Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1838-12-20
From the Hartford (Ct. Patriot.
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS.

rom the T1dTtOTu
SOMETHING MYSTERIOUS.
A man who calls himself Daniel Bennett,
and who is known to be notorious rogue,
having been in State Prison in this State,
at Sing Sing in New York, and 10 Main e.
has been convicted at the present term of
the County Court in this county. for an
assault with an intention to kill Mr.. Oil
yer Ripley, a Constable of this city, while
in the execution of his office, and also for
a felony as second offence. and has been
sentenced accordingly by the Judge
while in Jail, however, and before he was
bound over for trial on a complaint for the
assault mentioned above, this Bennett wrote
a letter over the signature of Simon Ward,
directed to the Postmaster of Lewiston in
Maine. This letter, instead Of being depos-
ted in the Post Office as Bennett requested,
Was delivered to the Prosecuting Attorney
for the Country and read at his trial. The
contents ofthis letter are of a singular char
acter, and we give publicity to it with the
hope OF doing the public service and lead
ing pc rhaps to the detection of some villains
who are yet "unwhipt ofjustice."
sHARrroRp, October GOTH 1888
To whom it may concern in Lewison-I
take my pen in hand to write the truth be-
fore l die.-I am sick man-Ifeel it my
duty to reveal this important truth to you
while live. There was man murdered
near Lewiston in September, little over
a month ago, by two men, and they hired
me to keep their secret and to clear out.
discover ed them accidentaly-the man was
Pedlar and the name that was on his shirt
bosoms and dickies was Everett Boynton,
which things have in myvsice here-they
will show for themselves. They gave ne
these things to take away with me, and
have other property that they got from him,
that can describe; and il you take me back
there, will first show you the dead body,
and then will take you to the men.
have new wagon here now that was
taken from under shed at Lewiston corn
er-the wagon is here and viii show for it.
self, and am confined in Hartford Jail
l an very badly hurt and expect my skull
is broke. I have done nothing worthy OF
punishment in this state. They pitched bat
tie with me in the street here with clubs, and
acted in self defence. They overpowered
me and almost killed me, and one of them
got hurt and he is going to take the advan-
rage ofmc and send me TO State Prison
But Maine is the place were | ought to go
for punishmeut--hat is The place where
am guilty. But here am not. am here
by the name Of Daniel Benit---you had bet
ter send sheriff with power to take me to
Maine. Fetch warrant for the murder of
Boynton, and will show the Gead body
and i'll don't afterwards show the murder
ers | will suffer the pc nalty of death myself
You better fetch an order from the Gov
nor of Maine to the Governor ofthis State
l am willing to suffer in my native State
the punishment that my crimes deserve--ifI
suffer de ath shall have a preparation for
eternity, and i'll 60 to prison,I shall have a
quiet prison, where can serve god while
/ live Despatch an officer as soon as this
letter arrives, las am not bound over yet and
it will be better for you to get here if you
can before am. | suppose they will bind
me over as soon as | get able to go OUT !
have been so sick this week past dd'n
know as should ever live to reveal the
truth. You had better send to Thomas
ton and get an advertisement fer Simon
Ward, You will get seventy five dollars
reward on that whea you get me there.
sh all feel thankful i'll live TO get back to the
prison that escaped from in Thomaston.
III 60 to prison in this State, they will a
buse me to death. You can fetch two war;
rants. one for the murder Of Boyenton and
one for the wagon, besides the advertise
ment. Send an officer as soon as you get
this letter. fetch an order from the Gov
ernor Of Maine to the Governor of this State
to give the prisoner. Delay 20 time in
coming you can write to Gov. Kent to
SEM an order to yon here, at Hartford post
office, and yon can GENE right on.
SIMON WARD"
II w. GREENE, has retired from cdito-
riol chair of the Eastern Argus, having