The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-13
CONFESSION or A MUIR DERER
HORRIBLE DISCLOSURE.

and Mrs. Wickham and negro boy recently
at Cutchogue, Long Island:
After the prisoner had been taken from the
woods to Hermitage Station, he was placed
in barn where DR.. Carpenter sowed up the
wound in his throat and then commenced
conversation with him n presence OF Jastce
Corey. The prisoner said his name was
Nicholas Beheehan, and that he was ready
to confess the awful crime he had committed.
His lips trembed, and he then remarked,
"Doctor, keep the people away and will tell
you all about it, The medical gentleman
complied with his request and told the pris.
oner that Mr. Wickham was dead At hear
ing this announcement, the wretch looked up
and exclaimed. "My God, is he dead!" The
Doctor replied it was the solemn fact, and
continued, 81 want you to tell me why and
how you committed the shocking Decd The
culprit nerved himself and very deliberately
made confession Of the shocking affair On
the evening of the night that the murder was
perpeteated, he said he was at the village of
Greenport, and took his trunk and other
things to the house of O'Conner where he
partook of hearty supper. He then con.
tinued.
l then left the house in my shirt sleeves,
and started off on foot for Cutchogue. and
informed Mrs. O'Conner that should return
in the night, so as to attend my new employ
ment at brick yard in the morning; walk
ed all the way to Cutchogue, and reached the
house of Mr.. Wickham about ! | O'Clock that
night, / walked around the premises and
finally pulled off my boots in the yard and
placed them near the kitchen door; then
went to the wood-house and got the post.hole
axe and came back to the kitchen, and raised
the ground floor window (under the room
where the colored boy slept;) | got inside,
heard the dog rustic, but he knew me. and
passed onward TO the stairs leading to the
second story Of the house. first went to
the negro's room, and finding him sound
asleep, struck him three or four blows with
the axe on the head and then left him for
dead; from this room then went to the long
hall, where was situated the bed chamber of
MIR. and Mrs. Wickham; all this time had
a light in my hand, and as got in the hall
Mrs. Wickham was aroused and awoke she
opened the bedroom DOOR and exclaimed:
I"Who is that!-why Nicholas, is tina you!''
| Immediately passed in front of Mr.. Wick
ham aud set the lamp down on the other end
of the hall; by this time heard both Mr.
and Mrs. Wckham, and upon looking around
found both of them out of bed.
Mr.. Wickham came to the door with his
wife and cried out: "Nicholss, what are
you doing here: GO away Instantly" now
approached them in the doorway aud push.
ed them both back into the chamber. then
raised the axe and made blow at Dir. Wick
ham, but he caught il with his right hand and
jerked it away from me, and while attempt.
ing to use it in return, used my fist and
knocked Mr.. Wickham down, bu, he raised
: and struck at me with the axe; however
caught il by the handle and leveled him t.
the floor with blow and then gave him three
; more IN rapid succession. During this strug.
> gle Mrs. Wickham caught hold Of rie aud
tore my SHIRT off my back. Mrs. Wickhsm
: then made an effort to get out of the wind w
and as she got upon the sill pulled her bacs
into the room and gave her several blow,
with the axe; she then fell PROSTATE, and a,
turned to go out OF the room, | saw Dir
Wickham was raised up again and again
felled him and beat him until it seemed TO the
he was dead; then went from this bedroom
, through the neSro's room and fastened the
door with piece of rope to prevent the girl,
coming out and escaping into the street; anC
then passed down the stairs into the kitch
en-, thence to the parlor and up another pail
OF stairs TO the third floor, to the bedroom
where the girls always slept: | found Their
:, window open and both of them gone. has
tened away and made an effort TO find IN,
, way down the stairway, had come up, bu
as had no light at this time, and got com
pletely bewldered and lost, SO that coult
, not get DOWN. was then compelled to re-
turn 10 the bedroom OF Mr. and Mrs Wick
ham, walked over their bodies, raised the
window, and leaped out on the grass plot.
4 As | reached the ground heard the girl,
off at a distance screaming very loud to thu
neighbors; this was the first heard of then
that night; before jumping out of the window
a | threw out the lamp and axe on the grass
;. and left them there. now went to tn,
:, kitchen where had placed my boots, AM
: and after putting them on started off east
!. ward at full speed across cornfields, orchards
, and through thicket of woods to Cox's lane
4 and then took the Lond Island railroad tracl
. direct tor Greenport. reached there abou
n o'clock that morning, went to Conner
r. and without waking them up went to bed
o when going to bed it was my intention t.
y wake up early in the morning an, take tn,
steam ferryboat across the Sound to New
O. York, by the Springfield and New Haver
e railroad. In the morning was awakened b,
the little boy of Corners who remarke,
% Have you heard of the murder last nigh
Is at Cutchogue? They have killed Mr.. Wick
T. ham" | passed this off with the lad an
then took view out of the window whicl
10 overlooked the railroad depot and the whar
where the ferry started from. saw sue
i. a large crowd Of persons there from Cutcho
,. que that was afraid 10 venture out and g
RI to New London as anticipated. | dresse
- myself at O'Clock, took nv breakfast, an
es lett the house as quick as could wthou
"A being detected.
L went to the westward on the railroa
he track with the expectation of catching tn
o. New York train of cars in the woods an
"a, leaped on the hind car. ! did not dare L
We get on the train at the depot and therefor
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