Litchfield enquirer., 1832-02-23

At o'clock on fhe altsFnoon of Shs AaE that Green rtIpolfnled hlt ouira4e. { pn6led ltp. in IIont ef oad1by' and DfoWp's H0tels. the l1|.9aing card --up q one hpndttd| nf 1ihich we're piIsitd in d; effnt nafts Of ihS cib early on sht faIl0Wing nsbsnink. 1 -
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 The notification by Geo. Green, sin the United States Tslrgraph of,this day. will r presume. be a .suficiept apOlsgy fDr having 6htrnded myself upon the notice of the pulp Iic.s or him and his dastardly assault upon my friend n deem it unnecessary, t0 say more than is iea,nyeyed in the cafd, wherein pro- selnim iit1ato hs scOundFeI and cowsrd with what justice let the public determine.
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 frHAcA Feb. s.--E Ereeutiono # CldTk .-The exec0tiOn Of Gay G. Clark. for tlls murder Of his wife, took place on Friday last. NOt-' .withstanding the existence of ciFcumstatices which one would suppose sufficient to deter people from yenturiDg out, the desire togratl fly an unhalIowed curiosity prevailed to ssich, an extent, that on the day presiOus, at an early hour, our public houses were flledrand our streets thronged. But on Friday mOrn-i ing the isuititude was absolutely astonishing. considering the state of the roads. A heavy body of snow having fallen a short time pre- sious, and melted away instlie short space of twenty four, hours, rendered travelling very unpleasant. Persons who had travelled By seighing as far as they could, left their slrighs. and some of them came in on horseback witlI-
 out saddle or bridle, and some men even had their wives mounted behind them, and oth. sers, if there was any prospect of being in sea. son. came on foot. The number, present, probably would not vary much from 15,OO0. The prisoner walked from his place Of con linement to the gallOws, a distance of about s,ne milss his confidence aud self possession increasing to the last-and at the time the drop fell, his nerves appeared to be as steady us the most robust person present. During his walk from ,ihe gaol 10 ths gallows, he kept time with the music with the utmost exact ness, and ridiculed it as uns"ldisrlike in those who were near hims if they thanced to lose the step. He said but a few words while on the scafFs,ld; but his voice was as clearand as firm as iteyer was. He appeared anxious to have execution done with, and requested the shcrifsio be firm. and do'his duty effectuaily. The drop fell at two o'clock, and he was launched into eternity without struggle. Clark, we understand, left his naledictiOn on Miss Frances Wright; for to the publish. ing of her sentiments. which his wife in great degree embraced, he attributed the cause of raisina his hand against her. which resulted in bringing them both to apremature grave. . He has, we understand, left n narrative of his life. written by himselG which is said to be interesting, and probably will be published. ;. Take him all ia all. he was certainly singu.s lar being. ts. 7 $. .s... gas5 D tFa
 Moss Atrociotss Murders.-- The late Upper Canada papers. cOntain an account of the murder of mother and sir children, and the strongest suspicion of this act rests upon Hem w Sovereign, the father of the family. The following particulars are from thePen of the Rev. Mr. Ryers0n :-- .sa g8a a4 x. g,sst45tA al A general horror has been excited inethe
 minds of the inhabtants of the London Dis. irict, Ny the perpetration of one of the most ,airoci0us and unnatural crimes that ever stainesl the history of nan--it is the murder of a mother, and six, ifnot seven children!-l will briefly state ihe particulars Of this dark and bloody transaction, as detailed to me by the deeply afflicted father and brother of the murdered woman, and also by one of the Cor6nerss jury that investigated it. tt
 The principal evidence, am informed, was a neighior, who lived between quarter and n half . mile from the place where the nilr- der was committed. He stated that on Mon- day marning, ihe 2ist instant, some time be- fore day. Henry Sovereign, the father Of the murdered family. came ;O his house, slightly wounded in the breast and lrN arm, saying that there were murderers at his( (Sovereign.s) house, and that he vas afraid or expected they would kill his wife and far:ily. The neighbSr, in company with Sovereign, came. with all possible haste to the place. The first object that attracted his notice on his ar-
 rival. was a little infant ebOut three or four
 mouths old, burning on the fire. one of it's legs was burnt of nearly to the knee; the back part Of is head was consumed. and it's body was much burnt. Near the hearth lay another child ina state of insensibility. This believe is not yet dead. although it is not expectedto survive. By the side of the door was another, in sitting or sqnatting posture, having been struck on the head with bludg- con or some large instrument, which occa- stoned instant death. A fourth was found out of doors at the corner 0f the house, life- less. and BIeeding on the, ground. About a rod irOsn the house, in path which led to the havel, was seen filth in the same state. Nearly a rod farther in the same path .was1 f;siand yoSng woman, about l7 years of age. alifeaess corpse. In the yard. in front of,theI hoyeA lay the mother and another little boy. close together, weitering ip their hiaod. Close hystiIe~ mother was Obaeryed lhSs hlnda If n