The true Democrat., 1854-06-27
NO. 37'.

pushed back into the chamber, then raised the axe and made blow at Mr. Wickham, but he cauoht it with his right hand and jerked it away from me, while attempting to use it in return. I used my fist and knocked Mir. Wickham down but he raised and struck at me with the axe: I how ever caught 1t by the handle and leveled him to the floor with blow and then gave him three more in rapid succession. During this struggle Mrs. Wickham caught hold of me and tore my shirt off my back Mrs. Wickham then made an effort to get out of the window, and as she got upon the sill 1 pulled her back into the room and gave her several blows with the axe; she then fell prostrate, and as turned to go out of the room, I saw Mir. Wickham was raised up again and I again felled him and beat him un- til 1t seemed to me he was dead; then went from this bedroom through the negro's room and fastened the door with piece of rope to prevent the girls coming out and escaping into the street; and then I passed down the stairs into the kitchen, thence to the parlor and up another pair of stairs to the third floor, to the bedroom where the girls slept: found their window up and both of them gone; hastened away and made an effort to find my way down the stairway, had come up, but as l had no light at this time, and got completely bewlder- ed and lost, so that 1 could not get down. | was then compelled to return to the bedroom of Mir. and Mrs. Wickham, walked over their bodies, raised the window, and leaped out on the grass plot.
 As 1 reached the ground l heard the girls of at distance screaming very loud to the neigh 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. 1 now went to the kitchen where had placed my boots, and after putting them on started of eastward at full speed across corn fields, orchards, and through thcket of woods to Cox's lane, and then took the Long Island railroad tract direct for Greenport. l reached there about 7 o'clock that morning, went to Corners and without waking them up went to bed; when going to bed 1t was my intention to wake up early Ill the morning and take the steam ferryboat across the Sound to New Lon don, thence to the city of New York, by the Springfield and New Haven railroad In the morning 1 was awakened by little boy of Conners who remarked "Have you heard ot the murder last night at Cutchogue?- They have killed Mr. Wickham." l pas sed this off with the lad and then took view out of the window which overlooked the rail- road depot and wharf where the ferry starts from 1 saw such large crowd of persons there from Cutchocue that 1 was afraid to ven- ture out and go to Nv London as anticipated dressed myself at o'clock took my break Iast and left the house as quick as Icould with out being detected.
 went to the westward on the railroad track with the expectation of catching the New York train of cars in the woods and leap on the hind car. 1 did not dare to get on the train at the depot, and therefore walked over three miles, was unable to get on the cars as they passed too fast, and i then steered my course for the Ashamomeck swamp where 1 remained throughout the day, and finally came out and went to the house of Thompson on the road, at o'clock III the evening, to get something to eat. Thompson was from my country, and 1 knew hlm. When went in his house he exclaimed tome, "Are you the man that lived with the Wickham family?' To which 1 replied yes. Thompson then said to me- Don't you leave here, or you are dead man, at the same time se;zing gun and pointing 1t at my head. l then said, II have done that, and will shoot you If you attempt to keepme." At the same time Thompson saw Silas Hallock, from Cutchague, pass his door, and as he ran to call him sprang out of the window and put of into the woods again. was pursued but 1 beat them running.
 l then thought 1 would go back to Greenporr, and for that purpose crossed over the railroad bridge over the creek where 1 was intercepted by three men who shot at me, but 1 was not touched. and Iquickly got off in the bushes and thckels. l then went off 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 Watchmcn had been in- creased, and 1 kept secreted under the leaves add bushes. Outing the day different persons walked by my head on three different occasions and came near stepping on me. Alterthev had gone on for long distance, arose and put of in awestwardly direction, with view of getting toward Brooklyn.
 About II o'clock he was again seen by a sen tlnel and pursued to another swamp, where the watch was set He then left for the west, anG crawled along througha hedge to a lane where he came out, when he was frightened by 8 young man named John Hallock
 In all these three discoveries he was shot at but he says he only received two small pigeon shot in his arm Here Dr. Carpente. remarked "Why, it was close work with you' The pri- soner said, " Oh, yes, and l wished to God they had shot me; was then wishing so all the time. l went back to the interior of the swamp on Sunday afternoon, and laid down with my head on log, and covered myself all over with leaves, bushes, and grass. Finding I was dis~ covered, pulled out my razor and cut my throat. had contemplated committing t}
 tor week past" The culprit further said it
 his intention to ravish the girl Ellen ana kill them both. He was then asked tb wanted to kill Mir. and Mrs. Wickhap vbot then remarked that he felt anr for Wickhana for discharging him, apI rv at , Wickhan, because she took tp ,disIik ed Nf Ellen Holland. The abovej 3 partof tba . ment by the wretched criy san accnrata stat rlagirtrate and the pbT .nal, in presence wound. sician who jrocsod ! BRIEF HISTORY
 las Beheehan was f THE MryRDERrR --Nicb at the age or ~ porn in Ireland, and arrive last He Jeff years on the 18th day of Apl TOT thls cour hls home some four years as siding n try, and has an aunt and uncle r A and last Thirteenth st., between Avenu brotns lie has a father, mother, and tv coW IS and two sisters yet living in the ol JS try. Nicholas worked one year in Ne isey brick-yard, one year in the city. and f, 'he past two years was in the employ of tb
 murdered IG1i family. When he was hired by NJ "lckham hls name was registered at the am l, grant labor eychanre in CaDoI AL =