The Arkansas banner., 1849-05-08
H0EriAle Murder sf aa@aher anA her Two !
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HosriAle Murder ef aasaAer anA her Two Twin Dauxhterr.
 ! BoEroN, April I3, iss9.-Tbs tewn of wHning-
 ton, Mans has been tlxown inte tho Rreasrsa stafs
 ef e1etemsnt. Ia eoBaesenee ef most hesfid murder i which hes been prsPctEsted on Mra M. B Pearseus and her tyre twin dasxhters, only fear years ef sge, who weFe fonnd dead ia their bed sa Nednes- day morning last. with their thsents cat n most awful nlaaheF. The hashand having escaped, eas- Piclon was al once fsstasd upon him, and search immediately made, whkh proved saceessfuI yesteF- day morning. he beiag enRd in the woods with the
 blood of his victims Rpm him. He was at encs af- { rested io await the ehaFge--t Balt Amer. l Cssazi1aIoffAe Hsskasd --Danisl H. Pearsons hAs { been fsIiy committed, sfler sxaminato1. for the horrible butcbery of his wife and little twia daagh- teFs. at Wilmington, Msss. on the hight of the i llth inst. He had sepanted frSm her on what ls
 declared wholly nnfoassed accusation Of En6deliiy twas seen Ia the vicinity before aRd afier the
 murder, and his foot trsdk has been recognized by
 a thick patch upon he sos-
 | The scene of the msrdAr presented evidence of
 terrible death struggle the part of the helpless
 mother. One hand sf the victim cold and sslffeaod ia death, grasPed large Suantity of hair torn from the as<asias head; and ta the ether placed the bloody knife with which the horrible tragedy wns PerpetFatcd The palm q ihe hand graspine Il vas ioaad cut and m4sgled is tine most ShoekIag man. In her struggles siE had evidently sei1ed lhe blade repeatedly tO ward from her throal and the | threats Of her ill-faied CaIdreA. It wac traly < fesrfai tragedy.
 1 We take from tho New York HerslA the follow ing, from Inc mass of testimony against Pesrsons.
 taken before the examining court.
 1 -sbid Heldsn. sworn: reside in Reading; am
 shoe manufacturer; saw the prisoner this morning
 for the first time; sm of the e0roners of the ! county, and was called oa "Wednesday to view the [ hnAr nf nd fara s.. ] Wilmington catered the house and foaRd the 1 woman lyisg the foor, near the b-c, the head partly under the bed; in her right hand was 6 knife; the children were the oed; they all had 1 stabs and cuts upon their persons there was q pillow under the body of the woman; arrived at t
 house early caHalelight; examining the bodies after suminohing cofonert JaTy, fouad several cuts and gashes upon their nseks; the woman was also cut on her hsads, and irr mouth exhibited a severe gash; there sems blood apoa the hoor and a large quantity in the bed; marks of blood
 were found the ceiling of ale door leading baek 10 back room and passage way out, made by
 fingers think they were aii murdered in bed. f The knife found in the hand of the murdered woman was hers exhibited to the court and spec.
 istOrs- Ii appeared to be common shock uife with
 wooden handle. Inc blade ground down tapering
 to point, exceedingly sharp, and resembling a dirk. The handle was srii, he blade bent. and presented jagged appearance IS if having come in contact with some hard substance. It waS very
 much discoored with blood, and the crowd eagerly pushed forward 10 take close 6ew of the weapon.
 The blade was about fire inches in length.1 Witness eontinued-A smzl table was near the bed, upOa which was pack of sards, lamp, and a
 piece of paper; the paper was duck up ejgeways
 as if to attract atteRtloni took he paper and read
 il; the contents of the paper then read by the witness; they follows:
 [ Martha; YOur proposition consent io that is
 to give you six ha ndred dOIlar and part; and you ] havA ih@Ffv fn uaSr vuh ah.4t mol
 go 10 kitchburg, As you told me in Boston you
 wanted me 10 But you may go. and never com, back. If fyoa've a mind. wisA you good bye. D. II. PEARsoSs. Boston. Mass.''
 Another slip of paper found .a the table reads When you get married, ius put il ia tho news , papers"
 Witness con,inued-Also fmud on the table : phial. labeled " isudsnum. R. J Taylor. druggist r Newbu.ypori, Mass" Mrs. P's hands laid acrosa her breast partially eienched took the knife iron
 her hand, the blade only, the handle being of; tn, . fingers held il leose; ihe pOiIa of the hiade wa
 towards her little fnger; her hair was dishsyclIe, { sBd elette WiIh blood.
 3 Dr. Horgee Tcksfsld, sworn: am a physician 1 and reside in Reading; "Wednesday last went t ! W Wilmington, in ecinpaay wlth the coroner; thu body of Mrs. PeArson< was first eXamn=e; Oa tn left hand i small piece cut from The thumb: ol Inc forefnger two cuts; piece Of flesh takel out of the middle finger; ihere were also cuts ol both Of the other fingers Of the left hand the pau :. of this hand also exhibited Seep cut Abont ", |, inches long. The right hand showed four cuts os i the back, and several the inside. On the lef Q cheek was \ serious cut and stab; from the lei !, esr 10 the angle of the mouth was a continuou = wound, which it would seem impossible to nae
 upon ones self. The ight angs of the mouth va = cut in two directions, and two slight stabs wer,
 visible in the neck; there SIX deep stabs in ih. n neck, three Of which PeDetrated the Sndpipe; ih | muscles at the root Of the toa.ne were severed - could discover bruises upon ether parts of he person; next proceeded 10 examine Ihe bodies of t a children; we found six deep cEts in the neck o - Sarah Ann; it seemed, from the appearance of th ,, wounds, that the knife must hate been driven il g and then worked round until nearly all the Vein - and muscles of the neck were severed; next exam iBed the body of Lydia Jane; a nd appeared s d the right angle of her mouth, downward; five stab
 in the neck, and two cuts on the clia uhe wiadpip entirely severed; of her mn6s was sIie ehtl
 cut; think II quite impossible hat some of tn
 wounds We found oR Mrs Pearoas uid hay been self-indicied she would have been compelIe 10 her Jeff well right hasd to do it, aH.
 that after great loss of blood; thint all the wounds
 might have been made with the knife exhibited think the woman resisted powerfully, and that tn knife was duiled by striking the cones; the pha snelt of ian6anpnl, and think contained few
 drops; bloody marks, made by ihrte fingers. wer
 on the paE-iing of the back door of he room; dou
 think either of the three could hay, risen aud lief the after receiving the wound: quantity o hair found in Mrs- P.'s left hsad--yery blaeI
 and short hair. Prisoners hair isyery black. am 1, cut short It was matted to the fingers by blood
 the hair oI the deceased was very Ioog aud black. : - J
 Mfr. Benton.
 B We copy and endorse ,he following from the Penn sylVapiaH: