Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-03-12

cannot posslbly escape discovery ;
On Thursday npnt last, the 9th ulimo, the family OF
Mr.. VIM. Cusden consisting chiefly vi himself MS "e'
Miss Cusden his sister, VISIT aged about ~ 9oa's'
Miss Webster his wfe's sister two small cncle' Ns
infant the other lew years old aud caPao'o VI 1NsJ
white lad cOIored boy and negro "o'nS' Ac"e''
servant, living peace quiet unSuSPecu"e "a''
from any The white family were d. yea oet"eeh siA
snJ ssysn o,cocL Mr. C,Sden having finished, turned
his chair lu the fire. when he was deloeraey shol GOWN
by sJIne one from the yard through me "nuo" an ounce
ball haynu penetrated his bOdy-the wreches, three IN
pumbsr immediately duwnlhe panels VI the dUOr with
ths QUITS uf their gus AID entered the rOun when they
shot Als Cosdsn, out she made effort aud luO the
yard and was hund dead having ball through or near e
heart. and two slabs upon her person. They then so
Miss Cusden dead, whose person there are als1 iva
OIs vi the 6ands wen! up stars, aud found Miss -
ser sister Of Mrs Cosden, IN he'd where She n"1 o',
confued BY sickness lur Two werks-She lnP'u a'I
spare her Ifr-Iud hun 1t money was h'S oJ'' 10, o."
wa in her trunk 10 take it, but spare her
dell erate'y raised his gun aud prrStn'e 10
her feeble arm 10 project her person i'oi '0
AVE- tina Sal m us cuss ;s of tie Seael poIluo "l hsr
arm exposing the larger Arteries auu o'cns .'Se' 'ntue
her b,dY hour sluys aSI t1uhd III nor oeu WHICH MAS
a., on ire by the schage ut The gun or by Tits denon-
Another of these villains repaired tue kitchen, aud shot
down negro wunan. the ball passing through her oody
rns white and cOured Lads made their escape tu Geuse
tvwp RadS distance Of two and halt miles and gave
the 4sfm wnen the ciuzeus immediately repaired To the
place AMI secured the neshbad bat cuuId sc. no clue
killed. Mr. CuSlen lived until ten O'Clock, between
two and three hours lie talked freely To neighbours
did knnw either Of the mOnsters--o MN 'h'y were
strangers. lie stated THAI ne dd n knl "'i' 'a o4u "n
ensy the world, that IL had 10 feelings vi tuhiy
80 being, anu cauld not divine the nolYo 10 lhe
deed.
Miss Wshser, who i. is feared is shot through the lungs
and supposed tally, did know the VINO shut ner
--she drscrihed hnn as having black whiskefs ilsT
clothes aud nIley remained untouched ahu P4uoe' o0ee
Tue servant woman yet ngers-lt Is feared h9's'y
wonnisd-spd she and Mss ~ AMI the lads thlnk they
would know thsse murdrTer,. u they could see 'he'-
Suspicion has fallen up0n M One IN our county
On Friday the Jury OF Inquest met That whole section
of the euniy of deeply excited and turned out N
large examine the scene and lend their au
p,sslbe dsec the fvuns The scene is represented as
sgOnzng lhuSe who witnessed It, Father, moiIer s's
Tor, wenng IN buud5 lay side by sde--whlie Inc iIue
ende child wuud call its mother and lis aher IN VAIN Ahe
very would cry for vengeance upon the ao
cuuS uTJereis. WIN had less eeng than the wild savage
and less Of human sympathy than Inc ngtr.
Mr.. CU5den young man represented 10 De mos!
excsent c.lizsn harmless and nuensve and good tar
mr. He resided ON the Aooly Farm, lying On The Nlaa
road nom Chester Town to Phadep ha-sonut midway
between George Town Roads and The Head OF Sassaas
and The dwelling 10 about quarter OF mile from Inc MAN
road
Co. The Baltimore Sun gives the following additional
PARTICULARS derived from gentlemen who left the vcni-
" ON Sunday evening Miss Webster died Saturday even
ing:
There have been three persons arrested the charge
Of being cuncened in the murder. William w. NebsIer,
uncle Mrs. Cosden aud alsu Of Miss Rebecca Z.
Webster, her sister, who resides in Delaware was arrest
ed Friday, aud underwent examination Geure mag
isate that State and proved albl by several must
respectable Witnesses tie arrested On the testimony
of oo,her Of Mrs Cosden about years of aye, who
had said he heard his uncle maks threats against
Cusden, aud his family besides which there had been
~ hStAv andA
TINS the boy that escaped from the hnuse the Time
Of lie massacre and fed GsurgeiOwn Cruss Roads and
gave the alarm. Mr.. Webster having To Mr.
C,SdenS place Sunday attend the funeral IF The fur
Vlcul> arrested ON suspicion OF having some cOnnex
Ion Wlh Knowledge Of the affair." aud committed Tor fur
Ihsr pxaInnatlOn.
The second arrested is James Roberts, travelling
clock nender who bore the exact description OF the
given by Miss Webster, the Acld and shape,
and also patches the knees Of his panaO0s, the
who had entered her lie was brought hciure
her befe she died, and she three declared that he
The guilty parry He, however succeeded in proving
that ne at tTederckluwn in Cecil county, between
iva aud three nvs u the time the murder IS supposed
10 have oeen clmnlited-puvng the abb by must rs
ponsibe Witnesses This man had been in Mr.. Cusden'S
huuss the same day the previous, 10 mend the clock
and invited 10 remain 10 dinner During the dinner
hour Mr. Goshen had up stairs harrow adoar ifoa
Misa Webster. lie was discharged proving The aO,
but immediately arrested charge vi having entered
thu house of llr Stevens, Ge0grtwn Cr,sS Roads,
* uCick un the previous as 10 nave hln az
hand turner testimony should connect him with the trans
sri all lie belongs to Delaware, Apnq rno,niuk hun
dr.
The third party arrested is William Shelton who is a
mil hand, V,e ,un III Mr.. VIShrll nearly the same
nrl!hD,TuuOd where Roberts caHe from. The Sus pcUn
against him trHm the fact Ut his having recently
bId4h'a doupe 0ttfeled gms revolver double br ell
pistol and dirk knives. az Smyrna. lie had al u
by boy the mill casting bullets from
lcula kind ut metal used the All WHOM he caution
al an,t il thu Al tha
ard Ars, all vi which he Kept c1ncraed Mr. VuShti-
liis p~rs nal appearance eOrresp,rdd with that described by
Mr. CSd1n The who had Sh1, and stabbed him. the
bullets rx,cy fitted his gun, and were of the metal
thar uSd the mill, aud The door bne the mark If
lav ~ broken open by b!nT rIn The nuIZ NJ
dU,o Jarreled yum. la alS absent from The mil,
fun the previous Tues lay rnll ae hA nur-' Vhen he
arrts ed at Or thu Geeltion Cr Il ads. On
thps nnNS he rumniltrd for further examination,
Rnd all Igfra are now in Kent county jail.
The excitement against RIbsrs intense, and if he
had NOT SucG4ed IN proving abb. probable that
he w"uld have haen lyn:sd i0fhwh by the people
The by who "a GeIfget0wn CrsS lads States that
hs frSl towards Mr.. Crnes houSe. hnI thinking he
heard the ro5's the stable, turned MS towards
the Cross Reads.
M. alsn Immediately started express of to
TnnSe le nelghrs and the arrival Of Two from the
CuSs Rnds in the vicinity Uf the house, Mss Webster
stated heard hp hnrsps' hns when the asSaSSlnS
tDk flight and ID having just AT that moment shot her
Ahhnugh shs made statement Ut the klnd tbs phys
cans, consisting oil DTS. James llQhe, g. w. Gahan aud
John Z. Marsh. WIN examined her body sHer death as
well NAT Of Miss CuSden, stated that an attpmp, had
been made Commit rape both U lhem either before
or afer they were shot.
The funeral Of the four victims Mr.. and Mrs Cosden
hss C0~den and Misc Webster onk place Sunday NOR
ming at ucck and attended BY hundreds Of pers ms
Collected from many miles around and the excitement rea
Tive 10 the hoody affair has had parallel IN thai section
OF he country
.7l7atsr .Irr:st-Wa learn from Ches ertown that
smother made Monday night. of sus.
paced Of having been connected with the of Mr.
Cosdsn aud his family. We unable ascertain his
nams bot learn that no had beer mssng from the time Of