Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-11-24

She same As Frank hal told him. ,ix:
oas shoussnd dollars.
Richard showsd the tcsls i'm which
~ meant to pesfssm The deed; they
wese examined by The defendant. One
vss ciub about two feet long. turned,
and having heads turned towards the
handle, to prevent slipping in the hand;
il was very heavy, and be supposed 10
20 be loaded. The dirk wss hl,oot Eve
inches long, 9th IN ivory handle; the
blade was nst and sharp 1t both edgcs.
Richard tarned the club himself, al his
workshops DONE knew Who owned the
dagger. This was on Friday the I'd of
April, snd defendant asked Dick IT he
wss geinx to kill the old man that
night. lie answered No, and said he
coald not do il that night, because he
was alone, and George wosld not bach
him. lie would meet Frank, sny
time. Defendant went home to Wen.
ham on that evening, after the inter
view, carrying Captain Whites gill in
his cbaise box, where he kept IL, CO.
vered up with hay, till the day Of the
murder, when he took il oot and burn
ed il. The next Sunday he came in
town, and went 10 meeting all day.
On Sunday april 4th) Frank met
Richard at the bottom OF the common,
aud informed him that Capt. White
was going 10 take tea at the house Of
Mrs. Stone, family connection, in
Chestnut street, that afternoon. Rich
ard said he would dirk him that night
in Chestnut street. on his return, if lac
did not return before dark. II so hap
pened, however, that he did return
homo before dark, and so tho design
was frustrated. j. J. Knapp. jr. then
returned to Wenham before dark.
Frank went up to Wenham on Tues.
day. Mrs. Rockford Capt. Whites
niece and housekeeper) was there at-
tending q daughter who was sick. DE,
PENDANT told Frank he had better in.
form Richard Of this. J. J. X. had
himself previously unscrswed and IN.
barred the window shutter, SO that the
assassin might obtain easy access.
Frank accordingly left the farm fol
the purpose Of finding Dick, and or
coming away said he guessed the old
gentleman would 60 that night.
Next morning, Benz. White, Capt.
WIS man servant, came up and told
US Capt. White had been murdered
In the afternoon, Frank came and ask
ed If We had heard the news; We an
swered yes. He Afterwards, in pri
vate, related the particulars Of III,
murder. He met Richard in Brown
street, behind Capt. Whites garden
about 10 o'clock. After the light,
were extinguished, Richard went round
through the street, and entered the
yard Of Capt. w. in Front, ent round
the house 10 the back window which
Joe had left unfastened, entered the
house alone, passed up the stair case
opened the door Of the chamber where
Capt. White slept, approached hi,
bedside, and with his club gave him Q
blow on the head: then turning down
the clothes. aud lifting up his arm.
gave him the stabs in his side. lie
then made his escape from the house,
and in Brown street again met Frank
Before Richard wentin, he told Frank
il there was any money in the chamb be-
he would get il. When he came out
Frank asked him IL he had found it,
lie said 10, but he had fixed him
They then separated, and Frank went
home.
Prisoner came down 10 Salem after
the murder, aud staid fortnight
Meanwhile, Frank had seen the sssas
SIN, who informed him that somebod,
else must certainly have gone in attic
he left the house, aud given him som.
additional stabs, as he had only in
flicted four. After defendant reform
ed TO Wenhsm, about a fortnight from
the murder, Richard rode up will
Frank 10 the farm, staid a little while
and defendant paid him hundred fiv,
franc pieccs, which Capt. JOS. Dewia;
bad lately brought home for him iron
Gaudaloupe. Richard detailed th,
circumstances Of the murder, in ;
manner agreeing with Franks state
mcnt. Said he was pretty short o
cash, and should want more none,
soon. Said il was a pity defcndan
had get the wrong will If he ha,
known that fact in season, he woul,
not have left the house without IN,
right one. Said he had hidden tn,
club with which he killed the old man
under the steps Of the Howar stree
meeting house. Prisoner told Franz
where ihe club was, and sent him I,
get and destroy 1t, but he said h
could not End IL.
! The confession goes on to state tina
the prisoner was the writer Of TIVE .
nonymoUs letters, one addressed &,
the Hon. Gideon Barstow, as Chairman
Of the Committee of Vigilance, Oh,
other 20 Hon. stephen White. 1hes,