The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-08-07

INTERVIEW BETWEEN MRs. LITTLKFIKLrl sN., :
PRoR WEBsrER.-Th Boston papers Of sarur,iav.
the 27th ult, have the following account Of This IN.
terview: -
Oa Thursday last Mrs. Littefield with her h,Ys 81
band, paid visit 70 Professor Webster 4, h;s eli
n M LevereEt Street Jail, at about one O'Clock
Sne IN. Wa accompanied % the cellwindow BY Mr.
Andrews, the jailor. Mr.. Andrews spo g tbe
prisoner, and told him that Mrs LniIefislJ had !
come to see him. Mr.. Webster inmediafeIv -,srss
q the grating, and expressed himself glad TO zee
vour I & sn6 ny ,ui.ne[ s. sels am sorry g hear that
Piled, IS, am very sorry TOO a. il ssas al iha
child had" Mr. Webster then said ~ oTsr, s Il
consolation, /" He is better of 70 die young, than
20 ~ gov up n wee and crime and again said
mrs, Lluneheld, am very glad to see yous She
replied, am very glad TO see you. Doctor, but
/ Nary spEry to see you N this situation" 1s
Wspster Then said do nj know but that il
would be better for me, than il would be "a - ONT
in the world, shining II have ever sad 49, ~
ming about you 70 injuIe your feelings hope YOU
VIII forgive ma; but believe have never said
any thing about you
To which, Mrs. Littiefeld reped stNo Fl,e,o,
| you never have .'s 1S..-t'' .S>',','
1 Webster then said, As 10 what have said
| about your husband there is no man placed in nv
situation but would have done the same as have.
bat thar is all settled between him and sn yVbs
you and your husband testified to 90 The triai vss
| all true" - '''A 'o' "e7
lie made no reservation in regard to the " sIedge
hammer y probably did not occur TO him.
Mrs. Lfttlefeld replied to the Doctor AZ pitv
you and sympathize with you, and If + copIdf =,
you al liberty, would do so.s' E1 -
Webster replied, " That never can be done Mr,.s
l. L.uened. % ieel resigned to my. faie, but feel
very bad about my family"
Webster now shook hands with Ms. Ij,tleealdl
and thanked her for calling. The Interview WAS
very affecting on both sides. Ii lasted sous f,een
minutes, and, from its nature, it is apparent the
PROFESSOR desires TO die al peace with the living
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CONFESSION OF PEARSON. wba v,,. "a. 8
hung at Boston few days siAcs for the murder If
hIs wife and two children, made the following con-
jan, East CAMsRIpsr, july n lsso i..s
a wish to unburden my soul, and free nv con-
science OF whatever ought, with all my heart,
and under the eye Of my Maker, who will iudo,,
me soon. declare as follows. truly. of he deatb
of my wife, Martha b. Pearson, and of my two !;
twin children, Sarah and Lydia. confess that
myself alone took their lives the morning Of the
iith Of April, lS49, between the hours Of and 4
o'clock This is the time, as near as can recol-
ect, and these are the principal circnmAtance.;
On the 10th Of April drank ale to excess : / went
to my brother Henry's, In BromfieId street; took
an umbrella, kissed my daughter Melissa told her
was going to Providence, and parted then II
went down fremont street to Temple Place 10 a -
clubhouse, and got pack Of cards then struck
over to Providence depot and left them went 10
Boyleston street. and got shoe.knife al a shoe y =
nafa
apothecarys then went to Merriman stree 1 and
got bottle OF gin; then went TO Lowell dspot ~
and left In the cars for Wilmngton--I think about
o'clock when arrived at Wilmington asked
when the cars left for Boston in the morning.
answered some one, and handed me 4 Pathfndsr : *
i then, left for my house, where my wife and two
cmidren We're living; went over through the
woods, and supplied with liquor, got Iost.o Il was
a kind Providence to hold me back not knowing
where l was, When | got through, looked
hight IN my house--I raped on my wndow--
answered.
She came to the door and let me in. sat down.
and an sne got me cup Of tea, and I took supper
Shortly after she retired
sat up little while by the stove, and then
went to bed with my wife. got up, went out
and returned again to bed between 2 and o'clock
dld the fatal deed after tie first thrust, which,
think did not wound her. ,i ss lss.r'ls sa
Martha got the knife away from me, l know NOT
how, and held it by the handle. Ii was hard to get
It again, and In the dark seized the blade IN nv
hands, and, IN wrenehing it, split the handle and
got the blade away from her, If the handle had
complished -.
In doing the deed cut my hands badly. ] then
ovsrcame her, and in the struggle she cried out.
On Daniel, Daniel, don't murder me-murder!
murder pierced her in the neck she then cot
on the floor from the bed she then cried, q OH
my GOD e teii on the floor and died do not
know how the pillow came under her. Sarah slept
on the bed with my wife she awoke and cried 4
pierced her also in the neck and she died Lydia
aWoke and erawled on the bed, saying something
and aughing.l think. ! put my hand upon her
head and pierced her in the neck. Afier this
lamentable deed was finished, said, How could
have done ~" Now. acknowledge, as have
often aud repeatedly done, that Martha gave me
no cause, neither il any manner nor al any tme 10
do this deed, ] was not Jealous of my wife all
her children, without doubt, were mine, She was
q good woman, and deserved well Of me cannot
tell why did the deed except that Was led away.
Before leaving the house kihdied Light % dsess
by, ! lef my wife on the floor, having put the
knife in her handthe children on the bed. the lan
dapum by her on the table, with he cards and
notes, one Of which ,igned intending 70 make The
impression that Aartha after destroying the chill
dren, had committed suicide When going out at
the back door crossed the woods to brook, and
then washed my person Of my Wits and ehildrep's
blood.arItheR changed my shirt, which was torn m
the struggle, and bloody The blood on my clean
shirt-sleeve was my own blood. Ater wiping my
self with the shirt which took OF, relied i up,
carried il to Boston, and sunk it in the water just
below the Providenes depot
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