Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-04-18
Confession Of a Wife Murderer u0rri-
Bile Story,

Inc TACT L0aI return d VI. w aTu, vi
Toledo, Ohio, has been found guilty of the
murder of his wife on the night of the Sd
February, has been stated. The Toledo
Commercial publishes the confession Of the
murderer, which is history Of one of the
most deliberate cases of crime ever perpe-
trated in this country. The confession says:
On Tuesday evening, February Sd, Mrs.
Ward and myself had some words, during
which Mrs. Ward stsuck ne on the head
with fluid lamp, also on the right side of
the nose, causing the same to bleed freely.
I begged her not to strike me, tool, the
lamp away from her and went to bed. We
arose between SIX and seven o'clock on
Wednesday morning.
I spoke to her about the blow she had
given me, showing her where she had struck
me on the evening previous, also the blood
on the boldster and tick She said she wish
ed had bled to death, and picked up the
stick of hickory wood, she attempted to
strike me. I warded off the blow, which
fell upon my right thumb, tanning it severe
ly.
The stick fell from her hand, and as she
stopped to pick it up, | seized fat iron,
and in the heat of passion, struck her with
it on the right side of the head. upon and
over the ear, driving the ear ring INTO the
Aesh. She fell on the floor exelsiniug,
oh. Ward you have killed me p drop
ped the fiat iron aud went to her, she was
lying ON her side, turned her over on her
back, and placed a petticoat under her head,
fupposing tina. she was only stunned.
/ used all the means in my power to re-
store her, but in half an hour she died. hav-
ing only spoken once, 20, my Nellie"
meaning I suppose. her little girl
After she was dead, wrapped her head
in petticoat and drew the body under the
led, to conceal it in case any one should
cons in. About 81 O'Clock VIM H. Ma
than. & muiatto boy, came to the door with
some milk; came into the shop, took the
milk from him, and he left | then went
u Liba Alien grocery; bought pound of
sugar; told him was going away.
then returned to the house, aud after
slloyt time comneneed cutting up the body.
/ took small pocket knife and opened the
l-,dy, took out the bowels first. and then
put them in The stove; then took out the
liver and heart, aud put them III the stove;
found it very difficult to burn them had to
,ske the poker and frequently stir them be-
f're they could be destroyed found the
lungs very much deesyed | then took GU,
the blood reInaitiug In the cavity of the
t4sjy ~ placing copper kettle close to the
same, aud scoeping it out with ny bands
| then dipped portione of her clothing i'll
tie sasae. aud burnt it together. fearing, if
put the blood in tic stove alone, that il
,uight be discovered | then made an IN
cison through the flesh. along down each
eide, broke Oft the ribs and took out breast
houe. and throwing it into large boiler,
uujoittod the arms at the shoulders. doub
! i them up and placed diem in the toler;
then covered the remaining port;ous of the
body. BIZ placing Il stick Of wood under the
back and breaking the back bone over the
r,tne, cutting away the hesh and lieanent
with knife Then tried to sever the head
from the body il proving Intellectual. pat
tue whole upper portion .of the body into
the boiler Then took large carving knife
and covered the l9wer portion Of the body,
uajdu,.si t'ie legs a. thu kuee. aud seain a,
the hip iUiut cat thu thighs open aud took
54t the is3iss anj burut tlein mp; they
inrued very rapidly
(,a Thursis, nigh, eaia,aeuead burning
tse tody by placing the upper aud hack
portions of The same. together with the head.
l.; tue stoye On Fri'av niorninc, finding
i had not bcoA consumed. built large.
@lrs BY Placing eaoa aroaHi and under ii, /
aud il s short tine i was Wholly consumed /
.scept some small portions Of the larger
bones sBd OF the skall. Tae remaining pnr-
TONS Of the body were he,,t in the butler I
ard in tubs, uater tl.e bed covered IN with
corded petiicoar, and were there at the
timo The first search vas maia on Saturday,
~ Constable Curtis
Hearing in Saturday evening that the
.cttsens were not satisfied with the search
made BY Mr. Curtis, proceeded On Sunday
morning to destroy the remainder Of the
hodf, BY burning the same in the stove,
11Itfinr lfth III ash ar r,. hi uhs small