The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-04-17

the better of him at the onsei,and they both |
fell that he peter seized his mallet, and
hit Mr.. Suydam on the back of the head |
with it, which stunned, ,bu, did not kill him
that he then took from him his watch his |
wallet, with large roll of Nancy in it, The
bond, mortgage, policy, and note, besides a
quantity OF valuable papers, such as Cam
den and Amboy railroad scrip. and notes.
&c. against persons in New York worth |
S4 600, or So 900. These latter he hid !
under the floor Of The frs, room on the first /
6eor,- near the fireplace, where they were
afterwards found by his direction, and given
up TO Mr.. Blauvelt, the Corporation Altor-
ney.
Peter SAYS that Suvdam then came TO bis
senses, and he had great difficulty IN drag
ging the body down the stairs into the front
basement. That he there lied and bound
his half nsensihe victim, who begged hard
for his life, and promised to give all he had
takeni and not 10 PUNISH hun. He also
says that Mr.. IS. gruaned so horribly that he
could not bear to hear him; he therefore
gagged his mouth anu left him in that con
diiiou, from Thursday morning until Sa,nr-
day moynng, on the bare ground in Dercn-
Der. That on Saturday he went llere ear
lv. dug The grave before his still living vie.
Tim, threw him in.o il alive, and then struck
him over the head with the spade, dashed
in his skull, and thus killed him, and iha,
he then covered The corpse with earth, and
left the place, never TO return there alone
again !!
All the accounts Of Tie calousness of the
criminal are true. We had the following
conversation with him short time belore
The verdict was rendered
Peter--I see good many fellows here
/ taking likenesses o! me. ! should like to
, &c, one. think ought TO have one.
Reporicr--i'll Try to ge, one, Peter.
: Peter had very handsome one. once;
= gave $50 for il; il was quite small; and
; had my wife. myself aud two children on
I it, But it was stolen from me when went
to. Jail. shall never see it again.
Such is the cold Llnnied confusion OF
I this moral monster, ana lis de1ars rte u't'
: paralleled in the annals Of cruelty and hor-
ror; and had not some ofiicious fool already
I told Ibis thrilling tale Of horror TO Mr.. Suy-
dams distressed and amiable widow, we
e should never have mentioned il here. Mrs
y Suydam could have testified TO her husbsn,
Y having taking the papers out OF his hnreat
the morning of the murder. aud having HI:
t watch in his pocket when he lei! his awr
It house at half past nine o'clock. She wa:
r brought into The Court House one day to
. that purpose, but was not called on the stand
i She was The second wife of Mr.. Suydan
L. who was about 44, and she has four or iiv'
f. beautiful little children by him, the young
s est of which was not six years old whei
c the murder was committed.
e Peter--I shall be condemned, suppose
and then therell be another opportunity to
r some of YOU to write books about me; bu
,. | think ought to share the profits.
a Reporler-Y es.
n Peler-If I'm condemned you'll see nj
,r difference in me; shall be just as cheeriu
d as am now. may as well be hung Tor
g sheep as lamb. But there's one goo'
a thing, the worst Witnesses are past; and al
J. they can say. they can't sag one cord
r eainSt Stmu characier;lhey can't say haven
?. always been a sober, honest, and induslrou
Ji man.
Rep.-Ay.
.e Pe!er-But if I had had good lawye
l. a. first | should have been better off; but m,
first lawyer came to me in prison, and IN
K first thing he said to me was " Make you
is peace with God" What kind of wa,
Y, was that? Make your peace with God
d that was no way for lawyer to act.
at Here the conversation, which IS llterail
to true, was broken off by the jAilor.
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