Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-06-08

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and Mrs. Wickham. and upon looking around
| found them both out of bed. Mr.. Wiekham
came to the door with the wife and cried OUT
| nicholas, what are you doing here; 60 away
| iustantly;m I now approached them IN the
doorway and pushed them both back into the
| chamber; then raised the axe and made oiow
at Mr.. Wickham, but be caught 1t with MS
right hand aud jerked it away from me, and
| while attempting to use it in return, USED
my fist and knocked Mr.. Wickhsm down, but
| he raised and struck at me with the axe; l
| however caught it by the hand and leveled
him to the floor with a blow, and then gave
him three more in rapid succession. During
this struggle, Mrs. Wickhsm caught hold OF
me and tore my shirt off my back. Mrs. Wick
ham then made an effort to get out Of the win
| dow, and as she got upon the sill pulled her
back into the room and gave her several blows
with the axe; she then fell prostr ate, and as
turned to 60 out of the room, saw Mr.. Wick
! ham was raised up again, and l again felled
| him and beat him until it seemed to me he was
dead; then went from this bedroom through
the apartment Of the negro and fastened the
| door with piece of rope to prevent the girls
| coming out and escaping into the street; then
passed down the stairs to the kitchen, thence
| to the parlor, and up another pair of stairs to
the third floor, to the bedroom where the girls
| always slept; 1 found their window open and
both of them being gone, I fastened away and
made an effort to find my way down the stair
way l had come up, but as l had no light at
this time, and get completely bewildered and
lost, so that could not get down; was then
compelled to return to the bedroom Of Mr.
and Mrs Wickham, walk over their bodies
raise the window and leap out on the grassplot
AS reached the ground heard the girls off
| at distance screaming very loud to the neig
bors; this was the first heard of them that
night; before jumping out of the window
threw out the lamp and axe on the grass and
left them there l now went to the kitchen,
| where had placed my boots, and after put
| ting them on started of eastward at full speed
| across corn-ields, orchards, and through q
| thicket of woods to Cox s lane, and then took
the Long Island railroad track direct for
Greenport I reached there about two o'clock
that morning, went to Corners, and without
waking them up went to bed; when going to
bed it was my intention to wake up early in
| the morning and take the steam ferry boat
across the Sound to New London, thence to
the city of New York by the Springfield and
New Haven railroad. In the morning was
awakened by the little boy of Conner's, who
remarked, IS Have you heard Of the murder
last night at Cutchogue They have killed
Mr.. Wickham." passed this off with the lad !,
and then took view out of the window which
overlooked the railroad depot and the wharf
where the ferry boats start from. saw such
que that was afraid to venture out and go to
New London anticipated. I dressed my
self at O'Clock, took my breakfast, and left
the house as quick as could without being
detected. 1 went to the westward on the rail-
road track, with the expectation Of catching
the New York train of cars in the weeds, and
leap on the hind car. / did not dare to get
upon the train at the depot, and was there
fore obliged to walk distance of two miles
[ was unable to get on the cars as they passed
too fast, and [ then steered my course for the
| Ashamo'uack swamp, where l remained
throughout the day. and finally came out and
went to the house of Thompson on the rood, at
O'Clock in the evening, to get something to
eat. Thompson was from my country, and
knew him. When I went in his house he ex-
claimed to me, care you the man that lived
with the Wickham family? ?" to which l re-
piled yes. Thompson then said to me, DON'T
you leave here or you are dead man." at the
same time Selling gun and pointing it at my
head. L then said, Il have done that and
, will shoot you if you attempt to keep me-" AT
this time Thompson saw Silas Hallock, from
! Cutchogue, pass his door, and as he ran to call
him l sprang out of the window and put of
into the woods again. l was pursued, but l
beat them running. I then thought would
, go back to Greenport, and, for that purpose
crossed over the railroad bridge, ever the
creek, where [ was intercepted by three men
who shot at me, but was not touched, and
quickly got off in the bushes and thickets
| then went of in the interior of the woods
and laid down against tree for the balance OF
the night On Sunday morning L was led to
believe the watchmen had been increased, and
L kept secreted under the leaves and bushes
During the day three different persons walked
by me on three different occasions, and came
near stepping On me- After they had gone
for long distance, L arose and put off in a
l etnrl -:kl
T towards Brooklyn. About IL o'clock I wa:
again seen by sentinel, and pursued to ano.
Their swamp. where the watch was set. Their
LETT for the west, and crawled along through
s the hedge to a lane where l came out, and
f was in the act of escaping across to vacant
lot when was frightened by a young man
named John Hallock. In all these three dis
} coveries was shot at, but only received two
, small pigeon shot in my arm. Here Dr. Car
penter remarked, "Why, it was close worl
With YOU The prisoner said "Oh, yes, and
+ | wished to God they had shot me - wa,
then wishing so all the time. L went back tc
tho interior of the swamp on Sunday after
noon, and laid down with my head on a log
s and covered myself all over with leaves
bushes and grass Finding was discovered
| pulled out my razor and cut my throat
had contemplated committing this for weel
i, past. The cuIprit further said it was his in
D tentlon to commit violence upon the girl Ellen
and then kill beth. Being asked what b,
wanted to kill Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham for. b,
4 remarked that he felt angry at Mr. Wickhau
for dischargiDg him, and disliked Mrs. Wick
3 ham because she took the part of the cir
Ellen Holland.
When the prisoner arrived at the Jail il
0 Riverhead, on Monday afternoon, he wal
strongly shacklel about his legs and placed il
5 ono of the strongest cells. About shutdown ht
4 said he had not eaten much since the Satur
days breakfast at Greenport, and he was i'm
4 medlately furnished with bread and water b,
3 the Jailor. During yesterday forenoon Nicho
las had an interview with Mr.. Bunce and sale
9 his wound bled good deal in the night anc
3 he could sleep but little. He then manifested
desire to retract all he had confessed the da,
previous He asserted that he was potheret
because so many persons were after him, anC
8 was not himself when he talked in the barr
about committing the deed.
He remarked to Mr.. Bunce "that he did no
care what became of himself, but he hoped a,
person would send word to his father o.
. mother" Mr. Bunce replied "Why, Nicho
las, you can't expect to prevent your folk
from hearing Of it, because the press will
! herald it from one end of the world to tn
other This announcement produced quit
ali impression upon the culprit, and he locke,
e dewncast for few moments, but soon bright
ened up, and said, II want to suffer alone.
He desired MIR. Belts to request the Roma,
Catholic clergyman at Jamaica to visit his eel
and pray with him.