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Peninsula Enterprise
Accomac, Accomack County, Virginia
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Edgar Wright and Charles Washington, accused of murdering Thomas Crowson at Metompkin Church, were arrested by Constable T. G. Kellam in Virginia and Maryland after fleeing as dredgers on Potomac-bound vessels. They were jailed, with community funds covering costs.
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Edgar Wright and Charles Washington, charged with murder of Thomas Crowson at Metompkin Church Thursday night last, have been arrested and lodged in jail. Constable T. G. Kellam learning that they had shipped as dredgers on vessels bound for the Potomac river secured Mr. U. Q. Sturgis' gasoline launch and followed them. Going from harbor to harbor, and boarding all vessels at work or anchored, he found Wright in Lower Machodoc, Virginia, and Washington in Breton Bay, Md. The colored people raised the necessary funds to pay the expense for arresting them.
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Metompkin Church; Lower Machodoc, Virginia; Breton Bay, Md.; Potomac River
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Thursday Night Last
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Edgar Wright and Charles Washington, charged with the murder of Thomas Crowson at Metompkin Church, were arrested by Constable T. G. Kellam using Mr. U. Q. Sturgis' launch. Wright was found in Lower Machodoc, Virginia, and Washington in Breton Bay, Md., after they shipped as dredgers. They were lodged in jail, with funds raised by colored people for expenses.