The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-04-12
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Detection after Nine Years.

ne New YorE Herald says: Ii 1876
tho little village Of S.ewartyiIls,gN. J. was
horrihed Ut the appouieelsient 'of q most
brutal murder, "A beautiiul young woniun
Dpulcd Margaret lIeys was found 4 cor pse
~ the lioiise " her husband her body bay
ting been chopped into fragments with b hat
chet. and thu ,,siekenihg mass thrust INTO j
trap seller, on tie premises. Every exer-
tivn was made to discover chs guilty party.
The husband was driven away by grief and
suspicion. One scar passed. aud snoiEer
wsshcss furnishing any clue snd nov suanels
the inost wonderful part oi the story. Ii
seems almost like fction-- toos.range 10 be
true. Il has been nine years since the MUIR
der and during MI this time the mystery
has grown deeper and deeper. The SCENE,
however, now changes from the quiet little
village Stewartyills 70 4 large and hourisI-
ing city 10 the West--froul the little house
aloug the Morris Canal. ii New Jersey. to
40. 4S Can6eld street. Cleveland. Ohio.
ln this house upon certain night. Il man
named John Cunningham il iariously beat
ing llis wife he has her down upon tile aoor
aud il about % crusl. her .are with his heel,
when IN terror I'll. cries our:
Don't. don, for Gods sake Or yon will
murder me = you murdered that Woman IN
Jersey
Cunningham few days after was placed
IL guod' .ipr abusing lis wife. Tic cry
which the woliiun uttered was overheard hy
one James O. Dnify. i lawyer, who as soon
= Cunningham left the house. approached
the woman and tol D her hc had heard the
remarks she made while Cunningham was
beating her. lie asked her first what il
meant, The woman appeared terrible ..
lsrincd and refused to tell. She said she
'hated cuuningI,am aud deeply feard him.
set when ID las presence did every thing he
askcd her 10. Finally. after much urging.
she told everything found ID the sequel.
THE HoMAS's STATEMENT.
My name i Elizabeth Reid. Though |
have lived with Johu Cunningham great
mluy years. aud had children by him, we
nare neyer been married. Nine years ago
We lived optcsite Eastoi,. Pa. in New Jer-
sey. 0ne morning in Feb. 1867. Cunning
5snl arose early ~ the morning snjtold me
| be was going on. lie took a Ratchet with
him that had cut kindllng wood with the
night before. lie bad worked 90 the Nor
ris and Es,ex Railroad. lie cane back III
the evening looking very strangely. saw
that be Lad blood upon his clothing. was
alarmed, aud asked him what lie lad been
doing. lie said he hsd been down the road
. few miles. Then taking hold Of nc be
told me that be had killed woman and
thrown her down little batehway. saw
that be did not have the hatchet with hin.
lle said that he bad gone into the bouse to
&c, her money. for it was jast after herhas-
band pay day, and that he ieard the wa-
msu would blow Oh him, he sad killed her
With the hatchet. Ile said tho struggle
was very hard one. and at one time the
woman almost got the best Of him. lie
then cautioned me & keep still. | feared
the nan 70 dared not keep still !; II lie ever
gets free from Inv again am stfe be will
Kill NE as be killed her. The next day |
Heard every one talking abnut The terrible
atlslr. Cunningham went away and was
gone three mptll.. during which time bid
letter from him. IN shich be wanted 10
know whether there were any rumor about
The affair. II vas only the other night
Whom | thought 10 vas going 10 kill me that
betrayed the secret ! bad kept ~ lOng.
.s.utsA.r. -, ..s,~1a~attA.
Officer from Stewsrisyillc we're sent Tor
an vent 70 the place where Cunningham
vas heldfor boating his wife. arrested hun,
and bic IL now 10 the jail pwaiiiug trial.
The husband Of the murdered woman has
not Ten heard from Tor three years. bat il
Is hoped that this nscouutwilimcct bis eye,
~ his ..eyidenee will be valuable IN liking
the guilt of ihe accused.