The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-07

too-iibLlc Uetttr tilun IuuTucrorS. fOOr Gap
tain Remand, however, continued in the service
still. After Napoleon's fall, he remained SOL
der of the Bourbons, and there was sort of
poetical justice in his death for in the sangui-
nary revolution of 1880 a gamin de Paris, a boy
scarcely able to hold horse-pisto, shot the vet
eran Of the empire.
The late Tragedy in Kent County
| We take the following account of the horrid
tragedy lately enacted in Kent county, Md, from
the Kent Ne,os
| On Thursday night last, the 9th ultimo, the
family of Mr.. VIM. Cosden, consisting chiefly
of himself, his wife Miss Cosden his sister, on
a visit, Gagged about II years;) Miss Webster,
(his wifes sister; y two small children, Cone an
infant, the other few years old, and capable
of talking J a white lad colored boy ; and a
negro woman, and kitchen servant, were living
in peace and quiet, transporting harm from any
one. The white family were at tea, between
ak and seven o'clock. Mr.. Cosden having fin
ished, turned his chair to the fire, when he was
deliberately shot down by some one from the yard,
through the window-an ounce ball having
penetrated his body. The wretches, three in
number, Immediately beat own the panels of
the door with the butts of their guns, and en-
tered the room, when they shot Mrs. Cosden,
but she made an effort, and run into the yard,
and WIS found dead, having ball through or
near the heart. and two stabs upon her person
One then shot dead Miss Cosden, in bed, where
she had been confined by sickness for two weeks
she implored him to spare her life--told him
If money was his object, all she had was in her
trunk, to take it, but spare her life--the mon
ster deliberately raised his gun and presented it.
when she raised her feeble arm to protect her
person from the merciless savage; the ball, in
its course tore off the greater portion of her
arm, exposing the larger arteries, and forcing
itself through her body four sugs were also
found in her bed, which was set on fire by the
discharge Of the gun, or by this demon
Another of these Williams repaired to the kitchen,
and shot down the negro woman, the ball pass
ing through her body. The white and colored
lads made their escape and run to Georgetown
X Roads, distance of two and a half miles, and
gave the alarm, when the citizens Immediately
repaired to the place, and secured the neighbor-
hood, but could get no clue to the murderers
Mrs. Cosden and Miss Cosden were killed. Mr..
Cosden lived till near ten o'clock-between two
and three hours. He talked freely to the neigh
bors-did not know either of the monsters-to
him they were strangers. He stated that he did
not know that he had an enemy in the world,
and that he had no feelings of enmty to a human
being, and could not divine the motive of the
deed.
Miss Webster, who, it is feared, is shot through
the lungs, and supposed MORALLY, did not know
the man who shot her-she described him as
having black whskers. Her clothes and money
remained untouched, and plumber does not seem
to have been the motive of the deed
The Baltimore Sun gives the following addi-
tional particulars
I'VE have the following additional and more
authentic particulars from gentleman who left
the vicinity of the murder on Saturday evening
The tragedy was enacted, il is thought, about
half past six on Thursday evening. Mr. Cos
den, who was a most worthy, Industrious, and
highly respected young farmer, had Just risen
from the supper table, and was about taking
seat by the fire, when he discovered man stand
ing outside of the window with gun leveed
at him, which he fired instantly, the ball taking
effect, and be fell The man who fred the gun
then came to the door, and, finding it fastened,
knocked panel out with the muzzle of his gun,
and putting his hand in, removed the fastening,
leading to the inference that he knew exactly
how it was fastened On opening the door,
Mrs. Cosden and Miss Cosden ran to the oppo-
site corner of the room, when he levelled his
gun again, and fired, the ball taking effect on
Miss Cosden, who he also rushed on and stabbed
Will IL ktlllc III DOlU DTeaSIS.
Mrs. Cosden then fled into the yard, and the
small white boy ran behind the door and sue
ceeded in eflecting his escape, the smoke of the
gun concealing him. The boy says he saw
tall man standing in the yard as he ran off.
Mrs. Cosden was found dead in The yard, having
been both shot and stabbed The rings were
taken off her fingers, and the earrings torn out
of her ears
They then, observing that Mr.. Cosden was
still alive, shot him again and stabbed him,
whilst one of them trampled and jumped on his
body. He, however, lived three hours after the
tragedy was discovered, and stated that the man
who shot him was unknown to him, but that he
was thick-set man, with black whskers. He
also heard two other men talking outside at the
time the one inside was affecting his murderous
object on Miss Cosden, but did not see them.
Miss Rebecca c. Webster who was lying
sick up stairs, on hearing the alarm and reports
Of the gun, had fastened the door Of her room !;
and one of the men came up and broke the door
OPEN She states that she implored him for her
life, and told him that all the money she had
was in her trunk. He then examined the trunk,
and being unable to find the money, MS it was
tied up, he returned to her bed and shot her in
the breast, and several sugs were found in the
bed, which was also set on fire. either by the
wadding or intentionally by the assassin. She
survived until Saturday evening about o'clock,
when she died.
The black woman was engaged at the time
at the ironing table in the kitchen, and on turn.
ing around observed the kitchen slightly opened,
when two guns, or a double-barrelled gun, was
fred at her--both shots taking efect--one in
her side, and the other passing through and shat
tering her wrist She Immediately succeeded in
making her escape out of another door, and ran