The North-Carolinian., 1850-02-09


srea' SURPRISE and started off forthwith o see
him. On meeting, little emotion was shown
ana after orlef interview, she departed but
not before Madden had obtained permission to
see her on the morning Of his execution. On that
day she punctually applied for admission and
| was conducted whittier, where the Governor
Chieftan and Sheriff, were bexgi ny him to make
| a confession. He replied after she has been
will
He addressed her in 4 COOL easy way. "We!l,
Emily, you are faithful to your promise, am
glad you are come to bid me FAREWELL We shall
meet mo more earth and all I ask is one kiss
| and good-bye." She throw ed her arms round his
neck, and Joined her lips to his IN a long kiss,
| and then departed, without exhibiting the sigh-
test feeling. Madden called for paper, saying he
| would write his confession, 4 began. In short
time his color was observed to change, and his
hand tremble. This increased in a few minutes
! so that the pen fell from his grasp, and he would
have fallen had not those around supported him.
HIS face became black, foam issued from his
mouth, and his whole frame writhed in convu-
slons. With effort he said, g NV Father
J lied, and have cheated the gallovs at last His
| struggles subsidized, and he lay corpse, having
died ii ON the effects of poison.
The confession as follows: I'm a few
| moments | shall be dead, and now write all
wish to say; and whatever my life or religious
| notions may haye been, all may believe every
word l write to be the truth.
d" l am innocent of the murder of Miss Fam
| shave have idea who murder ed her. The
night she murdered was many miles dis
tant, and could have proved it, but not without
confesslng | was engaged in another murder
but where, whom, will be known
My hands were cut and my clothes bloody. They
| asserted they saw me lurking about theAbby;
but they either lied, mistook me for anoth-
cr. The dagger mine. denied it trial,
| to make the best chance of acquittal. lost it
| about week before the murder, and have no
| doubt that the murderer used it. The locket
| found on the road the Abby.
What my name, rank, or country is, what
| have been, will not tell. That secret, like
others, shall perish with me-"
| At this time the writing began to waver, and
only the following could be deciphe1ed: ~
defy him-Lady Helena burned them, and my
| mistress, who Visited me this morning and ad-
minstered the poison
Though villain he avowed himself to be-
| the authorities much to befieye IN the con-
| fession. No time was lost in trying appre-
| hend the woman, and intense curiosity felt
| to ascertain how sir. gave the poison, unobserv-
|
1t was found she had left town Immediately,
and a month passed before she taken, by
officer from the 6 Hue and Cry"
She stoutly denied any participation in the
crime, but admitted she gave him poison in the
| following manner:
She said it was small fiat bottle which she
| had under her tongue, and as she kissed him,
passed it into his mouth 1t red liquid,
| t,yh oh ho her M hS hefOr
telling her to preserve it, for he expected it would
| be useful. The plan had been whispered at
| their first interview. She declared she knew
nothing of his real name, profession, connec-
| tions, but that he had always command Of great
| wealth.
| The reader has now seen two trials for the
murder of Miss F., and that both of the accused
persons were perfectly innocent Of the crime.
| The confession of Madden seemed to wrap it
in deeper obscurity; and those who had stoutly
maintained the guilt Of Eveleen. also Of Rod
| erick Madden, received frightful lesson
| But who did the deed p
| Forty -four years passed; and it related
traditional story told only by hoary headed
grandsires.
| One summer morning in IS the minister was
summoned to the bed Of an old dyins'bcssar
woman, who arrived there a few days previous
| q,
he to become the repository of an awful re-
velation. She appeard to be seventy years old,
and was evidently in the last stage ofexistence.
| The first words she uttered we're More than
| forty years, have been a child of He'll | don't
| want YOU to talk to about my salvation that
| is impossible butt -'s Oh interrupted the
| clergyman, IS implore you not to say SO; per-
hans. YOU have only few minutes to live" s. l
| know; and wish you to write down my dying
words Forty-four years ago, lived as lady's
| maid with Miss Fanshawe Of Abby, and having
been several times scolded by her, and threaten
ed with a dschage, revenge took possession OF
nv soul, and determined to murder her
happened to find a dagger near the park, ana
about week afterwards murdered her. Hear
ing the footsteps Of Eveleen ONeIll, who had
heard the struggle l left the dagger. and went to
NV chamber having only thin night dress;
| hastily changed and put on clean one-wash-
.dmv face and hands, and when the alarm was
piyen bv the butler, I joined the family and
was loudest in my lamentations. When saw
the turn it had taken poor Eveleen, felt nc
fear of detection, and burnt my dress BY the
kitchen fire durin. the confusion. attended the
: trial of Eveleen, and felt ready to die when
heard the sentence, but soon reco,e cred, and be
held her execution without atom Of remorse
: From that time became child of He'll. Scor
after, married a Soldier and went to India
, travelled over various parts OF the world ane
> committed sin upon sin. beyond the csPacity
my memory to sum up. At length felt irres''i
bly, drawn towards the locality of my hrst crime