The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-06-08
THE LONG ISLAND MURDERa-capTyar
OF THE AssAssrN.-ATTEMpTED suI-

| eide.
we gave, yesterday. detafled account Of he
murderof Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham. and = servant
tSeir employ, By Nicholas Balm, in Suffolk coun.
y,-Long Island. It viii be remembered that up
20 sunday afternoon the assassin had escaped ar.
fess and that the people Of the vicinity were scour
ing the woods in search Of him. On Sunday aE
ternoon, justice Osborn, of New York, sent down
constable Resbit and sergeant Dowiinp. two expert
police officers, to aid in the capture On Sunday
evening, the people formed thaneelves into son.ds
and chose the New York officers captains. They
took different directions, with the upaers,anI;ns
mat whoever discovered the murderer should dis.
charge gum as signal for general muster. We
copy ifom ithesN.iY. Herald an account of subse-
quent events s.-e
At about 2o'cieek on Monday rnorn;no N;.h...s
Dan, na,n maze sis appearance froEl swamp ON the
souLn shte OF the Island One of the onsr5 ohser
,raar n., and as quickly did the criminal see his
guard DISCHARGED his gun =. bi,,, ss he ss..s
but without effect. The DISCHARGE creatad ress
raj alarm, and a more vigilant watch was KENT
until daylight. The various patches ot v,ooi 80 80
4 then taken in rotation, and minute ssrJ
/ AT o'clock discharge of guns was heard =. :.
piece of woods situated within half r,;ia 81 -
Hermitage depot. Cheering and hallooins - ,oos ~,
i place. The signal was understood. The New Yorn
officers were in few minutes the spot and shera
| they found Nicholas Balm covered up by some brush
wood, apparently insensbfe. At first he was thought
to be Dead wound of about two inches In length
was visible on his throat He was picked up from
his hiding place, and conveyed to the road, aud
laid under tree. ~
Here scene occurred which bafses description
| The alarm having become general that the murder
er was captured the whole force in pursuit came
| hurryng up yelling and cheering like 40 many
crazy men; each one, too, wanted to infict blow
on the monster. The cry was, "Hans him up to
L 40 -tfIa;v, tI orf.n
/ him" Lets see what be looks like Take his
head off, said another "Burn the son of - -
exclaimed another, &c. Officer Bowling protested
against any such steps being taken and was actu-
ally compelled to stand guard over the accused with
| a loaded revolver, to prevent the excited people
| from carrying the lynch law into effect
The prisoner appeared to have been worn out
/ with fatigue In his pocket found single bar
rel pistol, loaded with small shot, pocket knife
and razor case from which it is supposed he took
the razor to kill himself, end after iniicting the
| wound threw it away. In his pockets was also
| found bread and cake enough for him to subsst
upon for two days The bottoms of his pantaloons
/ were saturated with blood, apparently that of his
victims. He would not speak, although it was eyi-
dent from his physical appearances that he could ii
| he chose, but acting in that manner to affect
| rRnify.
A wagon was procured, and the prisoner wac
placed therein and conveyed to a barn near the
| Hermitage depot Here the officers placed him in
the custody ofthe sheriff. DIR. Lord was sent for to
render medical assistance. He found the wind
/ pipe severed to the extent of about half an inch,
but the arteries rot being injured, the doctor pro-
nounced the wound not one of fatal character
and therefore he considered the wretch would re
cover The wounds were dressed, and it was only
when the needle passed through his skn in stitching
up the cut, that he exhibited signs of animation
| The great curiosity exhibited by the excited
populace induced constable Nesbt to crafty them
| and, therefore, he requested them to form line
and pass in single file by the criminal which they
did, and were enabled to take view of the mons
ter as he lay Each one, as he passed, gave vent
to his feelings, by an exclamation of o, you vii
lan J" :" o, you murderer" 'sYou ought to be burn
ed alive = and all such similar expressions, The
great excitement was now over-the fugitive was
caught, and in the hands OF the law That after.
noon he conveyed to the Jail at Riverhead
where he will be kept to await his trial.
| The evidence against the prisoner although most
| ly OF circumstantia character, is very strong
In the first place, there are the threats immediate
ly prior to the murders-threatening revenge; Sc
condy, the manner of entering the house, showing
his knowledge of the premises thirdly the savage
watch dog kept in the kitchen not making any
alarm which he would have done had any stran-
ger attempted to enter fourthly the straw hat left
| in the kitchen has been identified to belong to the
prisoner; filthy, his subsequent conduct, and par
| tial acknowledg cement Of his guilt to Mr.. Thomp-
son, and the bloody condition OF his clothing.
| The funeral OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wckham took
place at o'clock yesterday afternoon, attended by
their relatives and large number of friends and
qusintances. At last sdvices the colored boy wa
his recovery.
THE UNITED STATES AND SPAIN.-N NEGOTIATIONS
ON Foor The NY. Express Of Tuesday has a
special dispatch from Washington, giving infor.
nation which is important If true:
special bearer of dispatches from the Spanish
Government, has just been in official conu1unica
tion with the new Minister from Madrid, in this
city, and the result said to indicate events of the
highest Importance.
All our difficulties with Spain are in train of
| amcable adjustment, but the most important fact
developed, is the official assurance that Spain has
announced her willingness to sell Cuba, and that
negotiations are now actually on foot between the
| two Governments, with that end in view
1t was knowledge of these negotiations and COM
municaions from Spain. which prompted the resi-
dent to issue his Proclamation against the filiibus
ters, Just as knowledge OF the Gadsden Treaty,
awhile ago. induced the Proclamaticn against Gall
tornia Fillibusters.
| The Express in publishing this communication.
says the correspondent is who has access to the
best source of information yet il hestates to put
unqualified faith in the statement that Spain is
willing to sell Cuba, the evidences to the reverse
of late having been so decided and unmistakahle.
| MuRpER.-Wm Hamilton, usher of the Sixth
District Court in New Orleans, was stabbed and
thrown into the old basin by some unknown person
few nights ago, where he was found the following
morning, dead.
AccrpEgr TO MRS MowArT-We regret that
Mrs Mowatt sustained fall on Friday night, while
playing Parthenia at the Howard, by which she se-
vereiy injured one of her arms. IL was feared as
first that it was broksn. She performed the iasl
| act OF ihe play with her arm in q siing-Bosfoa
Post.
/ STEAMER BEDFORD BuRST-BoAT AND CARGO 2. a
ToTAI Loes.-We learn from tetfgrapnic dis-
patch received in this city yesterday. from Captain
Corbt that the steamer Bedlora wnleh ie,. lsss
entirely consumed. The dispatch states tha. ?"
| nxas were lost No ether particulars giyeu.-snsA-
| rilie Ca-sfte. -----
4 report that the late Luke West, OF the Camp
HI Minstres. died worth $4,000. 10 coniradicted
His widow win still retain an interest in the
troupe.
i NEW AND CHEAP TIN STORE.
1TsHE subscriber has taken store on west
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