Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-28

A Husband Buried Alive by
his Wife and Her Lover.
From the Memphis Avalanche

From the Memphis Avalanche.
A pirate letter, received from
near Byhalls, Mississippi, contained
few particulars of q horrid affair
brought to light few days ago:
Tom Still, colored man employ
cd as foreman on Mrs. Bronson's
plantations, lived with his wife, sew
eral hundred yards from Mrs. b. s
residence. A negro, known as Ed
inund Tunstail, was frequent Wis
itor, and it had long been suspected
Ivy Still that improper relations ex-
listed between his wife and the pre-
tended friend. 1t was evident that
Mrs, Still was much more interested
in Edmund than her husband. and
the latter. not having the courage to
confront the destroyer Of his peace,
simply sought to protect himself
from any effort Of Edmund to put
him out of the way One morning
Still was missing from the planta-
tation. Mrs. Bronson's inquiries
ELECTED from Mrs Still that he went
out to feed some hogs in another
portion Of the plantation the night
before and had not since been heard
of. Mrs. Bronson doubted the sto
ry on its own merits, and the evident
confusion of the woman, added to
what was already known Of the stu
alton of affairs, caused her to suspect
foul play. Several servants were
summoned and n search was iustitu-
ted. After two or three hours spent
fruitlessly in different portions of the
plantation, member of the party
was attracted by the presence Of
some fresh earth at the head of ra-
vine about fifty yards from Stills
cabin. In q moment more tie dis
covery was made of some ones
knees protruding. The fresh, loose
earth was hastily removed, and the
remains of Still, horribly mutilated,
were dragged out OF the ground; -
his head and face contained a num-
Der of frightful gashes, evidently in
tllcted with an AK. Mrs. Bronson at
once ordered the arrest of Mrs. Still
and Edmund Turnstail as the mu.
derers. Upon being taken in custo-
dy by the negroes, Mrs. Still made
a full confession of her guilt. and
SAID she loved Turnstall, and that
her husband was in the way OF. her
happiness. They had long ago dc
termined to rid themselves of him
Recently she sought to kill him by
putting poison in his coffee; but Still
seemed to suspect the design, and
threw the coffee into the fire, COM
planning thaG it was bitter. O. the
night of the murder Edmund came
to the house, it being understood
that Still was TO be removed. Out
side the door he secreted himself
with an AK. After waiting outside n
short time, Mrs. Still found pretext
to send her husband into the yard.-
Edmund stealthily followed with AK
in and. Suddenly increasing his
pace, he overlook the unsuspecting
victim, and with blow from the AK,
felled him to the ground. Other
blows followed until he believed the
work done. Mrs. Still joined
him, and together they carried the
mangled body to the ravine. 1t was
placed on the ground until grave
between one and half and two feet
deep could be prepared. But while
forcing the victim into it the murder
ers we're startled to find that life was
not extinct. The body moved and
sounds came from the mouth Of the
supposed corpse. Nevertheless it
was crammed into the nole; and then
Edmund jumped upon it, and in that
manner forced it below the surface;
with their hands the partners in the
crime scooped in sufficient earth to
cover the remains of the murdered
husband and friend. And then, bur
rying to his cabin, passed the night
together! The confession was made
with as mach unconcern as though
involving mere picadillo, and Ed
mund offered no contradiction. 1t
almost frenzied the colored auditors
who insisted upon wreaking immedi-
ate vengeance. But Mrs Bronson
interfered ami instead of dangling on
the adjacent limbs ola neighboring
tree, they were manacled and seat
to Holly Springs Jail.