Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-25
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murder, at Philadelphia.
On Tuesday, before The murder, il seems that
Spring had taken his son to the house where the
CAROLS and the victims lived, and that drunken
brawl, described infinitely in the evidence, occurred.
On Wednesday, young Spring watched his father all
day, and prevented any effort his part, effect
the CRIME, evidently then in contemplation This
part Of The evidence, and the account Of the murder,
were follows:
On Wednesday morning, father said he was going
down to MIR Carrol's, to get his hat; he went that
night; l home all day. | went about O'clock,
and came in at 8 O'Clock; was watching hun all
day; there was man came there who good
deal in liquor, aud father went out with him; think
bis name is Toole Doyle; he went to see him safe
home; father ON "Wednesday night abott
10 O'Clock; he came and raped at the back door;
he said he went from Tpue's with two girls, TO ST
Pauick's Church; be said he had been down AT MIR
CAROLS, aud he found out hai Mr. and Mrs Carroll
were going to ball he next night; he said Mr.
Lynch was in New York, and there would be
in the house but them women; he said he would
Tx them of; he didn't say thing further about il
until Thursday morning; he said he going down
there that night, ami wanted me To go down there
with him, and l said | wouldn't go; he asked
five or six times, aud he got angry with and did
mol speak TO me uuIl supper; he was not ont OF my
sight that day; | out IN the morning, aud did
not think he would go down in the day time; sup
per time, all the family except Mr. Mcclure took sup
per together; Miss Mcclure wanted me to carry
some books to Locust street; said would, as soon
as saw where father was | went up STAIRS and
lound him in his room; he had of his cna, aud WAS
tying handkeI chief around MS head; told him |
was going out, and he said very well; thought he
gong to bed; l went to Locust street With the
books.
went to Munroe's Court, and Lawrence street;
sIaid there playing dOminoes about two-hours, foI
amusement; it at Mr. FmneS's house, from
there | directly home | ot la Mr. Met lures
house about len O'Clock; | did not 20 up stars |
supposed father lhere-had doubt about it;
| remained in the bar reading; l heard a noise at
The back door; went and opened the door, and
saw my father outside; | said | thought you we're
in bed; | did think he in bed, up 10 that mo
menl; la hand he had his shoes, and in he 9TH
FL he had three twenty dollar gold pieces and one
dollar gold piece; he put the gold into my hand
the money was wet; he took the candle from me,
and told me to bring water up stairs; got
pan Of water and took it up stairs; he had his coat
off; there light in the room; he asked me for
the money, and gave it to hun; he then told
to go down stars and they asked il he in bed
TO say yes; when went up with the pan, ObseIv
ed the condition of his shIrt the breast OF 1t
full of Blood he had on three shirts that night,
under shirt and two linen ones; saw this before |
went down; ] asked him what crime he had COM
mitled, aud he said he had Killed them; he was
then washing the shirts; staid down STAIRS about
quarter of an hour told Mcclure il he was wait
ing for father, he was up stairs; some came in
aud drank, and | went up stairs; father then
washing his shirts; looked at his coat 10 see If
there blood it; l washed it Of; l meant to
conceal his crime far as | could
asked him what two women be had killed, and
he said Mrs Carroll and Mrs Shaw; | said do you
mean Mrs Carroll; he said no, mean Mrs Lynch
and Mrs Shaw; ne left the shirts on the liable to
dry; they ave the same shirts in the Grand
Jury Room (the witness identified the shirls) the
win cf,,fA 10 ,,id
to kill them, for they were common slrumpels any
how; l asked him how he got into the house, and
he said Mrs Shaw let him in; there MAN and
woman IN there at the time. and he kept quiet until
they went out; he and Mrs Shaw got d. mixing
then, and he sent Mrs Shaw, up stairs to il Mrs
Lynch was asleep; he said she told id lie, for
as soon as she came down he made N attack upon
Mrs Shaw; when he in the act OF attacking
Mrs Shaw, Mrs Lynch came down stairs; she sand
Mr Spring, II you save my lie, iii give you all the
money I've got; lie then struck her aud she ran
into the room; Mrs Shaw was dead and he
thought he heard noise the outside, it il was
a wachman; he then said Mrs. Lynch had got un-
der setlee in the next room, aud he could not get
her out; then he said he made noise, # he was
going up stairs; he took his shoes of; Mrs Lynch
then came running out to make her escape, and he
met her at the door; he then said he murdered herr
he did not say how; asked hum what he done it
with; he said he done it with piece oleaden pipe
and my diik; asked him where the dnk vas; he
SAID he broke 1t III breaking open MIS- Lynch's
trunk, and threw the handle away in George street;
l told him the knife would bring detection and sus-
pIcon, like the Uy ster knife il New York he then
said, ''Oh, leave that to me !" aud then said that
perhaps Que Of he women would come life and
form on him. he said wnen he down stars he
turned one OF them over, and twisted the others
neck, and found them both dead; when he said this
he caught hold of my wrist and pressed u he told
me Mrs Lynch fought desperately for her HE; he
said he got on his hands anc knees and watched his
Opportunity for leaving the house, he said it
harm to do murder, lo Lynch had killed many
person in the battle-ftld he said he had fire To
the house, that he bells are ringing, and the people
will make il ont accident; he sand that he burned
his hands IN getting the Goals Of the stove; he
said the blaze around his feet, aud what more
could he do; don't Ihlk we went " steep at all
that night
While young Spring WAS under going his exanna
ton which coveted about thee huuis' time his Etih
er SAT in the box, leaning his arm upon thr railing
by which il is nclosed, with The side OF his lace
resting npon his arm, and his eyes turned towards
his son, inenIIy watching aud listening To p,eI,
word he said. No word could have esrale ed his al
tenion, yet not The slightest emation behaved the Ia
theirs Thoughts. The sons manner Was modest, in.
ttigent, and Respectful thrnughou aud he endured
the test to his feelings with heroic fnti,ute. When
the District Attorney was about To ask him If he
had hand in he MURDER Me- Reed said: 'Arthm.
j am now going to ask you a question, and want
you to answer il tIuihmly. Did you assist in com
hitting the murder!" The lad replied, in man.
rer evidenll, filed with emotion aud nuthulness-
."No, sir, | did not"
While the pris lner in conversation with one
Of the officers yesterday, he ked. "what was
his belle, whehe he believed in future state Of
of rewards and punishmentsl" lie replied eyes, |
do" He was then asked, "what he thong would
be his lot after deah?" lie replied, 81 will 90
right ~ to heaven; am aware that nobody can ef-
feet this but God, but Priest Sorn can ntercede and
pray for me-"
"a Mr.. George Sumner having declined the
place of Assistant Secretary of State Mr. A. Dud-
ley Mann has been nominated to FIJI it, Mr.Mann
will bring to the duties of the post high reputa-