Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-09-04
STRANG,S CONFESSION.

| by CMom Pepper, Esq junior, Counsel for the de
ceased convict. 1t will be seen in the account
OF the Execution, on the first page of this num-
ber that Strang confirmed the truth Of this confess
SION, holding it in his hand and standing upon the
gallows few minutes before his death. 1t will
surprise no one, that he fully duplicates the wretch
Ell Mrs. Whlpple in the murder of her husband. She
first made amorous advances, first proposed elope-
ment but could not obtain without the knowledge
OF her husband, sufficient money-she first sugges-
ted the idea OF murder, and proposed various meth
DDS.
One was for Strang to 90 and work On the Canal,
and get some of the Irishmen to kill Mr.. Whipple:
another was, to take pistol, an ace or club, and
wayay him about fifty rods from the house: another
was, to hire somebody to kill him. Letters we're writ
ten anonymously to different persons, Offering re-
ward OF $780, the money to be found in the Post
Office, for the murder of Whipple. These letters
were the joint production of Mrs. Whipple and
otrang; but they do not appear to have been sent:
another method proposed and tried was by poison.
Three times, at Mrs Whipple's request, Strang pur-
chased arsenic. which Mrs. Whippe administered
to her husband first in his tea. and afterwards in flow
er OF sulphur, but without effect in one instance and
with slight effect in the other. Mrs. Whipple had
prepared for third experiment. but no opportunity
for it offered Finally, Mrs. w. proposed to Strang.
to shoot the object of their internal Vaccinations
through the window. with one of Mr. WhippIe's ps-
tolls Strang replied that with pistol, he should be
as likely to kill any one else as Mr. Whpple. She
then asked him what he could shoot with, and he re-
Piled. S39e A rifle was procured, Mrs. Whippe
furnishing the money, and examining it In the barn
after 1t was purchased She also furnished powder.
and supplyed two panes of glass for Strang to make
his ''experment' in firing through Glass, and re-
CURED him to describe the place of his s'experiment'
in order that she might come there, 'swhen she re-
turned from Church.'' 1t was in consequence of
hirs. Whipples doubts, s'whether the ball would not
sance,' that induced Strang to institute his exper-
ments. Finally, Mrs Whippc put into his hand,
the ball with which the rifle charged for the
der saying IL have taken the last ball he had left
for you to shoot him wth"-She provided him with
parrot SOCKS, so that he might walk without noise
and rohed phhe curtain of the window where Whip
pie was sitting. Thus instigated. aided. abetted and
equipped. Strang perpetratet the murder.
In conclusion, he expresses pentcnce and re-
ligious hope; declares himself pleased that he was
not admitted as witness against Mrs. Whipple and
that she was acquitted and he exhorts her 10 repen-
tance
1t happencd in the attempt to poison Whpple
with the sulphur, that after taking it himself, he gave,
either from accident suspicion some to his yeung
son, and to Mrs. Whipp!e She did not dare to re-
fuse, but took what Offered; and then turned and
spit 1t from her mouth but she permitted her child
to take it declaring afterwards to Strang, that she
preferred that he should be killed rather than her.
self detecte,l.-JMuss. Journal.
KENTUCKY Observation-Disclosures and Frankfort
papers to the 18th inst. have been received, but do
not give the complete returns of the election ofmem-
bers to Congress. The Frankfort Commentator
speaking of the election in the first district, says
g 1t is not certain that the administration have
succeeded in electing more than fve members of
Congress- while the Jackson party have probably
elected sir, and may have obtained seuenth-a re-
suit as unexpected as it is Notifying. 1t is pecu-
ary yexatious, because it is the result of accident,
and not consonant to the clearly ascertaned will of
Il majority of the people; who will be found to
have given an the Congressional election, an aggre
gate majority in favour of the Administration, Of
. more than ten thousand to have elected Senate,
: consisting of 38 members, with majority of4 or g.
: and House of Representatives, consisting of 1oo
. members, with majority, not much if any short
of 90, in favour of the admnistration-the elections
turning almost universally upon the national ques-
i ton.
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a From the Trenton True american.
j, The opposition gentry are rejoicing at the partial
success that has crowned their unheard of exertons
IS at the Kentucky election From the circumstance
of the Jackson committee of Nashville, circulating
r. their withdrawing productions, and extending Their
IN influence into Kentucky from the fact of General