Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-10-09


yrcton. A day or swo before he died. he
sent a sealed package TO his wife, which
packaCe was examined by the gentlemen
whose names are affixed to the subioined
communication. They have given a brief
statement OF its corteltts, which will no
doubt, be read with interest, although il
rhruws no additional light upon the trans.
action:
For The Warren Journal.
An interest having been very generally
felt and expressed TO know The contents OF
certain writings left by Peter w. Parke
who was recently executed in Belvideue e.,
n. land the undersigned having, in
compliance with the with Of the " idow of
said Pa,ke, examined said wrltings-t is
thought not improper to crafty the public
wish, and with the consent of Mrs. Parke,
TO acquaint the community with the pur-
port of these writings:
The principal and almost the only wri-
ting left by Peter W. Parke for his widow,
i. manuscript of about fifty foolscap pa
ges not very closely written. In this, and
in the other writings examined by the sub.
.cribers, they found nothing like confes.
sion of guilt, in any manner or degree, of
the crime for which he suffered death.
Ii ma ,be proper TO state that the wild.
ow has under consideration, the expedien
cy of publishing the above mentioned prin
CT pal manuscript; inasmuch as her hus.
band requested that at some suitable time
after his death. and perhaps after the con.
cIusion of the Investigations Of the Chage.
wafer murders, his writing concerning
them should be made public.
In connection with the matters detailed
in The manuscript, the subscribers found
the following, VIZ:
/. An account OF The time when and the
manner ia hich the news of The murder
first came TO Perer w. Psrke, aud of what
he then did, and how he got TO the placeof
the murder ALSO a description of what |
appeared in and around the sink.hoIe on
the morning after the murder.
3 HIS notion or supposltion in what
way the murder bad, from appearances,
heen perpetrated: aud account Of how
long he staid ou the premises Of the mur-
dcred family at Changewater, and of
cerIain conversation which there took
place and when aud how he returned
home.
8. A brief narrative how suspicious fell
upon some individuals, aud what kind Of
efforts were made by himself and others TO |
discover who were the murderers "a de
Tail Of some reasons for suspecting a MIR.
Atkinson who since died from injuries re-
ceved as is supposed in a certain tracas: !
aI,o ga Outline Of some of the proceedings
in the case of Joseph Carter.
i Some outline of The manner and in,
struHsrataiities ia All through which suspl |
cions was brought 10 bear upon himself,
and tr@w il disturbed his mind.
s. Declarations Of hls innocence of the !
dreaBGal crime for which he was tried and
condemned; and description Of the
hores which. especially IN The earlier
Stages OF his trials. he entertained that he
would be acquitted.
G. 4 brief examination Of the character
and testimony of some Of the principle
witnesses for the State ; together with the
impressions produced upon his mind both
by the evidence and the charge at bis trial
in Earran County.
Z. His grateful sense Of the services Of
The counsel who argued the case in his
behalf.
Signed,
JOHN H. TowNLEY, of Hackettstown.
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