Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1835-10-29

Iished brief notice Of the murder Of q white man by
an Indian on the 1Ousatonic river in the DSig hbOr-
hood Of StraOrd. Last week his trial took place at
New.Haven, which resulted 10 n verdict Of guilty.
When brought in to receive his sentence, Judge Will
Jams delivered the following address, which, az gives
clear view Of the transaction, precludeS the Decess-
~ Of publishing any thing else upon the subject
John Sharp: You have been accused OF the muir
der Of Jesse Prince the night Of the 18th OF July
last. Grand Jury from the body Of the County have
made inquiry and have presented you to the court a.
Guilty: Upon that indictment you have been arragD
ed al the Bar and pleaded that you were not guilty.
Counsel Of your choice have been assigned you :
and your witnesses have been summoned and paid by
the State; and every facility has been granted YOU
that you coHId require.
You have been heard by an intelligent and impair.
tia Jury: All those who were on the panel TO which
you had any objections being removed, particularly
! those who most probably would be acquainted with
your character OF case. After long and laborious
trial, and after MI the exerons OF able Counsel this
Jury have hesiIated in prOnOTDciRg You Guilty.
and it is proper to say that in this result the Court
concur.
l, appears that n the afternoon of the day on which
the fatal deed was commited the deceased and your
sci: took boat ab0ve the bridge The HousatODc
river. and rowed down about mile grocery shop,
where that poison is kept which destroys the peace
and occasions the death Of many Of citZeOsS
which has within the last half century brought more
desolaton and upon land than war, peseileDcW
! and famine.
A bottle fled and Both drank freely tie bar;
! ~
the deceased To drink when yOH did not drink your
self, and beyond what even bis appetite den'aBded.-
You would NOT suffer him 10 go with the boat and in
sisted upon il you was not drunk enough yeI, threw
! down your change and called for more. Here you
manned until after o'clock you detained Prince long
after he wished to return, claiming you had the con-
troll OF the boat Asye all peace and harlty and
friendship. Bot you were scarcely seated in the boat
before was apparent that Prince, instead Of friend,
| had found master.
I With the most profane language, you began TO
threaten TO kill or throw him overheard before 20"
reached the bridge. As you proceeded, your protan-
AZ well as the unfortunate object OF Them. Prince
begged you to set him ashore; you refused to
do either You moved very slowly along, repeating
calling for help. You threatened TO take his life with
knife: to beat his brains with oar 10 drown
him; to send him Hell, before he could get ashore:
ne sOPplicating in the most humble manner and cali
ing upon the fisherman, in Gods name for help Of
ier"g the little money he might nave and increasing
his offers as his fears increased. After long time
course Of your boat. Prince, alarmed wanted to be
informed whether You about to carry him to Long
Island; you with an oath replied that you =" wonld
| take him to Long Island IL you "a mind to-" You
| then moved more rapidly further and further from
your original destination; and from the hearing Of
those who had interrupted you. You came near %
high bank and into the shade Of the woods. The time
had come 10 execute your hI eats your sictim oSer-
come by liquor aud his Fears could offer little resist
ance: A stroke oG the oar m the head splash in
the water; loud groan; succeeded by the still
ness oil DEATH Your own voice, moving over the wa
ter announced the dreadful iidngs-" another sous
| has gone He'll !"
T'us, without any apparent provoea,on, under the
excitement OF passion probably produced by tssor,
you have h"rried 10 the 5ar Of God poor unhappy
fellow nOra! with the sin Of drunke nness UPON his
soul Your crime renders you an unsafe member Of
society," and Tie voice Of G"d as well that Of man,
! shall his blood be she'd"
it's not my object, by the recital 81 your crimes,
add to your misery or render You od'c"s in the
! eyes u this community bot ] would, were il in my
power. awaken nj Unil fhn0v ns
may seek for mercy where alone il ia 10 lie found.
From this human tribunal you be
co. IN appear at the dread Tribunal Of the great God
! OF Heaven aad earth-lhar Almighty Being whose
laws you have violated and whore anger you have in
cured.
| Let en,reat you in the solemn interval to con-
slider your ways-and where in,emperance aud
der are about conduct you. Cast OF the hrpe IS
life and prepare for its close Seek couBse from the
Pious especially ask the advice and prayers Of the
ministers Of religon-consull the Scriptures OF irah
make the word Of God your study It's threaten ngs
may alarm you. and it's ierrors may make you afrsids
study 1t further, you will ind that Il procaims pardon
ami peace to the peniteni, believing snneril tells
you Of the prodga! son welcomed so the arms Of his
fa'her-of the penent thief on the received 10
mercy ny our blessed SaviOur-h0lds ont offers Of
mercy to the viles sinner through the mediation ofJe
s": Christ, upon the terms Of faith and repeSance.
With sincere pente"ce and humble Faith, pray then
TO your Heavenly Father to forgive your sins, psrtcu
larry the sins Of "iemPerance and murders and per-
adventure you also may be another monument Of di-
The laws Of the Goveramen, in which we i've have
made the painful duty Of this Court declare yOsr
lie to be lorfeed, and 10 pronounce your doom.
by authority OF these laws your sentence u.s. THAT
you be taken trnm this place the place from whence
you came, and from thence To the place OF execution
and that the second Monday Of June next, between
The hours Of nine o'clock in the morning and in
the nernoon you he then and there suspe Dded by the
neck until you dead.
And may the Almighty God have mercy your SOUL
A Neso Cloim.-The Democratic Herald, now that
Rtner 10 elected, is laying anchor the windward
for his friend Van Buren, by claiming him 40 an An
t-mason. IL he is SO, friend Weed Of the Alba
ny Journal, will have no objection 10 give him d.
ploma.-Noah.
The Sun tAnii.masonic Wing paper y asks. " Whist
claims has MI. Van Buren, Anii-masons r. We
answer the claims which arise from having been ~
mong the FIRST in the State of New York, TO nstgale
the discovery of the murdersys of Morgan; and to
rally party in opposition to De Witt Clinton. and
the Masonic party Of that State. As far back 1897,
we have understood that Mr.. Van Buren, was an Anti
mason! He is not Free and stands high
grounds Of estimation with John Quincy Adams, tho
first and most talented An-mason Of the age. Again,
he is supported by Richard Rurh, whose Ant-mason-
ny man can doubt; they have publicly re-
tracted any Of his opinions on this suh}ects
Extract Of letter from Gov. Duncan, Of Illinois, Il
DR.. Henry Of Sangamon.
"The result Of the Sangamon elections,
ccved with feeling Of than ordinary pleasure
because strengthens my confidence that the princi-
piles Of 98, "a and 49, which elected Jefferson and
Jackson. will yet prevails and that the people Of ihis
country ready ack nowledge themselves eth
incapable Of seiEgovernment, Of selecting their
Representatives. trust the result Of this eec-
ton may teach those who engaged in the magi.
ahaefh Ma nf Ga l..