The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-10-07

other countryi He literally Hogged her to DEATH
e The villain commenced his assaults upon the un-
fortunate deceased at early hour in the evening
and continued his heartless and cruel punishment
until four O'Clock on the ensuing morning, when his
victim expired under the horrid torture. He is TO
expiatc his offence on the galows next Tuesday
morning, at ! | O'Clock. ~ y. Nrdnscript, Oct2.
] The following is n part Of the testimony adduced
for the prosecution on the trial of the cuprit:
! Maria Crime, daughter of the prisoner, twelve
years of age, after satisfying the Court Of her com
potency ns witness, was examined, and deposed
as follows is the daughter of Peter &. Crime;
members the night her mother died {; father came
home about dusk one home but her moth
Ter and brothers and sisters, five in number;
her mother was in bed father told her 70 get up,
come to him, and pull her frock off dcceaso obey
ed HIM father pushed her back the bed, and
sent Decatur (hcr brother) out for whip which he
brought in prisoner whipped deceased the bed
whip about four feet long used it almost all up
i'll whipping her; then pulled her out on the floor
and went to the fire whipped her with his hand
upon her head pushed her back against the cup
board and compelled her to eat then pushed her on
the bed again went out of the door, and got whip
about the size of the first, from the door,
and whipped her again; the whip of oak with
knots on it mother said 80 Peter, how can you
be so cruel as to whip me so p got whips and
used them all up him kick her mother pris-
oner pulled her out of bed, and pushed her by the
fire: struck her great many times; deceased fell,
and prisoner pushed her about the floor with his
foot and when she in the middle of the floor
kicked her; prisoner then got another whip and
whipped her while the floor turned her over and
whipped her on the other side; pushed her out of
doors-wcnt to the fire and sat down father said
he must go to the mill, sat down and talked about
1t deceased was in the cccr at the end of the
house about quarter of an hour; prisoner called
her in she requested to sit near the fire the /
prisoner did; prisoner damned her, and said she was
as near he was, and struck her with his fist as
she was sitting on char, prisoner pulled 1t from
under her, and threw her the floor, pulled the
chair her, went out and got two large whips and
whipped her on the floor she then got up and prs-
oncr whipped her the bed threw her off the bed
on the floor, and said " D---n you, | wish had
barn to whip you n this floor (ceing) is not high
enough ~ asked her if she ever had such whip
ping before: she answered "no." Prisoner said
he would whip her worse than he ever did the f.
clipsc " set her up in a chair, told witness to
wet towel and wipe the blood from her face prs
oner put a cap and put her in bed after sitting
by the fire short time all went TO bed except The
odorc only i'll the house, beds all in that
room; father fell asleep; deceased got up, asked
witness to boil the kettle and make her some tea, {
which she did deceased drank dish or two; warm 7
ed her feet and in attempting to return to bed fell on
the floor asked witness to assist her; she did so C
Dner awOke aud ordered her quit groaning deceased a
replied she had such pain in hos e,."."oi. 'l,c
could not" prisoner said she could stop if she would
md if she did not he would kick her on, of bed she
answered she would try and be still if she could p
ut continued to groan when prisoner pushed her t,
ut of bed she crawlcd towards witnesses bed and ii
tempted to get in gronncd on the floor and was "
rdcred by Crime to to shut up he called her to 81
ome to bed again, two three times but received 1
o reply he then said, Z" Ruth why don't you come CT
bed again - she made no answer; he then con- la
nued Mother, why don't you come to bed :" pris-
ler got up went to her and exclaimed, DIN you
ou want another horse whipping, don't you 2" pris-
could not her, and liz candle, to her M
nd said " Sis, believe your mother is DYING" he
put her i'll the bed and covered her up; directed
illness to get hankcrchefto tie up her face which d,
did prisoner tied up her face, she gaspcd twice st
nd died. Prisoner went and down by the fire ; 70
cnt twice to see if she dead said wait I'll
while she may come too ;" proposed going to the Sc
cghbors witness said she did like to stay there
lone father told her TO go to the neighbors, and 81
ell them her mother fell down stairs that she fell
the potato hole and that she fell in the fire. and
urnt herself; said they must tell any one if lc
hey did he would be hung or go to Jail for life wit h
lcss went to Amos and Nathan Wilcox's, to Aron Il
Iowells and MIR. Smiths in company with her bro ID
her Theodore returned home and ncighbors came a
n it was o'clock when she was ut Amos Wilcox's e
mother well and sound before father home IL
hat evening father sitting by the fire when she Il
returned from the neghbors: mother said to her '
father while beating her. don't be cruel don't be C
so hard hearted"
The counsel for the defence rigidy cross-exam-
ned this witness, but lic could elicit any thing II
from her that in any way went to the cold C
boodcd villany of his wretchcd client. II
fine little boy, son of the prisoner, aged ten d
years, was also called for the prosecution, and he
coroborated the testimony of his sister in every par
ticuar.
Other evidence produced to show repeated /
instances of cruelty exercised by the prisoner
wards his unfortunate wife, and of his general rcck-
less aud fcrocous disposition. The deceased is re-