Virginia statesman. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1828-1829, 1828-10-15


Edwards, and to whose fate we alluded
on saturday, was possessed comiortabi,
means of subsistence, aud ia the prime q
life. The circumstances OF ms case were
somewhat singular I'm lo2I, the result
OF an Illicit intercourse between hlm ane
Maria Mauon, the daughter Otamolecatch'
cr. residing near the prisoner at FolsIead'
Wos the birth of a child, which died soon
after. Itappears that this was not her hrsl
iudiscredon ofthe kind Corder, howeve.'
bad promised 10 marry her from time TO
time, until on Friday the 18th ol May, at
mld-day, he called tor her TO 60 10 Ipswich
and be married, as be was ina hurry. che
objected, on account of her liability 20 OBJ
servaton at thatume OF day. Tie told Der
% put on mans attire. and &c TO the red
barn, where she could change %, and wait
till he came with the horse and gig. Ihis
arrangement having been agreed 20, and
COrder having carried, as was supposed,
20 the red barn, O BAG containing her ie-
male apparel and returned, they went out
together, she being in mems clothes, the
articles OF which were recolIected. lie
said, ifhe could not get q license 10 be mar
red, he would get her a place to remain m,
unul he did.-At about half past three o.
cloc,. George Alarten, the brother Of the
girl, saw Corder going along Thristley
lane with a pick-aXe. On Sunday morn
ing the mother of Maria saw Corder no her
house, and asked him what De had done
with here He said he had got license,
but it must 90 20 Londol 10 be signed,
which would take six weeks She men
toned TO him what George had said when
be replied DO must be a mistake-that It
was q lad planting trees on the hall, VINO
was seen with the axe. After this he told
several stories. as 10 where Maria was,
and some 0fhis expressions were very SIN
gular. ln September following he left
Polstead He subsequently wrote two
letters, post marked London, TO the father
ofthe girl, stating that she was well and Do
she Isle Of Wight; and assigning different
reasons for not visiting Polstead, which u
would be- tedious to paruCularze. ln the
mean time he published IN the Sunday
Times. of Nov ., 1877, an advertise
ment fora wife, and Dc appears that Ia con
sequence Of 10 q marriage was actually
formed between INN and deserving won
an. Suspicious having been excited as To-
Mara's having been murdered, the Red
Barn was searched on the 18th ofApril last,
and the body of Maria was found, buried
under stones and earth, at the distance OF
oboU d foot and a half below the surface.
The Cor01er's Jury sat next day, and
on the finding. she prisoner was apprehend
cd in London. His trial before am over
crowded court occupied the Sth and 9Th
August, aud his guilt was fully made out
by tine witnesses we have mentioned. and
others vino testified TO couoboratnq cir
eumsances- lie attempted a defence.
against the advice of the Counsel first EN-
ploved. VINO recommended It TO him TO ad
m,t the kdh e but 90 endeayor 20 make
81 maaslauga,er There was evidence of
there having been q quarrel between the
prisoner and the deceased. about a five
mound note. aud thlt there had been some
bob words between them aboutit. lust be-
rora the time of her death. This advice
was rejected. however The ingenuity of
counsel subsequently employed could do
nothing tor him.
ON the trial, Corder defended himseIfiu
"a long speech, m which he charged the
virl with sulclde.--The following Is au
extract
AS we proceeded across the fields to
Che barn, (which ] beg YOU to bear 10 mind
was place where we were I'm the constant
habit of meeting and passing hours togeth
or. and even nights together / gently re
proved her for giving way to tears. and.
observed TO her, that that was not the way
She should conduct herself towards one
vino was willing TO make every sacrifice to
render her happy. BY this time we had
reached the barn, when M consequence of
tins and other observations which passed.
aud whilst she was changing her dress.
she flew into a passion; told me that she
did not care any thing about me, that / was
too proud to take her 20 my mothers, and
when married she did not think she should
be happy, as my mother aud lmiIy she
was sure would never notice her She
upbriided me with not having SO much re-
card for her as the gentleman before anud-
ed 10 had shown. Much further CONVEX
satioo arose, the particulars of which n rs
USELESS 10 detail. bur I felt myselfso insult
I'd. and become so much irutated by her
observations, that told her If she would
uo I'm io This way before we were married,
what could ] expect afterwards; that l had
then seen sufficient to convince me we
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