Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-09

atrocious dcod5 than were committed, last Friday
night, at Cutchogue in the town of SuutlhoM Suffolk
county, Long Islnnl. The victims were Mr.. James
Wickham, his wife, Mrs. Frances Wickham, and n
colprcd boy i'll their employment. The Herald has
obtained the following narrative Of the tragedy
Mr.. Wickham was n retired merchant, huvinr made
fortune in the firm OF Oliver. Corwin 4 Co.. whole
sale groccrs in Front street, New York a;r about
three wears ago he purchased the farm AZ Cutcho-ur
where hr resided up {" his death. About two wears
ago hc tool; Nchor. Balm into his employ labor
the farm, having found him al the Office "f the
Commissioner nf Emigration. The innntrs Of the
house consisted Of MIR. and Mrs. Wicklami. nn two
servant girls, named Ellen Holland and Cuiharmc
Dowd. The former and l'an became intimate, and
he wanted Ia marry her. Lai;crly, however, some
difficulty arose between lhem and she accused him oI
stealing : 10 from her. This trouble b,:wccn thCrl
CAUSED Ellen inform Mrs. Wickham ta; rho would
leave the house if Nicholas allowed (" rrinain.--
| This fact communicated 10 Mr.. Wck!ian, VIII"
informed Nicholas that his services wcrn no longer
wanted. This preference given Ia the grl Ellen pro-
duard very bitter feeling on his part towards the
(alny, and particularly against Ellen, to whom hc
lcclarc hC would have satisfaction, and even wont
.r lar "a Ia fr'atcn personal vihlence. on last
Tuesday, Mr. Wicknn pail Nicholas the wages due
| him. and hc then left. On Friday morning hc took
hi, trunk from the house and went by the train In
Grrcnl"rt, where h. left it. um that night il is crl-
dent he returned to Mr.. WickIaIns iioIsr, anl at
| about twelve o'clock, entered The premises by push
/
! kept in this Kitchen an the fact nf tho dog not ma
king any noise showed it was some one he well
| knew.
Prior 10 entering the house, Balm armed himself
with postnxc, and in his stocking feet proceeded 10
the sleeping q" the negro boy, Stephen Winston.
located over the kitchen, from this room small door
leads t" tie main building next t" tie sleeping apart
| mcn al Mr.. Wickllln. This 'l"or was fastened by
rope. With the the boy WIS struck several times
on the head, which left linn rsrnHible and bleeding
freely. Leaving tho hoy surprising linn 10 be dead
bc then went down stairs passed through the paror,
leaving traces of blood upon the doorwayS mp stars,
To the sleeping apartment ul Mr.. WicklIam and his
wife. He entered that with his exc in one hand
and small lighted lamp in The other. which he had
brought from the kitchen. Here tho deadly contest
lnok place between the murderer and his victim
From ill appearance ni ilc bod clothing it is be-
| :vcd that h0ti Mr. and Mrs. Wickhan were awake,
and had sprung from the he'd upon the first attempt oi
the ,ts-,ssn. She heard Ia and cHrlnilI
Nichol;s don't kill HIM don't kill linn; take what
YOU want in the house, but don't kill HIM" Not
witlstnndng these supplicatinns Tor mercy, Nrh"ns
continued Ia apply the axe with the tcr"cy oi de-
mon, in'ctiug wounds nj II deadly character nt nj
most every blow. M less than twenty wounds are
| visible on tho facc and heal oi his victim. Upon
llrking him scnscrss tlic floor, it is evident he
! seized Mrs. Wickirm by the thrnai with on" hand
i"prcvcnt her giving further a!&rln while hc struck
her blows upon ilr rrlIflrl with the nN,' siit-
| tcriI, her skull. Mr.. Wrklnn found prn>tratr
ON the oor, with his heal toward the door, and ii7
wifi, w;ls lying im thu opposite direction. with her
head towards the window, bcrrit uf all her night
clothing.
The sIricks and cries of Mr.. aud Mrs Wiriham
arosc, the two girls who occupied the attic bedroom.
Ellen Holland. the girl whom hc had Threatened, WIS
the first who heard tho disturbance below She IN
suu.lv suspects, that il Nlchnlns, hi aroused her
cou,parinn, Cathnrine Duw, in go and alarm the
ncrhbnrs ..that murder going OH down stairs.
They were afraid 10 20 down stairs, and fearing he
would next come up stairs, they He'd 10 The Garrrt
win"w. Cntharinc lcapcd on 10 ihc kitchen ROOT
hr slid iown the roof "i the milk -los 'nnicc!-
in,r will it, and then 10 the ground. Ellen soon fol-
lowed her nrd both ran oil screaming, across the
meadows "a the residence al Mr.. Bcfts, di-tnnrc al
five ar six hundred yards. They alarmed Mr.. Belts
screaming '.Fur Coils sake IA our house. for Tlilr-
der is bein. cnrlnificd Mr. Belts nt first thought
" .,rl wis crazy. and Ars Belts exclaimed. ''Don't
lc. her in, the ;;ir i mad
After a while Mr. Bets concluded t" 60 and see
ab"r; it, and called DR.. Carpenter who lived near
by, and Alr. Cnrwin, to gn with him. They nil ai-
,roarrc the holsc together, and listened for 4 minute
10 ascertain if they could hcnr anything Not hear,
ing anything they went on 10 the house. md ioiln
MIR. Wicklum's bedroom window open. They lis
tened again. and heard the gr"niing sound made by
The dying people They concluded nj once To enter
The premises aud accordingly they broke open thu
door, procured light. and wee. up stairs. pom en-
tcring the bedroom DR.. Carpenter saw Mr. Wickian
raising up hs hands and knees, and he exclaimed
40, my! q, tlrar" nnd nncdatc y sunk down hSuii
the nur. These were the last words hc utcrct--
The doctor discovered That h. had M less than tween
~ wounds abou! the l!cul. His jaw was broken ii
three pluccs. and the skull broken and completely
smashed in behind the ears on both sides of the head
In addition these wounds, his hcud and face wcrc
literally covered with cuts Hi bruises. His hnnd'
arms and luuIy exhibited evidence of n severe conr.
with his ussniiuut In nm iuscn,Lc condition he re
mn;nrd f,,r twenty hor, and dice, M o'clock ON s;nt
urduy night
The unfortunate woman, notwithstanding tho sc
verify of the wounds, fingered for near two hours be-
I;uc She cyprcd She was not conscious utter the ar.
rival ni her friends.
The conrrl boy wa. ,Ireadlt,llv injured on the head
huvino received ihrcr nr ,unr, hlnws with the axe;
nmc hw ..vcru,, his cnr ami auuhcr (rnciuriur hi,
lmII Ur NOW Iirs in - .in IF iusrusibility and no
hnncs ur. cn;crtan. of hi, RECOVERY After the Girl.
hu cscnucd t,c Iicd ur,rrL,I nm stairs in search
r ,j,c,n L ,iuIiur ,hr, hu,I Ir,l returned Il, tbt
sI,cn;n" ronm of Mr. W:lkLm oml nussi,,, over th,
LoJi"s rnscJ ,h,. wiuJnw n,J ;mmnrd ont. Ieuyino
,r"c,.. IF Lln,i rr,m his stnr;mr t;.r and hnnd,
,,,o, ,h ,r.,nIu.nrL a, Jn inv,rnI LnscIi Jnwn +,
,It wound IIro j Irrrr,I ,,. J,n,, urL fin. ,c
nnl ~ ~ 1i,,It ,;r,r t.strnr, Grt,u tIc huI,.c
a. hlnnd G,unI u,1n tj7c FENCES over which he h,,
m,,"nJ n, liz tack, ,I,rnu,,l, tI,e rnrnGd ,lrs,rh
IL IL; :, ,.,. r. ,' nni;I Ln r,Ii tj ,.,n,Is
W. a, ,,'' II, i -" "r ~ y,,S want IN ,,,r
nj .I ,i ,n. m LNrI - lin ven. ~ Crccnnort
mn,r sumo Iri aI,,ntrs where h. i.rcunrtcd TO Inv,
au$ snl1 iila'i "l,h', m,e1e n oI
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'''i W. w. ~ ,h b,,,o ur r,ou,son os,d if he wa.
4" ,I... Ii' II, wv, , -, l; VIII u Wcl,lInn
Ip' T .ie ni'I WIN "'. Iy, ,., ar, said Mr. L"n,
nn ..rIc ,rnn yj,n la, dom, lint murder" Ilo re-
sp' c i1'i m'',' I 'i r.. n,,t 1on" ns murh ~
p''cu' a. :, "'rI 'rLIn, ,hom s,,J hi. ,.uu and
,',i , 's I" w. Ala Irow ,niIi, him ,Lnr Lc should
.. ''' ~ T;L,Ins r,,v ;, ,ri.tnl Irun his mock kct
"nG n;n,,J :. ,n,y,rJ TLomns,. At this h-tant a
,rn.du ,r , '', ~, to Lc luum. and Thumsou wishing
aid Ia effect rhc arrest opened the duur and called
,,, -. ,,.;,,noo
'I :. ~, , w. siIu. " u,lI.ct in the wooon and be-
r,r,. ro InnIj m hi; Lnrs,. Nicholas raised the window
nmJ fod 1I,ou,,,snn and IIaIlrck pursued linn
,I,,,,,i :, ,yicot field. uud Nicholas ran into the
onJ onl tLrr, h. wa. auain lost eight Of BY this
time the alarm had sprcud AMI Il number 0i the
ncghbors ran i'll search Of him, armed with guns and