The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-04-16

/ After she was dead wrapped her
head in petticoat and drew the body
under the bed, to conceal it in case any
one should come in. About half-past
eight o'clo ck, VIM. H. Nathan. mulat
to boy, came to the door with some milk,
came in the shop, took the milk from him
and he left. I then went to Liba Aliens
grocery, bought pound of sugar. told
him was going away. ! then returned
to the house, and after short time COM
menced cutting up the body. | tore the
clothes open from the throat down, then
took small pocket knife and opened the
body, took out the bowels first and put
them in stove upon the wood, they filled
with air and would make noise in ex-
rloding, took my knife and pricked holes
through them to prevent the noise, then
took out the liver and heart and put them
in the stove, found it very difficult to burn
them, had to take the poker and frequent
iy StlT t1Su ocioic eiV1 Souio oc uSE'ioJ
ed, found the lungs very much decayed.
Then took out the blood remaining in the
cavity cf the body. by placing copper
kettle close to the same and scoOping it
out with my hands. then dipped por-
tions of her clothing in the same and
burnt it together, fearing if I put the
blood in the stove alone that it might be
discovered.
I then made an incision through the
flesh along down each side, broke off the
ribs and took out the breast bone, throw
ing it into large boiler then unjointed
the arms at the shoulders, doubled them
up and placed them in the boiler, then
severed the remaining portion of the
body. by placing stick of wood under
the back, and breaking the back bone
over the sa1e, cutting away the flesh
and ligament with knife. Then tried
to sever the head from the body, it pro-
wing Intellectual, then put the whole
upper portion of the body into the boiler.
Then took large carving knife and sew
cred the lower portion of the body, un-
jointed the legs at the knee and again at
the hip joint, cut the thighs open and took
out the bones and burnt them up; they
burned very rapidly.
On Thursday night l commenced
burning the body. by placing the upper
and back portion of the same, together
with the head in the stove; on Friday
morning, finding that it had not been con-
sumed, l built large fire by placing
wood around and under it, and in short
time it was wholly consumed, except some
small portion of the larger bones and
the skull. The remaining portions OF the
body were kept in the boiler and in tubs,
under the bed, covered with corded
petticoat, and were there at the time the
first search was made on Saturday by
Constable Curtis. Hearing on Saturday
evening that the citizens were not salts
fed with the search made by Mr. Curtis
| proceeded on Sunday morning 20 des.
troy the remaining portions of the body
/ by burning the same in stove, cuttin g
the feshy parts of the thigh in small pie
ces, the more readily to dispose of them
On Monday morning took upsthe ash
es in small keg. sitting out the largel
pieces of bone with my hands, placing
the same, in my overcoat po,kets, which
| scattered in various places in the fields
at different times Also took the maio
portion of the trunk nails. together will
the hinges, and scattered them in differ
ent places. then burned her trunk AM
every vestige of her. clothing, disposed o
small portions at time, to prevent thei
creating too much smoke.