Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-10-11
From The HUDSON Wig.

From the HliSOn Wkig.
Murder Of Hiss Uamiit0n.-T The trari-
cal death of this young lady. and the al
most unprecedented barbarity attending
the horrid affair, has necessarily excited
great interest in the public mind. To gra-
tify the public inquisitiveness, give the
substance of the trial of the supposed muir
derers which took place on Friday last at
a Court ofOyer and Terminer, held atCat-
skill in the county of Greene, before Mr..
Justice Plat.
Two persons, Patrick Carenah. and
Allen lrishmen by birth, who were soldiers
in the late war, were indicted for the MUIR
der OF this young lady. Cavenah only
was tried (; and being acquitted, Alien
was discharged without the formaiity OF a
trial.
GREENE OYER AND TERMINEa.
The People.
Patriot Cavenah
Van Buren,, Attorney General, for the
People, Williams, for the Prisoner.
The first fact proper to be ascertained
in the course of the trial, was, in what man
ner the deceased lost her life whether she
designedly or accidentally fell in the creek
where the dead body was found floating {:
or, whether she was murdered and thrown
into it. The result of the testimony on
this point was such as to leave no possible
doubt that she was in fact murdered and
thrown into the creek. Il appeared TO the
court that Che horrid event took place some
time after nine O'Clock on the evening of
the Esd of August, 1878. and that hebody,
mangled in the most shocking manner. was
found on the Saturday following, about
four O'Clock, in the afternoon. These facts
being ascerta;ned to the satisfaction of the
court, the next question was, by whom
was she murdered
Major Unt,oorh and Cdpt. Cuyler were
called for the purpose Of convicting Cave
hah the prisoner arraigaed, ,ol beingonc of
the perpetrators.
Maj. WalwOrth testified. That on the
10Th of January, 1914, he took command
OF Fort GansevoOrt, near York-that
the prisoner was then there. About week
after his arrival, while sitting in his room
about 8 or g O'Clock in the evening, prison
er came to him with a roll Of paper in his
hand and with a stare of wildness or hOr-
rOr-.enquired for Lieutenant now captain
| Cuyler, observing that he bad something of
Importance to communicate to him. Be-
Ing informed that Lieutenant Cuyler was
not within, he said he would communicate
it to the witness, and proceeded as fol-
lows +" 4 great murder had been commit
ted--he was knowing to it--said If was
the murder Of Miss Hamilton, up the
1 North River--at the time the murder was
committed, he was up the river-was one
OF party of Irishmen who had left Phila-
J delpllia for Albany or Troy--said witness
could find the whole history in a paper
which he then handed witness''- Witness
then INTERCEPTED him--he started, aud
said that the President and Heads Of De-
partments, would be murdered-that there
was party forming to murder theIn--that
Thomas a. Emmet WAS one to be murder
ed--and went on ia this unintcliglbe
manner till witness ordered him ont of the
room--sOon after which lieat. Cuyler came
in, and he and witness examined the pa
pers---witness thea sent word to Mr. Ham
ilton father of the deceased) who within 8
or 10 days arrived there-witness then ex-
amined the prisoner who stated that he
left Philadelphia after the LIST of July, with
a number Of Irishmen to 90 TO Albany,
Waterford or Troy to get workout find.
! ing none they stole boat and descended
the river 70 Athens--they subsisted by 90
! ing ashore and plundering occasionally, a.
! they went down the riveT--tbat they wen