Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-05-11
PRICE BREAKS DOWN
He COnicsscs that He Alone
Murdered SalIie Dean.

Governor Brown has set Friday,
July ), as the date for the execution Of
Price
Marshall T.. Price who was convict
ed of the murder of Sallie L. Dean, in
Caroline county, and who was senten-
ced TO he hanged, exonerates Grant
Corkran of any completely in the act.
lie has made another confession in
which he gives detailed account of
the murder. This confession was to
ShoriH Berry, of Caroline county, and
was made Tuesday night in the Jail at
Denton. The sheriff said Price detained
him when he went to the cell with sup
per, saying; II want to tell you some.
thing" After slight hesitation Price
extended his right hand and said:
"The detectives said Sallie Deans
throat was cut by left-handed man.
want to say that this is the hand
that cut her" lie then gave the
sheriff the following account Of the
murder:
when | came out of the woods
after cutting the material for names on
the day of the murder crossed the
road about ten feet behind Sallie Dean.
She spoke 10 me pleasantly and re-
marked that it was lovely day. |
joined her and walked short distance
conversing upon matters OF no import.
snce.
"a sudden impulse took possession
of me. Without warning | raised the
axe which | carried in my hand and
struck her on the side of the head
She fell to the ground partly stunned
dragged her to one side of the road
and cut her underclothing, then tore
the clothes with my hand. She re-
vived about this time and said: % my
head, how it hurts then caught
hold Of both her hands. dragged her
into the thicket, cut her throat, hut
did not violate her person. | covered
the body with cedar bush and buried
her dinner bucket and the knife with
which cut her threat. was alone.
Grant Corkran had nothing to do
with the murder
After tn body was found took an
active part in the search for the muir
derer, thinking could in that way
divert suspicion from myself. The de
tectives were too smart for me, though.
When ! reached Baltimore | deter
mined to confess to Marshall Frey,
and to implicate Grant Corkran, partly
through revenge, because Corkran got
the best of me in trade we made Of n
watch and a knife and partly because
was afraid the people Of Caroline coun,
ty would lynch me if | was the only
person concerned in the murder"
Price said he had been thinking Tor
several days of generating Corkran,
and that his mind was made up after
reading letter which he received
Tuesday from lady in Baltimore,
in which she urged him to make his
peace with God by repenting and con-
Tossing his sins.
The other day Price seemed penitent.
He called for some stationery shortly
atterward and wrote to DIR. Duhada.
way, Thomas Todd and others, from
whom he had stolen articles at various
times, and asked them to visit him.
DIR. Duhadaway went on Sunday, and
Price told HIM he broke into his house
in February, 1894, and took some
surgical instruments, a set Of gold shirt
studs and bottle of chloroiorm. He
had lost two of the studs, but taking
one from the shirt he wore and which
he wore during the trial handed it to
the Doctor, who recognized it. He
said he kept the bottle of chloroform,
which was about two thirds full, until
the day before the murder. and in.
tended 10 put turpentine in it.