The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-05-02

feet long and in it the bones of a man. The news
flew like wild fire, and people from many miles around
visited the place; among whom 1t was universally
agreed that negro trader from Georgia, named Bell
or Miller, or perhaps both, had been murdered, by
Johnson and his gang, about 10 or IL years ago. and
that the bones now discovered those OF one OF
them as the man or men had been missed about that
time, and the horse which one of them rode was
found at Patty Cannon's, who laid claim to the AMI
| nal, until person from MARYLAND who had lent the
horse, came forward and claimed his property and
she alleged the time, that Bell or Miller had sailed
short time previous, with cargo of negroes for the
South.
Since that time he has not been heard OF, and it IS
said that few d1ys before he was missed, he was
beard say that he had with him fifteen thousand dol
lars with which he purposed to purchase negroes
The supposon now is that the knowledge of his hav-
ing this money his possessions formed the induce
ment TO take his life, and that TO conceal the body 1t
had been deposited in the place where the bones have
been found.
The excitement produced by this discovery, as may
naturally be osed, very great In the nelghbor-
l.ood and on the Cd instant, one of Johnsons gang,
named CYRUS James, who has resided i'll Maryland,
was caught in this state, and brought before Justice
Of the Peace at seaford, and on examination stated
that Joseph johnson, Ebenezer +. johnson and old
Fatty Cannon bad shot the while at supper IN her
Louse and that he saw them all engaged In carrying
i'm in the chest and burying him and stated, more
Vcrs tat many OlIicfS also Dttil
he could show where they had been buried. The OIL
hcers and citizens accordingly accompanied Inn, to
the places which he pointed out. and made the neces-
sary search. In place IN garden they dug ana
found the bones of young child, the mother Of
which, he stated was negro woman belonging to
Patty Cannon which, being mulatto, she had killed
for the that she supposed its father to be one o
ner own family. Another place, few ieet distant
was then pointed out, when upon digging few ieet
two oak boxes were found, each OF which contained
human homes Those in one of them had been those
said he saw Patty Cannon knock in The head with d
billet Of wood, and the other contained those OF one
whom lie said they considered bad property by which
is supposed vas mean that lie was free AS there
was at the time much stir about the children, ano
there was no convenient opportunity to send then
away, they were murdered to prevent discovery. Or
OK aiming the scu bone of the largest child, If was
discovered to have been broken as described by james
This fellow, james, raised by Patty Cannon
having been bound to her at the age OF seven years
and is said to have done much mischief in his time
+ for her and johnson.
another witness by the name of Butler has already
been secured and it is thought that some others will
be brought forward who are acquainted with the bloc
" deeds of Patty and Joe. This woman is now be-
tween 60 and 70 years of age, and looks more like
nan than woman but old she is, size is believed
10 he lis needless and hcartess the most abandoned
wretch that breathes.
As stated by us orsFriday last, Patty Cannon had
been lodged in the Jail at Georgetown. James and
Cutler we're also placed there at the same time and