Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-04
SALEM MURDER

X.
Vh" man lately arrested, named Palmer is said to
have made confessions of the persons vho were d.
rectly or indirectly concerned the murder; that
mong them were Capt. Joseph ]. Knapp, Jr. and
capt. John T. Knapp, masters of vessels.-They
were arrested at Wenhaun. They are Young men. he
longing to very respectable family and the first
con in-law to the lady who vas a niece of Capt.
WHITE and for many years had lived in his family as
housekeeper.
The prisoner also duplicates the two C,own,nsheld.
who are now in prison; and states he resided in ga
lem from the 23d of February till the funeral Of Capt
White, uuder the name Of Carr and mt m NJ the
Lafayette Coffee House. On examiniDr ,ha 49,, -,
tnat establishment appears that stranger W no cal
led his name Carr, remained there two weeks without
appearing to have any business any acquaintance
IN town and spent his time In reading and retirement,
The Newburyport Herald says-It is stated tbo,
ramer confessed there were nine persons concerned
directly or indirectly, in the murder of Nr White
hat he was not the first victim intended two other
persons, repnted to be wealthy hayno he.n marked
out before him. One of these last wns Watched for
some time bat no Citing opportunity offered for tho
successful commission of the act The ,apucrs uspd
ne SAID, we're melted and the Ratchet concealed in
place which he designated. He confirms the stote
nent OF Hatch. that the plot was cunirved at gam
ohh9 mouse Uurins tLp progress OF the examination
IS SAID his father appeared and urged him 10 desis
rom turther confessions which he accordingly did
Palmer Is said to be quite younO man and u,. IN
the Maine State Prison before he was nineteen
Respecting this mans (Pamer's) confession. We
find he following additional statement in the Boston
Journal, OF SATURDAY..
Palmer dccared-that Mr. White was rourlorad
by J Knapp, IT,, brother of J Knapp. and other
persons, who were previously in custody: that !
Knapp, lr secrced himself m the house in the DIV
time, and admitted the rest in the ninh,- thew went
into tho chamber, and were removing tho ;ron c6c,I
when Mr. White appeared 10 move. and he awnLnr,.
that Knapp struck him on the head with the hatcbei
and two OF The Others stabbed him; TINT they drtrov
cd the d'rks in the furnace Of u mandatory; the
Ratchet, which he described niinutoy WINS Anrisd ~
N hat nj H..
Ratchet was found" The Knapps arc in custodv
We understand that J. Knapp, ir. watched tho bo
dy OF Mr. White two nights; and was one of the COM
mandcrs OF tho volunteer guards of virnncc ,pbicb
was established to detect tho nurderers md nrotcct
the people The blade Of dirk has been discover
CD IL IS Iurtcr stated that il was at Knapps nross
ing request the hossekeeper had gone away to sec
her daughter, Kuapp's wife.
S1ien W'ydty.--The gd,ors of the Boston pau,,.,
"Tbe eTrrsn, rs yS & Salem, is that C.r.g Anapp
s1ns,cd on Wednesday night has made foil disclosure Of
Gated murder Of DIT White. Five or six are impli
Important fSon Duran The New, yo,t nv, ,,
scr ssys;-ne have ieen letter from an authentic s
S Ti a reay O compromise has been made win
we Danlsh sovsrnScn IL the claims Of American ci,
lor e'P,uTean seizures uiIe by that country dyr ~
war. TsenEet.arrvadn tho last packet Win de.,,S
Hon our Nglssr ~ Copenhagen, Mr. Wheaton and ,ob,SS
reached Washington on Sairday The odoai ~" pooany
probably laid before the Snae previously to their so
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favored 90 risnd, with the blowing intelligence G p
~ IT, n.seu W., <'Jh April rceved by the Bunker hi, -
we iIey Stn france WILDE consrnied on the oIow,g
20 S WI haveto ny TO France sy-fcut niIlions
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snS'oe % AND ,hrSs per ee interest per snnu and rpos
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p o. uoe winch Is o1e taken Ivy France AZ 81 Cancs
per 80 kssmme'' without uiy and in deduction Of o,e5
bneoyraCipC 10 M Baebctoys ~
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leaeues lm Bognia IN The torn of Ralio An Id III
years Of ?, named Juan Mozo o,a Trgtl ,S; - ~ Ilu
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MARED-lr Cincinnati, Mrl s. I,tto,,,ru. 8
tho PropoIs II the Cincinnati C;asuo o M x' ono OF
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