New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-09
OF A WIFE kURDSRgR
BuRNrra Ov THE B JDY BY THE HUSBAND.

BURNING or THE B JOY BY THE HUSBAND.
sv.s Tas fssSs cs.~~siL AS,as
'ThJeush the poht1see Of our SoctoJ Sos,M, 3 y.
fphst', esa., ve lsst evening PAID viss 70 J. u.
70 Ne ufdeE OF bic sie: Ward seemed 20 - deeos
seecstd, frequently interup,pg bi, sioosars b. ex'
eanafhps % cetp sorrow and regret Tor IN OH rs oe
Aed committed sDd giving us td)l ssd c'npls'e d-
% reed The same 70 hien when he ptooosocs5 It cS.
rect We give it u our readers 80 ~e bsd II from ns
ovr lips, IN the presesce Of the sheriff and ossen'
ION roe.a., evening i ssD 8 Mrs Ward and ny
sek had rome NO, De, ouring which Mrs Wr1 suaIe
me on the bead with 3 fluid lamp sso on 'o9 aS
Of the nose Gaming the sune to bed isy. 80 81
her not 70 itrks pt, took the lamp sway o,,oix an
ven. t. bed We arose cStseen sod Coos oo
W.epe d.y morning. spoke 10 bef a9ou; tne oo
she Lad given me- rho Rips Der whore soc nsa sNacs
me on the evening previous, aIso 1e 'iooS o. Vie
bolsssr and 'ick Soc said she ~e1e1 l nah os7d "
Ss.,h ssS Milking no a stick of hickory wood. che
attempted to stike one. ssrded % ;h7 ohw, wnleo
fell uyon ny Iignt thumb, lampS u severely Toe
stiox te, om her PIANO. AID she stopped 20 pscs u
no ,,ized ,tirt o. and in toe beat Of pssson scraA
b., with II on the fgb, soe of the be "a NOON snd
under the ear driving toe ear ripg INTO the hesn sac
fell 70 the door, exciaimins, "Oo! Wafd, you pave
kuleS met dropped the fstiron and reG. 10 he'i
abe vas Iying on her side toroed her OYER on hsT
back and placed pettcost under her be I'd soPpo1s
she was only stunned. usso all means In my pose.
to restore Der, but IN half an boar soe 9s', nssus
Only SPOKEN once ", NY NsoiHe, No' -
pose rer lutte girl ,,...
" Ate, she was dead I wrapped her mead 10 ps'A'
Goa. aud drew the body uGoer tae pea 20 couc9-, "a
Carr any VI snoJo come H. Aooat % ociCcs, "ti'
n N.r6sn ou latto boy came 20 the 1o,r Win - re
mill esue INTO the shop tooK the milk from htm aod
be left then went Lib. Aliens grocery b)ognt
ropno o. sugar. told him was going away. taen
fetmptd 10 The house and after snort Time coz
mepced cut ipg up the body. tore the clothes open
finn tie threat DOM. l then TOOK u small po ike'
ksify aud opened the body tex out the bo"ei ms,
and then put them IN The scove, upon rue WOOD tn9y
Ee pg filed with air would maze noise 10 ex 3lOdlng
10 foos ny khifo and licked holes through them 70
prevent the moi @; then took O1t the liver and ne At
and put them in toe stove found II very olth AT ~
bum ihem had to take the poker ard freqneaty s''
tbeu before they could ne Destroyed fund TIE ian -
very mpch cecayed. then took out tpe blood ~
msipi IN the cavity of the body, ny p scns copper
kettle close TO the same a0d accepting 1t olt Win my
hands. j then dipped portions OF he' clothing % tos
same and burned Together fearing, Ii put he blood
II the stove alone tbs, might Do severed. J1en
made an ipcsiOn through the flesh alJus iowa e.ch
sioe broke of he ribs and took out the breast Doue
end thIo wing II into lge Douer ointed tne arms
at the shoulders doubled them up ana placed then IA
the boiler; then severed the .lung pofDDs OF .oe
body, by placing stick OF wood under the hscs 4of
breaking the backbone over the same, cuting away
the fosb AID liz sment With knife thee tried To sev7r
the head frcm The b,oy 1t proving inste ni aad
put the wooe upper poItop Of the boiy in the oJier;
then took large carving knife and severed he over
portions Of the body uujoiL ed tbs legs az the knee,
and again st the bp joint; cut the thighs opeU and
took out the bones burned thsm up they barred
very ,sp,dly.
by placing tue upper and bsck rtons Of the same,
together h the he ad in the ttose. On Ffisy IRA
ing, fnoipg il had not been C Dsumed, built ltge
FIRE by pacing wood around and under IL aud IN shoot
time II was wholly consumed, except s)me small pof-
tions of the larger bones AID OF tue skull Eos I'd
manning portions Of the booy kept 10 the BOILER
and 10 tubs, under the bed covered up With cried
pettcoat and there st the time the first seafch
was ade on Saturday by Constable Carts.
"Heaibg Saturday evening that the citizens we're
not sas6ea with the search m1de Oy Mr. Curtis, pro
ceeded Sunday morning tc destroy the rem dndef OF
the boo, by borDiDg the same in the stovs eating
The ferhy parts of the thighs in sm Il, strips, hs mora
Yesoify 10 dispose Of them. On 'Dday morning l
took up the ashes To email kes sf'iug out the larger
pieces If bJne with my hands placing the sane II ny
oyeJcoaf pockets which | sea tered LII various places
IN the fields at different times Also took the maj ,r
pruos of the trunk nas together with the hicges AID
scattered them Ia different places then bus ed nsr
lruns and every veetise of her clothing dsposisg OF
small portions at time, TO prsvent their creating too
much smoke"
On Ice OH inst. X. j. Al. Ward, the murderer. Wa,
brot abt in dressed as usua In full sJi Of black ~.
resnpe much downcast AID IS the COuft CON handed
him 10 rapd up be arOse breathing heavily, bis eyes
fleo ppon floor only moment tr'y seeking the
face Of the lodge. With one hsud he lesped heavily
on the ar ~he the other hung tren oiGg at his side
Afser tbe Judge had pronounced s-nt- 10 of deato,
Ward knet down and, leaning the chair buried his
face IL his bands, weeping and srosDng lie vas sui.
fefed To remain thus for few moments, ds the firms OF
aciouiIing Court till afternoon gone through
wHb when Sheriff Springer touched him on 'ne
ebouldef AZ d he arose, apparently much more COM
poseo and was taken to the Jail.