The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12
THE GREEN COUNTY MURDERER.


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Eu, thor Coz. ccs saou or Wa ren Wood-Inter.
Vnw with tnc Osbp It'll, cOvery or sno
t~sssOb, pUos sSD0ok, 60.
eoc%ct murder Of Hirsu Whlisms the pedsr In Green
coon s continues 50 b this topc of cooverss Ia
tbs, ccuDty and vcn'ty Numerous are ths que ,Hous
sseed n retesepos toa former ftas Warsa
Wood who % nos confined in tho Cstskru jail charged
st'h 'bt murder 1t s within the kao ~iedge al .ho
hsve reed tho published sooouas Of tins at,oct,us sf
fair, the wsoDsr and croumstan, under ~h'ch the
p+d'cr sSs shot and robbed IL III be recoecsd tnss
tp Frd.y sfarnoop, tho 1eth da, of August the pur
ctrous sssaut made by Warren wood aud that day
eco weeks the I'd ofsesssmber podlsr fr
effects ,f tbe Injury ~ nisg after tho death OF
sdlss the fact announced Wood: tho mo ueos hs
be"rd the intelligence he appeared .Inost stick tnu
RIM bs exhibited during the strong ens Of insanity
be tore bi ankst pulled his hair and muiis mis-
clo hing, aud at times oscemc almost frantic Thus
continued AuTiDg Saturday Sunday Aoodsy aud Toes
day. Mr. JobD.ton the jaor. informed htn that suoh
cosduct 20 Id not be permitted that II he coutiausd
hs sboolt bare to scre lis hands with shsskles Oa
tbis ps'tivS ertoo Wood became cs aud sine
bot dsy he he's bshsvcd himse quietly and obsys the
jeilor an bis cemsnds
Nov Il q, tho peder 10 dead Wood fecls that he 10
dom ed TO sun.r the sslo~s aad all who visit him
whom be thDks feel favorable towards h,u hs invokes
their aid In mailing appca ion to the Covers for
comuuta ion Of from hanging Incarceration
In the State 'risoD for lie.
CspaD Ntchsst tf ,hs Fourth ward police Of this CITY,
fss d.Jr ago received ward from Wood that he visited
to seq him and in accordance with this request
ThuIrey last Er. D'chett accoutan I'd BY Ar Baker.
OF special reporters visited the crmtu at the
jsn in Cs,skn When arrival announced BY the
jnor W. cd exhibited much pleasure ard ensingt
cell his emotions ptiful indeed. hs oyes dimmed
With tesrs be took each Of by the hsnd expressing
bimeF for the Kind considsrasn sho~cd to-
wards him. BY answering his request Hero tho wretch
I'd sat his pallet Of sav, truly sorroSful pic
hs fee. shactled to iron ring faaeuod
In the stone f0or. When asked hos he felt he replied
Oh bed very ard truly his looks did not bespsak
osber~iehe appeared to be suffering extemsy and ex
pressed q perfect horror Of the galoss. Nov that
the ledtr dead be feared tho jury would And
him guilty Of w:lful murder "bst" raid he. "the
ped or lived ovsr nine days, and don't think they
It ~ilfu murder after surviving nined Oa
IBIS po he verJ anxious to b. enlightened We thsu
informed him. that by law the tins oxOadedto
that hSd the pedlar survived over year, the "ence
oonk not then b called MURDER and punish ueat Of
State prison only would the extent Batss tho matter
srands ho must be tried for murder and IL would
eney With the executive say whether ho should
sste pson. Wood seemed deeply the fOres of tho
reply, Oh aad he In terrible position, cla,png his
faee in his hands and uept bitterly.
We then isformed him that many stories wcre abroad
rees ccDe his former career. proeatmng him 90 old
offender. Wood rsplst II true that he had served
out OK years In the Sing Sing State prssn and 70
lated the history 8 his former participation In cine
aud further confessoA the offence for which he now
stants accused.
ADDrryoNAE CONFESSION.
In the year 1874 was then residing IN Washington
county 'hia State. Two men b. the neuss OF Samuel
Locker ard Sidney Patrick, the former German, OF
Gerpen parents, ard the latter rishmsn proposed
ne to accompany them I'm tho b.SAking into storo
AT persuasion consented 20 90 with snou Tho
Eight csme, ard We sn started together LOCKER end
Patrick bYoae open the store while stood outsiae 70
fused to 60 in TheJ took lot Of goods, shich wo tod
up into bnBdles They gave me some and tlaa sepa
rated went home, and they went or ia eeoslcr
direction, but the came night, not far from the
first siore robbed, they broke into haraess an
trunk store, and carried trunk ia which they peck
cd their goods Tho next day the c,nsa ,ls arrested
ne and found in my polseeson portion OF tho stolen
gcots, which sworn to hsvo of tho store
robbed first did not deny the burglary Iorrei u,
70 el told tie Squire all about /. givisg HIN the
names of the otber tso men. but they never oAusu.
them p)tatsd guilty to the bteakiug into tae arst
in passing sentence made il out go bursariee;
had been her Ia the first sary, taey thought
l must nave o~eo N ,ns $50, nd, ana ! Sas sea
making SIX ,ees in all This term had sesved ou, Ia
tic sn3 sing State prison, and during my whole
term tehavca myself we'll The Eespsss wo ad
trust 10 30 some distance side the
,algo Of tho the first three years ployod
o.. in tho ki,cf en- know Mt WrIls vsry we he vas
Of tho Inspectors the pisoD Lean get GOOD cla
,ac'er from him; be csD tell how T~havsd Sh,is
hat.a kra ng H..
,bir last is the worst Of all If is
Ia.t moment had 10 1--we cid not In actually wha
leder come up the river 10 the steauboa; Eip Van
Wbbie iDkIg she would lard Cat kil as nv IN
started to r. to; bot found tLe boat did not .ad ~
Cattlilt fut vent direct TO rIoy h tho tng left
roJ ard 10 albany, with the int nsisa OF tass
s'eae from Albany to Durham; ari ved TO lse; the
stoau had kft 20 ccncluied to walk Il not oetrg
over thirty ries. thought could va k that duriuy
tho day Tho weather very warm, tcolc noserai
drs CT hquor at as along the ROAD
that wih the extren.o heat Of the wsEthr, aost
turned my brain, SO that scarcely kuew what
about. Noe you may bel eve was that rcsy
EI.v uhst wns about nad got as far Gsesav,lle
when pn.td he pedori and what made turn aud
come y,Msa psSs n fG%s nov sssos s s- s Anos
did; but fo cont tell the truth it he saya hs ddn';
know bsa pistol Hs hrst ESQ tue handle 81
mep,icnod T., tooz IT from my pocket and carried
it N ny hand. l canied tho pistol in my hsnd su
Of he,f mile before shos hi@. oay sho. him
twice. lie says what is not 70 wheo he soy, shos N
tbre tin Ps. The first shot red knocked bm d,~o hc
etpnoleo and fell hs sace. thea hted again
but In What part Of ts body the bah eocs cannot
say. The ptdler tren ret himself up ths road and
sad 10 me Ucn't tale mJ lne take my picket to,x'
Of the sens lime handing II to mo TOOK the
book, md inn cdnfey ran ttf 70, was rights ed
that I scarcely hlev what TO do tae peisr
rays tbst ] cIsgfed him of the bridge and oeas
him wiz, stones that Is tale / nsvsr put my
hands on him; ncrdd touch his past lie also asya.
tsa' n,sed him for his Mccoy that do escisrs II
was &c ols THE worry minnie, 20 be fao assed
for hi pccsrt book money; never askod hm for
cert be gsve is TO me without eeeiog AMI sBen re
20 /, 70 ne Itoof III confused and frightened,
ana ny brain With he liquor and The heat Of the
that Old not hnow what was dong II tns
feolr fol of the logo he must have ssunbed of hm
sef fer IIoser put my band 70 him. The ped or
that ho bad hundred dollars Ia the pooset
bo>k WHEN took IL That Is false also; counted tue
moeey snd ell that In the book q hen got
thirty two dollars, including the gold dlst, wn,ca
solr In Wall street for dollar and eighty csnts
As got the pocket. book hastsned The
lots toSsraa Ga,beac. west OF the lsrgs S~aup A.
vent alm g, oaeyed the pocket boos, took out tns