Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-11-12

MISCELLANEOUS,
CONFESSION OF a MURDERER.

NONf ESSlON Ot n MURDERER.
The Indiana Democrat OF late date contains the con.
lesion oil John Jones' who executed near Columbus
ind on the llih ul for the murder of John Ray The
murderer and his victim acquainted for six years
lived as neighbours and the intimate terms for
long time, and disagreed for the first time in 1881 at an
election, which took place order to ascertain The
oil the people upon the proprey of selling the school scc
ton in the township in which they both resided This
slight difficulty was however, apparently fully adjusted
subsequent quarrel took place another election hut
this also was aniGably tued-Shortiy after this Raw
and Jones again met, and in company with person
ession proceeds
At stopping place gentleman who was candidate
Tor the Legislature, asked why had turned against him
TO which replied that had not. The gentleman said
that Mr. Ray had told him that promised TO support
another which Mr.. Ray reiterated and proposed TO prove
by MIR. Pieak, who being applied TO- dscIaimed know
ledge OF the fact
L then merely observed TO Ray, that had thought we
had made peace and were TO be friends that had never
tied to inJure him, &c and then on Mr. Peak fol-
lowing me- leaving Ray standing with others Oh The main
road; after having proceeded about quarter of mile
Ray overlook VI; he passed Pleak who riding Just be-
hind and rode directly by side. He did not sneak
for tme when observed him that il was a consi-
derabe distance home and tina, hough we ought to have
something drink the ways he said that he had some
for himself; l asked him if he did not intend that Me
Pleak and myself should parake with him, TO which he
made no reply; after riding few steps further, he
served to me, that ever again tried to make him out
liar in company that he would beat until was as cold
as the earth. then asked him what he had told lie
for; he Immediately struck the mouth cutting NV
upper lip through, and oosening two OF my teeth which
blow nearly brought from my horse; was followed
by another the side my head he then seized me hy
the back part OF the collar OF my coat and pressing
my head down before me: in this situation 1 drew nv
knife and struck him with ii; unable, however,
from my situation TO see him. UNFORTUNATELY took eHc,
and he fell. then rode about rods further and con.
cluded TO dismount and await the issue, when Plcak
came staggering towards me with small bar of iron
in his hand swearing that had killed Ray and that he
would Kill me. then got on my mare and for the first
time discovered that she wounded in the neck
from which the blood was fast flowing. After riding
about hundred yards in the woods again dsmounted
and underworld to stop the flowing OF the blood by pnung
the edges OF the wound together and binding il up with
hair in this unsuccessful; entirely unable TO
account for this wound then took oft the saddle and
left il by tree, and made my way the county
road where / met with son of Mr. Snock who per-
mitted me- at my request to ride with him. | went 10
Mrs Formers (abOu three miles where knew my son
Robert stopped and told him. that Ray had abused
me, and apprebensive that had wounded him Sc.
verey he begged Inc to return and if Ray had been
riously injured TO give myself up and stand trial; to
which replied, that person presen, except Pledk
who was much intoxicated and from his threatening my
life, could have no confidence in the OF his
testimony, and told him thought it better for me to 90
to my brothers. who resided in Madison county | ac-
coriBgly set off and arrived there the third day after
starting.
shortly after appehended tried and convicted of
der the principal witness against him being Peak. He
says in his confession;
/ have TO lament the extreme infoyicafion of Mr.
Pleak at the time of The killing, which prevented him
from noticing all the circumstances attending it, Had
his situation been different, know that | would not have
suffer the punishment due only those who are guilty
of wiliul and deliberate murder.
While under the gnllows Jones reiterated the state
men made in his confession, and contended that the
for which he about suffer had been committed in
ssdefence. He at the time expressed his willing
TO die, and the most perfect resignation his fate
About five thousand persons witnessed his execution.
(COTresp0ndence If the ". Y Journal of Commerce.
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. Fl, 1S33.-The trial of Frances
Leach, charged with the murder of Sally Burdick in
February last, at Coventry, by attempting procure an
abortion with INSTRUMENTS which attempt caused her
brought to close in the Supreme Court, sitting at
East Greenwich yesterday forenoon after being
ed to the unusual length of ten days. the longest time
occupied in this state by criminal trial, excepting
In that of Avery, which lasted fUenfy-eght days. a
great OF crcumstantid evidence produced and
witness TO the acknowledgment OF the prisoner her
self The defence that the death sufficiently
proved TO have resulted from the wounds, in NUN.
Der; that the prisoner was not concusvey shown have
inflicted them; and that the offence, il proved, did not
amount murder by the law Of this State which
was, in many particulars beside those excepted by Statute
different from the common law Of England. This last
point oil defence opened wide range Of discussions the
case being Is believed the first OF The kind ever tried
in New England 1t was argued ON the part of the
Staie by IHOnns W. Dorr and the Attorney General
Ai6eTt C. Greene, and for the prisoner by Richard
w. Greene, Omitted States District Attorney and
John Vhippie. Chief Justice Eddy charged he iurv
that the Common Law OF England as well az some ma RE
OF the Statute Law before the Revolutions was our law
that il had been recognised by legislature by strong
implication; that although parts OF it moi sppicsble
TO the circumstances Of the State not in force here
the law relating TO murder was; that the jury believed
the acts charged upon the prisoner proved by the evil
dence they constituted murder by implied malice; and
that the offence could not be either Of the kinds of
slaughter; II was either murder nothing, under the pre-
cent indictment The jury, after being out all night
Voluntary Granddaughter
The sentence was two years imprisonment and 1000
dollars fine The CHig Justice, ia pronouncing II,
pressed ms regret that me more guilty person should
cape, while the least 20 had 10 suffer- and David GJ6s