The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-04

The SEUPlNoKI bRoTnkhe.-SaA .
D,,croausu-Ths career Of tho Sknp'nsss
b,o,hers. one u whom, Matthias. y 70 p hung
| n rr;d.v. the 9Th instant. appears g navs
| h..c ,,nnarslleled in the annals OF crime. ~
-. ,;r,s re published the disclosures made
by Matthias, some time STAGE, the story was
| Looked upon as fabrication, or an emanation
from = disorderea brain. By the subjoined
EXTRACT from the Philadelphia Sun Of Monday,
. coloring of truth is given to the statement.
On Thursday last, Matthias evinced some
little signs Of contriton, and in the morning,
in the presence Of the Rev. VIM. Alexander,
the chaplain OF the prison, and Mr.. Louis
Toussig, the sworn interpreter, he made full
confession Of his crimes. He said that he
killed the boy Lehman by striking him on the
head with the iron leg Of stove, and that he
and Kaiser cat up the BODY. Blaise, he says,
was not present at the time. He told Of a Sc
res of crimes, which fully ccrrobora,ed the
statement made by Mr.. Skawinski. To this
terrible tale Of blood. Nautilus added the de-
tails of several fearful scenes, in which he and
his companions were the actors.
On the afternoon of the same day, Matthias
made another confession, which tailed With
the first in all its shocking details. This sec
ond disclosure was made in the presence OF
Sheriff Deal, Deputy Sheriff Miller, Rev. Mr..
Alexander, Mr.. Anthony Freed, keeper OF the
prison, Mr.. Henry c. Snyder. and MIR. Tous-
sig, the interpreter. Matthias says that Biaise
acted in concert with him and Kaiser in most
of these outrages. From the story told by this
monster, there is bat little doubt that he and
his associates were the perpetrators of the
Cosden and Bartle murders, and many others
which lave been involved in mystery. The
feeling of contriton evnced by the eldest OF
the brothers, on Thursday, appeared but tenn
porarv. During the recital of his misdeeds,
he displayed great deal of 6erceness. and
said that he was no worse than other folks
He murdered people, but the Americans MUIR
dered him; SO they were all alike, he contend
ed. The number of murders and their horrible
details, of which Matthias confessed himself
guilty, were so terrible as TO fairly bewilder
those who were listening to hun.
During Thursday, the miserable brothers
had an interview, for the first time since they
were sentenced. Blaise was taken INFO the
cell occupied by Matthias. They embraced
each other when they met, but neither of them
exhibited the emotion which might be expected
under the circumstances. They conversed
freely 10 the Polish language. The burthen
of their conversation was of a terminating
character. Those who were present CLEANED
from what passed that they were compelled to
leave England about two years since, in con-
sequence of crimes they had committed there.
Biaise said he wanted to go TO Russia, but
that in this he was overruled by Matthias, who
insisted on coming to the United States. The
younger brother said he thought this the worst
place they could go TO.
They will have another interview on Thurs
day, the day before that fixed for the execu-
ton of Matthias.
The Philadelphia Ledger has some remarks
on this repetition of the Skupinski confession,
and says:
From the enormous amount of crime con.
fessed by this man, many suppose that he is
insane, and, therefore, that his confession is
entitled 10 no credit. More than eighty MUIR
ders is certainly an awful amount Of atrocity
for one man, and fitted to stagger the belief of
even the most credulous. But we believe he
has not told the whole truth, and that the trans
lator of his confessions, for he made them in
his own languag has not clearly understood
some parts of the narrative. Did he say, or in
tend TO say. that all these murders were com.
mitted in the United States? Were not the
greater part of them, as he has confessed, COM
mitted by him in his native country? Such a
thing is possible.
Many of our readers probably remember the
terrible amount of crime committed in CALI
cia, Austrian Poland. in 1886, shortly before
the recent revolutions ID Europe.
This wretch Skupinski, and his murderous
companions in this country, may, probably,
have been employed by the Austrian govern
ment In these Gallician horrors, and afterwards
received, in part payment, command to quit
the country for the United States : and of these
murders already confessed as perpetrated in
the United States, the greuter portion are pro-
badly small portion of what they may have
committed in Gallicia. We suggest that some
Polish gentleman, well acquainted with the
history and m!sfortunes of his country, and
with the crimes of its spoilers against it, and
who bore some share in its contest for liberty
in 1880, would have all interview with this con
demned villain. He might, by knowing how
to approach him, obtain the whole truth
1t is also important to know tne true perpe-
traitors of some recent deeds of darkness in this
country. That Skupinski voluntarily made
the confession of the crimes he had committed
to Skawinski, and then afterwards denied them,
we fully believe that since his deniaI he again
makes confession, which corroborates that
story, gives strong reason to suspect there may
be some truth in his statement, however impro-
babfe at first view it may have seemed. The
truth ought 10 be fully known.
FREDERICKsBURG.-Boo of subscription
| to the Fredericksburg Water Power Company
were opened on Monday last. The company
| design concentrating the water Of the Kappa.
hanaock at Fredericksburg, at such an ele, a.
ton above Underwater as to create a mas ni6cent
power for manufacturing purposes. The citi
zens seem to be taking hold of the matter in
earnest and we wish them success. There is
Certainly an opportunity for converting the
waters of the RapDahannock into a po,par al