The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-30
Rev. J. I, WARD, Assistant Editor.
PRICE ONE CENT:

mission Of any crime. In fact, so freely
had ] drank that morning, hardly knew
what was doing. ntga0 esa
found Phebe Hanson alone in the kitch-
en- preparing for dinner. She asked me how
! did, and if had been 10 Darlington TO
muster. told her / had not been, but
should go in the afternoon; | asked her to
give me some cider. She went to the cup
board, and handed me quart mug halfful
OF cider, which / Immediately drank /
then asked her TO give me some money; she
refused, saying she had but little. / told
her knew she had large sum in her trunk
which she kept in the other room, and that
! would have some of it.
went through the entry into the room
where the trunk was. She followed me
! told her not to come, for would get the
money in spite of her, and would then
have a good time over to Darlington mus
ter As ! passed through the entry, Phebe
attempted to push me out of the door. |
then shot her. As pointed the gun at her
she raised her hand and said, 'sdon't shoot
me, Andrew" The appeal had no effect
on me; the fatal gun was discharged and
Phebe Hanson lay before me bleeding
corpse.
now went into the room where the
trunk was, and found it locked. threw
it out of the window, carried it some dis.
lance from the house and placed it under
the fence. then went to the house, found
an axe, and opened the trunk, and took
what money could find. did not make
dilligent search in the trunk, for fear some
one should come along. had no sooner
done the deed and got the money than an
awful sense of the enormity of the act
had committed filed my mind with horror.
| would have given worlds, had possessed
them, could 7 but have undone the things
which had done in one short hour,-could
+ but have restored Phebe Hanson to life
and health. Every thing condemned me,
every thing seemed to have eyes, and to
have been witnesses to the the dark deed
Of which was guilty. .
He here described the course he pursued
in endeayoring TO hide from the world, the
crime he had committed, and goes on 10
saw
My conviction is just my punishment
is merited. But had known that should
have been hung if was detected, should
never have committed the deed, which has
doomed me, a young man, just in the prime
of life, to an gnominious death. supposed
the punishment was Imprisonment in the
state prison for life.
| have TO attribute my untimely end to
want of instruction when young. have
never had the privilege of schooling, never
have been taught that it was wrong to lie
and steal, but was left to grow up as best
| could. OF God and future world know
nothing. ! am told that there is God, and
that it will be well with all hereafter; by
others that the good will be rewarded, and
the wicked punished, but to me all is
mystery 1a0
The Boston Eagle commenting on the
above says Those who have the care Of
the young have much to answer for, if they
do not properly instruct them in the funda-
mental principles of religion, and teach
them that truth, honesty, temperance and
virtue must not for moment be lost sight
Of The haunts of vice are open to all, and
particularly aluring are their portals, where
intemperance sits with flushed face, which
the youth unsuspectingly suppose 10 be the
smile Of hospitality. Had young Howard
been learned to read the Bible in his youth,
and from it have formed ideas of right and
wrong--had he been taught that there is
Judge who will most certainly punish those
who do wrong-had he been learned the
Nervousness of sin, and had he been warned
to fieethe intoxicating cup as he would from
serpent whose bite is death--avarice, 70