Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1845-02-13

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Never in the whole course Of our editorial duties
have we been called upon to recoEd disesteE IN
private lie more profoundly tlagical than one 70
which We were partially witness last night and
which is now creating the most intense excitement
Throughout the city. and more especially IN ITS up
per portions. z,e 49,, > -, qs-5s>
! Abouthsii past eleven, P. M Mr.. Canda. = wen
known and most respectable citizen residing in the
upper part Of the town, was returning in his car
riage, nee ,mpanied by his daughter and another
young lady, her friend, from party at Mr. Barbieres
in Waverly Place. The friend was to be left at her
own residence, which lay in the route OF Mr.
Canda's.
On reaching the house, Mr.. Canda descended.
leaving the reins he supposed, perfectly secure,
rang the bell, and ushering the lady into the vesti
bue took leave Of her and returned to the street.
To his extreme establishment and alarm the carriage
was no longer to be seen. A hundred vague rea-
sons for its disappearance suggested themselves IN
an instant-but he hurried home. where no tidings
Of Miss Canda had been received. In state Of
distraction, he Immediately instituted other search
Is, but 10 no purpose; and the alarm Of the family
was wrought up to the extreme Of terror, when 1t
was discovered that the horses were at the stable
door with the carriage, which was vacant, but I'M
injured s s -
While in this state Of distress, the parents were
hastily summoned to the N. Y. hotel in the upper
part of Broadway, where spectacle awaited them
which we feel the impossibility Of descriHirR The
daughter was insensible, and bleedif .1sely
from fracture Of the skull. We dry over
the agony Of the parents. NotwithsI ing the
anxious aud eagerly proered assistance Of the pro-
prietors Of the hotel and Of the best medical men,
Miss Canda expired in about half an hour after her
parents were summoned to her side.
The only reasonable presumption in this unhap-
py case is that the carriage. (Which said
10 be gentle and well trained took fright at some
unusual occurrence and that Miss Canda met with
her death wound in attempting to leap from the
vehicle while in rapid motion. She was found ly-
ing nsensible in Broadway, near the corner Of Wa
verify Place, by two gentlemen, who conveyed her
at once to the hotel.
devoted family in the bloom Of youth, was lovely
few are lovely, and unusually accomplished. She
was II years of age yesterday. York Pepper.
.MosrNtal Ttagedy.-we are this week called
on to chronicle most melancholy occurrence, in
which young and amiable lady has been suddenly
and unexpectedly torn from society and from life,
and two highly respectable families thrown into
deep mourning On Thursday last, George Brown,
son of Mr.. Brown residing in the village of Tyler
vile, had, with two three older young men been
on q hunting excursion, and when on an enlinence
opposite the dwelling OF Mr.. Simeon Oaks, and
about Is rods distant, saw his daughter, Jane M.
enter small rear building, when one Of the COM
pany said. "now shoot and brighten hers" upon
which young Brown instantly, and without re6ec.
ton, levelled his gun and fred at the building and
unfortunately with fatal effect, the ball entering
the young lady's shoulder, and passing through her
body in transverse direction pierced her heart and
lodged on the opposite side This was about two
o'clock, P. NJ but il was not till in the evening
that the family were made acquainted with the sad
truth Of their bereavment The meeting of the
families Of Messrs. Oaks and Brown, the next
years lived on terms Of the strictest friendship is
described by one of our citizens as Of deep and
heartfelt anguish. -Black RiUer Journal
Confession of .lsrder.--The Hartford Courant
contains report Of the trial, before the Superior
indicted for an assault with intent to kill Mr. Nor.
sd h rHsSJsEafsFa If the Gen@sesleat State
and witnesses were examined only on behalf Of the
State. The case having been clearly made out
against him, he proceeded to address the Jury. His
speech was very remarkable one.
He began by remarking that he had nothing to
say in his own defence, but the contrary wished
to testify against himself The indictment did not
charge crime by any means as great as that which
he had committed. This charged an assault with
intent to kill. II should have charged me with
murder ! struck him three times Zone more than
was testified toy with the intent to murder. I had
murder in my heart; and as the Bible says, "he
who sheddeth mans blood. by man shall his blood
be she'd" ought TO receive the punishment Of
murderer. demand the punishment allotted by
the law Of God and not that given by the law Of
man. This 10 Court of Justice and am glad of
it. want justice done to me. Let the jury bring
in verdict according to righteousness.
He went on to give an account Of his life, and Of
the feelings which induced him 10 seek the life Of
his keeper. He professed to have met with change
Of heart, and said, F" though should be released
this minute, freed from all punishment, would
not be willing to CO. / had rather have the peace
Of soul which, murderer as am, merciful God
has vouchsaied to me, than to be freed. am a
murderer. cannot lie. had rather have this arm
struck of now, than tell lie. Once fell by Sa-
tans rage but now a raised by the grace Of God.
believe that my wicked heart 10 taken from me.
If know myself, would not kill a man now, tor
all the world and all that 10 in it, ever was in It.
say this under the expectation of meeting anoth-
'er Judge at greater and more awful trial"
The Jury having rendered verdict Of Gsiny,'
the Court proceeded to sentence the prisoner. The
Judge said:-" On this indictment you can be i'm
prisoned but Eve years. The Court would infct
on you the severes penalty Of the law. but as you
have come forward without making defence and
confessed your guilt, and in consideration Of the
contrition and repentance manifested, which hope
s the result Of change Of heart, the Court RENTS
one year and sentences you to imprisonment in the
State Prison for four years"
" Bennett" says the Courant, "is native of
Maine, and 10 now IN prison sentence Of fifteen
years. six Of which have expired. He was confined
in the New Hampshire State Prison twenty years
ago. He has since then been in Sing. Sing, and is
now in the Wethersield Prison for the second time.
he 10 about AZ years old, Of large, wel-propor-
toned frame, and countenance by no means indi.
cative Of a desperate or abandoned character. His
head presents puzzle for Psychologists, being We
~ defective In the organ Of Combativeness and in
the organs appropriated to the animal prorensites
whilst the organs Of Reverence, Conscientiousness,
&c. are extraordinarily developed"
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