The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-16

belion losses bill. The remarks of the Londsn
Tunes, recommending the loyal inhabitants of the
colony to make the best of the matter, and submit
| to the chances, is universally condemned.
The government dispatches have not yet arrived,
| and many are the Jokes banded about, at the ex-
| pepse of the Governor General, to the probable
| from home. +.
nation Of Pearsons, and his CommittaI for
Trial.
,,lFrom the Boston Traveller, April lsl
| On Wednesday, between nine and ten A. NJ, the
bodies of Mrs. Hannah d. Peirson, and her twin
daughters, four years OF age, were found at their
residence in Wilmington, Mass, near Andovei,
dead with their threats cut, land otherwise mangled.
This discovery at once created great excitement
among the inhabitants Of the town, and coroners
inquest was assembled. 1t appears that the deceas
ed had for the last eight months lived separately
tended to be jealous Of her, though it is the unan-
| nous opinion of the towns-people, without sha
dow, of cause. Lattery he had been employed
in this city, and is not known to have visited
to the finding OF the bodies, the, father of
the husband visited her, when she appear
| ed to be IN unusual good spirits. This is the
last that was seen of her alive Under the crcum-
| der by some person or persons to them unknown.
Yesterday, the husband, who could not be found
IN this city, when they came to tell him of what
had occurred, made his appearance at the Western
depot, and was forthwith taken into custody as the
murderer. Upon his face were several scratches,
which would seem to have been inflicted in the
death struggle of the wife and mother. There was
also mark upon his wrist, and another upon his
| arm, These marks he accounted for by saying
| that he got into squabble with an Irishman in
Providence; but when asked If he could point out
| the place where II happened, said that he could
not. The chief evidence against him is, that he
| was seen near the house of the deceased on the
night previous to the murder, and again the next
morning was met me- on his way to the junction at
es upon his face, but as Penson seemed to be in
hurry TO catch the cars, did not have much
conversation with him. After his arrest, he
was taken to Reading, where several of his
remarked to him that he had been to see his
wife and children, and more ghastly sight his
| eyes never looked upon. Person attempted to ap-
pear unconcemed. but was only partially success
| ful. He remarked that cases Of suicide were al
ways horrible, or something TO that effect, it being
his design, no doubt to give the idea that she took
after performing the dreadful act, the murderer
placed the knife in the hands of the deceased, in
way to give coloring TO such supposltlon, had not
.hemaneled state OF the remains at once repudated
| II. We learn further that the accused has been
| employed as domestic in family at the West
End, in this city, for some years. That week ago.
he settled with his employer, saying that he was
| going to live in the country. When arrested, he
| sand that he had been on a journey to New York,
and had been absent for five days, which was un-
true as he was by different persons in the vi
entity of his wife's residence Tuesday night and
"Wednesday morning.
[rrom the Boston Daily Mail, April1 41
At one o'clock TODAY Nc arrived st Raad;ns and
found the town filled with people from Wilmington and
other places where the had spread Of the terrible
TRAGEDY az Tn..dav mint .nd ,ha arr.st &c .h 49,.
| posed murderer.
The prisoner had previously been taken into the hall
and seated In the dork Ije ia n,an ana rantiv ~
ssou, Is years o. good Aau,. dark so%ps.ion, and
phrenoloeicAy viewed We should think, of very fair
intellectual calber His hair and eyebrows are very
black rnther prominent cheek bones mouth denotins
considerable hmness and dark, but not very express
sive eve IN. LEFT cheek vas disfvured nv narfiaiIv
healed scar which t Is supposed he received in tbs
fearful and mysterious struggle which forever closed
the eyes Of tbore he should have loved best on earth
lie Was dressed in black coat and light blue ps nts
dark vest and neckcloth.
He looked upon the vast crowd with ralmness so
nearly approaching perfect indifference that person
not knowing him to be the accused would have thought
he came to witness a from which lac expected to
derive neither interest pleasure merely to pass
en- idle hour
Justice Prescott read the Indictment which charges
the prisoner with having the Ith Of April current
between O'Clock at night and 10 the fol- ny morn
ina 'soniousy Einea ana murdered Martha b. Pear
knife kc &c To the Indictment the prisoner rcplied
with some hesitation, Not guilty"
CounI-Is the prisoner ready to go with the ex-
animation at this time would he prefer postpone
ment to obtain counsel!
fSi'osrk-i have no counsel but wish for no de-
NY
Inc examination then proeeeoed
I'm n,,senn, an , Ms"ag am snoe
arst time am one Of he coroners of ,h, eoSn,y and
wss called ON Wsdpesday 10 view the body of woman
and two chldr.n found a,ad i'm Wilmin,,on' entered
the house and found the voman living ON The floor near
the he'd the head partly under the bed i'm her ripbt
hand vss knife the children were on the bed. thew
ali had rtabs ana cuts upon their persons there was
pillow under the body of the woman arrived at the
bouse at carly oandclirht; on examining the bodies
nfte suumonfny eoron.r.s iurv G,upd several cuts
and ssshos upon their nccks; the woman was also cut
ON her hands and her mouth exhibited a severe cash:
there some blood upon the floor and rye auan-
tty in the bed marks Of blood found the cell
ing Of III. door back TO back room and
Nay out made BIZ fingers; think they were all murder
ed in bed
IN he Knife found In the hand Of the murdered xo
man was her. exhibited to the court and spectators
IL app srcd Go b. a common shoe knife with wooden
handle the blade ground down tspcriny Ia n nont ex
ec,dinsly sLarp. aud resembling n DIRK The handle
~as EMIT the hade bent aud presented n Jagged an
10 nianre q. II having come In contact with some hard
,ulst.nce A M. very much discolor,d viii boos
and IN. crowd .suer, push-d forward 10 take cIosa
view Fl the u.apon lhs blade Was about y. Inches