The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-11-20

while, and defendant paid, him : hundred
Eve franc pieces which Capt. Joe. Dew
ing had lstsly thought hone for him from
Richard detailed the cir-
cumstances fthc murder, in I tnenner y
greeing with Franks statsmNht. Said ~
was pretty short Of cash, and shouId want
more money soon. Said II waD q nv de-
fendan; had got the wrong vii; he had
known that fact in season, hs would no(
have leit the house without the Tikht one:
Said he had hidden the club with which
he killed the old man, under the steps Of
the Howard street meeting house. Pris-
oner told Frank where the club was, and
sent him to get and destroy i, but hs said
he could not fnd t.. 'tss yEi' h.
{. The confession goes on to state that the
prisoner vast the writer Of two anonymous
letters; one addressed to Hon. Gideon
Barstow, 10 Cbairmsn of the Committee
of Vigilance, the other to Honorable Ste
phen White, copies ofwbich will be found
below. These letters William III. Allen,
put in the Post Office, knowing nothing Of
their contents Defendant knows aothing
about Selmun in connection with this muir
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r. NJ" Cs,...~ IA .;aa.S :, ~. h,.tn1e
o &c .n.., M Gen. ~.~. =. Toss.,h I.rL;ns K..nn,
Jr. with solemn declaration at The sod ;
that it is done without compulsion, solici-
tation, or bribe, with noother promise from
49, Hs ds.I,rs. ,h.. NO cshsr nror-
ps;t;on wa. msds him hv ..;a Colm,n md
0so.s;... ,h., r. anv ,h;nc . o.n;t,.d n
ih;a confsss;on bo w;u ,,n,v and freelv
an,wsr svcyy nue.,;on ,h.t NAV h. sd.
dsa.ssd him
= s,,h.se,,sn, corc...;or wr;tt.r ~ the
;o;I n nr.serc. 9th. nr;soncr and sioned
l.. h;,, ,,.. .I.r r..a 7, ws, pads m
~. aIs, ofM.v s.o dsvs ofier tbc other
.nd ,vos in rsnIv - Question. .ddrrs.ed "a
h:n,. - - 80 go, ,,-.g 4
crrONn rONCESSJoN
One ..ssrnooo in January when he was
v;,;,;n, n, ,hs hon.. or Cant White. he
ss ,.sn. .. - ~" I n. 'ohaub.r opsn.d The ;,on
49,. i.hsr. hs Lna~ :. W.. L.nt and
..~L o.. ,h. ,v;,, IT. G,,rd that 'hut
~,c 600 -. .h.-. h...,...L.5 "A !, ~. moth
@io,1oo "@S ~ v,qu:a.s - -. Vi sI...~ -
S A., .v.,,
- "".' ~ ~, - ".s W. '',r.J !. n..rIv :.
mAe ino 40 ~ c., sond;t;or 7, w..
pna.. s. c.,s:,h. c. - - &C., ~. .h., h. ho,,gN
O D".:a Xa:J "a TI,n,.n,,,r h.cs,,..
y. u.s% ,so,h.s;n.,.w 49,. [ h.d Ella him thew w.rs
aa.I s ~ In canLar worm. Ha had mo-
o othsr ;r,ant;on ,or nurch.,;ng them. and
,ha,, n as. - n..., pssd =. q, Rchard
Csoy,,,;ash;a,l y T. ..;J .hs, wh.n hs v.rs
80 ,sa S""ss - com,m;, ~. murdsr he
naS,;.J , "a ~ G.;bt With him Tha Mani bv
49, L. .,!s.h.a ;n.c ~. h..L w;.,.,,y
/. c,.nd n ~. v.rd TT. ws. M. more
.h.r ~ '.on m;,"... ;n The ho,,so ana ,a0 Il
:. h.,c 49,, ..r o,olacL No,h;nc cccur-
"a - M .h.l. | ~ .I.S., him cr hss.ao h;s da-
nar,,,rs n. wa. .i6ne Next morulnp
bs rrsl,.d h;s d;rL :. the factory = Dnne
vsx. H. .s;d Cant White navar moved
a.. a.. c.. H.. wos s,.,,cL To, as
."~e h;rse,r th.s mn Hf. remained in him.
bs Gel, h;s nu,se hesore be lefi him Rich
"a n.r.;.I ~ ALL ~ his hoscn, .l,a cluh
- HE - sleeve . M "
Defendant never visited the g.mbl;no
house in South Salem. and does not be.
l;eve Frouk ever d;d Defendant. took
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