The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-08-09
EXECUTIONS IN MARYLAND.
THE CoSDEN FAMILY MURDERERs.
Horrible Account of the Scene,
&c., &c., g.,
Our Maryland Core sponaenee.

Our Maryland Core spSnaenee.
BY MAIL
CassrERrows, Nj. August = 1851
pist 10 ire Cells Of the Cendemned-7eir Pr,es,q,:ons Of
Innccence-I Hardened Tdns Erci,ement aaors he Pso
pk-.a,rirai Of Specta,ors-7he Grilocs, &c.
Our bright and beautiful little town. the county town
Of cid Kent is to-day all hustle activity as large
number of strangers have already arrived and taken p
their quarters in order to be tomorrow morning
at the execution Of Taylor Shelton and Murphy the
three convicted of the brutal of William
Cosden, his wife sister and wes sister at Georgetown
Cross Roads in March last 1t generally anticipated
that there would be several thousands here from Ba
more and whilst Of good citizens calculated to
turn penny of Of them others dreaded their arrival
der the expectation that they would be of that character
that would pay but little attention to law and order
There is not however than hundred here from
Baltimore and arrive between and the
time OF the execution that the morbid appetite
Baitimoreans has not been equal to the expectation,
their eastern shore neighbors.
The concosrse that will be here Tomorrow morning
from this and the neghboring counties 70 vit1ess ths
execution Of the dread sentence Of the aw will however
he immense in addition to several steamboa. loads
expected from neghboriDg towns have tidngs fron,
the country round for the distance twenty mice OF
the approach Of cavalcade OF spectators comprisinS
men, women and children exceeding In numbers al pre-
viou gath rings in Chestertown. The popular feeling
with regard to the prisoners Is such that 1t viii be- apct
renty, exquisite pleasure TO them stransed
death heree, all who manage 70 be present viii b.
here before ten o'clock to morning snd doubt
whether single throb will pass arough
the heart Of any Of the inmene coa'oaEse in We've
While the public mind is thus without the shadow of
doubt to the guilt Of these miserable men heard
them declare to-day that they will the gallows each
separately take cath that they ars all ogether tess
OF the crime Of which they have been convicted that they
know nothing Of the murder and that Shaw turned
states' evidence has falsely implicatiuy them
shield hinfeif and others from punshusnt Although
sssured Of Governor loves absence from the State sGd
the iriprcbstli.y ard mrossbMy Of aay statement they
may FAKE shielding them from tire certain doom that
awaits them within the next twenty hours they bet
iteiated their assertions With The rose energy aaI
vthtmence OF expression
they have been kept in separate rooms since their
conviction, huG have teen visited by uur-be- OF nis
tiers CT the gospel e OF whom have the coRcu-
SIGN that they the most hardened Of wrcohes
that ever occupied conyict's ectl Abraham Tsyioe
VITO Is upN ARDS OF bt'y years Of e. tlink OF
nothing but a cesre 10 have revenge SHAW By whose
testimony he convicted and deotarss that II he
could ecoph his death he would ea,s 60 march to
the ss rejoicing lie hes already served seven years
in tae rn. nt!ery for horse stealing, and capa
| HI. CT sty crime IN the Eewysse ca ud.- lie has
wife erd two sons, bat has not lived ~. them f1r
nrnb,r OF years. They visited his fey days since
and took leave Ct him but not Ddta bis Ieciasa-
TORS OF innocesce they be,isSe hin guilty.
Murphy rs between forty five aad try years Of aye,
ard is tbs only {: the THO who has Listened g. the
rsisrs of ~ go.pei who have visited them H. pr2-
feses to BE ynde religious influences aud o;us heartily
He hoSer eaes I HE rt III Se ,sc. S, 4.
manner 81, walls. ~ admits That The te:,-,suy iiiast
!
than ocnviot declares mis- determination 20 prcca, hs
irEocCLce iron the gshovs with hia last breath lie
has teen ved in jail by HIS raother wife an tarce
children the parting between them tie
tlost ansctirc rhsisoter LIS children eap.ciay A.
psre,' % be remagkahiJ fond Of MIN sad bsgsd tue
sher1e to take Oh hs eheos and allow h.n 10 % home
With them One sf his chhirVn hi tai neves be-
lore &c having be, Z born since his iprisouEe1;. Hts
religious professions not however, believed to b.
| genuin. by hif jallcrs.
Shelton IL ths youngest man OF the party beag not
yet twenty live. and rdcues tae edO-.s the
10 in'ece him 10 PIC pare for death. He Is atheist
ard moot hardened william apparently having no
earthly ties thai he about seYernS lie has 90
thor and brothers living in Delswa-r who said to BE-
quite tpsctsbie They have not been hGi. aai
g. says that he woud no, zee them II thes shose come
lie Is the only the party who entered tie house
ard according 20 the resti:nony killed the two youay
ers aud stabbed aud stamped Mr. Cos,.sa, after he
| LED betn thOt through the window by Taylor
Sha~ tie witness on whose testimony they have been
convicted has generally borne toercoiy fair sstes
Cd TO Join them rubsing expedition, ant thSt
soou Gs he understood that blood e H. kaet he
| tGe,ayoIed to escape, hut Competed 10
! upany them after stayting A. soon a. toe drst
| bleed fbsd. and shelton enieced the house
end cosf.encoI scriminate slaughter, he Z - aai
CO reaching home, related the wtoe proceedings u toe
wife oi the With whom he livin bat Afterwards
renamed silent teps afraid that his life wei be ta&en
he made any pubic disclosures The woman also def
the State Though frav and casusl irk that ted
nom her whilst passing through Delaware, excited the
suslis,n that she knew about he murder Cd al
sLe willing disclose. She WA consequently pur-
ued srd brought bsck, and related the Whole statement
which Shaw had made 10 her The parties al ir
m.diat,ly arI,s,ed. and the testimony OF shaw the
trial agreed In every particular with the statement made
hy the having been related ~ her by che wit
st osy brssk the morning after the MURDER end
beorc any dings OF the dreadful affair had reached the
vi,inity n which che resided, she also gave iessrp
ton the excite n,ent he and rrocoras his
afs.rticn that be- had been PEELED to accotnpsny
;bsm against bi will The testimony Of both agreed ia
every Particular and taxing into confederation the aot
that uey had been kept separats, aad thas shaw
showed hear her testimony nay certaiay BE-
cors,dsttd coroborstory ~ the Others and
ug strosg chain Of testimony beth circuasstant,si
and direct The failure % ths prisoners 20
tier vherestouts on the night of the except
" tie assertion that Il ~ had gone together nu
Itt buut IN the vicinity "a the CROSSROADS aac, has
ilsd the minds Of every 10 their ouStsd guilt
Notwithstanding al their rrotes.ticns OF tna5Ssnos.
The tssrrony was considered coEo.u-i-p, thai the
jury scarcely left their box TO ID their vprts;
lock n cir death strusyes sni sten {, their
dying prots<ttcBs without doubt enteria lher inds
| as TO the gum q the prisoners.
Two OF their counsel MesSrs Rieand and Moore havv
since them conviction, account Of the schema
teetstors of innocence Of the prisousrs gene ino
searching investigation and examination CT the testi
noIy AID fsets produced at the trial v Of various
ai,s and statem-nts made TO them BE- the prisoners
but they Raw been met at ever step by orcumsances
further ccrroborative Of their guilt They have also
iced every effort in h,r power 20 induce the prisoners
Go confess end make paration for the au doom thai
etttsy swss them before the snn has sgain made IT.
| daily oou1te.
Tie sesnold has been erected on piece Of risiur
! srourd, the mill CT DIT. whalaad fron ubich a
view te bad for half mile in every direction and IL
r1red with tackle for three The Sheriff has made every
preparation, and has secured the services Of two mar
tsnies and large police force to enable him to
cider, though doubt not thai a. viii pass OF
| quietly.
IA eloee my letter the country poodle are coming IA
| by every rusd, and pubic houses s,resa
| thropsed. Yours &C. Box.