Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-11-29

Mrs Burdck, who was taken from the house
where she lived in Greene, in September last
blndfolded, gagged, and carried to swamp, and
there thrown into ditch (the particulars of
which have heretofore been published) was
much injured that she became deranged-but she
has now regained her reason, and upon her test-
mony the prosecution is mainly founded. She
has not as yet 1--WE suprcsr) been sworn on the
examination, but she made affidavit before the
warrant was issued in which we are informed,
she states that in August last she overhearda
versation between Johnson and her mother the
| widow Baxter of Greene,) in which Johnson said
! to Mrs Baxter. if he could get rid of Mrs. John
son, he would marry her--that if he could dis
! pose of her as easy as he did of Mrs. Boult he
would do it--that he knew a couple of fellows
! below Binghamton, he thought he could get to do
! it-that they disposed of Mrs Boult
That she (Mrs Bnriick heard this converse
ton while standing the door steps TO the house
, in Greene, where her mother lived that the
curtains were drawn over The windows to the
house at the time that both outside doors were
unbuttoued one door and went into the house
that Johnson then asked her if she had heard
what he had said that she answered yes; that
Johnson told her II she ever told Of it he would
kill her be the means of her death ard that
, she then promised Aim she would not tell ot it.
, liz is supposed thai Mrs Baxter will positively
f contradict this stosy on oath,
III Il
n three weeks afier ,his conversation, Johnson
. cane to her mothers hpse when she was alone
!. and inquired for her mother that she told him
:. her mother had not 90, home from Norwich !;
that he said what SIN II do that she asked
n him ifhe had any WORT FOR her to do--any sew
/ ing: that ha said No. bt business Of more i'm
= pnriance and said she tMrs Burlick) must do
= it for him; that she then attempted 70 escape :;
that Johnson then seized an axe, and said he
would kill her if she left me room; and before
ho (Johuson) left he led aer into the kitchen,
ID tied her hands behind her with a clo,hes-line,
in and tied her to a bcdpos,, dei bonnet over
of her face. and then went out doors, and
nc came back with -four bag partly filled A;
Ol tlal Ne lUt'i t1oh Hr' lhI',
20 tied hor hands. tied the cord 7nnnd her waist
o. long enough 50 sha conld 90 to the hre while tied
at To the bed. post that he then teok quantity
IT, Of human bones ont Of the bag, among which
or was the head bones and others that he told
We her they we're Mrs Boulis bones and said she
as must burn them that she tainted : that John
VI son then burnt the bones that he held an axe
w over her head made her get on her Knees. ant
said he was afraid she would tell Of it, and tha
OF he was a mind to Kill her on the spot that she
"e baggsd for hOr life; that he said he weuld des
~ troy her as he had Mrs. Boul, and burn her N
as she had seen her bones burn, if she told OF ii
that il he was hung he had friends that would
- kill her and that she knew il, as she had JUS
At. scen with her own eyes; that he than united
her and went away.
in Mrs. Burlick further says che told her me
es ther on the Saturday. and also on the Sunday he
,ed tore her abduction. that she would expose no
d. and Mr. johnson. and that she did not tell whs
ex. she knew before she was carried away.
IAN There are great many rumors aApat, whic
the we shall not publish ; and whether Mrs Bn
my dick will swear on the examination as substai
tally as in her affidavit, and whether she ca
OF be sustained, we do not know, except from hea
I'M say.
''a' We shall not endorse the foregoing statemer
=" decidedly, but shall leave our readers to for
"'' their own Judgment upon It's truth or falsi'y.
"' the investigation deve!opes different state
facts, we shall embrace the first opportunity
:, correct errors and wrong impressions. III
=, matter, in its best aspect now. looks horr
red r"""s"' "' q" ''''0'"'' \''
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