be reshipped to Baltimore
where it Will be met by friends.
Body OF Cook Recovered.
Several oystermen gave their craft
to the Colonial Beach authorities yes
terday afternoon for use in hunting for
the body Of the coorcd cook, Charles
Maddox. After graphing with hooks
In the water near the scene Of the
crime for several hours the body was
brought to the surface.
1t was found upon examination that
there was slight bruisc at the base
of the Skull
Maddox and Captain Allen were old
friends, and had known each other
since boyhood. They had lived in ad-
Joining houses In Fairmount. Somerset
county. Md. for some time.
George Wallace, eighteen years old,
foreigner, the mutineer who made
his escape through the woods after
swimming ashore from the Irene Ruin,
gave himself up yesterday morning to
Thomas Pitts. a farmer OF King George
county, Va, near the Rappahannock
River. who had given Wallace supper
and lodging Saturday night.
Wallace explained TO MIR Pitts ,..1
disappearance of Maddox. lie said
that after Captain Allen and Mate
Churchlcr had been assaulted with
blunt axes and left supposedly dead, he
started to leave the boat and swim
ashore. when the negro attempted TO
stop him.
Wallace then explained that lie
Knocked Maddox overheard. and when
the negro attempted To swim back to
the boat, he picked up a boat hook
anu Drained the negro. whose body
disappeared under the water.
After securing the woods and
swamp of the Virginia coast along the
Rappahannock River Henry Brady. or
Baltimore, was caught by posse Sri
day afternoon. The third man, 1om
Evans. was caught yesterday.
The three prisoners refused to say
any thing further than making a state
ment about the death of the negro
cook. They refused to discuss the
death of Captain Allen or of Church.
lcr's injuries.
Statement by Evans.
In speaking OF the cook, Evans said
that four survivors of the battle had
embarked in an open boat and startee
from the Inflated craft for shore Ac.
ccrding to Evans, the negro became
abusive, and he was hit on the head
by one OF the party and then thrown
overheard. The three white men then
rowed to shore and Immediately left
FOR the wild country.
There was no liquor on the boat, and
according to Evans there was merely
& disagreement Evans also admitted
that he knew Captain Allen was dead
hut he refused to say who had Killed
him. Allen was killed by a blow from
Ratchet, he said.
t was reported yesterday that an
other negro had been a member OF the
crew, and that he, too. had been mixed
UP with the trouble. It was further
stated that posse had surrounded the
negro in some woods near Colonial
Beach
All three men caught state that they
and Churchler are the only surviving
members Of the crew.
At the time Wallace surrendered to
Mr.. Pitts a posse OF fifty oyster
dredgers from the river feet were
within a few miles of PItts's farm The
farmer knew this, and, therefore. hur-
ried his guest to Leedstown,
At Leedstown Wallace joined Evans
and Brady, the two other mutincers Of
The crew, who were being held in hiding
from possible lynching. From Leeds
town Wallace. Evans and Brady were
taken under strong guard TO Oak
Grove, six miles away.
There they were given preliminary
hearing before Justices Of the Peace
Gutridgc and Ninde. who held them for
the grand jury of WestmoreIand coun-
| ~, Va, which meets February A.
| Upon the evidence and the result OF
Saturday nights inquest the prisoners
were held on two charges OF murder,
one of mutiny and another Of assault
| with intent to kill
! Last night the prisoners were trans
ferred from Oak Grove to Montross.
/ the county seat of Yves tmore1and coun-
] ", where they wore placed in the
guarded Jail
| The prisoners have retained w. D..
| Writ, Of Oak Grove. to defend them.
Attorney Writ has instructed his
clients not to talk to any one about
| the affair.