The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-06
stones Confession,

John Stone, who was lately found gully o
Cook county Corcuit Court, and who is now con
find in the prison at Chicago, it appears, has CON
fessed his guilt, together with other criminal oilen
ces, which of themselves are sufficient to iniiicl
the penalty of the statute Of the State. Apparently
much excitement prevails at Chicago, on account
of Stones counsel using their utmost efforts Il
evade the infection of that punishment which h,
SO Justly deserves. We take the following from
the Chicago Democrat.
Stones CoNFEssioS.--As there svo4us
to be general disposition on the part OF
the friends of the attorneys, who are now
laboring for Stones acquittal, to create
the impression that they are Ignorant o
his confession of the murder of Mrs. Il
cretia Thompson and several other ofn-
ces Of an equally henious nature, wellave
taken some pains to make inquiries int
the matter, and feel authorized nmakYg |
the following statement, as hecdlesson
of Stone to ! gentleman of uGvstioTable
integrity in this city.
He was born in Ireland, ISL vars OF
age, has been 81 in this obutry, and re-
Gently from Parishville, 81. Lawrence co.
New York. He is nj and never has
been Catholic, but fas brought up an
Episcopalian and is NV III unlvcrsallst,
and thinks he shall DE such. He had no
idea of killing Mrs. Thompson until she
threatened to expose hin. Upon its being
suggested to him TIA tie club under her
shoulder was one Ae used, and the one
that made the sca,on his arm, Stone re-
piled, syou scenic understand it," The
testimony was o. correct but that of two
persons not beleiging to the neighborhood.
When Thurstd thought he heard her call
ing the cows. they were her groans in the
agonies of death. He was one of Nc
Nabb's cyw, who burnt the Caroline;
has once been under the sentence of death
in CaDada and escaped the day before he
was 70 be executed. From some things
lroopcd incidentally on different occasions,
We infer that his Canadian sentence was
or rape. He has also been in Auburn
States Prison, New York. He does not
wish for a new trial, thinking any delay
will only prolong his misery in jail, and
hat there is evidence enough against him
o convict h;.n before any other jury. He
considers his trial a very fair one, and
rho ought TO be more interested m IL
han he himself?
From another source, we learn that a
brother of his, very respectable citizen
Of the Rock river country, recently called
upon him and, when he asked him if he
was guilty, he equivocated by stating that
here was no use in injuring his feelings
any further, that he had got to be hanged
any way, and that he was willing to be,
but the hardest part of his sentence was
that his body was 10 be given oyer TO the
doctors for dissection after death! He
little thinks that his body wal be as des-
litute of feelings then as his soul seems to
be now. His brother asked him what
he thought would become of his soul after
his death! He replied that he, who made
it, was able to save 1t.
From another source we learn that
Stone has recently asked for and been fur
nishcd with Bible.
II is due to the Sheriff of the county
10 state that we have gathered none of our
from him. On the contrary,
believing he could impart no facts in re-
lation TO the matter without exposing HIM
to the bad feelings OF one OF the other of
the PARTIES, wa have h~A Ai;cr"v in
saving anything iohin on thcsuhlcrt