Evening journal., 1912-11-13
NEW PHASE
ON ASSAULT
JOhnSOn'S Hat Found in Dill
worth Barnyard Seems to
Connect Him With Crime
DEFERRED ARREST
FEARING LYNCHING

Admitting he had part in tho
crime, as the finding of mis- cap and
stickpin indicated. and declaring that
his uncle, in shielding the two of
them. had lied In attributing the as
sault on Miss Emma Dilworth. near
Kcnnett Square to Harry Crone and
William Asbury. an alleged confession
by Andy Johnson, also colored, yester-
day, put quite a different phase on
the deed which has shocked all Ches-
ter county, Pa.
Johnson was arrested yesterday by
Deputy Constable Michael Moynihan,
Of Kennett Square. while at work at
the stone quarries near there, follow
ing an automobile trip 70 the scene Of
the Kennett township crime by Attor-
ney H. l.. Sproat, and his assistant
Truman ID. Wade, lt had been intend
ed TO arrest Johnson. who Is l9 years
old. when he appeared In Kennett
Square last Saturday night but IL was
deferred, as fears Of lynching were
entertained.
Johnson was questioned by the au-
thorltlcs concerning his knowledge OF
the assault. and he soon talked freely
regarding the crime admitting that
he and his uncle, Thomas Matthew
who made the confession Monday,
were the two men who had visited
the Dilworth home
Clews Bear Ont Confession.
Johnson declared Matthew had
thrown stones through the upper Win
dows Of the house: had helped 20
burst open the door; had grabbed
Miss Dilworth and dragged her from
the house and with the aid Of Jonn-
son. had carried her to the barn
leaving her unconscious and bleed
ing
The woman had not been shot, he
said. but had been struck over the
face with short stout club with n
number OF projections or knots, and
IL was one of these that caused the
wound on Miss Dilworths forehead
near the eye This club, bearing out
Fhis confession, was found on the
premises and IL is in the custody of
the officers.
Johnson denied that Harry Crone or
William Asbury, who were arrested
and lodged i'm dan on the strength Of
{
TO do with the crime
Matthews. in his alleged confession.
had declared he met Johnson In Ken
nett Square on Halloween, and they
/ had been drinking together, but that
he became separated from Johnson
and did not know what became Of the
latter. but that he later met Ashury
q and Crone. who invited him 20 go with
them to the Dilworth house
Johnson In his confession says he
was with Matthew In Kennott Square
on the night OF the crime, and was not
separated from Matthew, but that the
two went TO the Dilworth home and
both committed the assault upon Miss
Dilworth He said both had been
I drinking
| CroWd st Hearing Inw-Ablding.
Johnson is unmarried and lives
with his uncle. near the Dilworth
/ home
/ 10 was Johnson's cap that was found
/ in the Dilworth barnyard on the day
/ following the crime. and Matthew, i'm
order TO shield his nephew Johnson
had told the officers that the cap be-
i longed 70 one o. the other men whom
he had implicated.
The stickpin found In Johnson's lost
cap had been given TO him by Mat
thew who had secured 1t at a Ken
nett Square store. Both Matthew and
Johnson were given examination at
police headquarters and we're re-
/ manded 20 Jail for a hearing
There Was quite a crowd at head
quarters, but no demonstration was
made against the prisoners.
When Matthew Asbury and Crone
We're arrested on Monday Mrs. Theo-
dore Woodward the sister OF Miss
Dnworth is said to have had a loaded
revolver and attempted 10 shoot the
negroes. but was disarmed.