Daily national era., 1854-06-08

and Mrs. Wickham, and oolored servant boy,
Of Long Island, N. Y, were brutally mrrdered
ut their home, on Friday night last. The most
complete account Of tho affair ~ that contain
cd in the confession made by the murderer to
DR.. Carpenter, surgeon who has attended
him. He said
g started from Greenport at about o'clock
ON Friday night, for Cutchogue, and arrived
at Wickham's house by IL O'clock. ! got tho
post axe from the wood pile, and got into tho
house through the kitchen window, and pass
ed up into the kitchen gsrret where tho negro
boy slept | strnck him three or four blows
over the head with the axe. He did not xii
him, owing to the lowness OF the roof which
prevented bis swinging the axe. The garrct
was situated on level with the floor upon
which Mr., and Mrs. Wickham slept, and com
municated by door, which opened upon the
fecond story hall Of the main building. The
The last door upon this hall YVES the one in
which the murdered couple slept On opening
the hall door, Mrs Wickham opened the door
OF her room and asked Who's that?, and ad-
ded immediately Nicholas, what arc you do
ing here? What do you want - Mr.. Wick
ham sprang to the door at the same moment
and attempted to strike,him with the eye.
him in the mouth with my fist; Mr. w. got tho
axe out Of my hand and struck at me with it
caught the handle rs it descended, and struck
him twice again with my fist; the third blow
knocked him down; Mr.. Wickham Yves cry
ing out, DON'T kiil him, Nicholas; tako any-
thing you want, but don't kill him and in
her struggle with me she tore off my shit; ]
struck Mr. Wickham several times with tho
axe whi'e ho lay upon the floor, and had struck
Mrs. Wickhem several blows With tho axe in
the scrfle; while was striking Mr.. Wickhen.
observed that Mrs. Wickham was getting out
Of the window; pulled her back by the feet,
and then flashed her with the axe; can't tell
how msny inns | ss1lck Mr.. Wickham but
he got up three times, and ] hit him s,yeraI
blows each time. then parsed back into tho
kitchen garres, and fastened the door ai.er
me; went down stairs, THROUGH the parlors,
and up.the stairs of the main building, to SER
want grls' room, but found the door and tho
window open.
Finding they had escaped, tried to get
dowa ssairs, but could find no door, though
had l;ght with me, 80 that WIS OBJ; l;ged to
pass into the locond story hal aud through
Mr. Wick hams room &, the window threw
my axe and lamp out of the window and then
dropped out myself went back to Green
Port; got there at two O'Clock IN the morning,
and went to bed and slept fi,l morning, intend
ing to leave by the steamboat for New London
IN the morning. But on looking out Of my
window, saw many persons whom | knew
moving about, and did not dare 70 attempt il.
| then walked upon the railroad, thinking to
get upon the cars and 60 to New York; TO |
walked along thinking t, stop the train and
get mp some distance from the depot
!" passed into the bushes, and remained
there curing the day, and at night went to the
house Of Mr.. Thomson an Irishman, and
asked for drink end some food MIR. Thomr-
son said You are the man that lived with
James Wickham, are you notp replied,
Yes Thompson then stepped between me
and the door, aud presented gun to my
breast, saying, you are the murderer then
you can't pa out Of here; if you do, shall
shoot you drew pistol, and said have
murdered, and have not done yet; if you ttop
me, | will shoot you Thomson saw several
persons, with guns, near his ooor, and turned
to call them 20 his assistance. when jumped
out Of the window, and ran for the woods |
got there ahead Of them, and escaped then
crossed the woods 10 the railroad bridge, to get
60 New York ON foot; was then hailed, and
ordered to stop, by some ono who snapped
gan or pistol at me. tanned, aud ran to tho
woods again, chased by several men, one Of
whom shot at me rs ! entered the woods but
without 'njuring me. laid down in the
woods, and laid there until or O'Clock on
Sunday morning without food On Sunday
moaning, three ferent men, who were on nv
track, pas cd within few feet of me, but did
not see me. Soon st,ei ward. started off to
the westward. ! was again discovered, and
returned 70 the bush, pursued by the people
On Sunday night made another attempt
to get west, toward the city, and was stopped
and shot at by three men some Of the snot
passed through INV 'sleeve the rest over my
nesd. ] weat back tD the woe1s again, and
laid down. On Monday mos ning, | saw the
people searching the woods but did not change
my position. laid ssll until they came within
q few feet o. me, and saw they had dic COW
erd me. then to X rsz)r ftom my rocket,
and cut my throat J was thea taken.
The prisoners name is Nicholas Bcehean. He
ga tallman, ofspare and awkward figure about
six f-et in height dark complexion, dark eyes,
and hair rather inclined to cr-l. His father,
mother and sisters, reside in ireland aad he
appears aoxious to keep the news Of his arrest
from them. His mosivc appears to have been
revenge for the servent girls rejection Of bis
soft, and for Mr. Wiskham's dismissing him
from his service as laborer
10 Among the recent patents issued from
the Patent Office, the Sent,ati notices one for
machine for washing bottles; another for q
moth-killer; a third, for Improvement in ma
chimes 10 pint Subscribers names on nesspa-
pers; fourth, for improved eyelet machine;
end finh, for improved machine for cleaning
and watering streets. A few years ago, man
came to this city to apply for patent for q
machine for digging po5s holes. On tho fol-
lowing week application wss made for pat
cnt for a machine for Inserting posts without
digging holesl