New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-07

sntef sra Swiss Carpenter the, elcrpcd IN Cor ThNs
. t,,r, seA Nnu Webb. ard met Joseph cNrNin then
,c. AVN AMI sutr'vudci The house nogh,s wore hurn.
NJ, h. he hSusc At che apc We kor, quiet tow mom'ns
A,rs,s snl hc~'d NJ WrAham yrNsn ~ We thought; |
,,,,,s hrrsking orcp the kchon ,'cr and did So aud
-. ,,si ., thc a,N M the kihon. he made h,o
,ss,s tp Ne rvcNabN kuoN me, lcatcd hum by hsnsmc
~ ssieA Nlght tcuud lamp having matches with US
t~A tts lsM Srd hoA ennWuA The Nems ~ tni Mr. ami
". WtAhNN. We teWud MicNhsnS door Nar when we
rrs3 tNc ,N't hmm thc floor apparently strug-
.Aag h's bcsd WNs down and bleeding very fast; Mrs
NNANNm laid thc tonr a, the south side
-. q, t,,,NNm she Was m her nSht clothes. tOant
.sss I'd, about hcr her hrsins scattered over the
s,~r o., b,l MAS hv where both lay, largo cash on
80 nnt ,'t NJ hc head visible. a. Il mae by scne
As,,N instrument found holiug under the wnd'"
i A,'r t~'iN~'w, twas NoNlN the window above was
crSr, whNN iAc maNi'tcr. iN,m appearances, Wcu
sss ~hvr csmc in'o the htchvn | "a" Stra"
49, Nfrs thew. | thnN sold NWholas u hrenSn IN"
81 sNcul one " twN >csrs aSri AK shownl nave
stsg " came ln,N The Kitchen n"n''d u win
~ Nr. aNcsWSl0 pW down "nnd
s,,sN lssup under the wssow whcrc tac az was found
N>sr MIMI va the outside. m'do tNn appearance 10y
yss~'r NV cSccua, have hcaNi Nicholas say 'aa he
.s,,l crt 80 0Vm EiCn holanjs 'rnnA' that he had
seNe Ass pN~sns Nu had gi same back a>an; th.S ap-
cav, n, ks sSns ~ NrSg s,ccio manner. heard MI
WsANsm SsN ~ Nicholas tst he wished HIM ~ ~ rs he
~ NJ ~ ar, any disturbance In his family. Mr. WckhSm
A.-.,si ne SIC thst NvhNs> owei me. and handed 10
>Nh.,ss 81 be asked N,holas tina, would do 10 80 IN
% ssr> with. he Vpicd Yes; Wtckham sand he
AZ f,i think he owe. ban. hu' would give HIM That.
>ls> ", Carpenter swosn.rl reside IN the town ot
81 hs1 Naa quarter 0t uic ircm The residence Of
sn,xS .khsn Mr.. Bets. ~. Carpenter myself and
ss> ,su'c a. TIE house az James Wickham, AMI sur
-e.rsci 81 about Il, o'clock this morning, some one
AN'hs~vi vat Nj. NtAhSm they could gct answer.
sfss csA-s ~; several times then heard HIM groan,
- S,src cuC sAid hc Ne murdered; Mr.. Bcs AMI
tss kfkC oicn the Kitchen door ~; light and found
,s ,c through M. Wickhan bedroom MP stairs Mr..
NNAhsm lsi the Ncircm door. and has wife on the
scstA-Sc hch badly wounded, but Sili ivin- she
, s,gt an hour and hal after that hen she expired,
~ Pat NJ W,Ahain the bed, and his legs and arms
bruised sn& his head was cut invarous places there
~s< sc,, cut oa the top OF Mrs WlcShsms forehead;
hs ru rgSg have been made with very deadly nstru
usni. thpk hy The hohus SN which was found bloody
urScr Ire window; the Doctor dressed MIR. WicShans
wounds, Nh NCkhSms bIsns lay out ON the floor; the
toas ~.ricu was OpcnCd whom | came; doubtless from
10 SpgcarSncr the murderer got out there there was
Alocd n he shingles Snd several little shrubs were
tr~Aea.
RsuiSuin H. Carpenter sworn-I reside in Cutchogue
srG an yTaciicng physician there al James Wick
Asw hots, with Mr.. Bet, and others about l2 clock
- i.Oug bedroom window. where MIR W ckhan slept
49, cVtn. heard groan ike "oh, my! apparently
rrsle " Mr.. W.okhan. We then forced open the door
>tsSk hSht and went 20 the room whence the morse
uroS,ttt6 there found Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham both
switched u2on the floor then proceeded 20 the exImina
scn q 4 bodies in N! oupaet! as physician; Mr. W.
- VT entered raised up partly on his hands, ana SAID
Oh. desr Mrs. W lay PROSTATE and apparently NE,
- l ;hcn devoted my attention 10 Mr.. Wickham;
furj ore wound upon Mn. W. immediately overthe eye
irCh width and from two 10 three inches III lehS'h
.vi,-,iv made tv three different strokes of sharpedged
rst-uutn NJ penetrating tie skull and breaking ii into
snail fragments. from which large portion OF BRAN had
sscaGei snd lay upon the floor; she had three other
wouacs made urOn her head apparently BY the same
instrument. l found .he az, and judge the wounds 10
s&ve htsn made by il; wound was upon the left
ample and upon the ooput, and one on the right OF
re pSu.A hont there two wounds upon the face
o0e spon each cheek. as If made with the blunt end OF
me instruments there prints of the pressure of lin
es upoa hlr neck she expired IN from an hour and
tall two hours aferwari; he showed no appearance
q, ors.ousneSs: the wound the forehead subj
Elosl- g4l tD
Nj Nickham upon tie bed and dressed from fifteen TO
twenty cund upon his head made. think by the same
instrument he evidently struggled with the murderer has
cver Is broken IL two places the negro BOY stephen
doubtless wounded with the same instrument which
killed Ms. Wickham wound is over the LETT eye AMI
tie other over the LETT the back Of the ad was
confused wound: have Nicholas wear hat which
resembles the found
Florence Mccarthy ssorn-Testfes 10 Nicholas Behee-
han having et the employ of james Wickham account
-of difficulty with his girl Elem Nicholas hat like
the one shown be inclined TO be passionate.
John DELANEY swor1l-I was slightly acquainted with
Nicholas BAN have been acquainted with him for about
two yesrs did not know him IN Ireland; he was quite
passionate: he threatened in my hearing that he would
tsve reye - upon Ellen Holland. suppose he meant TO
commit rape upon her; carried MS trunk To the depot
sesieTGay. and he calculated 10 go to treenpor 1t was
before tie carr he rode back with me 10 the
fsh-house | parted with him at the Cove, az about II
O'Clock. he had black cap on; | have seen him wear
straw hat ha; shown think similar to that Nicholas
said il 50 many words that he intended to ravsh Ellen
Holsnd he said this within week; he tod me Mr.
Wckham had turned him away but nc would not stay
with tie family who lived with him.
Henry Moren sworn testified 10 three weeks acquaint
ance With Nicholas B,heenan; ! never heard hm say
ANYTHING Of Dir. WCkhan and family. except Ellen, who
lives witt him; he said that il be any walking
with her be would shoot him, and he could do II; and
be showed me pistol be then had with him. he SAID II
was loaded with powder but no shot: 1t was one-bar-
relied pistol about inches long think he was pas
sonate enough 10 shoot any man who offended HIM;
saw him ! o'clock yesterday ne SAID he was gong
10 work with farmer named Byors; he had cap ON
bis head; saw him wear hat, last sunday Ike the
one shown TO me; he told me he shoald If he had
chance commit rape upon Ellen Holland; that he had
taken $40 Of Ellen trunk, for some presents he haa
made her.