The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-10-24
Correspondence OF the n. Y. Daily Times.
AtrOciOus Murder in New Haven.

NEW HAVEN, Thursday, Oct H.
Our townsmen yesterday were thrown into
fever OF excitement by some revelations of a
most startling character, which have brought
to light one Of the most horrible murders
which 1t has been our fate to record
In April last, Mary Ann Randolph, daugll-
ter OF one Robert COe, and wife of Isaac Ran
doph, BLACK fellow, was suddenly missed
from her wonted place OF residence, and al
though dillgent search was made for her and
the affair became matter of general publicity,
no clue to her whereabouts could be found
Circumstances, however, led to the belief that
she had been murdered, aud to the arrest of
her husband, who was believed to have been
implicated in the affair, but who was after
wards discharged for want of evidence. The
circumstances were these: Mary Ann called
at her fathers house on the night previous to
her disappearance, aud COMPLAINED of her hus-
bands treatment of her-also of Fremont
ton that something dreadful was to happen
her. She had $500 in money which she wish
ed 10 leave in charge of her father. She
went away, however, without leaving it. The
night on which she was missed sounds were
heard in the apartments occupied by Randolph
and his wife, by Others residing in the house,
as if of person strangling, and afterwards
heavy fail upon the floor. Then all was still
for time. Soon after the heavy footsteps Of
persons descending the stairs to the cellar
when all again was still.
Here, however, comes the sequel to the
transaction, which is vested with an air of
mystery, and which has revealed one OF the
most cod-blOOded murders ever recorded
Old Coe the father of the girl had repeatedly
dreamed that the missing woman had been
murdered, and that the body was concealed in
a garden, and in a particular spoil Impressed
with this idea, he repaired yesterday morning
to the locality indicated, in company with his
son George, and commenced the search. After
sounding the nature Of the ground in various
places, spots were at length found which yield
ed to the pressure, and upon digging into the
earth the trunk of woman was found
clothed in pink waist, aud wrapped in coarse
sacking. This waist was the same which she
wore the night previous to her disappearance.
Upon digging in other places, other dismem-
bered portions of the body were found, also
wrapped in sacking The head was severed
from the body, the trunk disjointed at the
thighs, the legs sundered at the knees, and the
arms severed at the shoulders and elbows all
in Il remarkable state Of preservation, aud
such as could not fail to identify the person.
The features of the face were almost perfect
The portions of the limbs below the elbows
and knees have not yet been found. These
portions q the body were placed together in
a box, and CorOner's inquest held upon them
which resulted in the verdict that deceased
came to her death by violence from person
or persons unknown to the jury; but that sus-
picion rested upon Isaac Randolph, husband
of the deceased. Accordingly, measures were
Immediately taken for the arrest OF said Ran
dolph.
Randolph left this city some four weeks ago,
aud was supposed to be either in Hartford or
Waterbury; and accordingly telegraphic dis
patches were forwarded to the police of those
places. The result has proved most successful,
inasmuch as the fugitive was brought to this
city When arrested, he joked freely, aud
asked why he was taken. But when he saw
Charles Zoe, brother of the deceased, who
had also gone in pursuit of him, his manner
changed at once, and be was silent after that.
He was butcher by trade, and, it seems,
understood his work WELL as surgeon could
not have dissected body more neatly than
did he the body Of the murdered woman--
His implements seemed to have been au axe
and knife. He is now safely lodged in ia
in this city. More startling developments are
expected.
The murder is thought to have been COM
mltted either from Jealousy, or to obtain pos
session Of her $500, or both.