The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-10

CONFESSION OF REV T.. K AvERy-MoRE PAR
acknowledgements IN PROVIDENCE. - There
has been about the city, says the Providence Chronicle.
a report that letter has been received here from E.
X. Avery who IL will be recolscted tried years
since at Bristol for the murder Of Sarah Maria Cornell
which letter contains full confession Of Miss Cornells
| well as other murders True have positive in
think than probable The letter u.s. Of course not
in the hands OF the Methodist elders reported Were
SO, persuaded that it would be made public for
true friend and really well wisher OF that very respec
table denomination OF Christians would consent to con-
cea guilt, when fully esabshed and especially when
finally developed, II must be, such course would
fleet them not little Touching the particulars OF
| this confession, cannot exactly learn. We hear,
however that ii gives a full description of the murder
| Of Miss Cornell and its cause We write this a.
| an answer to several inquiries which have been
made us as to our knowledge of the circumsta ncex
We wrote the above for Fridays paper but II was
| crowded out by mass OF other matter which had been
previously set up We have been able to get at nothing
though the impression community Is decided
strengthening to the truth ofhe report and we thnk
full development Of the whole business OF the murder Of
story goes that Avery has lately died Ohio and that
his deah.bed he made confession which he desired should
| be transmitted to this state By this confession he not
only lodges the murder Of Miss Cornell but oftwo
other females likewise. He says he went TO the spot Of
the murder in Tycron for the express purpose Of muir
derng Miss Cornellhat he had resolved all contn.
gences failed TO conceal his guilt long before he under
took itor that he only delayed taking life after this de-
termination, in the hope that the drugs whch had been
administered TO produce abortion might relieve him Of the
crime We learn he further says ecoect this is but
rumor that Miss Cornell begged hard for her life when
she found what his determination; but that seeing
nothing bn disgrace in the birth Of her child and count
ing everything upon sustaining the adyentitious repu
tation which he held in the community, besides
feeling helsh desire continue his libdinous
under the cloak of sanctity which he then and
which much favored his unholy desires he did tho
work Of death and then left his victim where she was
found in the horc TINT il would be believed that she had
committed suicide, Tho story further goes, That since
his first murder Avery acknowledges That his brain
has been covered with Goals Of living fire He has wan.
dercd about from place place but every where the ina
gcs Of his poor victims have haunted him Now oil this
may be true end appears probable We are confident,
however, that the confession IN not In the possession Of
any leading Methodist n wcrc they would mt
the necessity Of bringing to light because coming out
il and will OF these days the fact Of the
ceament by any body OF christians would not reflect
much credit upon them and perfectly certain
that the which that denomination rendered 70
Avery based upon conviction on their part Of his
and hence when assured n his guilt nothing
IN our could prevent them from making IL known to
the whole world