The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-06-05

tbe Nuts Pus u VI hiS e"oiSc iva, SVsSiS"
il up With hay, carried il to Wcnham, and
kept il till alter the murder, and then bur-
ned Il. Aftcr the Will had been secured,
The gave notice to the assassin, that all
was ready. On the same evening, prev
ious to his going to Wenham, he had a
meeting on the centre Of the Mall with
the assassin, who showed him the bludg-
son and the dagger with which he intend
ed to perpetrate the deed; that he Knapp
examined them and asked the other If he
intended to do it that night; he said he
thought not---he did not feel like it.
Knapp then returned to Wenham.
On Sunday afternoon, (4th Of ApriD
he ascertained that Capt. w. had gone to
take tea in Chesnut-street with relutive,
and the assassin then determined to dirk
him in the street on his return; but il turn
ed out that he returned home before dark,
80 that the design was then frustrated. 1t
was next arranged for Tuesday night; and
in the forenoon of that day, he says he
made a pretext to prevail on his wifc's
mother to depart from Capt Whites
house and to ride to Wenham TO visit her
daughters, and 10 spend the night with
them.
! He says that, all preparations being
thus made, the assassin and his accom-
plicc met about 10 o'clock in the evening
in Brown-street, which passes the rear Of
Capt. Whites garden, and stood some
time in spot from which they could OBJ
serve the movements in the house, and
perceiyewhcn the family retired 70 bed,-
the assassin then went round through the
street, and entered the yard Of Capt w.
ia front, went round the house to the back
window, az designated, lifted it, entered
the house alone, passed up The staircase,
opened the door Of the chamber where
Capt. w. slept approached the bedside,
and with bludgeon previously made by
hmselffor the purpose, gave him heavy
and mortal blow ON the side OF the head
while he was sleeping, then with dirk
gave him the stabs in his body--thcn re-
tired from tho house, hustcned back with
the club to Brown-strcct, where he mct
his sccomplicc; ran down Howard-strcct; !;
hid the club under the steps OF the How
ard Street Westinghouse, and then went
oil. -
He says that several DAYS after the
mur.ler, the assassin and nccomplice went
to Wenham to call fer Sl000--that he
could not pay the whole, but gave him 100
five franc pieces. The assassin related
to him the particulars Of the murder, told
him where the Club was concealed, and
said he was sorry Knapp had not got pcs
session OF the right Viii, for had he known
another had been in the room he would
have had it. Knarp sent the accclnplicc
to get the club and destroy it, but the ac-
co,nplice was unatle to find it, rs he after
ward said.
Knapp, when he made tho confession,
designated tho place where the assassin
told him the Club was concealed--and the
persons, to whom the confession was made.
went On Saturday last tn find it--they
went exactly according to the directions
he gave, and ut their first ntter'pt, placed
their hands omit, and drew it cut from un-
der the steps Of the Howard Street Meet
ing House. 1t is weapon we'll adapted
for the purpose-a heavy Bludgcon, or
Indian Club, made Of hickory, twenty
two inches and half long, with a smooth
surface, and large oval head, loaded with
lcsd, and Of such form az is hest adapted to
give a mortal blow on the scull without
breaking the skin, or drawing blood
The hundIe is very ingcDiously contrivcd
for taking hold Of it with IA firm grasp.--
lie says the assassin told him he turned
the club in lathe
Knapp acknowledges himself to be the
writer Of two anonymous letters, one adj
e dressed to the Chairman Of the Commit.
, tee Of Vigilance, charging the gentleman
! who is the Executor and rcsiduary lcga-
tee Of Capt White, with beng the murder
cr-the other addressed to the gentleman
thus charged, and purporting to be from
, the assassin himself, demanding $1,000 as
, tho promised reward for bis services, sc.
: The wretched criminal in few day;
Z after the murder, found tha, all the design.
J which he expected to accomplish by the
y murder and the obstruction Of the viii
Q were totally frustrated--for the paper h
had taken from the iron chest turned ou
: 70 be an od W;ll, and in his guilty haste
j he left behind the real IriL just made.
a Whether Palmer to.k part in the nnur
u der, or emily knew the particulars from in