The New York herald., 1873-07-12
eMlRYLANDS MURDERERS,,
Execution Of Two Negroes for
X Horrible Crimes.
r1EnDIsa 1..yRoclrIEs REvEsGED.
An Itinerant C1ock Clean
er's Awful + ate.
JAMES scoFIELD's DooS.
Stories Of Dark Deeds in the
Border State. s' lssas
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HANGED BY THE NECK.
Scenes Before, at and After the Executions
Of the hurdersrs. @
LESSONS FROM THE SCAFFOLD
Last Words and Confessions Of the
Stories Of Dark Deeds in the
Border State. s' lasas
HANGED BY THE NECK.
Scenes Before, at and After the Executions
Of the Murderers. @
LESSONS FROM THE sCAFF0LD
Last Words and Confessions Of the
Bloody-Handed Blacks.

Bloody-Handed Blacks
PRINCE FREDERICK, Nd. July II, 1873.
On Saturday, December % last, the body Of
Eugene Archie Burdell was found near the public
road to Upper Marlboro, some twelve miles from
this place. The marks OF violence upon his
head made 1t evident that he had been mur-
dered Burden was Frenchman by birth,
and had been travelling through the country
as clock-cleaner. On the Goth, some two days
before his body was found he had called at Mr.
Howes store, about sunset, and asked him II ne
could give him nights lodging. Mr.. Howe in.
formed him that he had but one spare room and
that had already been promised to some
civil engineers who were employed in locat-
ing o railroad route through the neighbor-
hood; that, however, he had no doubt
Mr.. Dowell, who lived not very far Oh, could &C.
commodate him. At the time OF the conversation
there was present In the store colored man
named Albert Saunders, who volunteered to show
him the way. They left the store together, and
nothing was seen Of Burdell until two days after.
wards. A couple Of boys were
l.aa HUNTING A HARE
which ran into deep gully, and in the pursuit Of
the game they came upon the body Of the un-
fortunate man. They at once notified the people
at the nearest house. At the Coroner's inquest
before which Saunders, who had remained in tho
neighborhOod, was summoned as Q witness, the
ctrcumstantial evidence pointed 80 plainly to him
as the murderer that he was arrested and brought
down here to jail to await the action Of the Grand
Jury, which, at the last May term of the court pre-
sented an Indictment against him. Before the
trial came of Saunders made full confession to
Mr.. Hindry, the county jailer. He said that after
he left the store ne picked up q heavy oak stick
or club, and that when they had gone q
short distance he struck him blow with all his
strength on the left side OF the head; that the man
fell in the road but Just then he heard man COM
ing on horseback and he ran and hid in the woods; ;
that after the horseman passed he came back, and
tho man was still kicking he gave hin another
blow, and then he did not kick any more. He
stopped down to search his pockets and
get his money, when he heard another
horseman coming, and he ran again into
the woods till this second man passed.
Then when he came back the third time he
dragged him into the woods and threw him down
into the gulley, Where he was found. That he took
THE woLLEN SCARF OR COMFORTER
of his neck but that was all he brought away. The
money which he found in one Of his pockets was a
big ron Of bills, and that, with silver watch he
had on, ne hid under some small bushes IN the
gulley The satchel or small bag which Burden
had with him he left in the road. It had nothing
IN it but his clock tools, and they were no to
him. This satchel was found in the road the next
morning
AFTER THE MURDER
by q colored man. The comforter, which was recog-
nized as belonging to the man, was found by the
jailor at the place near Saunders house. where he
said he had hid 1t; but the watch and money have
never been found. though diligent search has been
made at and In the vicinity OF the places he de-
hfo
Of Of the man, and ne don't know why he said 50.
That II was all lies that he told. That he left Bur-
dell lying drunk In the road where ne fell shortly
after they left the store, aud that the last be
was that he robbed him ofthe comforter They were
going to hang HIM (Saunders) for q murder that he
had nothing 70 do with: % No one who Who was present
He told the jatler that he wanted him TO find the
money which he said he hid because money always
much there as he thought there was he could hire
a big lawyer and then they wouldn't hang him. The
fellow showed good deal OF II this re,
mark but il is but just to say that he was well and
faithfully defended. Messrs. Briscoe and Lyles-
the former lawyer of considerable note in the
prOmise-undertook his defence and did the very
best that could have been done in his behalf; but
his fate was foregone conclusion from the very
outstart.
only rendered certain the conviction that every
his guilt.
Saunders was man OF rather low stature,
about Ave feet four inches in height and weighed
about one hundred and SIXTY pounds;. his
muscles were remarkably well developed
blow W. which he struck the poor Ffenchman irac.
can.iooiins negro and, with low forehead, broad
and deep nostriis, haifstuptd and halferoctous
iovA' w.N Unpr ANIMAL TIT AN uuv.N
In his nature. He was about twenty-five or TWEEN
ty.three years OF age. He was born slave, in the
hood had the reputation Of a thief. He mad only
been out OF the Baltimore Penitentiary, where he
had served out " sSe 9
Only within day or two prior TO hts execution
did he seem to have any idea OF bis fate.
took place at the May term OF the Court but his
death warrant, signed BY the Executive g! the
Gently. When it was read to him BY the Sheriff he
listened TO IL with utter indifference In some way
or otner he felt confident Of escaping-elsner BY n
% pr three "a attempts At the latter. and once had it
not been for the vigilance Of the jatler's wife,
building, covered outside with plank; it contains
two m0derate-sfzed rooms, eacn one having
small heavily grated window II STANDS IN tne
that building. Outside OF the enclosure, aboot
fty or sixty feet or is the dwelling of the jailer
short absence his wife told him she had heard for
the last hour or two L-.
GRATING OR DIGGING NOISE
at the jai and he had better 60 over and see what
was the matter. He went Immediately, and round
that saunders had succeeded In removing PLANK
were rather too large for him, and then, with an
old pot iron which he had In some way obtained,
had dug hole under the foundation Of the ]ai.
few inmates more work aud he would have been
free. When he found that he was discovered,
cell, where ne was firmly secured by readjustng
bis irons, which were made smaller and well rty-
eted They were kept on till the day before MS
execution, when they were removed and he was
given the freedom of his cell, the Sheriff, with
posse, keeping a continuous day and night watcn