Blue hen's chicken. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1848-1854, 1851-06-20


J.. said The man was about his size said he d
not think it was Roberts; Cosden was caln
# he lived about two hours after witness q
= there.
!, DR.. Heigbe was called the day after the mu
! der TO go to Cosden's; examined Miss CosdeI
q she had a wound above the left thigh, a gu
! shot wound; on the right and left breasts sh
had two deep cuts.
John Q. vochell-S Siaie-Shelion hired wit
me fof two weeks prior 10 the Tuesday proct
/ ding tie murder. On he.norning Of that da
he said he wanted some money, to purchas
things in Smyrna; he got home at night; Shel
ton did not occupy his bed that night, he di
not say he wonted to buy gun; he left my mil
ihe next day; he was my main miller; he di'
not bring the gun into my presence on his re
turn. About We k prior 10 this time he wen
down 10 Murphey's house to his brothers wed
ding; saw him tuning bullet once; he sail
he was going to use it to practice. He had al
$50 composition about the mill besides lead.
Mortimer Records-I went with Shelton tC
Smyrna the day he purchased ihe gun; he left
the gun at tlie mill when he came back, and
told me not to say anything about il, for he did
moi want it borrowed.
| Benjamin Jackson-Siatc-She stayed
at my house on Tuesday night; he sold my
wife, in my presence, he wanted to golto Smyr-
ma the next day; that he wanted 10 go there 10
get some things, and then he would pay her
for washing. Drummond came to my house
on Wednesday night; he inquired for Shelton;
he said that night (1'uesday) he had not been
to Smyrna, hui he was going the next day.
Mrs. Ford-State Lives al Bohemia Ferry;
heard that Wm. Shelton was at hiurphy's on
Thursday, and went over to Murphy's; he and
Shelton were cleaning their guns; saw the two
enter boat and did not see them afterwards.
Elizabeth Ford-Sate-Liv at Mr.. Fords;
saw Mr.. Shelton at Murphy's on Wednesday
afternoon. Drummond came to Ford's on
Thursday; saw Shelton and Drummond togeth-
Ter on Thursday, for an-hour or soron the fence
talking together.
John Ford -State.-Drummond came 10 my
house on Thursday; he came in the field to
me and returned to take dinner; sIter dinner he
did no, come iniq The held aaais until after
O'clock; heiheu remained Ill slipper, and also
all night; cannot say at what time ho left on
Friday morning.
Edward Pennngton-S, -S,ate.-From Ward s
Hill to Bohemia Ferry, the distance by the
routo described by Drummond, is not over 3
miles, and the distance from Wards hill to
Cosden's is not over miles; The route des.
crlbed is the one that could be taken by one
ldNOluln0 puUlC nOltts tlit IOult Is iluSAl1
through woods and marshes.
Richard Peacock-Slale.--I heard Shelton
say he stayed at Sewell son Friday night; the
bed at Sewell's, which he said he occupied,
as most miserable; tick made out Of 0sna-
burg muslin, as dirty as it well could he; did
not find his clothes; said the reason of his
staying there was, it was dark, and he conclu-
ded he would spend the night there; he said
he was on his way back to Murphy's.
Isaac ox-Siaie-Lves some eight miles
from Ceclton; went to Cecilton on Saturday;
heard the murder spoken Of thereon my re-
turn, shout 100 yards from Sewell's house,
Shelton overlook hint was an hour before
sunset; witness told Sewell of the murder in
Shelton's presence; he did not say one wcrd
about the murder; Shelton went home with
witness, and when the affair was told his wife
land family, Shelton did not say one WOO
about it; Shelton proposed 10 trade off knives
with me-Sheton was at my house next NOR
ming, and was there arrested, witness asked
Shelton how he broke his ramrod--he said HI
did it while cunning.
John b. Hays State.-Saw Shelton arrest
ed-he was asked what he had done with hii
dirk: he said he never had one; there was ap
pearance Of blood upon his pants and boots
he said he had been Illustrating, his pant
were OF light color; the spots looked not Il
J me like blood when some one said there wa
blood upon his boots and pants; he spoke N
! and said it was muskrai blood.
: c. Walmsley- Was present at the arrest o
: Shelion; he was asked il he had heard OF III
, murder; he said he hoped he was not suspect
ed; he denied ofhaving run bullets this seaso
he said il might be blood upon him, bu, !, wa
l from muskTa,s.
q Francis Cam, Sherih'-Slaie.--f had cor
ysrsaion while bringing prisoner down I
y Chesterlown; he said he had seen Drnmmou
4 few days since; knew Drnmnond ver
u slightly; [gun of SheIon's pfoiHced and ii
), 1annel OF the door shown TO the jury, the j.
rors, upon examination pronounced the mark
,, upon the panne to at precisely the barrels {
! the gun.
II Edwin Crouch, Dept. Sheriff, sworn.-Th
is the pannel of tho door, taken into my po
!! session the day after the murder-impressio
!, as OF kicks with mud on them were then Wis
q BILE proved plot of the house and yard, on
i buildings, &C., submitted by council Tor Il
State. Heard a rumor circulated about ih
= Cosden had money in the house.
y James Mitchell-State.- present at Il
J. arrest OF Shelton; carried him to Georgetow
Y Roads; he denied all knowledge OF the a
r fair; he acknowledged, in Jail, to me that |
le had told Clark his dirk had been into a mt
Z and not killing him he was stamped TO death
y ho said he had heard so from the man fro
y whom he purchased it.
u VIM. Osmond was in Georgetown X Roa,
< when Shelton was brought ihera, assisted
" his personal examination. Upon his leg the
ss vas some blood, and up the calf there w
'e some sprinkled blood, as though il had g
there from some object on the ground or floc
e. Upon his right pociet there was the blood
: impression Of hand distinctly visible.
$, Ex-shcriG George w. Speucer--State.-
"a Walked over ihe ground Of Cosden's sever
:, days alter tho murder. | saw foot prints
sy ,Ia, ra,'o,ra5 ne ,bonnh ,hroo norsons ,r
10 walking abreast and one on the right in goiI
= 10 the house, those leaGing 10 the house appea
q ed as though ons legged bchind; some one
:" times trod upon others.