The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-03

luc ull vas ftjt'tcu.
| On motion OF ur. Williams, it was agreed
to take recess till j O'Clock, 7. M. and
adjourned.
Evening Session
| The House resumed the consideration
Of the Report from the Navy Department,
upon the motion for printing the Report of
| the Fourth Auditor, upon the subject of
! the account of Miles King, &c.
! The House having determined in favor
of the previous question, the main question
was then taken, and without formal OBJ
lection, the printing Of the Report and pa
! pers was ord cred.
! The House then proceeded 10 consider
J bills from the Senate, and taking up that
which grants pre- emprion rights 10 actual
settlers on the publ: lands, debate arose
/ Oh It, which was not concluded 81 hall past
nine O'clock.
From the Salem Gazette Of Friday.
TuE MURDER. Two otherpersons were
arrested at We sham on "Wednesday even.
! lng last, as accnmphces IN the murder of
/ Cap;. Joseph White their namesare Caot.
! Joseph J. Knapp ir. and Capt John i.
! Knapp, masters OF vessels. They are young
men, belonging to very respectable fam
| lily, and the first is son in law of tho lady
who was uiece to Capt. White and FOR many
years lived in his family as housekeeper.
The arrest we understand has been made
! in consequence OF disclosures recently
made by a man arrested few DAYS AGO
near Belfast, in the State of Maine, by the
name OF Palmer. Palmer was in this town
from the 2}d February til the funeral of
Capt. White. In his disclosure he men.
| tons that no stad NJ the Lafayette Coffee
! House some time uuder the assumed name
III Carr; and % recurring To the books OF
that establishment, 1t appears that strap.
ger, who called his name Cary, remained
there two weeks without appcarin. 20 have
any business or any acquaintance III town
and spent his time In reading and IN retire
ment.
The arrest Of Palmer was made in con.
sequence OF letter received here abou!
4 ten days ago. by mail from the vicinity Of
Belfast, addressed to Capt. J. Knapp"
purportlng to come from one Grant, de
manding money to be sent to him by mail
to be left at the Post Office in the town OF
Prospect. a person then went from this
town, deposited in that Post Office letter
With money in it, addressed to Grant. AT.
ter waiting few DAYS a person appeared
and called for the letter, saying his name
was Grant. The letter was delivered to
him, and as he was about to retire from TIE
Posl Othce with it, when an officer stepped
forward x arrested him. 1t turned out that
his name was not Grant, but Palmer, and
that his place Of residence was in another
town. He is now in custody, and is TO be
brought TO this town.
A search was made yesterday, under a
warrant from Mr.. Justice Savage, about the
premises Of the Crowninshields, in Dan
vers but we believe the objects sought for
we're not discovered.
The Knapps are committed to gaol for
examination.
From the Salem Observer Extra.
, Saturday Epening Man 90
THE MURDER or CAPT. WHITE.-ln
this mornings paper We stated dthattwo 9TH
or persons were arrested at Wenham on
Wednesday night last, as accompices in
, the murder of Capt. Joseph White. Their
names are Captain Joseph J. Knapp. jr aud
, Capt. John Francis Knapp. masters Olives.
sells. We have since learnt the following
particulars Of the confession of Capt. J. J
!, Knapp, jr. with regard to the late murder
. and We think their general accuracy may
be depended on.
e Some months since Joseph J. Knapp, jr
e who married the grand niece OF Capt
@ White, and the daughter ofhis house keep.
!. er, stated hypothetical case to a lawyer
c and from him understood that if Capt
;. White died intcstate, his mother in law. a,
the sole representative of Capt. White,
y sister, would inherit half the estste-anC
II the other heirs at law being representative,
d of Capt. Whites brother.
In order TO effect this object. Joseph J
Knapp. jr. proposed to his brother John F
d Knapp, to murder Captsin White. Hi
II brother replied, that he would not do j, him
/. self, but he knew who would--he could ge
!, Richard Crowuinsheld. jr.
g r. Crowninshield. ir. was employ ed, TO
d tha, object, by John F. Knapp, at his broth
n er's Joseph J. Knapp request. and was t
d receive, we understand, $1,000 for accom-
;. plshng the object
,, On Friday, % April, Joseph J. Knapp, j.
n wen, into Capt. Whites chamber. and tool
|, from the iron chest a will, which he sup
d posed to be Capt. WIS last will, carried
is to Wenham, and kept il in HE possession
ID until Re heard Of Capt w's death, snd ,hcl
ID destroyed it. On the same day he pro
cured the will, he unbarred the window
ii shutter and unscrewed the window. b.
g. which Richard Crowpinshield. jr. entered
Ia Euanp returned 10 Wenham the snme ia 4