Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-06-11
THE SALEM MURDER AGAIN


The Salem Register of Monday, contains far more
copious and particular detail Of the circumstances at
tending the late shocking murder Of MIR. White, than
any narrative heretofore given The narrative wn
says he N. Y. COMMERCIAL from the confess of Jo.
sep. j. Knapp, Jr., who has turned states evidence
IL was the most COOL deliberate and atrocious asass-
nation that has occurred to stain the annals of our
country brief sketch of the tfacfs in the case as
ed by Knapp, given in this paper yesterday;
and several days SINCE published account OF the
arrest OF Palmer and the mannsr of his arrest in the
state OF Maine-which arrest led 10 the whole dis.
closure. An interesting and affecting part now for
the nrst time. made known. The letter from Palmer
demanding money containing dark illusions snl threats.
supposed TO relate TO The murder directed "Ar
Joseph Knapp, merchant, Siem" (uppo.e ed 10 be in.
tended for Joseph Knapp who is respe ctabls mer.
chant in that town, and who took il from he Post Of
bce. The suspicious character OF the letter was such
a. to induce him to deliver IL to the Committee Of
Vigilance And it turns ont that IL is his o,on so,,
on whom rests the heavy guilt of the muTdrr The
editor oil the Salem Register, says Bat. Pat.
"The sensation which has been ere ,ted in town hy
those appalling disclosures is beyond description The
person who has made the confession and who appear.
to have been The ms tigator Of the deed and the en-
psyer OF assns to perpetrsle IT, has her tofore ss
tanned fair character, and the suspicious Of The pub
lie had never been directed toward him. The deph
OF grief and misery into which his amiabe Young wife
and numerous respectable connections have been
thrown by this dreadful developemen has ca.ed the
hearts OF thousands TO bleed Tor them"
| The substance OF the disclosures Of Joseph j. Knapp
Jun 1.-The per'on who has turned States Evidence We
|
Knapp il the son in-aw of Mrs. Beckford the niecs
and house keeper Of Capt. White, and has been mar.
! rcd about three years. The person engaged to per.
form the deed appears 10 have placed great reliance
upon the expeca ion OF obtaining the large amount Of
treasure genera" supposed, and in fact represented
by Knapp 10 be probably containsd in the iron chest
- arp says that he entertained the no ION mot un
common, though erroneous) that il Captain White
should die without VIII, bis wfe's mother would have
been entitled by law 10 hdT Of The estate of Capt
4 White az Mrs b. was The only legal representative
a deceased sister Of Capt White, and he children o
his deceased brother the only heirs entitled to III,
other half.
He knew that Capt. White had made VIII by which
his mother would he entitled only 10 moderate leg4
cyafter he had found agents who agreed 70 assassi
nate Capt. White for 1000 dollars, which he agreed I,
pay, the FIRST step was to purloD destroy the Will:
he had free and frequent access TO the house. he agree,
to do this himself and 10 nnbar and unfaten the bacl
window OF the house, that The assassin mir ht gair
entrance. Various modes thought Of 10 tak- ~,
life. He confesses that he went into Capt WIS cham
Der I'll April four days before the murder, and 6nInt
the key n the iron chest, unlocked II and took ont ID,
viii, put IT in his chsise box covered II up with hay
carried II 20 Wenbam, and kept IL ill after the murder
and then burned IT, After the VIII had besn secure,
he gave notice TO the assassin, that al ready. o.
The same evening, previous 10 biz going 10 Wenham
he had meeting the centre Il the Mall with IN,
assassin, who showed him The budgeon and tn dsgge
with which he intended TO perpetrate the deed that IN
(knapp) examined hem and aked The other II he in
tended to do IL that night he said he thought no--h
DID not feel like II. Knapp then returned 10 Wenhan
On Sunday afternoon, 9th Of ApriD be sscertsine,
hasCsP White had gone to take Tea ia Chestnut stree