The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-01-06
FRIGHTFUL TALE.
A Husband Buried Alive by Ehis Wife
and Her hover.

From the Memphis Avalanche, Dec. 3O.l
A private letter received from nea
Byhalia, Mississippi, yesterdad, con
tanned few particulars of q horrid at
fair brought to light few days ago.
Tom Still, colored man employed q
a foreman on Mrs. Bronsor's planta
tiops. lived with his wife, several han.
dred Yards from Mrs. B.'s residence.
negro, known as Edmond Tuntsall, wa
a freouent visitor, and it had long beer
suspected by Still that improper rela
tions existed between his wife and tht
pretended friend. 1t was evident tina
Mrs. Still was much more Interested II
Edmond than her husband, aud the lat
ter. not having the courage to confront
the destroyer of his peace with his sus
picions, simply sought TO protect him
self against any effort to put him ous ol
the way. One morning last week Still
was missing from the plantation. Mrs.
Bronson's inquiries elicited from Mrs
Still that he went out to feed some ehogs
on another portion Of the place the
night before, aud had not since been
heard of. Mrs. Bronson doubted the
story on its own merits, and the evident
confusion of tho woman, added 10
what was already known of the situa-
ton of affairs, caused her to sus-
pect foul play. Several servants were
summoned, and search was instituted.
After two or three hours spent fruit
lessly in different portions OF the plan
tation, a member of the party was at
tracted by the presence of sone fresh
earth at the head of a ravine abont fifty
wards from Stills cabin. In d moment
the startling discovery was made of
some ones knees protruding. The fresh,
loose earth was hastily removed, and
Stills remains, horribly mutilated, were
dragged out on the ground. His head
and face contained number of fright
fnl gashes, evidently inflicted with an
axe. Mrs. Bronson at once ordered the
arrest of Mrs. Still and Edmond Tunt-
sail, as the murdercrs. Upon being
taken into custody by the negroes, Mrs.
Still made a full confession of guilt.
She said she loved Tuntsall, and that
her husband was in the way of her hap
piness. They had long ago determined
to rid themselves of him. Recently
she sought to kill him by putting poi
son in his coffee; but Still, who seemed
to suspect the design, complained that
the coffee was bitter aud threw it into
the fire. On the night of the murder
Edmond came to the house, it being un-
derstood that Still vas to be removed.
Outside he secretei an ak After being
outside short time, Mrs. Still found a
pretext to send her husband out into the
I.1,.,,yl gtan1thily- f,l1n,,.,l
ak in hand. Suddenly increas.
ing his pace, he overlook the unsuspect-
ing victim, and with powerful blow
from the AK felled him TO the ground.
Other blows followed, until he believed
the bloody work done. Mrs. Still joined
him, and together they carried the
mangled body to the ravine. 1t was
placed on the ground until grave, be-
tween one and a half aud two feet deep,
could be prepared. But while forcing
the victim in it the murderers were
startled at discovering that life was
not extinct. The body moved, and
SQUADS came from the mouth of the
supposed corpse. Nevertheless, Still
was crammed into it; and once in Ed
mond jumped upon it, and, in that man-
ner, forced it below the surface. With
their hands the partners in crime scoop
ed in suflicicn: earth to cover the re-
mains of the murdered husband and
friend; and then, fastening to his cabin,
passed the night together! The confes-
sion was made with rs much unconcern
rs though involving a mere peccadillo,
and Edmond offered no contradiction.
1t almost frenzied the colOred auditors,
who insisted upon wreaking summary
vengeance. But Mrs. Bronson inter
posed, and instead of dangling on adj l.
cent limbs of q peighborins tree, they
were manaclcd and seut to the Holly
Snrinns iail.