Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-04-29
Another Supposed Murderer Arrested.


Yesterday afternoon, upon information given to
the police officer by the mate Of the ship Mononga-
hela, officers William Young and Bulkley procee-
ccd to said ship and arrested man calling him.
self William Mason, on suspicion of being concern
ed in the murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Par,hemore, near
Harrisburg, on the morning Of the l4th inst. Ma
son. il seems, during the afternoon made arplica-
ton to the mate TO take him to Liverpool, being
willing to he slowed away anywhere at the same
time giving him a sovereign and some silver, a.
mounting TO $3.50.
Previous 10 all this, the Recorder had received
an sfidovi, made before Justice Beiz Of Reading,
end a warrant for the arrest Of Mason, and officer
Murphy from the knowledge he possessed Of the
facts gave information In the officers of the vessel
TO louk out for such an individual.
This morning Mason was taken befnre the Re-
corder and had hearing, and committed for a fur.
ther hearing. From the testimony given. it appe rs
tha, Mason is the individual who was arrested on
Saturday near Ha,ris' urg, and after a hearing he
fore Justice Weiss, was discharga gad-which certih,
cate found on him.
Reading Railroad depo, a, Reading, testified, tina,
on Monday evening he first saw Mason at his
boarding house, the White Horse Hotel, in that
place. that there Mason got into conversation with
him in relation ,o,he murder and said that he was
the wood-chopper that had been arrested and dis.
charged.
Mason appeared TO labor under considerable ex-
element, and desired to sleep with the witness
which was assented TO- They preceded TO bed in
the dark and Mason then said he was In trouble and
wanted to tell him a secret, which he enjoined him
not to disclose. McWhor,er agreed to see him safe
out of Reading; having no idea as he says, that the
fellow was about to confess the commission Of q
murder. He then gave New paper which was
the certificate OF discharge from Justice Weiss, Nc.
W., started down stairs 10 the light for the pur-
pose Of reading il, and in moment found that Ma.
son was at his heels, manifestly afraid to stay a.
lone.
Subsequently he confessed that he murdered
Mr. and Mrs. p. with bludeeon OF wood, killing
the man In one room and the wife in another, and
robbed the house of only S20.-He said he wanted
to got to Ireland, where he would never commi,
such offence again
On Tuesday morning, Mason was put by Nc
Whorter upon the cars for Philadelphs, and soon
after disclosed the facts to several gentleman
nected with the Railroad, when the affidavit was
made and a wartan, issued by Justice BeIz.
Mason is a distressed looking creature, evidently
ignorant and ,lebased, and about hriy>eight years
of age. His manner was confused and his stories
contradictory. Blotches are upon his pantaloon'
and shirt which have the appearance Of blood. Ma
son states that he came from Ireland in July last
From all the facts disclosed there is but little dOub
ths, he is the murderer. The amount OF money
found on him here and at other places make aoou
the smount stolen from the house of Mrs. i.