Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-11-29

stall, In II was manure feot thick; took
D fork, moved the manure and commenced pol
. Ing the ground to see II any part Of II appea
cd freshly dug, when l got near the sill
. found the ground soft and loose; found d
; soft place composed Of clay, manure, gras
&C., l moved several forks full Armstrou
himself came and took the fork away from m
and said II was not worth while to dig Their
that that was dug for the benefit ofthe horses
got the fork again and commenced to di
but he took IL away again; Mr.. Boggs asks
me II would like spade or shovel; b
got one, the dirt was soft and fine and easil
dug ont; Armstrong then came and took tn
spade and otherwise interrupted me I the
put the fork down again, and IL went int
some unusual substance, pulled 1t out and
proved to be the very frOck and clothes b.
described ~ having been takeh away by her
| took him by the collar and said Peterson
Chat was Whist he was fsmillsrly called, you
wife Is a murdered woman and you are he
murderer, for your little childrsn's sake tel
me where you put her body" he made no re-.
| ply but hung his head, and was very nervous
shook as II he had the ague; the clothes wsr,
bound up In tight knot, shoes were not
there, tue fork separated the things, found
the frock, bonnet and shawl; led Armstrong
out Into the main road, and called for help
Armstrong said that she had put the clothes
there before she went away to convict him
this was in TIE road; just then person drove
up who turned out to be constable; gave
Armstrong in charge; ! said to Armstrong that
he told me In the stable three times that hs
had filled up the hole In the stable last week
FOR the benefit OF his horses; he told me he got
the dirt to fill 1t up along the hedge he was
taken before Esquire Black; he made Il state
ment there which think was reduced TO writ
ing; saw nothing Of bolt until the inquest
on Tuesday; nothing remarkable about II, or on
II; there we're three inquests held; one at the
squires; one by the Deputy Coroner, and one
at the grave yard; he bolt was here produced;
II was a railroad car co Meeting bolt, an inch
and half thick, with Gap and ring about
full length OF an foot; the Delaware Railroad
passes 300 yards from the house; got this
bolt from Mr.. vandergrift's house; l took 1t
from the front yard and pnt 1t 10 my carriage;
II rolled about and frightened my horse so
threw it out at the station; this is the same
bolt.
JOUR- TOOK A REoRss uaTIL 3P. n.
At three o'clock Court convened and Sam
uel II. kothwell sworn. He merely testi fl cd
that de was present at the fading oil the clothes
10 an uncle 10 the deceased and had q eonver-
satiou the day of the arrest with the prisoner
about quarrel that the prisoner had with Car
oliue, the deceased. He, Armstrong, told him
that he had been TO Middletown, when he got
back he found bis wife quarrelling with the
black girl, aud beating her, he, Armstrong told
her to stop and she said that he would rather
take the darkeys part than hers. She was
coming up out Of the cellar then, with plate
OF butter and a butcher knife, that she run al
him with the knife, aud he pat her In the meal
closet, but she made SO much noise be let her
out and Told her to 70 10 bed He also said
when asted where he supposed his wife was,
that he supposed she had drowned herself 10
the canal aud ii so, his prayers were answer
ed.
Mr., vsndegrlft sworn. Testified to the ideu.
tity ofthe bolt.
VIM. h. Sworn, sworn, and testified to see
ing another colt on the premises like the one
produced except the top ring was broken OF.
VIM. b. Wiggins, sworn, and testified to
drawing plot OF the farm, houses, &c.
John Curry, the Coroner, sworn, and tesli.
lied as to the inquest held and the identity of
tle clothes whicl no then produced.
Mr.. EliasoD, recalled and testified to the
identity OF the clothes.
Mary K. Gouttee sworn--On May 18th, she
had besn to see Mrs. Houston near Mr.. Arm
stroag's; az she came towards Armstrong;
after sundewn, she heard some one crying
murder" this was two or three lines; che
then saw Armstrong orag the deceased from
the front road into the porch, and heard Mrs.
mstrong, the deceased, gay thst she would
not stay there that night, as he would kill her;
she, the deceased, went into the house aud
then came out again int the porch-the back
way; be followed and took her back; he ap-
peared very angry; Mrs. Houston. who was
with me, asked him what he was doing; |
heard him, Armstrong, say that 'this was Il |
pretty fuss TO carry on about nothing" The |
deceased was small woman, and, | should |
Judge, delicate.
Mrs. Evans testified to being OUT until IL or
O'Clock, visiting, aud passing by Armstrong; |
heard hammering and saw light in the house |
spoke oil Ii 10 the person with me, but saw |
nothing remarkable.
The testimony was concluded on Tuesday, |
md was argued yesterday by the Counsel |
or the State and the defendant, but we have |
lot hard that the jury bad rendered verdict |
It the hour that the Republican was put to |
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