The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-22
From the Camden IS. C) Journal.

gro woman, the property of Mr.. Henry Is
oeii, oil Bear Creek, Fairfield District, came
10 her master seemingly much agitated. and
'hiorining nm that two runaway negroes
win packs on their backs, were in the lane.
armed win dirks or knives, and declaring
tney would not be taken by any person.
MI ishell, who was sitting by the fire in his
stocking feet, Instantly rose and without
waiting TO put on his shoes, took down his
gun, and went in pursuit. The two suppos-
ca runaway negroes made off, and Mr. Is
oell pursued them, encouraging his dogs
lhat were baylng them for near a quarter of
mile, came within Is or 90 yards of the
supposed runaway negroes, when one of
them turned round and threw stones or hunks
back but did not speak Mr. Isbell then fir
Ell his gun Mt one of them who Instantly ex-
claimed, " | am dead man." staggered a
short distance and fell The other person
ran on. Mr.. lsbell then advanced 10 the
fallen person, and TO his unspeakal,le hor-
ror, found IT to he his near neighhor and
friend, Mr.. Meredith Wilson, and not run
away negro. Mr.. Isbell called out immedi-
ately TOR assistance, sent for his neighbcrs.
ana had Mr.. w carried back to his house
on blankets, went after doctor and rem
dered him every assistance in his power,
but all in vain The wounds were too
ueadiy; nine buck shot, having entered his
abdomen, and four through his right hand ::
he expired in about II hours afterwards.
Inc person in company with Mr.. Wilson
When he was shot, was lad that lives with
nm OF the name of Jackson Motley. who
testified before Coroner's Jury, shat Will
son and himself were returning from Co
lumbia with one of their neighbo1s who had
been there with wagon-they had left the
wagon TO go through Mr. Isbeil's lane for a
nearer way home, had seen negro or ne
groes, but did not speak to ihemSwas bay-
ed Try dogs-did not speak or hear anv one
else sreak-Mr. Wilson turned round and
threw Junks or stones at the dors-heard
and saw the gun fred-heard Mr.. Wilson
exclaim, am a dead man, and then he
ran off. He also stated, as well as all the
other witnesses, "that he never heard of
any thing hut harmony and good feelings,
between Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Isbell - the
confession OF the latter concurring literally
with that OF all the testimony before the
Jury.
This awful occurrence, has widowed an
amlable and affectionate woman. derived
thIee helpless infant children of tender
iather, and the neighborhood of one of its
pest citizens. The lacerated feelings of
MT. lshell can be better imagined than de-
scribed.
The verdict of the jury was in eonformi
ty with the above facts.
MURDER OF A MAN BY HIS WIFE. The
Authorization, IN. C.) Spectator relates
that In Burke Go. great excitement has
arisen in consequence of Mr.. Silvers be-
ing murdered by his wife. He had been
missing from Tow River, his residence,
about three weeks, under the following cir
cumstances His wife went to the house
OF her husbands father, saying that he was
not to be found at home, &c. She was tod
that he had been seen the afternoon preced-
ing passing towards his house, and had not
been since seen by them. The family set
OF and tracked him (there being at that
time slight snow on the ground,) home ::
but no track could be found from the house.
ne WOODS and river were searched, but
without success. In the mean time the
wife had packed up her effects and remov-
ed to the house of some neighbor. Some
one in examining the fire place, discovered
human bones nearly consumed. The search
was now renewed. A portion of the body,
partly consumed, was found buried short
distance from the house-large puddles of
blood we're discovered beneath the floor of
the house, and in bench was deep cash
made with an axe, together with blood.
where to appearance, the head of the VIC
tim had been chopped off. The wife, to-
gether with another woman who is snppos-
ed to be an accessory, were committed to
jail IN Morgnnton, 10 await their trial. The
wife had often declared to her husband and
others, that she would Kill him. The de-
ceased is represented to have heen man
of rather vagrant and incorporate habits;
and the wife as being the mother of one or
two children.
Benjamin Wilson, an Ole gentleman, aged
about IS, who resided alone in u small
building near Byram Bridge, in Greenwich,
Conn.,, recently came to his death in a most
shocking manner. On the morning of the
18th January his brother called at his house
on business, and found the old gentleman
IN bed, in the last agonies of deatl.-his
flesh most dreadfully burned on many parts
of his body, and his bowels almost entirely
consumed; yet the old gentleman appar-
emily had his senses, and from few words
he occasionally uttered before he ceased to
breathe, it appeared he had some recolIec-
ton of having been about the fire the pre-
vious night, but could give no information
how he succeeded in extinguishing the fire.
which was entirely out when his brother
called. His wearing apparel, which he had
on the day before, was almost entirely con-
sumed, fragments of which were found in
different parts of the reom. The covering
of the bed on which he lay was about one
third destroyed by the fire, and one of the
bed posts burned nearly in two. He died
in few hours after his situation was dis
covered.
! HYDRoPHoBIA. On the 18th of Deem
Der last, skunk found its way into the
cellar of Jeremiah Malbone of Pomfret.
from thence up flight of stairs, through
cathode into the dormitory where all the
family were asleep. 1t Immediately attack
edPhilp Malbone, years of age, and bit
him severely in the arm and hand. The
father, aroused by the screams of the child.
sprang to the spot, anti with a shovel des.
patched the animal. The wounds healed
without any unusual appearance. About
hve weeks from the infiicton of the wound.
the scars began to be slightly iniamed, at.
tended with numbness and sharp prcking
pains, extending to the head and back. 4
tumor was also discovered under the tongue.
AT the end of forty-fve days, case of
genuine hydrophobia made its appearance.
Inc water dread was prominent symp-
tom through the whole course of the dis
ease. The naminn of J.;,,L -. H. lii.