The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-10-07
John B. Coughs Confession,
MOUNT PLEASANT, RoxRURY, Mass. }
September ODD, 1915. (

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delay no longer doing that which have ever
intended, as soon as practicable, TO do, viz /:
to give plain statement OF facts relative 10
the unhappy circumstances Ia which have
been placed within the few past weeks.
lett home on Monday, the LIST inst, in com
pany with Dea. Grant Of Boston, and Mr..
Cyrus E. Morse spoke in Westbero' in the
evening" went the next day to Springfield.
and on the 3D., attended a Convention II
Blaniord; spoke three times that day. and
twice on the 4,h, at WesiGeld; took leave
OF Dea. Grant and lady, aud left in the morn
ing for Springfield. in company with MIR.
Morse-he to go to Boston, and to take the
cars for New York. sent letter to NV
wife by Mr.. Morse, of which the following is
an extract:-I hope to meet You on Monday
evening. IL did not feel that the duty of fl
nally arranging matters for the winter demau-
ded my presence in New York, Iwould come
home with Cyrus, hut | hope To spend a
pleasant and profitable Sabbath in Brooklyn.
shall think Of you, &c. &C." My reason
for going to New York was to make fina!
arrangement for part of my time. and what
part, this coming winter. was to be in Mon
treal on the l llh inst. | agreed to meet my
wife and a gentleman that was to accom-
pany us TO NJ, at Albany, on Monday eve
ming, Sept. Sth. ] arrived At New Y ork nj
or halfPast on Friday, the 5th inst, left
my baggage with porter on board the boat
to bring after me, and walked to the Croton
Hotel. took tea; my baggage arrived !;
procured n room, went into j., arranged nv
dress, told them there that | was going 10
Brooklyn. and might not return that mig t
Il nave always been made welcome at ny
trends in Brooklyn; and knew that if they
were not full, | should be invited to stay ali
night. About half past Or | left The Crot
on, called at a store in Broadway and pur
chased watch guard. Went to the store
of Messrs. Saxton & Niles; stayed there {.
few minutes. On coming out, had not gone
a dozen steps before was accosted by mar
with, How do you do, Mr.. Gouehli Sai,;
!, You have the advantage Of me: | am in
troduced TO so many, that it is difficult for me
sometimes to recognize them Said he
My name is Williams, Jonathan Williams.
| used TO work in tie same shop with Won in
this city, good many years ago. Ireplicd.
i do not remember IT, or something 10 thai
effect. He then said. You have got into a
new business; do you find it a good business!'
~, yes told him, Il find it very good
business Some other conversation ensucd
during which time we were walking slowly
together, when he said, i suppose you are So
pious now, and have got TO lie so proud, that
you would not drink glass of soda with an
old shop mate %. yes, | would drink elass
oil soda with any body. will drink glass
with you if Won will go in here We
were then opposite to ThOmpson's There
were, | should think, ten or twelve persons
round the fountain. when Inc said, We shall
never get served here. know a place
where we can get better soda Than we can
here We then crossed the street and wenr
down Chambers TO Oh than street, till we
came to a small shop. Having no suspicious.
did not take particular notice of what kind
Of shop il was. But saw confectionery.
and a pasteboard sign, with Best Soda ON
IT,. There are two or three ofthese estab-
Iisiments in that vicinity, (but owing to my
weakness did not visit the place previous 10
my leaving New York; but have no douhr
that can identify the shop among the 9th
ers- The man cIlle FOR 50 Ia, IL asked me
what syrup used, said he used Raspberry.
Il am pretty sure he said Raspberry | said
i will take some OF the same
The syrup was poured out and Tie soda |
poured into from the fountain. (The foun- |
tain was dark color.) This man took m, |
glass and handed it 10 me with his hand over |
the top of the glass. q noticed his hand, be
cause thought it was not a very gentlemen
ly way Of handing glass; However, |
thought no more. but drauIr. We tLen
went into Chamber street again, and IN TO
Broadway, together. " hen he LETT Soon at
ter he left me, | felt a warm sensation about
The lungs and chest, with unusual exhilara-
ton, and for the first time began To suspect
that all was not right. feeling increased,
ill | felt completely bewild, red, with drsiIe
FOR something, know not what. do not
know that ] ever felt so strangely in my life
before. l do not know how long walked
,Ut must have walked some distance, as |
nave some recollection of seeing the new
white church at the upper end OF Broadway
During this time, | went into a grocery store, !
md got some brandy. do not know where q
Tor whether ! paid for it; bat / recolleci &
Thinking. became after little while, be- II
sildered and stupid, and had wandered, did i
lot know where. When | saw woman |
ressed in black, l either sccosted her, or d
he accosted me; it is immeteiial which, as II
was in such a state, that | should not have 5
waited to see who it was. do not remember b
that said but she told some gentleman b
tho went to make inquiries, that | asked h
er if she could give me nights lodging. or e
ell me where could procure one, as | was u
ithout friends, &c. She took me into the b
ouse. How Igotin, do not know. There
as flight of stairs, but have no recollec- b.
on of going up those stairs. | remember 1t
othing distinctly that passed during the u
hole time, I'LL I was taken away, except
lat drank but what l drank, or how
uch, or how often, | know nothing.
ave some idea that a man came there while y
was there, because | felt afraid of him.
have no recollection of going out at all.
ter first went in on Friday evening, though
was said that was seen on Saturday eve nj
ng. / have no recollection either of going n;
1t or of coming in; and III did it don't d,
low how l did it. have no recollection Of Ct
ting at all, although the woman told me er
al did eat, and asked blessing, and also al
at Iprayed. have no remembrance of in
is. do not remember purchasing shirt in
though had a strange shirt on me when co
as taken away. The time that spent in W
at place seems TO me like a horrible dream W
"a night mare, something that | cannot th
scribe. | have so little recollection ofwhat be
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