The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

HARDENBURGH, THE MURDERER.-We have Just
received an account of the life and confessions OF
this poor wretch, as written by himself They pre-.
ent revolving picture of human fralty and sepra.
yity throughout 1t seems that he, like many other
wretches of the same class, was the slave of the
most disgusting passions, and that his first steps in
iniquity were his attacks female virtue, and his
ab .adoned qualification of his lustful appetites,
which ultimately led him TO the gaows
We suboin extract, descriptive OF his horrible
career with the young females of the village OF Lii
berry, in this State the rest is too disgusting Tor
pubcaton:-
When Is years old, full of selfconfdeace, thought
could do something for myself and began cautiously to
examine the situation and condition of my self and father
for no good purpose admit-but only to satisfy my de-
sres soon discovered that my fathers property would
come to nothing unless change took place in his con-
ducts for at this time he began to be somewhat ntempe
rate and did not attend to his business although this was
not generally observed He completely gave up all ma
nagement or mismanaged all he did Through per-
suasion and obsnacy, my father gave me consent TO
live in Liberty. There concluded | would Sc more
liberty, and not under any control no sooner ar
rived there than gave myself up to wild company
passed the son Of rich end took pleasure with
except those could rule, although fit to rule no one
got into the habit Of drinking freely, md made
raj warfare upon the female BY passing the
of a rich man, had opportunities OF satiating my
disgustiu appetite than be imagined by who may
read this Often since have been in this prison have
reflected on the influence which riches and impudence
TO illustrate my feelings at this time land have doubt
many others will give the history Of one my
OF my abandoning the guilty practice By telling il no
can be injured and shall mention no names The
object OF my ustful appetite was remarkable and yer,
pretty young woman who was in a short time going TO
leave the country the very thing wished for. then
thought could sow my wild oats, and they grew, they
would be far enough away not to nure me in any shape
Immediately set to work all the engines of the mind to
sujugate her to my wicked designs regardless of prom
scs oaths protestaon and iaery of every kind at
tim
and unless she consented would kill myself in her pre-
sence and then painted to her in the most garing coor
my mind could suggest the feeling that she would have
seeing dead man at her feet and that she would
in all probability be taken up my murderer and that
il impossible for me to live unless she submitted.
told her would follow her and marry her,
could get sufficient sum of money from my father, to
purchase farm in the neghborhood She was going to,
that expected my father would have the money
In this manner talked to her, and worked upon her
mind that she fell at my feet overwhelmed in tears beg
gng OFF, and to consider the niquity and he
nousness of her in submitting to my WILL and me in per-
suadng her. Yet all was to purpose was determined,
though this only the third time had been in her pr
company. Her father poor, unsuspecting man.
and she hon ,vrtuous, handsome young
aware Of the vles of man BY further persuasion and
partly through force obtained that for which had told
many lies swore many oaths and ruined one ofhe
most honest young women had at that time idea of
Suffice to say that continued to keep her company until
she left the country in sorrow and grei for my wicked
About month after this, was most horribly
alarmed account of my wickedness to this poor
One morning, lay in bed, this young woman appeared
10 me in all the horrors the mind can imagine and more
than tongue describes the hair hanging loose and dis
orderly around her shoulders her pale and
her eyes swollen with shedding tears and fixed upon
with a intensity that struck horror through every
ven and paray zed the brain while could not move my
eyes from the blood that seemed to gush through her
breast from brok heart at the time extending her
clay cold arms with small infant all besmeared with
blood to crying Here thou wretch, take the ard
of thy niquy :" This for a short time caused refor
nation in me, but the impression off. thought
it nothing than dream yet forgot it. can
unhestangly say, it prevented my practising the same
villany other unfortunate young women; and !
hope all young will take warning how they to
the SEX and all young not to believe when
they swear for deception is in their hearts Previous
this had resolved TO marry but seduce all could
but thank God was prevented.
Who can read such tale without shuddering
There is fearful moral conveyed in it, which al
will do well to profit by, 10th old and young, mall
and female. Who wonder that just over
ruling Providence, should determine to make ter
rble example of such fiend, even in this life Lee
all who pursuing similar career pause ere they
rush headong to infamy and swift destruction.