The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-20
Murders and DIurderers.

of Wlnans at Railway, are returning a verdict OF
guilty in which case he will be hung in month "A.
he deserves 10 be. ToPpan will be hung in this city
the 9TH of next month and Colt will be- hung be
fore the year is out
These executions, we hope will have salutary eff
feet 1t Is high time that something was done to awe
the cold blooded and reckless scoundrels that Prov
about the community, doing murder cheap" In.
less this is done, no man is safe who owns any pro
perty, or who may unintentionally give offence tc
any one.
And in those days of frequent and almost dali,
murders, we think II advisable to call the attention
OF passionate persons to the following death-bed
scene, given in the Concord n H. Statesman. Ii
is given IN the shape of deposition taken before a
justice OF the peace at Grafton in that State. Iazen
Whitcher and David M. Norris depose that on the
night of June 10, they watching at the death.
bed of their neghbor, Samuel Mann, of North Ben
ton, in small room, the situation OF which is thus
described =
The bed the north side the fire place on the
south SIDE the doorway TO the kitchen the and
door lending into bedroom the end of the room
and set OF drawers the east side of the the
loot OF the bed and window by the foot, tie north
side. The window raised from four to six inches.
The door into the kitchen open and Mr. George w
Mann slept there in the south corner of it. The door
into the bedroom was shut and Mrs Peter Howe and Mrs
Mann slept there.
The man with whom they were watching had
been IN dying state for several days, but appeared
to have perfect possession OF his senses After the
house was still on Sunday night, the deposition
goes on TO say
Mr. Whitcher standing by the foot of the bed close
to the open window and Mr. Norris sitting south of
the bed four pac from the head on the west
side OF the room. Thecandle was standing the
tel over the fireplace, when both distinctly heard
groan Weare both positive could not from the
sick man, the bed wherein he from another
room 1t was deep, heightened groan and startled
both.
Mr. Whitcher stepped to fire place to get the light
10 see what the noise came FROM or what caused it. As
he took the light and turned round toward the bed we
both saw the room lighted up all at with unearh
ly crimson-coored light. 1t almost extnguished the
light OF the candle that its light very feeble ap-
parently almost out-and Immediately both saw
strengthening man standing between us and the bed
looking apparently at Mr. Mann-his dress cannot de-
scribe, his whole face did see His clothes were
dark but we cannot give the fashion make, say
whether he had on boots or shoes, or hat, or not.
We were both transXed-both stood there side by side
Norris had risen up Whitcher still holding the candle
in his hand and no fire in the fireplace at least that
gave any light and as the strange stood before
his back toward us and his face toward Mr.. Mann Mr.
Mann appeared much excited and agated he rolled
on the bed, and threw his arms about, and opened
his eyes wide open, and appeared frightened and to
gaze upon the apparton then he tried to cover up hi.
head
The sick man, it is stated, then declared that he
had forty years previously assisted his employer
man and making away with the body
He mentioned the name of Edwards, but in what
the deponents cannot say. The aflida
VT then goes on:-
He called no other name, and may be mistaken in
his name, but think we are not. He then sunk down.
alter turning over twice. and throwing his
bout, groaned and died. We know we were frightened
md could not speak or did not did the stranger and
as soon as Mann had finished confesng, and dying
away, he the strangely gone. How he got in out
we know not; door OPEN but did not see him
come IN or go out nor can we believe that he did.
The editor of the Statesman in comma
The affidavit, tells the following story
About forty forty five years since 1--WE tell the story
IS told to us by individuals in the vicinity by the
lame OF Hodgdon working in Landau ~ H.. join.
r. The last season he there he finished off house
or Jonathan Noyes, and made his home with Mr. Moves
Turing the time He lent Noyes some two three hun.
red dollars in money, that when the house finish
a. was indebted to him about four hundred dollars
or labor and money. When Noyess house COM |
'eted, he went to work upon house for Mr. John Gross
the vicinity his clothes and part of his tools still
naming at Noyess house.
He left Cross's house evening to so up to Mr. |
>oyess-and was never seen after that time Some lit
ime respecting his Mysterious disappearance, but he
vas stranger, in measure it said he had abscond
ID and Noyes soon after pretended to have received let
er from somewhere in New York, requesting him |
Noyes) to sell his odgdons TOOLS and other things
md send the money to him which he accordingly did
'ut whether the of the sale went to New York
'r any where is not known. The excitement however
oon died away, and nothing said thought about
I, until the death-bed confession which publish
brought the hidden my stery to light.
Noyes died few days since and his death bed init
mated that he had something disclose before he could
lie in peace but Mann went day two before his
ieath and spent whole day with him. and after that no
hing more said about divugisg any thing and he
Npred apparently in the greatest mental agony and I'M
er horrible remorse of conscience frequently exclaminp
God forgive me that one sin. The Edw ards whom
is supposed he, (Mann) referred, and who, many
oppose, was accessory to the murder is now living
nd has been partially deranged at times ever since as