New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-07
IrrExprED YuRDER LNRHODE Island

IRE. On o., lspurssr
cryrRryuLr. R. I Saturday N rning, April 5, 20.
most d,alSlcsl attempt at douile murdrr occurred
m ,hs ,.x;on Last night. The cireumrsoces OF he
cs,e are tbe... Last night t~o Irishuen, ycunS
and the other rather elderly man, called a. Sonsiy
ton.s a. HINT, Ledge, 8 place on the 5soE.ngton
Railroad abou. Is miles fIoa this place, and a.ket II
thew might lodge there for the hight hr. Pearoe,
the occupant ofthe hosse gsye them per1nraon 70 90
an and they sat by the stove for some time. Al ie0<b
,Ls man sOt up and rent ouf, requesting The
fsiJv 10 await bi, return. At nine O'Clock, the Bs.si
borr Of retiring the family ssoSed the stranger N
~ orta able bed on the straw u barn e1on NJ TIE
LOu,e and ss the second stranger bad not returned
In the course of hpigt the thefsmy were alarmed by
Ioud cr1es Of FIRE which p-oseeoed from the place
where The Iri-bman WAS. Mr. feafce aud e1rt-sn-
ter named Wilcox, Of Norwich, who va boarding
with him ran 10 the barn S'th hight, snd a-ked the
occnnar. who was shouting FIRE and making all sJrts
OF hio.ous roise- what was the matter. He replied
that be had dropped soul- MATCHES IN TIE -iraT an1
ga, afraid that the ban would taze hre They went
IN onk Tor the uaiches when Mr.. P-arcs ob-erved a
krate m the hands Of the Iistnan, and raing himself
a. anased by sudden ement 20 FIND of . blow
l:ued a. liz neck. The knife entered hs fSce Jus,
below The eye ibAIc'irgs .tvere wound The ~re'ca
rsfapty made another stab o. nv heart bat ths knife
.rt. REQ about an inch lpver than ne Intended. NJ.
Wilc6I the companion Of Mr. Pesrce, ru-hed al the
Ir.hnap when lie wss ssO badly stabbed N the sodo-
Insn. A third person, MI hagoon, ne'gab'r VINO
wa, that night lodging on Mr. Pearces premis arrive
al til. joDcture aud together they man sged IL throw
Gown and d,sarui their ss.eilan. Having bound him.
ues. Dger d-pstcbed 20 wexford Tor the doctor
ard Sheriff. Both Of them arrived very sOon after
sno the wounds Of the two men were dressed TDey
are b, rh very dangerously hurt and informed
bnt slight bope- entert aimed Of their recovery
Tie Irthuan xas TAX en- 10 WEXFORD and Will be eX-
ed to-day.
Creepuirh this rnorrruO. He that he Ia the
Iepbew Of tie other Irshmsu; that be aud lis uncle
are both named Join Harrington; that they res'ded
in Nev-YoTk, AZ No VandeWater street, and were
on tier way TO Manchester y. II. He said that they
ant ed at SoniDgton the day previous and walked 70
HUI rs Ledge. He sso states that be ls his uncle a.
the latter place and walked 10 ward Est Green
wcb alone when be imagined some persons were 10
pursuit Of him, and setting of run be eel INTO
culveIt and Lur bis leg.
WEXFORD RI Saturday, p N, April s. 1856.
While Mr.. Wighiman the Sheriff, aud Mesrs
Babcock and Hunt his DE- luties were conveying Har-
rirgton to Wexford in a wagon lie fegned 70 b.
ding. Becoming alarmed, they loosened the cords
which bound his ars, but left his feet tied Then one OF
the party obser, ed the fellow open eye and look st
them and then, before they could do anything to pre-
vent II, be spraDg upon them ike tiger and struck
ost night and left. II only after smart cOnte-,
that IL again secured. The examin ion Of Hlr-
NM took place this afternoon, at Godfeys Hotel,
in this village, before MIR. Geo. l. Nichols, Justice Of
the Peace. very large number Of persons were
present during the invest Z ition.
Mr.. MsgoCn testified unorr oath that he was TIN
pedder, and lodged at Mr.. PeTces on Friday night.
When the prisoner and lis comp ,nion entered the
b, use and asked for lodging Mr.. Wilcox wa. putting
a handle into an ak. Mr. Pearce denied them lodging,
"a, ing be bso no room. The prisoner urged his
quett and Ms. Pearce said it too bad TO turn hun
out. Mr.. PeaTce then consented 10 bis staying in the
BAN; he wanted badly to stay the house. but they
oil, He lodi vrate md INV
gave h-for milk. and they gave him that slsj. The
led wished BIZ uncle 10 leave, and urged him earnestly
to do co. He cried beeausc the other would not
l. ave- and then be went away leaving this man whom
he called uncle We showed the prisoner to the barn,
in The upper story Of which he wac to sleep the
straw. About 90 inmates after we had goue 10 bed
We were awakened BY cries of Fire, and other
noises from the barn. Mr.. Pealce and Mr.. Wilcox
both got up and went out With lantern. When they
got 10 the barn they asked the prisoner what the
matter He replied that be had set the hay on FIRE.
They went TO look for the fire, but could find none.
They then asked him for The matches, and be gave
them up Then be raid he had dropped his pipe. Mr..
Pebice and Mr.. Wilcox stopped TO find it, when be
stabbed them. After severe struggle we secured
him, and came here FOR the Sheriff.
swonEHe ttsiified that he left before Mr.. Pesrce
w ut TO be left bis uncle at Mr.. P-arces; he left
lin there because Lis uncle had been using rash Ian
gusge, and carrying on 90 that be old not want to
remain longer in bis unce's company; be slept all
night in the woods and in the morning went TO East
Greenwich, where be was arrested.
John Harrington the prisoner, stated that ne came
from the Kerry woikhouse in Ireland, by the ship
Isaac Webb, to New.Yofk, week ago. His state
ments were exceedingly incoherent and contradictory.
He said in substance, that when be went into the
barn he heard Pearce grinding az, and he thought
tLat they going TO attack and murder him, and
he acted az be did in self-defeDse.
The prisoner behaved himself in a very indecent
manner throughout the examination frequently inter-
ruptng the Witnesses, and making noisy eIclamations
Justice Nichols required the prisoner TO find bail in
s5oO TO the finding Of the Grand Jury. Iu d.
fault Of bail be was committed TO Washington County
jail.
The prisoner is a short and powerful man Of british
appearance His face is badly bruised from the con-
test with the wounded men.
Dr. Church, who atter ded Messrs. Pearce and VIII
COZ tays that they are not dangerously wounded al
though their injuries are Of q serious nature.
A. nothing could be found against the young man,
he was allowed to go at large The shirts and pats
10, ps Of the wounded men are ful of slabs, and
stained with blood.
Harrington, on being taken before the Justice tore
l,tter in pieces This letter, which was sfterward
nut together again, states that be had five married
sers IN Boston and that be had been sent out by the
Poor Law authorities from Kerry vorkhouse.