The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-07-21
DUDLEY NJ. USSERY

STABBING-STRANoE DEPosIrIoN.-A
man by the name Of VIM. Brown, was
yesterday brought for examination before
Magistrate Robertson, upon a voluntary
revelation made by himself to Mr.. James
J. Beasely, proprietor of an ice cream gar.
den in the upper part of the city, where
he (Brown) was staying. The following
Is the deposition made by Brown:
On Wednesday night last, between one
and two O'Clock, being aroused by noise
in the yard, Mr.. b., the proprietor, being
absent, he got up and repaired to the spot
accompanied by little negro boy about
six years old. On approaching the place
they discovered several men in the yard,
and one up in tree. Brown, on reach
ing them, was seized and thrown upon the
ground, by which he was much injured in
the hand, and having knife, he, upon
recovering himself pursued one Of the par
ty, and inflicted several stabs upon his bo-
dy; he says the man cried out don't kill
ME don't kill me! Brown stabbed him
several times the man fell as though he
was dead. Brown says, that some time
afterwards, thinking he had killed the
man, he took the body and placing it in
large sack, took it out into the wood for
concealment, and after going considera-
bic distance, deposited it on the ground
tho man did not move when thrown down.
Brown then returned to Mr.. Beasely's
premises, slept the rest of the night, and
returned for the body, with the object of
delivering it up to the authorities, but on
reaching the spot it could not be found
He does not know how to account for its
disappearance, but supposes that he must
have been followed by the party, who no
doubt removed the body.
Brown does not know certainly If the
persons were white or black, but thinks
they may have been negroes as they look
ed black to him, but may have had their
faces blacked. He thinks their object was
to steal chickens or commit some theft.
The above was detailed to Mr.. Beaseley
by Brown who requested that Mr.. Beaseley
would publish the circumstance in some
Of the papers, which might lead to some
discovery Of the injured person.
On Mr.. Beaseley's return, previous to
seeing Brown, he enquired Of the boy
where Mr.. Brown was, the boy mentioned
that he had gone down to the city, having
had fight the night previous with some
men, and hurt his hand. He mentioned
that Brown had given him knife to clean
and when questioned with regard to the
state of the knife, said that it had blood on it.
Search had been made, and up to the pres
enttime, without any further discovery or
disclosure. Brown has been committed
for further examination.--C Standard.
BURGLARY AND THEFT.-The store of
Mr.. WA. Gourdin, corner Of North Com
mercial wharf and and East Bay, was for
chilly entered on Wednesday night last,
by some cool and daring villain, and rob
bed Of few articles Of groceries, which
scarce repaid him for his trouble, and by
no means compensated him for the risk
An entry was forced through one Of the
windows on East Bay, the bar having been
violently drawn by prizing it with some
instrument; two Of the panes were bro
ken in and several bottles Of wine piled
against the same, knocked down into the
cellar below and broken. The villain af-
ter having succeeded in making an entry
helped himself to several hams, marked
in the name Of Mr. Gourdin, and then
made his exit through one Of the back
windows. The whole proceeding was
marked by the greatest eoolness and de-
liberation on the part Of the robbcr, from