American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-22
THE MURDER OF MISS CUNNINGHAM

TIE MURDER OF MISS CUNNINGHAM
The following notice Of this horrid deed, with
some particulars not heretofore stated, is pub
lshed il the hope that it may yet contribute to the
detection Of monster unfit TO live.
On Monday the 18th day of April last, Erelina
Cunningham, Young woman who lived near
ChsrlesiowD, in Cecil county, Maryland left her
home 70 go to her relations not far distant, taking
With her the child Of relative about Tour years old
Sne had to pass short distance the post road
leading from Havre de- Grace to Ekton. About II
o'clock in the day, she stopped at house on that
road where she was invited to wait awhile, and told
that the man of the house and his vile intended go
ing the same way, AID would walk with her. She
replied ina, the child walked very slow, that she
~ould therefore go and they nigh, overtale her.
These people were delayed and did not leave their
house Till about / o'clock While on their way
they observed strange man come out OF the wood
near where Miss Cuunine ham afterwards found
carrying bunde, and wearing dark coored sur
tour. who asked, as he passed them, how far is it
to the fery?' (Havre de Grace ferry No IN
easiness was entertained by the family which Miss
Cunningham had LEFT, it being supposed she was at
HE house she intended to visit. On the following
F.ilay morning the child in an almost famished
s.ate was disc overed sanding at q branch by a
neighboring woman, who knowing the child, asked
it whom it came With" 1t answered, a. with
aunly.'' "Where is your auntyF" The child
pointing 10 the woods, SAID, "up there ny
did she no, come with you ?" Aunty is asieer,"
II answered-"i could not wake her." Persons
vent Immediately 10 make search, one OF whom
following the track which the child had made in
gong to and from the branch, was led directly to
the lleless body of Miss Cunning ham. OF the
horrible and blood chilling spectacle which il ex
hibed, we are permitted only to say, that on her
body and neck were found eleven wounds, as from
The slabbng Of knite her hands we're cut, as from
seizng the weapon and the blood vessels on one
side Of the neck were cut in fwo From the ex
tended position OF her arms and hair, she appeared
10 have been dragged by the feet from the place
from where she was first wounded. She had worn
black worsed stockings, which were pulled off and
taken away: whether they were marked or not, is
hot known. She was found with one shoe on.
The child said il had pulled on one Of aunys shoes,
out could not get on the other 1t could give no
other Information Of the murder than that "a big.
ugly man cut aunty with knife :" The little SUIT
ierer had continued with the body from Monday I'LL
Friday leaving it only to go to the branch to drink
but often crying, and begging its aunty'' 10 wake
and get up. The lower part of shirt sleeve, eyi
IDENTIFY torn off, was found at the spot, ard is still
kept
One John Corners, native OF Canada, and
shoemaker by trade, arrested in Virginia on the
Ist OF June, and has lately been tried in Maryland
Tor the above murder. He acquitted on ful
proof that, at the time the crime was perpetrated,
ne was in Millersburg, Kentucky. This mans ar
resi- quoted inquiry to others. On the day OF
the murder, stranger crossed the ferry at Havre
0e.Grace, who paid the ferryman striped cotton