New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-05
PHILADELPHIA.
The Brothers SkupInski, &c.


PHILADELPHIA, August l, 1852
The Attorney General has been put IN
possession Of confession from the brothers Skuptnsk
now under of DEATH which so starting In its
character universal shudder at It's recital
You remember a statement publlshed ABOUT a IN lntn
since giving the details Of a confession made oy Mat
thias Skupnsh to a countryman OF hi' own, named
SkawtnsH. .
That individual had formerly been acquainted with
the elder Skupnski, and visited him at the ,yanen
sing prison. Matthias made a cOnfdant OF nj n, and
told him fearful tale Of crime aud bloodshed 10 which
he had been conspicuous actor. According TO this
statement the aggregate number OF persons murd 'rtd
by him and his friends not less than eighty, while
thirty houses weIe burned by the same party.
THIS confession detailed 70 Mayor Glpin By the
recipient of the disclosure. The story was puo.hed 10
the newspapers at the time and caused considerable
sensation. Col Korponay very unwisely went 10 the
prison and translated the whole statement 70 Matthias,
who, as a matter of course denied having made con
fession On the strength of this seiusying denial Of
a condemned criminal, Col Korponay on. In the
papers with card, cOntradictng the story, snd charg
ing Mr. Shswiuski with having fabricated the whole
statement, and sworn 10 q al'ehocd
IL now appears that Blaise, the younger of the
wretched brothers, shown the confession OF
Matthias ut the time il first published, and acknOw
edged its truth. This Endorsement he has not VIE
drawn since 49,
Of jntritOn and In the morning, In the presenc5 OF
Rev VIM. AleXaT der, the Chaplain OF tue prison, and
Mr. Louis Tuussig, the sworn inter prefer. he made a
boy Lehman By striking him the heao with tue iron
leg Of stove and that b. and Kaiser cut up the body
Baise he says ct present At the time. He told OF
aseIies Of crimes, which fully corrob grated the sa'e
rept made By Mr. SkaUiuskL To this terrible tale OF
blood Matthias added the details of several fearful
scenes in which he and his companions were tue
actors.
another confession which tailed with the first 10 all It's
shockng details This second disclosure was made in
the presence of Sheriff Deal Deputy Sheriff Miller, Rev
Mr. Alexander, MIR Anthony Freed. keeper Of the pris
on Mr. Henry C. Snyder and Mr. TOussig, the inter
prefer Matthias Gays that Bae acted In concert with
him and Kaiser in most of these ourages From the
story told by this monster there Is but e doubt that
he and his associates the perpetrators Of the Cos
den and Barte murders and many others which have
been involved in mystery.
Tee feeling of contron eyinced by the eldest of the
brothers, Thursday, appeared but temporary. Dur
ing the recital OF bis misdeeds be displayed great deal
OF erceness and said that be no was worse thau other
folks lie murdered people, but the Am ricans
him so they were all alike he coutended. The num-
Der of and their horrible details, of which MAJ
thas confessed himself guilty, go terrible as to
fairly beWicer those who were listening 10 him.
During Thursday, the miserable Orotdsrs had an in
teryow for the first time since they were sentenced
Blase was taken into the cell occupied by Matthias.
They embraced each other when they met, but neither
Of them exhibited the emotion which might be expected
the circumstances They cOnverse1 freely in the
Polish Ian guage The burden of their conversati IN
Of a rectininatin< character Those who were
present eaned from what passed that they CON-
pelled 10 leave England about two years since IN c. n
sequence of crimes they had committed there Blase
said he wanted 10 go 30 Russia but that In tas he
overruled by Matthias, who insisted coming the
United States. The younger brother said he thought
tb. the worst place they could go to.
They will have another interview on Thursday next,
the day before that fixed for the execution OF tthias
Bsise Is not kept chained The fet,ers were taken
of Mahiass ankle time since, but we're replaced
at the time Of the disclosure made by Mr. Skawinsk.
The health OF Matthias has suffered much during hls
cOnir ement he has no appetite, and 10 gro wing quite
thin and cadaverous Blase, the contrary appears
to enjoy his food and is quite leshy
The prisoners visited by two Catholic priests.
Neither Of the prS disposed to seek c1nsola
ton in religion The eldes, every occasion, rails at
the Americans for sentencing him to the galOws he
keeps strict OF the days they pass aud watches
with fearful anxiety for the coming OF the time fixed
for the expiaon OF his great crimes
No person ptipg the two priests and the aut1or
ties are suffered to visit the csl of the condemned
We unoertand that it IL the design of Slerh Deal tn
execute the sentence of the law upon Matthias, with hs
own hands.
Kaiser the much talked Of aud missing third man. is
described being short stout man, large nose blue
ewes apd ford complexion. His proper name, II NJ a.
tfigs 10 TO be- believed Is John Rutkowski He is a
butcher by trade He Is sill large. Ii Is 70 be re-
GREETED tina, lie cannot be secured
The National Union Convention was or
ganized yesterday, In the Supreme Court room OF the
State House for the nOmioation OF Daniel Webster for
the Pr srency and suitable candidate for Vice Pres
ident az Independent Union candidates Sixteen States
are represented 1t Is reported that the Convention
would nominate Phllade phian for the VicePrestden'
cy, Hon. J. Wayne kennedN OF Pa, was called to tue
chair but declined whom Hon Charles +. Stewart, Of
Miss was elected.