New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-04
Horrible Murders.

Horrible Murders.
A most barbarous murder of q ,chote fcHi'fg
near Port Golden. in Warren CO., y. j., was pei
petrated on Mcnday last. The head OF the family
was MIR. John B. Parke, an aged single man who
was IN the habit OF boasting that he had large
Quantities OF specie on hand. In his house hyed
Johr, Cartner. who worked the fam, his wlte,
who was Parke's sister, four children. and ser
vant. On Tuesday morning the nelghbors were
thrown INTO CONSERVATION by hearing that ai isSe
persons. except the maid servant, who vas not at
homo the preceding night. werc murdered On
reaching the SPOT the most dreadful spectacle was
prcsented. Cartner. who appears to have been
deceived out Of the house, was found partially
thrown INTO lime kiln his head literally beaten TO
frsgments with rail. which was picked Up close
By with al the horrid marks of the use that mad
been made OF II. On entering the house Mr..
Parke was loud IN his bed dead, with his throat
cnt from ear to ear HIS sister, Ms. Cartne-, and
the infant at her side. were in ike manner Tluy-
dsrcd, and E,tle son of or ) years old stabbed
in several places-and only not dead There
were two other children, bat they slept IN a dis
tant part Of the housc-unknown. probably, TO
the murdcrers The house was rlficd completely
but what amount of punder was obtained, no one
could vet conjecture. The news spread rapidly,
the country is raised. and handbiils are already
circulatng,in all directions, offering, IN the nane
of surviving relatives. $1,000 for the arrest ana
conviction OF the n3urderers. Plumber, undoubted-
IL. was the motive and universal OPINION ascrlbcd
the hogriid deeds TO strangers, who must have
come from distance. As there must have been
two or three concerned the hope seems reasonable
that clue viii be found. and due punishment
awarded to this unparalleled massacre.
ExEcurIox-White. the murderer Of his ia
.her. was hanged at Batavia last week accord
ing to sentence. His conduct from the moment
of his arrest 10 that of his death seems to US mex
plicabe Never for an instant did he EXHIBIT the
slightest symptoms of remorse, contrtion, or even
regret for the unnatural crime which he has 50
fearfully expiatcd On trial his counsel urged
INSANITY in his defence; but he rldlculed this de
fence and wrote out explanations OF all The Cur
cumstances on which the argument was based,
with an apparently earnest and sincere desire 10
convince the Cour, and Jury that the pretence Of
insanity was merely device on the part OF his
LAWYERS. He confessed the crime and sought tn
Justify it and even during the last hour OF his
existence he declared with perfect GOODNESS that
if his father were living he would yet Kill hlm II
possible. While III prison he wrote out sketch
of his life and his dying speech, which he read
,Ipon the scatfo!d with the utmost indifference.
Throughout his life he was very Jealous III his
profession OF atheism. and up TO the moment OF
his death declared his hatred of Christianity
During his confinement previous TO his execution,
he consented that church service should be held
~ his cell. as he said he liked to hear the ladies'
sinr: and at the request of relative he permit
ted a clergyman to pray with him upon the scat
fold; but during the prayer he employed himself
IN examining the construction of the scaticd, the
adjustment of the rope, &c. lie requested OF the
i.iIer that the shoes in which he was TO be hung
might be made large, as he did not wish them TO
hurt his feet. and said that if he had plenty of
money he would be glad to live longer, bat as It
was he did not care, When told by the Sheriff
that he had but three minutes to hive he mani
fcsted not the slightest emotion, and was swung
off In the same state Of utter indifference. We
do not know that White was insane; but his
conduct seems to us to have been, from first to
last. perfectly inexplicable onanyof the ordinary
principles of human nature.
Domestic SllK.-Wc were shown to-day some