Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13
.,r1ovc SLAM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Of THE MURDEhEh.
Tbo murderer of Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham at Cut
..ro 7. Inns made full confession OF his guilt TO
.Tnsticc Corey aud DR.. Carpenter. ltIstrue name .r
cholas Belleclan. lie WINS twenty years oil "Sc on inc
aSth of April Inst, nnl ha" been i"rF years j" '"'
country. Tho followingis
TIE cnSfEssIoS.
The prisoner said his nnlnc was Niclolas hrice"hn w.
md ,bnt he WINS ready 10 confess the aWlhi criNit 'e
had ommitted. His lips tremhlcd; ana nc 'IJ u i
marked, doctor. keep the people nm"i, ,n ",r cnm.
,cll Won ill about it, The medical gentleman cn"..
Piled with his request, md then told the prisoner .,.a'
Mr.. Wickham was dead. At hearing the Hnnnn y ~
ment, the wretch looked up and oIrihin'e", " , am,
is he dcndl' Tho doctor rcplicd II was tho tv" nmI
how You committed this deed Tho ruiprlI lnem
very deliberately made a confession. ne shlu nm ;"
the evening of the night that the murder was IcFi'Gi-
tratel, he was nj the village al G'!cchl"mt ~" '",m
his trunk and other things to the house ni ."'''io
where he pnrtool; Of n hcnrty supper. lie men c"'-
tinucd: .,
! then left the house in my ahirt sleeve, and 3t1l'c''
of on foot for Cuiclncuc. and informed Mrs. ~ Ion,
nor that | should return i'll the nignt' 50 ~ " "'t.'"'
nv new employment in a hrirk-yard IN inc nihn'is'
walked all the way 10 Cutclngun, and r''nrhc" .lG
house III MIR. WickIiam about II o'clock 'hai iHsra' /
walked around the premises, and finally pniilci on "'y
boots in the yard and placed them nnnr me h".nr"
door; | then went to the woudhousc MI" "ht tHc P"I'
hole nxc md came bnck to tho Kitchen rhisrh INC
grnund-lonr window, lundcr the room whcre me CO.
lored boy slcpi;) | got inside. heard the ''"a rH",'I'n ~
he knew Inc, and passed. onward I" inc f'nnS M".
ing to the second story Of thr house. tlrst Wcht 10
tho nrsro's room, and finding him sound nslcei,,.
struck him three or four blows with the axe oh Ms
head, and then left him fnr dead; from Inns ronih !
won! IN The long hall where was situa;ri me t'I rhhih-
Der nj Mr.. and Mrs. Wickiimn: NIL ms i'ihc | hnt "
light i'll my hand, and rs "n! into the ihll AiFS.
Wickhnm WIS aroused: she opened her hrd-r""'n door
ami csclnimcd: .Vvlln liz ihnl:-why, Nicholas, Is TINT
YOU" Immediately passed in front at Mr'. Nhk-
ham and set tho lamp down in the other ci'- OF me
hall; by this time I heard both MIR. and hrF. Mick-
ham, md upon looking arnund found them hn;'' our
of bed. MIR. Wickhnm came Ia the door VII ms
wife and cr1cd ont: "Sich"las, what are You DONG
here; 20 away instantly" now nplI"nrhcd mem
in tho doorway unl pushed them butli back mt" me
chamber; then rnisrd tho nzc and made n blow at,
Mr.. WickhGIn, but he caugh! il with his right li'iiii
and icrkrd il awHy from nr, aud while attempting |"
use il i'll return, | usci my ist aud knocked Mr. " irk-
lInm down. but he ra.cd and struck III me win llc
axe: | however can sht il! by The handle and lcvclled
hnn 10 the floor with IL bow, and ti4n gave lim
three more blows in rapid -Uccrssinn. During
this struggle, Mira. Wicklam ransh. holt "I
me and tore my skirt off my back. Mrs.. Wick
ham then made an effort la get out I'll the VIII
dow, md ns she GOT upon the Fill | pulled her
hnck into the room .nd gave her several blows with
the axe; She then fell prostitute, and IN turned To ="
out Of the room, [ saw Mr.. Wicl,liam wns raised ny
again, anl agnin lrlrd linn nin! bra: Inn ul!til Il,
seemed Ia me he was dead; | Then went from this bed
room through The apartment nt the negro and ias',il-
I'd the door with q piece Of r"pc {" prevent the girls
coming out and escaping into the street; then pass
rl down the stairs 10 the kitchen, thence in tho parlor,
and M another pair If stairs Ia the third tln"r, 10 the
brtiruuIn where The girls always slept; | found their
window open, anh both nj them being gone, haSIcn-
cl away aud made an effort In find my way down the
stairway had cuInr up, but as had M light at this
time, got completely bcwil,lrfcd nnd lost. r" that !
could not yet down; WIS then compelled 1" return
to the bedroom of Mr.. and Mrs. Wickhnm, walk over
their bodies, raise the window and leap nit on the
yrasspiot. A. reached the ground heard the girlS
of at Il distance screaming very loud Ia tho neigh
burs this WAS the first honrl nj them that NIGHT;
lrriOrr jumping on; nj the window | threw "ti the
lamp and axe on the grass and left them there; now
went tn Tho kitchen, where | hal plncc'l my boots. and
nltcr putting them IN started oil eastward NJ in!l
speed across corn-tic!ds orchards, and through n Ticket
oi woods 10 Co1's lane. aml then tnnk the Long
Island .ailroad track direct Tor Grcenl"rt. reached
there about two O'Clock that morning. went &" Con-
ncr' =. and without waking them up went IA bed: when
going Ia bed it was my intention 10 wnkc up early Ill
the morning and take The stcnm fcrry-boEt acr"sr the
Sound tu New London. thence 10 the city oi New
York by tho Springfield and New Haven raiIroad.--
In the morning / WA awakened by the little boy of
Cnnncr's who remarked. "IIavc You heard ri the
murder last night NJ Cuicho-iio! They liar" Killed
Mr.. Wickham." pissed this of with the ind and
then took u view 6ul nj tho window which overlooked
the rnil r"ni depot and The wharf where The terry
boats start from. saw rnCh n largc crnwd III per-
song there from Catalogue that was afraid Ia Ven
turc out and 20 10 New London, rs anticipated. ]
rircaScd myself NJ \ o'clock, took my brcakinai ana
left the house Ms quick NJ could, without being de-
trctcI. wont 10 the westward "n the railroad track,
with the expectation Of catching the New York train
81 cars in The woods, aud Temp onihc hlad ear. | d!d
not dare Ia get apoa tho train nj the depot, and was
therefore obliged 10 walk n distance Of two milra. ]
was unable In get IN the cars, rs they pnsscd too iasi,
ind then stocrcd nv course for tho AshaIion!ack
swamp, where remained throughout the day, and
finally came on; and went /" the house ri Thompson,
OH The read, ut : O'Clock i'll the evening, :" get SOME
.liu" Ia cat. Thompson wa from inv country and
knew him. WLcn went in llis louac, he cNcIaimI-
rd ~ me, ...Arc You the lnau tina; lived with the
Wir;lam family e. Ia which | replied, yes. 1liomp-
sun then aa;l {" me. Don't yuu loaTc hcrc,' ~ You ar,'
II dead man" at the sam. finin EriZing Il gun and
pointing it nj my lrul. | then snih. Il lnrc done
lint, aud will shoot YOU if y"u attempt 10 Keep M.
Al this time. Thompson saw Slla1 llai!oc.. from Cat.
clIoguc, pas lis door, and as he ran t" cni! ilh'
sprin. ont uf the window and pu: OF into tho woods
ucain. WAS pursued, but heat tlicm running. !
then thought | would 90 bGcl; Ia Grcenport. and, for
TINT purpose. crossed over line rail- road bridge,
over The creek, where | WIS Intercepted by three
men, who shot M me, hut was n"i Touched, and
uuici;l, got OF in the bushes md lhickets.-
then went of in tie interior Of the woods, and Ind
down against q tree i"r the balance al Inc night; on
SUNDAY morning WIS led 10 believe The w'lrimen
| hnI been increased. md kept sccr,tcd under the
leaves and bushes. During the day three different
persons walked BY ME IN three different occasions,
and cHmr near stepping on me. Aitcr they had gone
Tor n long distance, | arose nlid Plf OH III Il Westerly
direction, with Il view vi getting towards BrouklyT.--
About II o'clock, | was again aeon by n sentinel, and
pursued 10 another swamp, where the watch war act.
then loft for the west, ana crnwicI along tllroilghth
hedge To n lano where | calnr ou;, nnd VIA III the nrt
nr escaping nrruss la n Vacant l"t. when WIS FRIGHT
cu,d hv n Young man named John llalork. In all
lllr.c tlIrrr discoveries WIS shot al, but only received
iwu email pigeon shot in NY arm. licrcl,r. Carl,rn-
ter remarked, "Wllv, i. wa close work with you.'-
The prisoner said ooh, veg. and wishc'l Ia God they
b,,I H.. m. ~ 7 v,ru tlIID wishing 80 nj, Tho tllIl..-
went bnck to the interior oI the swamp on Sunday
AFTERNOON, and laid down with my hend nl n loc, and
covered mvsclf all over with lcavrs, blIshcs and grass.
Finding | was discovered, pulled "nt my rhZnr anu
cut my throat. l had contemplated cnlnInlt'mgt lia Tor
II week paat. The culprii further sald II wns lIs lnlcil-
ton to commit violence upon the girl Ellen nnd Then
kill both. Being asked whnt no wanted TO Kill Mr..
and Mrs. Wirkhnm for, he rcinGrk'! ina! lc IcI' very
angry nj Mr.. Wickhum for ciscbarginS him, and dis
liked Mrs. Wickham bccaGa" sho took tho part oi me
girl Ellen Holland.
When the prisoncr arrived nj the .inil in Rivcrhcad,
on Monday afternoon, he was strongly sIach'i"t
About sundnwr he said no had not cntcn much since
the SATURDAYS break iasi nj Grecnp"rt, aud he was
Immediately furnished with brend and water by The
.iail"r. During YESTERDAY forenoon H.c,o"S ' nIa IL u
good dcnl in the night and h. c"ull sleep bni Little
lie then manifested a desire I" rctrars MI ne ha' con-
fr.sci the dav p-cvioua. lie as"cricd thai he WIS IN,
rl,orcd because so many persons were alter INN, anu
was not himself when he 'hikcd III 'NH p"'" "o'"t
committing the deed.
lie remarked to Mr. Bunrc 'thnt he did not care
whoi became or limsclf, but he hoped no pcra"r
would send word 10 his father " mother Mr.. Ban"e
replied: .Wl.y, Nicholas. You emit expect I" prevent
vorir folks from hearing nj ii, hcra'!f' me press VIII
herald il from one end Of the World i' ;ic ";iicr. =
This announcement prnlrcaiquit an impression up
on the rulprit. and be- lookcd downcast for a few mo-
mcuts, hui soon Frightened up, and Sald' 81 "ni': I"
suffer alone He desired Mr.. Bette l' rcHues, me
Roman Catholic clergyman ut J'tlniir" 10 virit his
cell and pray with him.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEw YnnE. juno Sih.-The steamer Stnr "i ~"
) West. from San Juan, has arrived bringing H""''!