The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-03-13
MURDER WILL OUT.
Crime &C mmitted Last Fall Is just
Discovered in Savannah.

Discovered in Savannah.
Savannah, Ca, March 9.-(Special)-A
sensational murder was unearthed here to-
day. Isaiah Harden, a longshoreman, CHS
appeared September Sd, and for some time
it was believed he went to Port Royal. On
investigation is was found that he had not
been there. This morning it was discovered
that his body had been buried since the date
OF his disappearance under the floor of a
house at II Margaret street. Rumors were
afioat day or two ago to the effect that
Richard and Mary Washington, his wife,
had murdered the longshoreman, and when
a search was made for the body only parts
of it were found in the excavation. 1t has
since been discovered that the crime was
committed by Mary Washington and a man
named Edwards. who was intimate with
her.
On being arrested this morning, the
washington woman confessed that she and
Edwards had killed the man in a fight.
She says she struck him on the head with
brick. Edwards then cut the body in
pieces and they buried it under the floor OF
the room in which she was living Since
the murderers learned that the matter was
Detng investigated. which was on Monday,
they nave removed the body from the
room.
When the prisoners, Mary Washington
her husband and Edwards, were taken to
JuStlce Naughton'S court this mornlnS Tor
commitment, band of longshoremen
headed by big, burly negro named John
anu attempted to get at the prisoners.
For a While it seemed as If there would
De an attempt to take the guilty parties cut
and lynch them, but the officers prevented
1t. The criminals Were taken to the county
Jail, followed by some tVe or six hundred
people until they were safely behind the
bars. The whereabouts of the body is still
unknown
The disappearance Of the body Of the
murdered m man is the most mysterious part part
of the case. Mary Washington admits haV-
ing dug it up last Monday night, with her
husband, but she will not say what d1sposi-
ton was made Of it. She said that she and
Edwards SWore on q cross that they would
not give another away. AS she was
being placed in JAIL however, she admitted
that Edwards was at her house on the
night Of the murder, and that he did the
work. The theory is that Edwards was in
the room with the woman when harden
came there and that he KILLED Harden IN
fight that ensued Edwards is sexton of the
First African Baptist church Rlchard
Washington arrested as an accompllce.
Though there is no direct evidence against
him as yet, it is known that he came to Sa-
vannah from Charleston the day that H2r-
next day. The guilty woman says she Will
make known the whereabouts OF the body
as soon as she makes her peace with Goa.
They d" Not tell.
Savannah Ga, March 10.-(Special) THE
whereabouts of the body Of Isaac Harden,
light yesterday, is still a mystery. Efforts
were made again today to get Mary Wash
ington, the murderess, to tell what had
been done with il, but she would not or
band had removed it from under the floor
in her house last Monday night but she
would not tell what they did with II. The
woman appears TO pc gong liislne, ~. ~
evidence viii never be found. Inc muir
dererS are still in Jail.