Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-01

and he first discovered the blood in the rayine
/ He then returned to the house and impaired
the news to the woman who had been made a
widow under the most painful and distressing
J circumstances. Il have found enough " he re-.
ported. 'to warrant the assertion that there
has been foul play"
Blood was first discovered beneath the large
walnut tree where the locust club with matted
halr and blood was found upon it. and from the
tree the blood was tracked TO the edge of the
, ravine, which Is within a yard OF the farm road
and not more than hundred feet from where
the deed was committed. Near the edge of the
rayine, where the body had undoubtedly rested
for some time. was the largest pool of blood
found, although 1t Is certain that more blood
was spilled, for in a number of places in the
held IVES found clotted blood, showing
evidence OF the blood beneath the tree having
been taken up by the murderers and scattered
IN all directions, to conceal as much as possible
the evidence of their crime. How long the
dead mans body rested the brink of the
ravlne Is, of course. not known, but it
was evidently left there for some time as
there is no doubt that ii was there that the
murderer or murderers covered portions of the
dead mans body and head with guano sacks
and carpet.
From tine ravine to the we'll. distance of
fully half a mile. not drop of blood was to be
found. and it was TO conceal the hiding place
OF the body that the dead mans head and body
were tied with the sackinS.
Hall a mile below the ravine is the Western
branch, where fishermen were working at tLeir
nets Sunday evening, and it is more than likely
that the murderer or murderers intended TO
conceal the body, but afterward changed their
minds and went to the well near the unoccupied
house.
SCENE OF THE MURDER.
The ground about the ravine as well es the
woods and fields were examined and the search
ers for the missing man had looked in every
nook and corner before it was suggested that
his body was in the we'll.
A lantern was lowered into the we'll, but as
there Was about eight feet OF water in it moth
ing OF course could be seen of the body Bucket
hooks were procured and even after they had
been lowered several times. without success
the searchers were about to give up the task as
hopeless, but Constable sweeney insisted
that the body was there and that
the rope was not long enough
Another piece Of rope was obtained and when
lowered they hooked something, apparently
clothing. and when raised to the surface evil
dence OF wooden goods was found OF them.
Again and again they were lowered. Then
stable Sweeney. who was manipulating the
hooks, was unable 70 raise 1. to the top Of the
well.
FINDING TEE CORPSE.
Something broke and there was splash.
That splash conveyed something more than the
ordinary splash Of well bucket or tin can,
and when the hooks reached the top Of the
well piece Of the dead mans coat was found
attached to il. This satisfied the searchers
that the body was there, and Mr.. ". W. Cosden,
well digger, who in the neighborhood
was sent for. ana with the aid OF his rigging
he descended the we'll and fshed the body TO
the surface. fastening a rope around the body
OF the dead mar.
The tall and tackle were brought into play
and the dead body was raised 10 the surface. 1t
presented a CHASTITY sight. One blow inflicted
on the chin OF the victim had cut the flesh and
torn 1t from The neck, laying it bare the long
beard Of the dead man hanging from the piece
OF torn fesh that had been cut from the neck
The other and fatal wound was just above the
ear. and this blow had broken the frontal bone
and inflicted an injury from the effects of
which recovery was impossible.
Following the finding Of the body the well
was cleaned out. and 1t was then that the guano
/ sacks and piece OF carpet were found
The arrest of ]. Wesley johnson was made late
Tuesday evening. but it WAS soon made sure
, that he was not IL any way implicated in the
crime, although he is wanted in Anne Arundel
county on charge of theft. The arrest Of Bar
Der and Pinkney followed. and then the officers
went to work TO secure what evidence they
could in the case.