Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-13
Further Confession of Folly Bodinc.

1t appears, by tho New York Sun, that Pol
Iy Bodinc accused with Waite of the murder
of Mrs. llouscman and child, has made some
further confessions, duplicating Waite IN other
offences. The Sun says her statements are
not generally believed on the island. She has
mnasuraby recovered sits up daily, and walks
around her cell She will probably he cxa-
mined IN the course of week. The follow
ing are her confessions, but what degree of
truth there is in them, the New York papers
will not youch; all they do is TO certify to the
fact that she made such statements:
RlcnMoND Town, Monday. January 9Th.
Confessions oTPoHy BoIine. in Richmond
Comfy jail, on Sunday night IN January,
lSii--l remained all night on my sister-ln-
laws soop, then went to New York, 10 Wate's
shop. Waite took the things out of drawer
and gave them to me, telling me where to pawn
them | said they were "Emeline's;' he said
no matter, You will never see Emeine alive a.
gain. | then snid did not know where the
pawnbrokcr lived he cut the direction out of
the paper. then went and pawned them;
when | returned, he scolded me for not getting
more for them; ! gave him the tickets, which
he placed on shelf in white jar he then
gave me some beaten icwery, which suppo.
scd to be the rings and earrings; he told me
if could moi get money for them, 10 get their
value in some other articles sold them in a
store in Broadway, near the Park, She gave
the number, which withhold got a brace
let for them, which my daughter now has.
This morning, while DR.. Munday and the
sheriff were in attendance, Mrs. Bodine be-
came very talka'ivc, and preceded TO make
the following startling disclosures
Confession Of Polly Bodine, in Richmond,
County JAIL on Monday morning, Sih Janua-
rn lSi4-i have been led into great deal Of
difficulty by Mr.. Waite. This is not the first
criminal case that Mr.. Waite and have been
conccred in. About five years ago he carried
on gold leaf factory in Spring street not far
from Hudson. There he cot very much in
volyed in debt, and told me he would be obliged
to take some other course to get ont of diff
Guilty. He asked me TO lend him money TO
get his establishment insured because he meant
to burn it and recover the insurance. He told
me that it was a common way to do business
! in the city. He got it insured, and that night
! he went to the theatre with Dt*ft w tff't, a
! gold bcater, who, believe, now traisicts bu-
| siness in f't~+f street. iIc told me-, before
! he went, to 90 TO the store at such an hour
| to unchain the dog-to take half a gallon Of
turpentine-throw it ont on some shavlngs in
the room, and then set fire to it, which did,
and nearly lost my life by so doing then
left the burning house Waite returned from
/ the theatre, and found good fire in his store.
he then returned to Mr. Wt'*f*, and told him
his house was on fire. He tried to make Mr..
Wt*'*t and others believe he was very much
alarmed. They then commenced crying fire.
= The engines come to his house, and after the
inside Of the house was destroyed, they got the
fire out. lie then went for the insurance
They doubted very much that it was an acci.
dent, refused to pay him. Waite was very
much troubled, but, after some time, go, part o
the money. Last winter, a man, named Albert
| Whitmorc, came into Waitc'S office, and had
fit. While in the fit, Matte picked the
mans pocket of his gold watch in presence O
my son Albert. After the man had cam" To
little, he asked where his watch was. Waite
said "Ncvcr mind the watch come and gc
something to drink. They went out together
and got some drink. They returned, and the
man asked second time tor his watch. They
again went, and got some more to drink. ll'
(Whtmorc) then said TO Waite, "Waitc, yor
have got my watch" lie then asked Albert !
Waite took the watch" Albert SAID he did
Waite then got vexed with Albert, and atte
some time, hc pulled ont the watch and gave
to the man and whenever Albert or mention
ed it he got exceedingly veXed.
: Late from England.
The Liverpool Mercury, in commenting O
the State trials in Ireland, says that the bung
. ling, one sided manner in which the Govern
ment has conducted the whole affair has create
: sympathy for O'Connell. The Attorney Gen,
' raj narrowly escaped having his indictmel
: quashcd. IL is an advantage to O'Connel III