Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-11-17

bought some Prussic ACID and Ungucn-
| tum. because his brother-n-law had told
him they were good to kill canker worms.
lie had no other intention in purchasing
/ them, and they were never used at all.
Richard Crowninshicld, Jr. said that
/ when he went into the house to commit
the murder, he carried no light with him.
The plank by which he climbed into the
back window he found in the yard He
was not more than ten minutes in the
house, and left it at half past ten O'clock
n othing occurred there to alarm him or
hasten his departure. He was alone.
! Next corning he melted his dirk at the
factory in Danvcrs. lie said Capt
4 White never moved after the first blow
was struck. To assure himself that no
life remained in him, he felt his pulse be-
fore he left him. Richard carried the
dirk in his bosom the club in his sleeve.
j Defendant never visited the gambling
house in South Salem, and does not be-
lieve Frank ever did. Defendant took
the key from the chamber door of the
victim and hid it under the sofa covering,
that the door might moi be fastened.
I Notwithstanding all that had passed, de-
icndam hardly expected the murder
would take place.
i The first proposition vas made to
George Crowninshicld. George said
he wouldn't mind sabbing the old man
on the road to his farm, or in the street,
but he would not do it in the house.
When defendant went upon the common
with Frank to meet Dick, they waited
half an hour for him before he came.
Never had but one interview with Dick
after the murder. An appointment was
made to commit the murder on Sunday,
the 3D. of April, in the street. Defend
ant has had communication with both
Richard and George since he has been
in prison, about the murder Cores
pondcncc was carried on through Gre
vice in the ceiling They were anxious
to know about Palmer; whether hc vas
going to confess, &c.-i}o'. Il it
would be likely to 90 hare .., I'd.
George said, that at the time 0. the muir
der, he had had Palmer concealed a
week in his room, hiding from justice, in
consequence of some difficulty about
countcriciting or uttcring base coin.
Frank several times attempted to dis
suadc the prisoner from engaging in this
crime: he represented that it was attend
ed with great danger, and that prisoner
looked only on the bright side of the
project; but Joe answered that he had
weighed the consequences well.
After the reading of this confession,
the letters alluded to in the former were
about to be read, when NIessrs. Dexter
and Gardiner objected to their introduce
ton, because VIM. Allen was not pre-
sent to identify them as the same which
he put into the post Office, and conse-
qucntly the government did not produce
the best evidence the case admitted.
The Court decided to admit the let
ters, which were as follows:
MAY l3, 1880.
Gentlemen ofthc Com of Vigilance:
Hearing that you have taken up 4
young men on suspicion of being con-
cerncd in the murder of MIR White, !
think it nigh time to inform you that
Steven White came to me one night and
told me if would remorc the old gentle
man, he would give me 5000 dollars; he
said he was afraid he would al tier his will
if he lived any longer. | told him |
would do it, but was afeared to go into
the house so he said he'd go with me,
that he would try to get into the house in
the evening and open the window, would
then go home and go to bed and meet me
again about H.. ] found him and we
both went into his chamber. ! struck
him on the head with a heavy piece of
lead and then stabbed him with dirk,
he made the finishing stroke with anoth-
er lie promised to send me the money
next evening, and has not sent it yet,
which is the reason that mention this,
Yours, sc. GRANT.
This letter was directed on the out
side to the "Ion. Gideon Barstow, Sa-
lem," and put into the post Office on Sum
day evening, May 18th, 1880.
Lynn, May l2, l83O.-Mr. White
will send the $1,000 or a part of it before
tomorrow night, or suffer the painful con-
sequences. n. CLAYTON 4th.
This letter was directed on the out
side to the "Hon. Stephen White, Salem,
Mass" and put into the post Office in
Salem on Sunday evening, May 10th.
MIR. Colman was then called upon to
identify the club, which he had found
under the steps of the Howard street
Church, on the 29th ofMay, at o'clock,
in company with Hon. Gideon Barstow
and Stephen c. Phillips,
After the reading, the Rev. Mr.. Col
man and Gideon Barstow, Esq. were
examined as to the circumstances under