Litchfield enquirer., 1835-04-30
MOST ATRocIoUs BuTcHERY.

It becomes our day this week to record the perpe- sra,;o of one of the most Sarbarous and fend-ke ho- mcides tha, we have ever heard nfcommitied too in the peaceahle and quiet county of ofLchhed-"ot how. ever, glad say, ny native thereof bat hy foyeiener. upon amiable and Unotfending chi'd-- I, look place Monday morning last, 27ih i"st. on New. Preston hlt. few rods north of the meeting house. It appears iha, about o'clock, Ferris. only son of Mir. Beers Beardsley about l2 years old, was seat by his mother into ihe back yard with axe Co get aomethisg to kindle the re-ihat he soon fol-
 lowed ty man ia the empioy Of his father named Aenssimho Ra6eIio, who took from him the axe, and twhiie his face was turned from him unconscious of harm1 struck him with the edge of upon the back of his head. splitting open and d"ubess producing in- siahi death: he iel upon his fsce and breast, when RaheiIe gave him seven eight other strokes with hsaxe one across te back of his head one upon the bas he nack severing his head from his body ex- eep haii hung by asma portion Of the skin n front aosher entirely severed the right leg above the a"ce, s6oier nearly cut of his leg just below the knee, a"- other cut of his left rg below the knee wiih the ex: eepsea 0f email para Of the skn and there were two or three deep gashss speH the iowef part of his back and hps-!ireralH cuifiag him to pieces. Eaher of the first three strokes would have produced immediate Geash The ony provocaiiou for this cnstrous mur- der was as RaEeo himself states, that the boy trod o his toes we learn the evening before while sitting by the fire. RabeIlo, afier committing ,be acs wess into the house muerng souaething took his cloak and Ete huhdte, sad started down tehili on the road towards Liichfed.' The boys mother,
 nns the appearance of RabeIlo, suspected something wroae whea che weat to the door and discovered the mangled remaias of her son. Her feelings .. this mo- ,osnt is would he idle to attempt 10 portray.
 An alarm was immediately spread, and the citizens went ;a pursuit ofihe murderer: he however had pro- coeded only abost half mile, when he stopped at soall CT eek Io wash of the bioods and where bewas arrested wi,hoa. the slightest rtsisiahce He as 'a- ken baal. an issessigaiie6 had belOrs E"sig" Bush 5ell, Es and forthwith brought to ihis village and e6mni,led to prisoaio await bis ria asxi Augss, or .dl speeial Court shall be convened.
 Rabeio is atsui g years bf age-statss that he s Portuguese--was born in the siA6d of Madeira. and resided there ssss he 25 years of age-heaee he went to Brasi, snd acted as . eIerk-remained iheTe five years, and then came io the Usited States. He had liyed with Mr. Beardsley about six weeks work ing at hs trade a shoemaker, but was rarely ever seen Ou, of the shop. When he weas shere he said he came from near Fair6eld uswel snd is destitute circumstances; and shoogh not much in want Of as: .is,ance, Mr. B. gave him eupIsymsBi. Wbs0 appre- hesded and asked wLy he hsd consulted such a base aeed he said the boy had insulsed aRdprovoked bin
 acknowledged iha. he had killed hin bsi sad he had n., committed marss, for he hsd been issuiaed by him: and the reassh he gave ios sO eutiisg him to p;sass yas ,bas he might not remain p@iseEy fomshe firss blow ls seems strange indeed 'hss any person in his right isd esuIa be base ard hardened as to eom@it sscb a hOrrid set; bat we Spdsrssand he shows se smPnms of iDsaniiy. CT weakness of intel 'sct ca the eesiy. he speaks the Eaglish language much better lhaa osi people who hsvs pee" % shOr time in ihe eoaniSs, wriip4 hasdsOns hand. and conveTses readily a1d Ipsely. s--e