Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-04-16

said she wished I had bled to death, and,
picking up stick Of hickory wood, she at
tempted to strike me- [ warded off the
blow, which fell upon my right thumb, lam
ing it severely. The stick fell from her
hand, and as she stopped to pick it up, I
seized fat-iron, and in the heat of passion,
struck her with it on the right side of the
head, upon and under the ear, driving the
earring into the flesh. She fell to the
floor, exclaiming, ooh! Ward, you have
killed me-" I dropped the fat-iron and
went to her she was lying on her side; I
turned her over on her back, and placed
Ipetticoat under her head, supposing she was
only stunned. used all means in nv DOW
er to restore her, but in half an hour she
died, having only spoken once, go, my
Nelly" meaning, as I suppose, her little
girl.
After she was dead, I wrapped her head
in retticoat and drew the body under the
bed to conceal it in case any one should
come in. About half-pas o'clock, VIM.
II. Nathan, mulatto boy, came to the door
with some milk came into the shop, took
the milk from him and he left. I then
went to Liba Aliens grocery, bought
pound Of sugar, told him I was going away.
[ then returned to the house, and after
short time commenced cutting up the body.
[ tore the clothes open from the throat down,
[ then took small pocket knife and open
ed the body, took out the bowels first, and
then put them in the stove, upon the wood;
they being filed with air, would make
noise in exploding, so took my knife and
and pricked holes through them, to prevent
the noise; then took out the liver and heart,
and put them in the stove; had to take the
poker and frequently stir them, before they
could be destroyed found the lungs very
much decayed. 1 then took out the blood
remaining in the cavity of the body, by
placing copper kettle close to the same,
and scoping it out with my hands. [ then
dipped portions of her clothing in the same,
and burnt it together, fearing, if 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, and throwing it
into large boiler, unjointed the arms at
the shoulder, doubled them up and placed
them in the boiler, then severed tie remain
ing portions of the body by placing a stick
Of wood under the hack and breaking the
back bone over the same cutting away the
flesh and igament with knife. Then tried
to sever the head from the body; it proving
Intellectual, put the whole upper portion
Of the body into the boiler. Then took a
large carving knife and severed the lower
portion of the body, unjointed the leg at the
knee, and at the hip joint; cut the thighs
open and took out the bones and burnt them
up; they burned very rapidly.
On Thursday night [ commenced burn
ing the body, by placing the upper and back
portions Of the same, together with the
head, in the stove. On Friday morning,
finding it had not been consumed, I built a
large fire by placing wood around and I'M
der it, and in short time it was wholly con-
sumed, except some small portions of the
larger bones and of the skull. The remain
ing portions of the body were kept in the
boiler and in tubs, under the bed, covered
up with corded petticoat, and were there
at the time the first search was made on Sa-
turday, by Constable Curtis.
Hearing on Saturday that the citizens
were not satisfed-with the search made by
Mr.. Curtis, proceeded on Sunday morning
to destroy the remainder Of the body, by
burning the same in the stove, cutting the
feshy parts of the thighs in small strips, the
more readily to dispose of them. On Mon
day morning [ took up the ashes in a small
:. |keg, sitting out the larger pieces of bone
with my hands, placing the same in my
overcoat pockets, which scattered in vari-
Gus places in the field, at different times
Also took the major portion Of the trunk
nails, together with the hinges, and scatter
ed them in different places. then burned
her trunk and every vestige of her clothing,
disposing of small portions at a time, to pre-
vent their creating too much smoke.
We need simply add that the guilty
wretch has been sentenced to be hung.
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY AFFA1Rs.-The
Upper Marlboro Adyocate of the 9th inst. =,
has the following:
Body Found. The body of Sam'l Wood,
who was drowned in the neighborhood of
Nottingham Ferry, on the second of Janu-
airy last, was found a few days ago by some
boys, while fishing, about mile above
where he was supposed to have been drown
ed. The body was in excellent preserva-
ton. Some of the humane citizens of Not
tingham had his body removed to the vii
lage, where an inquest was held over it by
Thos. M. D. Baden, Esq, acting coroner
It was then decently buried
! Trotting Match.-The trotting match
which came off last Saturday over the Long
Old Fields course between "James Buch-
f anan'' and Hickory Pole''-single dash of
three miles-resulted in favor of Hickory