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The Navassa Island Riot/Biographies

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The Navassa Riot (1889)
by Thomas I. Hall and Colombus Gordon
Biographies
4606707The Navassa Riot — Biographies1889Thomas I. Hall and Colombus Gordon


BIOGRAPHIES.

[*]ALFRED JONES alias "Texas Shorty."

Alfred Jones, or "Texas Shorty," as he is generally called, was born in Philadelphia in 1864, being 25 years of age, and says he went to Navassa last April.

[*]CHARLES H. SMITH.

Charles H. Smith, (alias John Ward), was born in 1858, and has been to Navassa five times.

JAMES PHILIPS.

James Philips was born in Greensboro, and is 22 years old. He was at Navassa about eight months.

ALFRED BROWN.

Alfred Brown was born in 1844, and is 45 years old; says he went to Navassa three times, the last time being in Sept., 1888.

[*]EDMUND FRANCIS.

Edmund Francis (alias Blue Ball), went to Navassa in January 1889.

[*]JAMES H. ROBINSON.

James H. Robinson (alias Snow) was born in Norfolk, Va., in 1864 and went to Navassa in March, 1889.

JAMES JOHNSON.

James Johnson (alias Thos. Welsh), was born in Carlisle, Pa., and is 22 years old. He went to Navassa last March, arriving there on April 3d. His mother lives in Chambersburg, Pa., and he lived for 15 years in Washington, D. C ., with his father, Thomas Welsh, who is a messenger to the Supreme Court.

MOSES WILLIAMS.

Moses Williams (alias Dakota), was horn in Dakota. He is a half-breed indian, and was educated at Carlisle, Pa. He is 22 years old and went to Navassa in March, 1889, and worked in the bake shop. He was held as a prisoner with Key and the others, but the jury that convicted Key acquitted Williams and disagreed as to the other sixteen men indicted for rioting.

[*]EDWARD WOODFORK.

Edward Woodfork was put on the stand as a witness in the Key case.

NORMAN WOOSTER.

Norman Wooster (alias Juggler) was born in 1867, his home being in Stockbridge, Mass. He was called "Juggler " on the Island and went there in January, 1889.

CHARLES H. DAVIS.

Charles H. Davis (alias Pompey) was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and is 22 years old. He went to Navassa in August, 1888.

STEPHEN PETERS.

Stephen Peters was born in Salisbury, Md., and is 28 years old. The last time he went to Navassa was in September, 1888, but he had been there previously.

[*]AMOS LEE.

Amos Lee was born in 1862, and belongs in Georgetown, D. C. He went to Navassa July last.

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 Names marked with an asterisk have been reserved for a fuller account of their careers.

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