Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-09-03

The Murder In Queen Anne's County.
The Crumpionian, of August 2Sth, has the fol-
lowing -
Just us we were going to press a messenger
arrived in town, bringing intelligence OF one OF
the most dreadful murders THAT has ever been
perpctrated in this community. i'li'. victims ale
Mr.. and Mrs. Ramie, residing on the Queen Anne
side of Chester river, short distance below
Chcstertown. The crime was ,perpetratcd last
night ar early this morning. The murderer APP
pears to have killed Mrs. Rame first, In an upper
chamber, here she was asleep, and that the noise
had attracted Mr.. Ramie, who was in the barn,apd
probably went to ascertain the cause, he was at
tackled while ascending the staiis and also killed.
From the appearance of the wuiisds AN axe seeins
to have been the weapon used. Anesro woman,
the only other inmate, says she was asleep and
heard no noise, but from her statemcntsa colortd
man Is suspected Plumber was the motive, be-
yond all doubt, as bureau drawers and chests
were wrenchcd open and ransacked. MIR, and
Mrs. Ramc were engaged In truck farming and
were well known In Chestertown, where they
sold a large part Of their produce. Dr. Wallis
and Justice Tnrbutton. of Ciunlpiun. have pro-
cceded to the scene OF the murder to hold nm
| inquest.
The following further particular have been Of :
| taned:-
The cock, Martha Barwick, who at first denied
| MI Knowledge Of the murder, lhlt finally c0n-
| Il g. ed that certain negro mar III he nri..hr-
hood, who was In the habit III vsitil. her,6ar'l
| Michael Bell, and herself, had i,rird pot "a
murder aud rob MIR. Gilmore, which plot was in
tended to he put in execution on Friday night,
but from CAUSE, on Thursday might the lime was
changed, md the deed prri~lrat,ai on Friday
| morning, between dayhrt,k and >'iiirls'.
| Bell, she states, remained IN the kitchen ull
night, and in the carly morning went up stairs
| and effected mn entrance int, Mrs. tiilmnr''s
| room without awakening inr. whrn he dealt her
two blows with the blade 81 an axe, n -ir y
sleeping, and then sent the woman, the partner
in HE crime to tell Mr. Gilmore (wo ii appears,
for some cause, slept IN another house some Ills
lance from The dwyngl that his wife WINS VERY
repaired to his wife's room. and no he entered the
door, Bell dealt him heavy blew wi h tm'i'ye 81
the axe, knucking him sef-,.rs> T. tho tipnr, nj
ter which he struck him I'VE inorc blows upon
the bend, and then left him. The woman Martini
saws Bell then commenced riing the bureat
drawers, hut drove her from the room, and eh'
does not know what amount of money, II any
Bell obtained After completing his search 10
boot he left the premises, and that was tho las
she saw Of him.
It was supposed that the man Rrll had escaped
on one of the Eastern shine steamers tp Balti
more, and several officers were ut the whar
when the boats arrived. strict search ininedi
ately cnsued but the murdered WINS found not h
be on board. He may have escaped In anothe
: direction, but the search for him will bc con
tinued.
GThe name of the persons murdered was state
.. yesterday to be Ramie. 1t appears they wrr
known by that name, but that their proper ON
WINS Gilmore.--EDs. Cow.
A gentleman who has just been to Chestertow
says that tho coored man Bell had been In th
employ of Gilmore, but had been dcirauded, 4
thought himself so, by the former, In settling h
wages. Gilmore afterward caught him and be,
l him severely, and his wife also lnaltreatcd Ill
. woman Barwick, who WINS Bells accompic'
u This bad treatment was doubtlrss the melting mt
live of the fearful tragedy, and 1t shows n cond
r ton of society from which murders are the nalu
!. al outgrowth.
THE MURDERER ARRESTED.
.r| Parties who arrived at Baltimore from the Eas
:, ern Shore last evening report that Michael Bel
y the negro charged with the terrible crime, III
J.. been arrested near Wye Landing, and coHimitts
= TO Jail ut Ccnrevillc The murder has create
- great excitement in Queen Annes aud Kent cou
!, ties, and threats Of summary punishment ha'
10 been made on the part of many OF the populace
lf CHANGES IN REAL ESTATE DURING THE PA
l. WEEK.-Edward Davidson sold IN Thomas Fit