New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-01-13

THE NEW JFHsly TRAGEpy-S Surrender and Confession u
a AhTdrsr-We published few days since, account of
the brutal murder of two chrenone girl aged eleven
years and the other boy OF nine yearsn Bergen coun
ty, New jersey, by man named Cation during the alb
of their parents Mr. and Mrs oBrien, in whose
house the murderer boarded The New York Herald has
the following additional particulars with account Of
the surrender and confession of the murderer
The children were buried on Sunday attended by q
large funeral Roth OF those nnocens buried side
by side Meanwhile the mother of the children in
formed Of the sad affair which had such effect upon
her mind that she has become almost crazy Sesch was
made for the murderer but without Telegraphc
dispatches sent to Philadelphia and baltimore with
orders to arrest him if he should be found there On
Monday morning the surprise of thu whole community
eaton Delivered himself up to Mr.. Hopper citizen of
KinderhsmacS. who Immediately conveyed him to the
llaekcnsaek prison Here he made the following state
ment
was born near Conmell, county Tipperary Ireland,
and about fifty five years Of age murdered the
children Mary and Daniel o Brien with knife and
II was Timothy Bren's fault uhe had given money
would not have killed them. had bad mind at the
time but ain sorry for what done. did not like to
live with Timothy o'Brieu was not in my right mind
at the time | murdered the children. l asked
oBrien for his daughter in marriage The little boy fol-
lowed and if he had not done so would not have
killed him killed the little girl first and then the boy
followed and killed him killed them both with II
a small knife, (isck knife) after which fed to the
woods, whore remained all day. and in the evening.
when they searching for the boy was within few
yards of where they stood saw them when they found
the boy and then returned to the woods went to the
graveyard whore they buried and cried on their
graves cried great deal over them and was crying
turned the woods during the day Wandered through
the woods and did eat any thing did not attempt
to kill myself with the knife very sorry for what
done but if It was not for Tim meaning oBrien) he
would have been without the children he would not
give me my money when wanted it.
When asked ii he had determined to Kill them for some
time past he said he dill not know When l delivered
myselfup had Is sterling in my pocket, and knife,
which Mr. johnson took and has with him,
The prisoner bad deep iuciSion in his throat, which
appeared if cut with knife in attempting to commit
suicide The wound bandaged with piece of linen
1t is believed that he attempted to commit suicide but
had the courage finish the deed He told several
people his way the prison. that he tried to drown
himself pond but could not keep his head under the
water also that be intended to kill the whole family
When brought into prison his clothes all wet which
served corroborate his story Of selfdesructon by
drowning
On Tuesday the Mayor of Jersey City received dis
patch from the Mayor Of Lancaster Pennsylvania sta
ting that two suspicious in custody there but
the confession of Cation any suspicion entertained
that they had anything to do with the tragedy,
IN,uGRAroN FOR rHE YEAR 1S52--rhe total number Of
arrivals the port of NewHork from foreign countries
during the year 1882 adds up 363j56 of these $685.
asceraned to have been American citizens returning
home from travel abroad. We Il table giving a
comparative view Of the immigration at that port during