Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-09-14


dav after The murder, and that it made mention of
The fact. Thomas Hansel also sworc that on the
Cougle to take a letter to Esq Howell for him the
next morning
On the third point the testimony was very strong.
A man by the name of Van Doran pronounced the
tracks TO be those Of Carriers horse, as soon as he
saw them, and before they were measured, on an
count of some peculiarly in the form of the foot
and the shape of the shoe. Mr.. Dilts, black :
smith took off shoe from the horse, and tried it
in the track, and it fitted exactly Five or six
persons who live at different points on the road
between Carter's, testified that on the night of the
murder between and 10 O'clock they heard a
horse and wagon pass by their houses.
Other witnesses testified 10 the manner in which
the dead bodies were found, the condition of the
house, the amount Of money found after the mur-
der, which was much less than was supposed
Mr. Parke had in his possession the habits Of the
murdered family, &c. A remarkable fact in the
case is that whilst all the other persons who were
proved aliJiS; Carter has been unable to give a
satisfactory account of himself for that night.
On the part Of the Defence witnesses were cal
led who testified, F,rSt, that previous to the muir
der, they saw Carter have considerable amount
of money in his possession, and particularly the
New Hope Bills which he was supposed to have
taken from Parke after the murder. No witness
proved where he got the money they saw him have.
Second. In order 10 overcome the testimony in
regard TO the letter, witness was produced who
swore that Carter took letter to Washington on
Thursday morning-two days after the murder,-
and gave il to Cougle TO take TO EaSton On the
strength of this testimony it was contended by
the prisoners counsel, that the witness for the
prosecution had committed an error in regard to
the time of sending the letter.
Third In order TO destroy the evidence as to
the shoes of Carriers horse, which were Identified
as having made the tracks near the scene OF the
murder, were reset between the time of the mur-
der and the discovery of the tracks. A man
named Hummer also testified that he left Carriers
house. on the night of the murder, after dark, and
found him there early the next morning,-thai
there was no noticeable change in his dress, ap-
pearance, or demeanour- that there was no.
thing in the appearance of the horse. Wagon, OF
harness. 10 indicate that they had been used since
the witness put them up the night before.
These are the prominent points in the case, on
both sides. The testimony for the prosecution
raises strong suspicion against Carter and goes
far TO point him out as being implicated in the
horrid deed The testimony for the prisoner, has
tendency TO throw doubt upon the suspicious, j
not entirely to dispel their force. With this brie
view of the case, which we have been at consid
cradle difficulty in preparing. and which will ne
doubt be more acceptable TO our readers than thC
whole mass Of undi gested evidence would be, We
leave it to the jury to pronounce upon the guilt o.
innocence Of the prisoner, If they have not already
done SO.