New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-28

! BODY towards the box and pulled OCT paie % INC
awning 20 rest it on and covered IL WIZ, 1ic ~
ID T never cav his face afterwards
- soaking UP all the blood could, which.l
"a al. and hastily as possible, took M seat
.aai, mar the window, and began to think what
,as hes, to do. About this time some one knocked
az The door, 10 which OF course paid no attention.
| Nv borrid situation remained from this tine TIL
| dark. silent space OF time OF still more horrid
reflection.
AT dusk of the evening, and at the tine
some omnibuses were passing, carefully opened
the door and went out still possible, and
thought unobserved. | crossed into the Park ard
went down from thence to the City Hotel ny pur-
pose being 10 relate the circumstance to brother
who stopping at this house [ saw MIN in
the front reading engaged in conversation
with two gentlemen ] spoke TO him, a few words
passed between us. and seeing that he was en-
gagged altered ny purpose and returned as far as
the Park. walked up and down the Park, think
ing what was best TO do. Many things | thought
OF, among others was going to Some magistrate,
and relating the facts to him. Then the horrors OF
the excitement, trial, public censure and fuse
and foul reports that would be raised by the many
who would stand ready &c make the best appear
worse than tAo worst FOR the sake OF q patrv pit
lance gained to them in he publication of perycr-
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lies, all this, added to my then feelings,
more than could be borne. Besides, at thu time.
in addition to the blows given, there would be left
the mark as evidence of rope drawn tight round
the neck which looked too deliberate for ANYTHING
like death caused in an ARRAY.
Firing the building seemed at first happv
thought, as all would be envcopcd in tiames and
waited into air and ashes Then the danger Of
causing the death Of others, Gas there was cate
a number who slep, in the building the desruc
ton of property &c. caused me a, once 20 rban
don the idea next thought OF having suitable
box made and lave it loaded inside so that the
blood would not run out, and moving it Of some
where and burying it. Then the delay Of all this
and the great liability Of being detected.
After wandering in the Park for an hour or more
returned to my room, and entered it, as | lad
lief; it, as supposed, uRebscrved. Wheeler door
was open, and he was talking to some quito
nudibly. went into my room entirely undetcr-
mined, and not knowing what to do. After | was
seated in my room, waited silently I'LL Wheeler
school was and his lights cxtinguishcd, and
during this suspense it occurred TO me that might
pat the body in a ca.k or box anG ship it of some
where. / little thought at this time that the box
which was in the would answer supposed
it too shor, and small, and to be entirely unsafe,
as il was quite spen.
Whcelcr's school being out still heard some
one in his room and as then thought laid dos.n on
some benches The noise did not appsar exactly
! like a person going 10 bed. could hear the
nesting of no bed clothes l felt somewhat al
armed but then the idea occurred to tina,
might be the person who Wheeler had stated was
going to occupy the room that then occupied as a.
sleeping room as gave up, which
to be- about 10 days time, was temporarily oc
cupying his room for this purpose. Relieving my
self by this thought, soon Ii; q candle knowing
that no time to be ost something st=be
done This was about O clock should think.
Having closed the shutters, l went and examined
the box to see if could not crowd the BODY into
it. soon saw that there was possibility of do
ing so, if l could bend the legs up, and that it
would answer if could keep some of the canvass
around the body, to absorb the blood and keep il
from running out. This | was fearful Of. 1, oc-
CURED to mc-if bury or send this body off, the
clothes which he had on would, from description,
discover wins it might be- 1T became necessary to
strip it and dispose of the clothes, which speedily
accomplished by ripping up the coat-seeyes, vest,
sc. While removing the clothes, the keys, money,
&c. in his pockets caused rafting, and [ took
them and laid them one side. / then pulled a
part Of the awning over his body to hide it, then
in the bottom Of the box. | then cut several pieces
from the awning for the purpose of lcssening lis
bulk, supposing it was 100 much to crowd into the
box with the body; l. e. It would not go in. then
lied as tight as | could portion Of the awning
about the head, having placed something like flax,
which found in the box, with the awning (Thi.
flax or swiAdiing tow came from room had pre-
vieusly occupied-No. Murray street; also tn.
awning.
then drew piece Of this rope around the legs
at the joint of the knees and tied them together;
then connected rope to the about the should
crs or neck and bent the knees towards the head OF
the body us much ss I could This broush, it into
compact form After several efforts l succeeded
in raising the body to chair seat, thence to The
top of the box and turning it round IA little let
into the box rs easy az could back downwards
with head raised. The head knees and feet were,
still Il little out but by reaching down to the bot
tom Of the box and pulling the body little tow
aids me, readily pushed the head in and feet
The knees still projected and had to stand up
on them with all my weight before | could get
| them down The awning was then all crowded in
the box, excepting piece or two, which ] reserved
to wash the floor. There being still a portion of
the box, next TO the foot not quite full, took his
coat, and lei pulling up portion of the awning,
crowded it partially under them and replaced the
awning. The cover was ut once put on the box and
naied down with four or FIVE nails which were
broken and of but little account
then wrapped the remainder Of his clothing
up and carried it down stairs to the pIivy, and
threw it into it, together with his keys, wallet,
money, pencil-case. &c. These latter things
took down in my hat and pockets, part wrapped
liz paper and part otherwise. In throwing
them down, | think they must have ratified OF
the paper
I then returned to the room, carried down the
pail which contained the blood, and threw it into
the gutter OF the street. pamped several pals Of
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