Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-17
THE DOROHEsTER MURDER.
Why Murphy was In the N Gig hbOr
hOOd-MOre Evidence Axnins

Why Murphy was In the ighb0r-
hood-More Evidence Against
Cephas.
A Baltimore Day report Of the
arrest Of Bug Cephas and MoGlotten,
on suspicion Of being concerned In the
murder of Mrs. Celia Bush, at williams
burg, Nd, says:
When he WAS taken to jail Cephas was
sekrchsd and large pocket knife, covered
with blood stains, WAS found In his
pocket. The knife has a blade about
three inches long, and this is covered
with thick coating OF blood. The
wound In the womAn's throat WAS evil
IDENTIFY made by = knife the blade Of
which was not very sharp. "As ex.
planned to me-" said Detective Hall to-
day, "the blsis must have been stuck
into her neck on the right side, and then
torn ACROSS to the left side, making a deep
cash and severing both jugular veins,
windpipe and ALL" II ia thought the
womAn's throat WAS cut after her head
had been crushed in by the club found
by Justice Mowbrsy 200 yards from
where the body was discovered. This
bludgeon, which is in possession Of
States Attorney Henry, was whitted
down at one end and the knife cuts cor
respond with the outs which would be
made by knife such as WAS found in
the pocket Of Bug Cephas.
CephAs ia very retioent, and refuses to
make any statement whatever. Deteo-
tive Hall had long talk with the Jen
kins woman, who is positive that "her
| man" is the murderer. She says she
can't think what. possessed Bug to do it..
When he came home Monday evening he
was excited, and although usually jovial,
was morose. He sat by the window and
refused to talk. She asked him what
WAS the matter, and he replied, "Don't
bother me, I'm sick" She saw that he
was nervous, and on noticing the blood
spots on his pants leg, asked him where
they came from. He made no reply. He
tried to wipe the blood stains out, but
failed, and then, as there WAS hole near
the stains. he asked her to sew patch
over the place. This she did. 81 don't
know what possessed him 10 do it," con-
cluded the woman in making her state
ment. The impression is that Cephas
has made confession to the woman,
though IS yet she will not admit that he
did 30.
1t is generally believed that the negro
McGlottsn had nothing to do with the
murder, but he will be held as witness
by the State. MoGlotten is able to prove
an alibi. He had engaged Cephss to help
him at some WORK on the fatal Monday,
but Cephas did not come, and declined to
account for his absence. McGlottsn vas
home all day on Monday, and when
n ali rod % IA ha fhinEo Of ha 4 q
SIT looks bad for Bug the nigger's in a
bad tx"
The oolored people in the neighborhood
of where the crime took place are very
ignorant and supsrstitious. MoGlotten,
when told Of the finding OF Mrs. Bush's
body by his wife, said that he had
dreamed that she had been killed and
wasn't surprised. The Jenkins woman
also had dream about the murder, she
says, and told ''her man" about it on
Sunday. When told of the finding Of the
body CephAs said significantly, "It's come
true" Sarah Lai, Jenkins, cousin OF
Elizabeth Jenkins, says she also dreamed
last winter that some one had killed Mrs.
Bush.
Murphy, the former husband Of the
dead woman, has established complete
abb by accounting for his whereabouts
mp to last Tuesday night. His presence
in Dorchester county OF late has not been
an unusual thug, but that he had been
around at the time OF the murder at first
caused suspicion to be diverted toward
him. Murphy has always claimed that
Mrs. Bush had owed him 5000 which he
had loaned her shortly after thei- mar
risge, aud it has bsen the subject of con-
siderable litigation. He placed the osse
in the hands of Judge Goldsborough be-
fore he went on the bench, and every little
while Murphy would turn up, inquiripg
after his money. of late the judge has
been referring him to other lawyers living
in Cambridge. 1t was to look after his
money that brought Murphy into Dor.
chester at the time Mrs. Bush was killed.