The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-09

Tho Criminal Court Of this county adjourned on Sa-
turday, having been in session since Tuesday The
grand jury found seventeen true bills, which show
great of crime in that quiet region the
average being not than i've six. Among other
things brought to the netce of the inquest, ai
davt made by David Snufn, which, as it has bearing
upon mysterious murder in this vicinity which has
considerable speculation for the last two months
| will, give your readers the substance Of it. Snufin
was confined in the jail charge petty larceny
the other inmates Francis Sayreand Nathaniel
Wedding. The latter, in conversation with Snufln,
according to the affidavit stated that certain
sion the date of which not mentioned, he went in
company with sayre the house of the latter situated
on the railroad where the body found, and
that a woman there, to whom they both made
dshonorable proposals and underworld to persuade
her to crafty them but that she refused Sayre soon
after left the house. when Wedding asked the woman to
90 with him to shop distance OF to get cakes and
beer She consented and they set out together but
reaching piece OF woods by, Sayre out and
the then renewed their solicitations She persisted
in refusing when resort to force had when she
overpowered, holding his hand her mouth
to prevent any outcres During the struggle she
stabbed by Of them in the groin with knife and
left for dead AS they going away they heard the
unfortunate woman groan, when they returned and
stamped upon her face and body until life extinct
An accident occurred to Snunn while the road to
attend court the first day OF the which prevented
his appearance before the grand jury and the subject
laid till the next term. lie seriously hurt
by the wheel of heavy wagon passing over his body
but Is now recovering .
Francis sayre been sentenced to seven years i'm
prisonment for various offences and Wedding is held in
confinement to await of charge made
in this affidavit. There but few, however, who at
tach much credit to the assertions Of Snufin.
EXECUTION OF JONES BUrLER.-This unfortu-
nate young man executed on Friday last,
sgreeaby TO the sentence of the court The crowd
all ages, and conditions immense aud
eager curiosity seemed TO peryade the assembled multi
tude to witness the last agonies OF dying criminal So
have understood Butler made confessions Of
any impo Indeed at the time Of his execution he
evidently in no frame OF mind to make any During
his confinement in prison he persisted in his ignorance
OF the commission of the crime for which he to suf
fer and protested that ii he did the deed IL under
the influence of Intoxicating spirits, which blinded him
to the fact and blotted it from his memory Other
crimes preyed upon his conscience but to this he
seemed 10 suffer nothing Is 1t true that his
destroyed and his mind far obscured by the effects of
ardent spirits TO leave him in the condition of
lie said So and died with the assertion his lips
But he gone, and the future
his heart. His career one of crime. With mind
naturally weak he plugged in early life into dissipated
habits which hurried him. alas of blood
aud felon's grove Coiun6uS (Geo) Eng. Aug 3.
~ Miscellaneous.
The brig Cocheco, which cleared day for Demarara
among other articles of cargo three hundred
of whoreberrcs and quantity peas be U.s. cabbsgcs
currants carrots, Holsters, oysters <c.BoSon Jour
nal, Aug. 7.
The export of apples from Boston, since the fret Of
Sc ptember Of last year amounts to 1904 barrels,
against D. 952 barrels dnrng The corresponding perou
az The wear previous There u an increasing foreign
mand for this fruit which WILL probably, absorb all the
surplus supplies for several years to come
The exports of domestic cotton goods from Boston 10
foreign ports during the month Of July amounted to
so7 bales and cases.
Ics exported from Boston during the month Of July,
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