Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-04-24

ZONES nave been found.
Inc excitement produced by this discovery, az
may haturaly-b be supposed, was very great in the
"elghborhood and on the cd inst Que of Johnyon',
Sals' named Cyrus James, who has resided in Mary
iha, was caught in this state and Brought before
Justice OF the feace at Seaford and on examination
a'"IsG tnat Joseph johnson, Ebenezer i. Johnson
ana ola FATTY Cannon had shot the man while at sun
per Al her mouse, and that be saw them all enraged
IN carrying him in the chest and hurying him; and
moreover that many others also had been
naiIen ana ihat ne could shew where they had been
nufiea. Inc officers and citizens accordingly DC
CoilpaIea Nun TO the places which he pointed ont
alio MADE the necessary search In one place in a
ssb;i1 tney aug ana found the bones of a young
oniiu, the mother of which, he stated was a ne.
sto woman belonging to Patty Cannon, ,#h:eh
oeihg mUiatto. she had killed for the reason
that she supposed its father to be one of her own
,ha,, Nnotner place, few feet distant, was
iIi, pointed our, when upon digging few feet two
oak boxes were found each of which contained human
oohes. IhosefH orc .Ir, had t-c,, ,,r OF per
son ap0ut years OF age, which James said he saw
fatty Cannun knock i'll the head with billet ofooi
ana the other contained those Of one whom he sail
they considered bad propery by which it issupposed
was meant, that he free. As there was at the
l'ie iarc-i STIR about the children, and there was
no convenient opportunity TO send them away they
were murdered to prevent discovery On eyoIninin1r
the scnii bone OF the largest Child it was discovered
to have been broken described hv James.
Iris !c!loW, James, was raised by Patty Cannon
having been bound to her at the age Of seven wears
and is said To have done mach mischief in hi: linz
for her and Johnston.
Another witness by the name OF Butler has ALREADY
Ueen secured; aud 1t is thought that soIue O hers viii
De Drought forward who are acquainted with the
bioohy deeds OF Patty and Joe. This woman is nov;
between 6u and 40 years OF aye and looks more like
man than woman; out old as she is she is believed
to be as needless and eartless as e most
wretch tkat breathes
AS stated by Us on Friday last, Patty Cannon had
been lodged III the jail at Georgetown James and
buter We're also placed there at the same time and il
Is highly probable that ere this the trial has taken
place and the result of it will soon be known
James stated that he had not shown all the places
where murdered bodies had been buried: at the time
OF writing, cur correspondent informs tie people We're
still digging.
Joe Johnson, who is said to be residing al this time in
ina stated TO have been in December on
January ist and the probability is that his business here was
10 90 something al his old business Kidnapping He was
convicted OF uis crime years since at Geoe,ow and
lsh The punishment OF the lash the plloy on account
Oh IT, ne Is man OF some celebrity having for many wears
carried on the name oil stealing and selling negroes IN which ne
was aided and instructed by the old hag Pattv
daughter he married. after she lost former husband on the
gaows He continued reside near his tuores until wi, hin
ie" years when reward of $500 offered y Mr. Watson
mayor OF Philadelphia when having obtained information az
e ct peore any others III his neishborhoOd, he suddenly
oecaped ana has been Cautions in suffering
| 10 be seen III that part Of the country.
Ihe former husband of Joes wife hung for the murder OF
negro trader the plan for which said u have been
! al her mothers house.
From the circumstances which have, s!-a,d ,at or , :
would appear probable that deveopements NAV be
ected take place will present Wretche actors in the
scenes o! pooa WHICH have taken place border OF o,r
state III Sussex county, rivals in epryy of The
l"ie whose bloody deeds and recent execution iu
Scotland have occupied 50 large portion the public prints