New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-21
Examination of Clark and the Three Went
worths fer the Murder of Jonas l.. Parker

Correspondence OF The Tribune
rf MANCHESTER, N. Ii. Wednesday, June 10
81 VIM. c. Clark, and Asa, Henry T. and Horace
Wentworth, (brothers,) have been undergoing an
examination in this city, for the last fifteen days,
upon the charge Of numbering Parker, the Tax Col
lector Of this place in lsi5, in the woods that skirt
the city on the east. II we judge from present
.ppearances the examination will be prolonged into
the middle Of next week. Three Of the prisoners
r Clark, Henry and Horsce-each expect 10 prove
an albi--Clark, that he was in Eden, VI. at the
time Of the murder; Henry, that he was in Saco,
Me-. and Horace, that he was in Lowell Asa was
teeper of a Hotel in Manchester, and had ball
there the night OF the MURDER for the purpose it is
argued OF aIolng him and his brothers IN tneT muir
derous Intentions
.-- the Government which l foreshsd owed my
lat letter 10 The Tribune, from this place, makes
Horace the chief actor 10 the tragedy, and Asa and
Henry sideTs and abettors. Clark confessed to
Brown that he planned the murder himself The
strop.est testimony against Asa is that he has
, hsan he ard 10 talk q good dc 81 about the Parker
money and about passing IT, Before tue murder
:. he was considered bankrupt just after 1t he
made heavy purchases, and has never accounted
30 TO any one how he was enabled 30 70 10. lt came
out In evidence that he wanted Brown to pass
,ome of the Parker money al muster IN tins state
ayear Or two after the murder IL has also come
out thai about slxteen months ago tue following
conversation tCos place between Asa aud Henry
Wentworlhs molherlA law, Mrs. McQuestion, IN
Blddsiosd, Me, when they each supposed that
they were not overhes ard by any person. This con-
yetsalion " as Ia the front parior OF the Blddeord
Bouse Ailer shaking han0s with Asa, Mrs Nc
!, Question said, DO You think they Will prove II
assinst you, that you KILLED IarAer Asare replied,
"Ao Il EGs a Gcgk maya and NOBODY see as :!
Mr.. Me q ue stiOn then remarked, Ill they don't
III proye ig sgaiDst you, yo1 must pat them to all the
cat NON can" asa sand, - nSan tO--I have got
one OF the smartest lavye In the United States,
n ara the OLD fellow Is going 10 clear me-. Asas
81 wife L ID him on one occaslon that II he did NOT
- III mind what he was about, she would te! whoa
home the nig ht Parker was murdered, and looked
pslel Asa Was absent iron hls house about the
.atime OF the murder, according 70 the testimony OF
one witness.
: Clsrk ia held mainly on his own confession. He
n il the most guilty lCOS5Hg Of the O0r prisoners
but mans looks ought no; 70 hRns Ian, nor the
Sheriff either, IN my opinion.
Henry has been proved in Manchester on the
night OF the murder He is going 10 attempt the
s,me abb here that he did IN late examination
In ane touching bis surrender BY the authorities
'-. of that State TO those OF New Hampshire and
which YOU will rome@ber was failure IN the
opinion OF Judges Hayes and Hob, who presided
on that OCCASION
sa Whey. another Government stool pigeon, testi-
T. Sad that since the murder OF Parker, he has seen
,g IN the hands OF Henry 4. Wentworth a large pile
s nj bank bills and thar one OF them was one thou
axna dollar blll GA the Merchants bAns' boston!
- n viii be remembered that stated In my last
10 latter that among the money stolen from Parker
80 A bill OF the above named description. Henry
\ he. been heard 10 talk aboat the Parker moaey az
10 the Concord add Chester musers, In this State,
80 few ears since. gil BY TIE name OF SmiTn ses-
~ ,s3 ~ at sbe lived al Asa Wentsorths hoose N
a Mach. ls45, and was there on the night OF the
s,rnro,r that she saw Henry and Horace there, ap
..,rn,ly In disguise; that they vent out about
~ Or "a clock. she did not see Horace again until
- the next morning, when he asked ned tor an early
y h.s.IIast. which winners gave him. and then be
-, H,s hand was bound up with handkerchief
70 Vsn,v returned that evening His sbirs was bloody
: sHs al ed Miss Smith for clean shirt she gave
80 -, enc and he took bis bloody one OF and gave it
70 vines. remMkirg that be bad hads desperate
"a Seht ih some Irishmen. The next morning an,
sess beard Of the murder, and SAID 70 an0sher sri