American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-04-15
MURDER.

! Gentleman of Baltimore who has lust returned from
Philadelphia has given the Chronicle the following details
OF murder committed about mile and haffrom Charles
town, in Cecil County, Md Bait. Pat
young lady, Monday last, left her fathers house
in company with her little sister, about four years age
to visit her grand father, distant about mile from the re
sdence Of her father Both missing until the Frda,
following when the melancholy catastrophe which had
beflen her was made known by her little sister, who had
wandered IN the woods from the fatal period of her sisters
murder until then
The account which she gave the person whose house
she providenaly reached, was, that big ugly had
met her sister and self while their way to their grand
fathers and after dragging her sister into the woods muir
dered her." The body Immediately sought for and
found by the neighborsthe had nearly separated
the young ladys head from her shoulders-four other
wounds were inflicted upon her body, either side
of the breast each of her Sides lust below the ribs
either of which it said would have proved MORTAL but
not content with the cruelty already inflicted he gave her
several other stabs in different parts of the body.
Our informant adds, that answering the same de-
scrpon had committed some infamous acts in the neigh
borhood of the route of the Delaware and Chesapeake
Canal where he at work and had eoped the day be-
fore which seems to aix the suspicion upon him still
more strongly So great was the excitement in the neigh
borhood that $500 were raised in about 90 minutes and
offered reward for the and conviction of the
murderer and many persons had gone in pursuit was
expected he would be taken and brought pun
ishment.
At late hour last night and after the foregoing was put
in type, in second interview with the gentleman from
whom we received the horrible facts stated further
learned hat ring, the endearng emblem of blghted love-
had been borne off by the murderer Our nfor
mant heard stated by the agonzed father of the eceas
ed, that matrimonial engagement the eve of con-
summation Amidst all the appalling effects Of ruthless and
blood stained vany, he declares regards features, he
never behed more symmetry and beauty. We regret to
add the life of the child is despared of-the
OF its SO long wandering in the woods without sustenance
Kpntuchy.-The conflict between the Old and
the New Court Parties is still raging. The last
incident have heard of in that State is the pre-
sentation, or indictments by the Grand Jury for the
county nineteen concurring) of the Court OF APP
peas and its officers, for breaking open the Office of
Mr.. Sneed, Clerk of the Old Court of Appeals
and forcibly taking therelrom the papers and re
cords of the Old Court of Appeals The prose-
cutting Attorney, being of opinion that the fact,
ascertained by the Jury amounted at most to al
trespass. declined afordng his aid in the prepare
lion OF an indictment. This difference of opinion
between the Jury and the Attorney being intimated
to the Court by Mr.. Bib and the Jury Judge
Davidge suggested, that it mi hit be proper for the
Jury to present any statement of facts in relation
to any supposed offence by which they would dis
charge their consciences and it would be the pro.
vince of the Attorney for the Commonwealth TO
proceed in such manner, or not at all, as the facts
might appear to him TO require. The Grand Jury
presented statement Of facts in writing );
but the Court, being informed by the Attorney that
he did not intend to proceed upon those facts, the
Grand Jury having finished the business before
them, were discharged. Nat. Intel.