New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-16
The WIimiaston Tragedy.

The Boston Journal OF Friday afternoon has
the following particulars Of the terrible tragedy
reported in Saturdays Trt6uHe
AWFUL TRAGEDY ~ WiLnINGTos, MAss-A
correspondent, of the Mall gives tbs following Psrhcu
lars of cold blooded murder which was committed In
Wilmington on the 18th inst.
Yesterday morning between the hours OF aud ~
O'clock the bodies OF Mrs. H. d. Plerson ana hef TWIN
daughters. years old, were iouho noiIoy nss."
and nleess in the house they occupied at Wilmington
about half a mile from the Andover line. Inc nelgn.
bors were In on the evening previous and discovered
nothing upusual only that Mrs r was quite cneeriui
and 10 remarkably good spirits The TACT tha' tue cur
sins remained down so late hour 10 the morning,
excited the apprehension of the people 10 the immedi-
ate vicinity sud led 10 the discovery Of the bloody
scene. The children were found IN the oeo ana mon
mother lying beside H. al having on only their nightly
apparel From the manner in which the eashes, slabs
and cuts we're inflicted upon the neck stomach, hands
end other parts OF the body Of the fsed woman there
can be scarcely doubt that she 70 her trsgcal
death By hands OF another person yet unknown
This supposion seems 20 be strengthened by the fact
that the back door and of the windows were found
10 be unfsstened. difficulty has existed between Mr..
and Mrs Pierson for considerable tae past and me-
go,istlons going for divorce He had not
lived with her of late but had been employed In some
gentlemsn's family in Boston, as servant. Report
says thai he left his place in the city the day beorethe
murder, and has moi since been seen"
The murdered mother Is said 10 have been remsrka-
bly, aecticnate 10 her children and sustained an IRE
proachable character among the entire community with
whom she resided. CoroDers inquest was held on
the body the result Of which investigation was YER
dict that the three persons deceased were wiuy muir
dcred by some person persons unknown. The Nal
adds the following additional particulars In relation to
the murder
"The scene Of the murder, as has been represented
10 u.s. presented evidence OF terrible death struggle
on the part Of the hspless mother and most diabo
cal attempt on the part Of the murderer 70 ssten
pcon upon this of his victims as the author OF this
bloody work One hand OF the victim cold and stiff
ened In death, grssped large quantity OF hair torn
from the ssssssns head and In the other was placed
the bloody knife with which the horrid tragedy was
perpetrstedf The first was resl-the struggle Of a
mother protect her offspring and her own life from
the midnight murderer terribly apparent 10 the
position OF the body the disorder Of the room and the
expression Of desperation and horror, which death fail
ed 70 eradicate from the countensDce OF the murdered
woman. The second was vlsibly mockery and de-
cepton for uncss ping the rigid fingers OF the corpse
from the knife the palm of the hand grsspiDg II was
found cut and manged 10 the most shocking manner
In her struggles she had evidently seized the blade re-
peedy ward from her throat and the throsts OF her
Inflated children. II was truly fearful tragedy
We learn 10 addition that Daniel II. Person. the hus
band of the deceased has been arrested In Reading on
suspicion of having committed the bloody deed and
will be examined at to-day. He has not been
seen In this CRY since Monday.