Litchfield enquirer., 1830-11-25

four weeks after the murder, Frank and Rich ard came to Weuham, and staida little while. paid him 100 five franc pieces. Wbile Richard was there he told the same stOry--said that he had done the deed. said he was shortO money, and should want more sOOn-sald tt was pity I. had not got the right will. and if he had known it had been there he would have got it-said he put the club under the steps Of the Branch Meeting House. My brother told me he had looked there for it. I wrote letter to Stephen White, and one tO Dr. Barstow, for the committee, which brought to Salem. The purpOrt was (here the substance of the letters signed Grant, and ClaxtOn, was reel ted.) they were put into the Post Office Sun day. Mr. Allen came tO the house and told me they were put in. Il told him had re- ceived an anonymous letter from the East ward and this was to brush off the effects of it. l know nothing of Chase and Selnan connected with this transaction-nor of Palmer.
 have given the foregoing to tke Reverend Henry CoInan, and now declare they con tain the truth and nothing but the truth. ] have had no other promise or inducrment than was contained in the letter of the At torney General, shown to me by said Col man. declare that no other proposition has been made, and no solicitations offered by
 
 to answer any other question which might be asked by any proper authority: have sign ed such pages, nine pages in the whole signed Joseph Jenkins Knapp-attested by Henry Colman, md certified as having been read to the prisoner and sworn to by him, by Gideon Barstow, and Stephen C. Phillips.
 Witnesses were here called to identify the letters signed Grant and Claxton, and Joseph Grant, Jr. testified. that he recOeCted receiv- ing and delivering the letters from the Post Office in which he is clerk. On the morning of their delivery he put his initials on both. Dexter said Wm. Fl. Allen was the best and ] only proper evidence to identify the letters he put them into the Post Office, and the government ought to produce him; (he has gone to sea.) .. The court said they were sufficiently iden- They were as follows:
 1 MAY IS, 1880. l Gentlemen of he Committes of Ngiience. Hearing that you have taken up young men on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr. White, think it high time to inform you that Steven White came to me one night and told me if l would remore the old gentleman. he would give me 5000 dol lars; he said he was afraid he would alter his will if he lived any longer. l 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 Il. found him and we both went into his cham her. struck him on the head with heavy piece of lead and then stabbed him with a dirk, he made the finishing stroke with an- other. He promised to send me the money next evening, and has not sent it yet, which is the reason that mention this.
 Yours, &c. .......a. GRANT.
 This letter was directed on the outside to the Hon. Gideon Barstow, Salem,' and put into the Post Office, on Sunday evening, May l6th, 1sS0. ,...
 LYNN, May l2, 1880.
 Mr. White will send the S50OO or a part of it before tomorrow night, or suffer the pain fll consequences.
 N. CLAYTON, 4th.
 This letter was directed on the outside to the Hon Stephen White. Salem, Mass" and put into the Post Office in Salem, on Sunday evening. May leth.]
 SECOND CONFESSION.
 Another confession was produced, and Dr. Barstow testified that it was signed by the prisoner-he was present and saw the sigma ture. On receiving the first confession they told the prisoner there. might be some circum- stances he did not recoect, that they wished him to review the matter and they would call again. Mr. Colman being absent he went with MT. Phillips. No particular conversa- tion occurred at the time. r
 The confession says-SOme time in Janua- ry last went into the chamber of Capt. White and opened the iron chest where saw paper sealed. cut the seal with pen knife. and found it to be will. &c. sealed tt and put it back. Tho old gentleman had stated before that his will would be found in the iron chest. My brother was not at home at that time. bought, about that time, some prussic acid, arsenic, aqua forlis, and unguentum. was told they were good to kill insects on peach trees. have never used | them for a bad purpose. gave them to Joseph | BeekfOrd. and suppose he has got them now, Richard had no light in the house--he put l the plank against the window himself-no. thing occurred to alarm him--he was not in | the house more than ten minutes-he walked home--no wagon was employed on that even- ing-he melted up the dirk the next morning -he got no blood on his clothes--he did not think there was any on the doors, us had been stated-he felt the pulse and found it had ceased to beat.
 don't think my brother was ever at the gambling house at s. Fields. Frank said he slept at home the night of the murder. took the key out Of the chamber door and put it under the covering of the sofa The Wenham Robbery was hoax. don know hnfRw