Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-02-14

Wolff: lived with Mrs Wolff two We eks
! while Howard was there; never saw anv
visitors there.
OFFICER L. G.. LEGG was the next wit
ness. He stated that on Friday evening.
he went 10 house on George street. where
! the defendant was said TO reside: couldn't
| find any one there; Mrs. Black picked up
| knife lying on chair in the front room:
there was a black dress on a table in the
from, room up stairs; spots Of something
on the sleeves OF the dress. but not much
resembling blood; witness recognised the
knife in court to be the same as that found
BIZ Black; il had blood on one side OF the
handle.
JAMES Back Observation-Disclosures
boarded at " Offs little bov from her
house had met him and apprized him of
the murder: he saw Capt. Howard come
down stairs; helped to AIRY the deceased
UP stairs; witness did not know whether
the deceased was married to Howard or
not.
JESSE HuLsE, son of the MARSHALL was
next examined. Witness stated that on
Friday night. the prisoner called Of his
fathers house, and enquired if Marshal
Hulse was al home, prisoner wished to
see him particularly. she walked up and
down the room much excited; asked if he
was son OF the Marshal. They CONVEX.
sed half an hour on general topics. when
the prisoner ask d where witness iatherlwas;
witness replied that murder had been
committed down town, and that some one
had sent for him. but that he would be back
in an hour Prisoner asked witness if he
knew her: witness knew her face. bu; not
her name; prisoner walked up and down
the room mu,,ering MY God" and some
thing about "prlsoner. and then said.
Il am the person your father IS looking
for and said that she came 10 give her
selfu2 10 Mr. llulse. as she was acquainted
with him, didn't wish 10 be dragged up TO
" atch if she hadn tbeen acquaiht-
ed with the Marshal she would have given
herself up 10 Mr.. Spencer the next morn
ing. Prisoner then related to witness her
reasons FOR committing the murder;-said
that Il few days before she had moved from
Lodge street. Captain Howard informed
the people where she lived; that she was n
woman of bad character. the woman who
KEEP, the house next door told her what
Howard had said she felt insulted. and
moved to the corner of Cutter and George
streets: few days after. she met on the
stairs girl who lived in the same build
ing. who addressed her thus -" Are YOU
Captain Towards lady, or do you only
pretend TO bc--are you the woman | saw
mentioned in the papers the other day
about children" The prisoner had told
witness that when her children was mem
toned. it set her brain on fire; that she
worked hard all the next night; that She
couldn't eat or sleep until she knew what
had become of her children; she went
down TO the house where Captain Howard
boarded. cnquircd for Captain H.: was
told that he was not in, she then askcd TO
see Captain us lady. she came down
stairs: the prisoner told witness she asked
the deceased. Are you Mrs. liorard!"
The answer was ..yes." The prisoner
then said ..loU DARE TO CALL YOURSELF
MRs HowARD--I'N MRs Howard THERE,
DIE" that the witness knew the rest; that
Captain Howard had said he would fetch
her lower than the dust, and had done so;
that if he had one spark Of the feeling of
man he would think that night Of what
he had driven her 10 do no one knew
what she had suncred--she had lived fifty
years in four; Howard had driven her from
house TO house; had watched her, logged
her. and told people she was a woman OF
bad character: that she had suffered SO
much her mind was gone; al times, when
her children were mentioned. she didn't
know what she was doing. Witness hav-
ing by this time concluded that she was
really the person his father was in search
of. he sent his brother Charles TO inform
his father Of the fact; the prisoner further
told witness that the murder was OCCASION
ed by Captain Howard and the deceased,
going TO see her children the day before.
She said that and what the girl had told
her, had set her brain on fire; for four years
she had lived with Howard, and tried 10
make him a good, honest wife: when her
first child was born, Howard came home
one day when the child was only two
months old. and bea, her till she was black
and blue; sent Judge Wiseman to her who
asked for fees. and that afterwards How
ard burnt up her deeds; she had hoped that
he would treat her better. not for her own
sake but for that Of her children; she had
sent Mr. Hulse to Howard to ask him TO
assist her children; Howard cried and told
how he had left her. but when money was
mentioned. he showed the cloven foot; he
said she nigh, s,arve in the street. BY
the time the prisoner had related this much
of her story 10 the witness, the Marshal
arrived and took her into custody.
The evidence being here concluded.
the prisoner was remanded to Jail. to await
her trial al the next term Of the Criminal
Court.
Henry Clay and Emancipation-We
see that Mr.. Clay is supposed. in Ken
lucky. to favor Emancipation. At least
We Judge SO, from the following resolution.
A caucus Of the Locotoco members Of
the Legislature. on the ed uitimo, the
following resolution was unanimously
adopted:
/ Resolred. That while we do not deem
it good policy for the Democrats Of the
Legislature TO unite in caucus in support
ing any particular individual Of their par
" for the Office Of Senator Of the United
States. on the first proximo. yet we are