The Daily spy., 1849-12-28

down. When came in sight, he storped on the sec
ond stair from the bottom, and held his hands behind
him. Something was said, do not recolect what, but
think made the remark, that it was cold up there.
He then stepped down and passed by into the hall
He had two pieces of flour barrel hoops in his hands
then went down into the kitchen. In few moments,
William came down, and my inquiring for the ham
mcr, he went and got it. cracking the nuts.
and he stood by the stove Prudence told him she had
hi his cap and he might go and get it, ard goato
work. He said he had got another, and did not care
any thing about it. They continued talking, and,
cracked the nuts without paying any attention to it, At
last he asked her TO go up stairs, for he had got some
thing to show her. She replied that she did not want
to see it and would not Co. He continued to ask her
to go till, fnaly she said, along then, If you are
gong. She got to the door, when said, If you go,
will go too, and had got half across the room, when
William said, No; If you go, sha'n't. then went
back. Prudence had got half way up stairs, when he
started. When he went up, | think he shut the
door after him, but not quite certain. As soon
as | thought they had got up, l turned to the
Oldest child and told her go up to them She went
out, and came lack and said she could not oren the
stair door. | went and opened the door for her, and
she went up. / returned and went to cracking nuts
again. In a few moments l heard William coming
down. He to the door and opened it, and re-
maned standing there. ] looked up and saw spots of
blood his face, and then locked at his hands, and
they covered with blood, and in one of them was
razor. got up and passed by him, and run up stairs
The doors all open and passed through the bed
room to the hall, where saw Prudence lying on the
oor close to the door. Her eyes were open, looking
up toward me, and her throat was cut IThe witness
here gave vent to her feelings in ears.l The child
was at the other end of the room. l stopped down.
over Prudence, when heard William coming up be-
hind me. thought heard her breathe, but could not
tell certainly. tes.
When heard Wm. coming, looked round and he
was at the door then went to the child and
led her by the hand to the other door, avoid him.
found Williams knife drove in, over the door latch,
so that could not get it He remained standing
in the door, and thinking must get out some way,
led the child toward him. and knowing what he might
do to the child, put her the other side of me and
passedout by him. When we got down told the child
to run to the other house, quick she could Ithen
took the little boy, and led him the door. When
got there, William standing in the dining room.
told the little boy to run, too. stood on the door
stone and turning to William, said g William, what
have you done this for % He told me to get something
and put on the chdren's heads, or they would catch
cold. He said need not be afraid, for he would not
hurt me-he going to kill himself. The little
boy had got about half down the HILL when ran, and
caught him up in my and carried him to the next
house. When within few rods oFthe house, stun
bed and FELL and my brother came round the house and
!. / LII Z II -
he could My mother met and my father stood in
the door. s,
Il Prudence IL years and ten months old she
was large Of her age. had been much with her.
| had seen her and William together some tmes.--
Inquiry was here made to ascertain if she knew any
thing of the previous relations between William and
Prudence, and answering that all she knew was deri-
we'd from Prudence, it of course excluded. ss
Cross Eraminats,n. When Prudence went, to the
crib, William followed her Immediately. | cannot tell
whether she shut the door before he PASSED or NOT
There fire in the dining room. do not know
it was Williams knife that over the door latchin
the hall, but have him have it. Prudence laid
in the north end of the hall, very near the door, rarv
on side oft. William did go into the hall.
while was there. He came to the door and storped.
He stood there when passed out with the child. 1t
not much as ten minutes from the time Williams
and Prudence went up stairs till l went up. could
see the body, partly, before got into the hall.
1A91nas NJ. IaGyr-Lived with my father, at the
house to Mr. Richardson's when this took place.
Between and 10 O'clock Richardson's little girl came
to the door and screamed Mother took her into her
arms, and it was time before she could speak,
She said she was afraid Bin had killed Prudy. star
ted and my sister. She said she was ali aid Pru
dence dead. went to the house, and looked into
the dining room windows. Saw nothing and heard no
noise then went to the north porch door. While Il
stood in the door, saw the dog up by the crib, and
Went up there, and found William lying upon his breast.
upon the ground, about rod from the crib, and Eve
rods from the house, in the door yard His head was
between his hands. When came near he turned his
head aside and saw his throat cut. said esOh
I God, William, how could you do what YOU did. and
how could you do this He raised himself up and mo-
toned for to leave him. did leave him, and went
into the house. | looked in the lower cart Of the
house, but did not find Prudence, and went to ca tho
neighbors. When ! returned with them, asked NV
sister where Prudence was, and she told me. AsI
went up, saw bloody foot prints coming from the hall.
through the bed room to the head Of the stairs. /
found Prudence lying her breast in the hall near the
door, and on STOPPING down, found she was dead Her
throat cut. The neghbors then went up. and. Il.