The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-25


The above is an accurate likeness of Orrln Wood
ford, who murdered his wife in Connecticut, in the
summer Of lS45. The prisoner was tried in the Su-
perlor Court Of Hartford county, Chief Justice Will
liams and Judge Human on the bench but the jury
could not agree upon verdict, and the case laid
over till February last when the prisoner again
tried. From report OF the trial, published at Hart
ford, and for sale this city by Messrs. Taylor IL
Co.; Burgess, Striuger and Co.; Mr.. H. Graham,
and George Dexter, 30 Ann street, we extract few
Of the circumstances connected with the murder
and the trial. The testimony Of the prisoners son
proved the commission Of the deed, and we publish
il in fall
TUESDAY MoRSrSa.
DAN wooproaD-I am tho prisoners son; about
O'Clock in the afternoon Of July 2ad went to water the
cattle; whe n was coming back heard pounding at
north % Of pounding
in the lane towards the brook FOUR hve or six rods from
the house, vent and turned the cattle back int the
gate; he said he believed he had killed my mother
asked him If he thought he had; he said he believed no
andhe said ho guessed had better mott said guessed
had beter he said he guessed not; went up; there
Mrs walkers; found nobody but Mrs Walker q. home;
she told me to 20 TO Mr: Woodruff; told her could
she Sse as W hs go
at the gate; don't remember what he said; went
back up 70 Mrs. Hawlsy,s; she was standing
folks were; where Mrs. Walker was; told her gone
to Mrs Woodruff then went back to Mrs Walkers,
them 10 make haste and down. they asked what the
matter was; don't remember what tod them; went
back with Thorn down home; don't remember whether
father at the gate whether he came out there
from the houses he asked Daniel and Martin how they
the matter; don't remember the reply; Daniel asked
him they might 20 I'M he said no, they had better mott
Daniel opened the gate and went towards the house;
half Ma 6rsto tharu
after father; Daniel came out and said had better 90 az
ter the doctors asked fathers he said he guessed not be
him had better CO. Daniel said too told him could
get on to the horse and 60 in lev minutes he said he
said might do as was mind to about il; went out
east got the horse and went up was about O'Clock
when 1 went alter the cattls; left nobody in the
house but father and mother; We had ell been there
hor two fsther had been crsding that forenoon
don't know but he Graded little aer dnner he ground
afsr - csts fstssr struck his ast on the table, and
told mother inst the next bruises he made would be
had hide before; she said somethins bslisvs. about
her h1od sching about his hurting her, but
IN III. @
board IN the back part Of the kcaen there were thee
en- his is one Of them, Iidensd the axs described
the house from the plan whom went to water the cat
le mother was sitting the northeast window Of the
keeping room; think father In the keeping room,
but don't recoilect where; mother was servings father
told 80 ami water the cattle; don't know how long
to wster the cattle; little while; saw mother q the
window whom was driving down the cattle, Think
wards the brook The brook is about one hundred rods
from the house; staid longer than was necessary
to water the csttlei did not 50 IN sner went for
talking think, when WINS turning back the cettle
after the blows; fathers voice; lcould moi
athsrs hal and psntaloons when first came back, a
lew drspsi when came back with the two Woodruns
he Wa : desd man he chad 9n upn don't remember
any thing else he said went to Consville to Doctor
he did not 10 me- into the house
-ssid he would rather give hundred dollars than have
me 80 in; this was when arst came to the house
day Il last February have testified twice before in this
cases once here and once at Avon; father Graded oats
eight O'Clock think about nine; did not into
the As with him; the aeld about thirty rods south
h on r0s 81 u S N
Held believe until hs!cams up for good don't
remember whom he came up think ne did not
that testified before that he Graded till q little
aiser two O'Clock; perhaps he did; don't remember;
whether the table IVES set; had dinner myself think
father did not any dinner don't remember about the
s:s a; the
whether ate before father or wheher we all sat at
the table, o. whether ate in the Sury ,a f s
house before ground his grndstone was across
the road; turned It, After grinding it, he put into
he IVES going back to work he then went the house
and did not back agan he stad In the house perhaps
thing; was talking with mother; not good natured
Their scoldng but don't know what about rather finding
fault; think was In the room all the time should
the table, and spoke Of making the next bruises deep
but not surs don't remember what they were talk.
ing about don't know exactly what time Il was he struck
table, he was fault finding. and complaining half an
hour but don't remember word he said; don't remember
that said had skuked in the currant bushes
been haooing hooting about don't remember any OF
his mother denied what ne .ad .o'd nm
did not account tor what he was saying TO her only she
told him \ all his Imagination; told HIM 20 once or
twice. told him hrs talk said his talk was ~
imsgination don't know 1kat father said, but mother
told him his talk all his imasinatien turned the
wished he was dead and bad good mind TO 50 and hill
hmsef the scytho was then partly ground; SAID mother
acted 20 he wished he wa: dead ad not ten n0
denly with the remark had not spoken before ether
usj believe he said before something ABOUT ms nsso
father was once going towork upon the chimney Of the
old house, year more ego; before the new part wa
part built on to Iii he took axe hammer and chisel
and went up sars said he was going TO dig Tor gold ana
mother went with nm ana 70 o'E o n,% 70 the
old creature and get her mad he did not say who put
the gold and silver there's be was up stairs when no ssd
summer he told mother. there were men lying IN tho
currant bushes, said he would cut them down; mother
salo cut tnom GOWN mem; ttneF toiu mol wa. my
there for, but don't remember what was don't
know that he said they were the habit Of lurking
there; he did not cut them down; II remember or
years ego, father said somebody had shot at HIM told
mother 50, and told 90; said he going across to
the barn yard and the bullet struck board IN the corn
house he showed the ball hole II was where hsd
shot ball and told father 50; he know Of my max
ing father told me not to tell mother about the
several times seen my father change his cup OF tea for
mothers when mother Mss not looking tho summer be-
fore last otener than last sumner; sometimes he would
throw his tea away, and sometimes he would throw hs
cup and dash IL all to pieces; he told
me when in the lot that he did to plague herr he used
TO tell her that she put poison in his teal father did
not keep spirits In the house last summer had some
only, about quart, believe, The first OF hayng
The summer before, he used 10 tell mother he was 4
n,I AID she woad poison his liquors told once she
had put poison dos iemsmber that he saia no had
something Like gold; have head isther tell mo-
thar h had people about house, asked me
Ia ~ lot he'd seen then; asked me twice u