The New York herald., 1846-03-21
More Disclosures OF the Van Ness Massacres
From the Cayuga Tocsin OF Friday.l

More Disclosures OF the Van Ness Massacre.
From the Cayuga Tocsn OF FIidsyJ
The murderer arrested in the following manner:
About o'clock p on Friday. he offered to sell the
grey stolen from Burlington to Gregg, who keeps
county for ten dollars Gregg suspectng that the
was stolen went and locked her up in the barn. and is
Ss ssp Warrant PhenS TS
constable Of the town Of Cato who had got Of
extras issued at NJ Of rdsy r ana mad s started ,S n
gro was his housewent immediately there and ar
rested him the murderer and chained him. About
A. Williams and l. Bruce, who started from Auburn
in pursuit. at II O'Clock A. NJ Of Friday reached Phe-
short time. expecting Taylor to return with the Negro
but becoming uneasy, went on towards 0re89s anu
Ts @ side his s tn %i
Taylor, Williams and Bruce watched him thst nl9ns ano
In the morning took him into tho wagon o. wMl,ams
and Bruce, and brought him to Auburn and delivered
him the Sheriff On their return they met burlington
and vanderheyden at Baldwinsve, eleven miles this
The negro as we gives this version Of the
murder He says he knocked at the front door, and
what hs wsu.a 4. replied that hs had been up
piece and cold and wanted to warm that he went
9 the stove that Van Ssss 60. up ns an bsa n ~
club, which had knife in the end of it. ct the gate that
had no gum that he made pas: At Van M Mss: Sor rp%
the kitchen and spoke Mrs Ven Ness and said no was
stabbed that he afterwards stabbed her The negro is
confused in his statement about the time he had scu
fe with Mrs. Wykof but thinks he stabbed her with the
knife in the end Of his club the gate acr he had the
butcher Ipfe. He saws that Van Arsdale struck him
with the candle and he slipped down stairs and that
his knife blade then was broken At one time no assign
ed motive Tor this act that he unjustly imprt
soned for five years for stealing horse, when no was
guit and that the State owed him tor his time and
to take his revenge IN that way; but his stories are
Trajectory on this point.
stumbled and fen near New Guinea the murderer pro-
cseded foot the big DAM which he crossed and then
the east o. ~ the M Ssg. $
mounted on bare back and with only halter and struck
the road Syracuse about two miles east of Ebrdge
He passed through Syracuse soon after daylight and
went from thence through salna Liverpool and Clay
Corners to Phnnix Justice Bostwick made an exami'
nation Of Freeman ysaerday afternoon at the JAIL with
the view Of seeing whether any other person was con-
cerned with him The following the result Of the sx
Examination Of william Freeman. March 49, 1885,
Nobody told me that M Van Ness got me % StSss M
constable, Jack Furman and another ons-do not 70
member the nsme-and . woman Her name ia Godfrey
anybody went into the dooryard Of Mrs Godfrey. on
Thursday night Never have talked with any white
about having been sent to State prison, except E.
quires Paine and Bost wick"
negro % heretofore arrested @ " on suspicion and ks.
thanel Hersey and his wife, in relation to the mur
del, 6 Gabriel helped freeman to grind the knives:
ter Hersey that he had heard Freeman threaten
the life Of John Do Pup black man. but had not heard
Nothing was sced on the examination landing to threw
any light on the murder Of the Van Ness family and
the horrible murder Of the Van Ness family
be mentioned. When old Mrs Wykof gotto Mr.. BROOKE
was band Of 1--WE or six Concerned W. Henry Brooks
young lad years Of age, although several men were
present volunteered to come to Auburn for medical ad
| and other assistance He came down on horsebsck.
othsrs Msssrs Law and stephens nsdistsly turp.d
sn1 nofV Ma and
voted themselves to the ssssance ofths family and pur
suit Of tho murderer with zeal snd energy that de-
communc. and our first extrawas the cause Of
| the arrest by Taylor.
man, the murderer oftAs Van Ness family was born in
Auburn In 1923 When quite young and before he went
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and rushed upon her with the intention Of taking her
life She escaped however, and he was permitted to
self n future The Sar further states that Frssman
sent to Auburn for Ave for horse stealing and
Iwo,s vsngsoncs ssain;t the o,cs { hs ever co. out
house, he said, The world rolled him there" When
no reason to give al ali" He says he had no gun with
him. but club about three feet long, the end Of which
was plscsds sharp BLADE 6ye Or six inches long The
The Syracuse journal mentions It as singular fact.
was cousin Of the Freeman who executed in Onon-
dago county some Eve or six years aince for murder
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the Freeman tribe II 10 stated that WIN. Freeman il
quarter Indian, his mother having been ons-half In
dian.
EXCITEMENT AT IrHAcA--MoRx MuRDxx Dis
cLosuREs.We understand BY passengers in III:
Ithaca has disinterred box containing the bodies Of
woman and child, horribly manglsd and disagursd
who was tried few weeks since for their abduction,
and sentenced TO the Auburn State prison for ten
dsrsd the bodies coud not be found he only
tried for lesser offence. We shall probably have full
particulars to omorrow.-syracuse Jswnsi, March IL.
DARING ArTEMPr AT ROBBERY AND MURDER -
There was daring attempt at murder near East
Two men, named Ira H. Little, and the other Chas.
]. Hunt, were travelling the same road. They became
object Of their journey, nc. Arriving st piecs Of
woods, Little told Hunt that he had some msnsy buried
sirsd Hunt 70 60 with him and ak up Hunt consent
cd, and they soon came to the place whore Little pre-
~sss
va. about two inches in diameter The club proved
u wounded Little Immediately asd but was arrested
brought back East Worcester, q which plaos, on
Monday last examination was held bsfors Justice
charged with fsoniousy aaulting Charles Hunt and
beating him with an intent to XIII Little said 70 be
Hunt 3. nsns % 1css S
Troy, and Hunt told him he wss going East business
for his father From this appsau that Little dsceysd
him into the woods with the intent 10 kill and rob him
Of money supposed TO be in his posssssion. He viii.
probably have his trial at the April oyer and terminer
-Cocpevsto0n (Otsese Coz Letter to .6ibsmy Arsvs
March IL.
LATER FROM JAMAlcA--By the Spartan, Can't.
Rogers, we have dates from Kingston, ia, up to the
2lst ult The Kingston editors make themselves sxceed
ingy facstious at the mad pranks Of some Of
bs Of Congress The resolution for snnsxing Ireland
to the United States presented by that orssy loon, Mo
Connsll, y bone upon which they are picking away
Justify Psrhsps they think nsir turn may cone ncxt
amusement band calling themselves the Congo Min.
| strels giving concerts Among their pieces, We
note those Of Lucy Neal, Get along homo you Yaller
Gals, and Cynthia Sue. f1-A
writer In the Kingston Msrniag JssrnsI under the
signature Of vox Aricani" thinks that Great Britain
should not hesitate moment about declaring war
against the United States and says that eyery motive