Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-04-22
from the De'd'rale Gazette and 9ti,trL,..i,i.
WIFE MUIR NRS In SIrSSEN

IRON Ne Delarare Gasette and HiricL,ad,
THE MURDERS IN SUSSEX.
We stated briefly in our paper of FRIDAY lest scnIe
circumstances respecting most diabolcol course OF
conduc; winch tor some years past, has been carried
on III Sussex County. in this state the evidences of
Which have just been brought TO light; and promised
IN our next number, to give further p1r,icu,aTs This
promise We failed 20 perform; one rea son for which
was that family affection called our attention TO the
consideration OF o. her things and another was that Us
the Court was then about commencing its session. nj
which tho examination into the circumstances was 10
he made would be better 10 omit saving anv thing
further upon no subject until alter thrirnl would he
likely to he ended. This We presume is now the case
and although we areimofant III The rcs; OF he trial!
we proceed TO redeem UGT promise Ter have
IN our power.
From our correspondents accom- We rather tb,
following particulars. About ten days previous to hi,
writing, tenant, who lives on the farm whore PATTY
cannon and her son IN law, the celebrated Joseph
Johnson, negro trader, lived for many vcars,in North
West Fork Hundred near the Mary laud n,e was
p!owlDg III the field, III place generally covered with
water, and where a hcapOt brush has been Wing for
years, when his hnrse sunk grave and on roup
he found blue painted chest, about :hrc feet ono
and in It the bones OF Il man. The news few like
wild lire, and people from rluny miles around visited
tic place; among whom it universally agreed that
negro trader from Georgia named Bell or Miller or
perhaps both. had been murdered, by Johnson and his
gang nhot or - years ago. and tiIt the boacs now
discovered were those one of them as the man or
men had been IAiss ed about that time and the horse
on which one OF them rode was found at Patty Cannons
who land claim to the animal. until person from Mn
ryland. who had lent tie horse came forward and
claimed his property; and she ALLEGED at the limo
that Be-! or Miller had sacda short line prev nus
with cargo OF negroes 10. the south.
Since that time he has been heard Of and If i
said that n few days before he was missed he was
heard to say that lie had with him fifteen lou.and
dollars with which n" purp0scd 10 purchase nc.rocs
Inc snppJSltion now is that the knowledge OF ms
having this money IN lis possession formed the in
al mt Il -,
dy It had been deposited in the place where tie
bones have been found.
The excitement produced by this discovery, as
may naturally be supposed. was very GREAT in the
neighborhood, and on the gil inst. ono of Johnson's
gang, named Cyrus James, Wlo mas resided in Mary
land, was caught III this state, ana brought before
iustlec oitha Pc 1t Scaord. and or examination
stated that Joseph Johnson, Ehrnezer T.. Johnson
ana old Patty Cannon had shot the while at sun
per IN her house, and tfat he them all engaged
III carrying him IN the chest and hurviug him. and
stated. moreover, that many Others also had been
killed, and that he could sew whore they had been
buried. The officers and citizens accordingly ac-
coinpancd h'm 80 the places which he pointed ont
and made the necessary Search IN ono place IN n
garden they dug and found the bones of a YOUNG
enid, the nothcr Of which, he stated, a me-
gro woman belonging To Patty Cannon, which.
being mulatto. She had killed for the reason,
that she supposed lis father to b. one of her own
family. Another place, few feet Distant was
then pointed ont, when upon digging a few feet, two
~
bones. Those III one ofthem had been those of per-
son about years Of age, which James said he saw
Patty Cannon knock in the head with billet o. wood
and the other contained those Of one whom h, said
they considered bad property; by which it supposed
vas meant, that he was free. AS there was at the
time much stir about the children, and there was
no convenient opportunity 10 send them away they
wore murdercdto prevent discovery On eXtnirip'r
inc SOUL bone oi the largest child, it discovered
to have been broken described by james.
lpllOW. =. IN cd bv
having been bound to her al the ogc Of seven years
and Is said to have done much mischief in his time
for her aud Johnston.
Another witness b. the name of Butler has already
boon secured; and it is thought that some O hers viii
be brought forward who arc acquainted with the
bloody dcnds of Patty and Toe. This woman ia now
between go and 20 years Of age and looks more like
man than womaD but old as she is, she is believed
10 De as needless and heartess as the most Abandoned
wretch that brcathcs.
rs stated by on Friday last, Patty Cannon had
been lodged in the Jail at Georgetown. James and
Butler were also placed there at the same tne and
Is highly probable that this tie trial has taken
place and The result Of it Will soon he Known.
James stated that be had not shown al tho places
where murdered bodies had been buried: at the time
ut writing our correspondent informs The people were
still digging
Joe Johnson, who rs said 90 IN rcsir- NJ This ic in Ala,
'na stated n have bccn IN this in December or
January a5 and thc probability that ms business nero WIS
20 go something al hrs old business ~ Kidnapping Tie was
-onyccl o this crime years since N Gcor-ctour and
suffered c punishment of the lash tbc pl'ry on account
d ~ tic y man of some celebrity having, fu many yc,rs
auc on tho i-ho of stealing and selling nccrocs m which NO
vas aided aud instructed ~ thu old hag PATTY ,uun who's
daughter c married. after sine had lost former husband IN Tho
salnws Vic coH'uucd to reside his tuorcs, until within
TOW years w"n rcwaid " $3.50 offered by Mr. Watson
Mayor oi Philadelphia when having obtained ,fonp,i,or
ho f, bc'ore others his ncirhhorond he snl5rrv
iecnnpcd and has sncc hecu very cauuus IN suffering himself
h hc seem IN tl,a' rsrt Of the county,
The former husband of Jcc vito was hung NV i've murder O.
ncgro trader The plan r which is said 10 have been ,ouo,
~ her mothers house
Tror thc vvi L..
would appear probable th8t ruch dcvcluucncni. NAV hp r
pcocd ~ take place 40 rcn tc wrcichcf lc,os in Tire
sccucs 81 blood which have taken place border of orr
state Suscx county, successful rivals derIavity Of the
Infamous Burke, whose bony deeds AMI recent execution in