Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-04-22
THE BRUNSWICK MURDER.

10 certify that The above statement
read a. Peter X, binson. and he acknowledges
n to be- his crnfessiuD Ia Mr.. Cuwenhoycn.
and declared il 10 be the truth, aud mol. ing
but the ruth.
II. J. LrAcocx. officiating Minister
| ia the Prot. Epis'l Church in n. Brunswick.
have cxanlncd the enclosed papers. and
find them 10 coptain Substantially the facts
which lie stated To me this afternoon, und
expressed in such form Us will answer for
publicailur, with few corrections. which the
printer himself will make. Az have moth
ing To add to II from any thing Robinson said
20 me, have not d.emcd II advisable to write
il over. nor indeed have had In do so.
| Youis. &c. JANIS $. NEvIus,
\ Chief Judge Of the Circuit Court.
II Mr. Snydham came according to promise
at my house. expected Mr.. SuydhGm
would comc a, the front door, md ! had q
| ha,chet lying near the d ,ur for the purpose
I ,f dcspaichlug him there; but 10 this ] was
ll disappointed. However ] was prrpurcd For
| him there, 10 case he had happened 10 have
| come in that way. lie came TO the back door
! and knocked. | 90; up and let him in-ihe
door had no latch, II was held by lock; after
| lct. him in locked II again without his motto.
| ING H. Mr.. Snydham and myself sat down by
the lire. told him ] had no pen and ink,
/ but that my wife had gone out TO get the
same. IN the meantime ! invited Mr.. Snyd
ham down in the basement. We went first
into the back basement ~ this time took
\ 40 mollct which had placed in The base
mcni " knock him over with. | then went
1 into the front basement, Mr. SuydIinm in
trout of me. | followed behind with The NAL
et IN my hand, he not noticing tho same
! Nv iutcnl"n then was 10 murder him in the
| from, basement, but my heart failed me-.
\ We then went up stairs seain in the hack
! room, carrying the malet with me.
! played with the maict against the palm Of
| 10Y hand. We stood by The fire talking about
the house. He was there nearly fifteen min
u,es stated that my wife. staid long
time. lie told me he would go out and take
walk and return again. He started 10 60
md followed, until he go, just through the
door way Of the bnck room, which is within
three or four feet tf the back door, in tn,
\ entry | .hen Knocked him down on his
knees with The nmllci, by striking him on The
| back of his head through his hat. He under,
! took Ia rise, when ] struck him again on the
| head, and h. foll over and laid ST and sense
less. | then supposed he was dead and laid
the RaIet down; then went and turned the
button of the front door, which all this time
was untas,ened, and wen, down into the
front basement. ] then went to work, and
begun 10 dig a smnll hole after had been
digging for TWO minutes thought would
not leave the body up stairs so went up to
bring him down.
H saw him on his hands and knees, with his
face and hands all bloody. He cried out.
'Oh Peter y once pr twice. Had he begged
for his life then believe | should have let
him off; bot did not want to drag him down
Stars alive, and didn't want to see him lin.
ger there IN misery so ! seized the mallet
aud again struck him on the head, which
knocked him perfectly dead, as supposed
II then took some papers out of the inside
/ pocket of his coat. | then dragged him down
stairs, and left him for few minutes; look
ed around the house and found some paper
curtains, and put them up AT the front base
I ment windows.
Il then went up stairs and put some paper
curtains at the side light of the front door
! there were no boards there AS the witnesses
/ sworc OH the trial. | took The sheet off tllt
| he'd and put it up at the window a, the hcat
OF the cellar stairs. then returned to the
front basement 20 finish the hole, Just b,
where Mr.. Suydham lay. finished i,;S,ad,
searched hls vest pockets and took on, Of on,
of them his pocket book containing some pa
pcrs and $40 in money, not cent more
then searched his pantnloons pockets, il
which found two shIings and pen knife
discovered n chain hanging out OF his pock.
et aud drew from 1t bis gold watch and put il
IN my own pocket.
! then dug the hole larger, and in throwing
| |,n ba a. | obp hall q 4
| his body and head which completely covered
IT, He Then groancd HHie. but sludderso
! 10 hear him. and so I got om AMI stood upon
The dit and on his head 10 Smother him III
then groaned so hard thai / god Off from him
and struk him ,rith The edge of the spade upon
has head uhirh sunk completely 10 the brain
aud rhich killed him instantly. After finish
lng digging the hole picked him up an,
threw him into it head foremost, very easy
for felt uncommonly strong, and covere,
him up. then went up stairs 10 wipe u,
The blood. My brother William came to tn
back door aud knocked; | asked who wa
1. there. lie said Its me Peter | told hit
he could not conc in. He then went away
| thought TO myself that as ! was in trouOl
. he should not be go too, by my letting hlr
lin TO see what was about. ! then CONNIE n
ccd wiplng up the blood. | washed up an,
cleaned the floor So that no trace, as ] sup
posed remained of the blood. | went ou
INTO the yard ahd brought 3or pals of waite
for the purpose of rinsing the floor. After
cot through with tins part Of the job, tool
The hat of Mr. SuydIinm and burnt IL | theI
overhaulcd oil the papers hnd taken out o
his pockets, and Gn'ing this time some o,he
! person came to the back door and knoc ocked
and | made no answer.
Peter denies all knowledge Of The oihe
murders attributed to him; with the though
+, of eternity before his eyes, ond the fear o
God upon his SOUL His execution tool
place yesterday between the hours of iwev,
and two. Ia. his obdnrocy OF heart on Wed
uesday, 10 the New York Herald reporter h,
said:
II "All wish you would do for me il 10 pre-
vail on the shorltfio take me up TO tho bll
field opposite my place, aud so Ie, INC hav,
20COO people TO see me 60 off, aud then if
could only have a good band OF music "
! from New York to play some lively tunes
| should 90 or conten,rd. But it's hardly
Il fair shake to shut me mp and siraogle me il
| the hole and corner fashion they talk Of =
However, whatever you do, don, let The doc
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