The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-08
onfessi0n OF Pearson, Of the Murder OF his
W lie aud Children, mt Whining CON, Mass.
TFrom IA Bostou Mail Asr.n

| from the Boston Mail, March
Pearson states that, on the night of the 10th of
prl, 1Sl9, having previously formed the deter
llnaton OF putting away his wife, he proceeded to
!ilmlngton by new and different route from
hat he usually took, IN order. first, that he might
d be recognised by the villagers, VINO were IA
he usual railroad route might not see him. He
preached bis house by the way that has already
zen traced and identified by those teil-tale boots
? wore. There he saw his his wife and father
ting together; one of his children upon trundle
I'd, and the other laying IN the bed that the mother
as to occupy. He skulked around the house
htil after his aged father took his leave and then
atched until the wife, wear,ed with the cares and
bors of the day, retired to rest by the side OF her
Keeping innocent. He then raised the rear WIN
|pw, through which he entered the abode which
as soon TO be the scene of blood.
As he entered the room, his wife awoke. He
poke 10 her In his ordinary way, aud sad he had
bme out to stop with her for the last time leaving
sr to suppose that before contemplated sspara
on had been agreed to by him. He addressed
mself and lay down beside her-iirst secreting
knife with which he had come armed for the
ED OF blood IN convenient spot, near the head of
ID. What transpifed Tor a season We may not re-
at, neither is it necessary that we should d. so,
a full understanding OF the dread details we are
,out TO give.
Pearson states that after lying together about an
pur, an alteration ensued between himself and
PIE, OF somewhat violent Character, when he
ueht her by the throat with one hand, and reach
Sg over, seized his knife with the other, aud
abbed her iuriously In the neck. Sac struggled
aifully, and during her death agones, tell off the
G, his grasp yet upon her. The unconscious
nocert, who lay in the bed, was awukeaed BY
tall. and began 10 cry, through fright. The
W infuriated murderer seized the babe, as he
before seized the mother, aud bya succe ssion
stsbs, Killed il. The other child. yet asleep,
as taken from lis low bed, and laid waere the
others lite blood had just been poured out, and
ere killed. Pearson states II was not his inten-
IN al FIRST TO murder the twins, but h. had not
culated upon their waking, To become witnesses
alnst him as TO the death Of their mother.
Alter his horrid purpose was accomplished, he
manned quietly sitting upon the bed for a short
ne. He then carefully wiped away all STAINS OF
)od from his hands, face, Wrists, and feet. and
Dse to prepare cover for the deed. lie arranged
erythIng IN the room as they were found-the
lows under his wIfes head. the fatal knife IN her
nd, the bottle of audanuni, the letters, Nc upon
table. precisely as they were found when morning
sealed The crime TO the hight OF day Ia making
final disposition OF the body of his wife, his
nds became stained, but IN his purturbstloa he
not notice IT. lie then blew cut the light and
oped his way 10 the back entrance. He f-lt his
~ out Of the house, which accounts for the
ms Of the bloody hands upon the sides OF the
ors.
The murderer wandered about til morning
wncd, when he took the first train Of cars for
stop, at the Wobum watering place, on the
well road.
Pearson had already made arrangements TO
we an abb by making It appear from cIrcum-
noes and by positive evidence that he passed
night Of the murder in Providence.
We give the foregoing as the actual truth in the
se, which will be verified by Pearson when the
emn situation In which he Is placed Is more
opgly realized by him.