New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-29
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MURDER.
A MAN SHOT ON HIS RETURN FROM CHURCH.
.nprsr or TIE CrIPRrr-HIs srATEMENT.

ARREST or TUE CULPRrr-HIs STATEMENT.
About noon yesterday, man named Cornelius
Cannon, farm servan. Of Mr.. james kattson m
New Utrecht, was deliberately murdered In Third
avenue, Gowanus, by a man named John Wesley
Iayman. The murderer was arrested In jersey
CITY. during the afternoon, by Officer Bush Of the
Eighth Ward Police.
The prisoner ia confined in the cell OF the Third
District Station House. He u about i've feet elgat
inches in height, rather spsre, with hong dart hair.
n. |, twenty one ,esrs Of sge, shoemaker By trade,
and his parents, wi whom he lived, reside ct No. 81
Charlton street, New-York. He seems perfectly SELL
composed and relates the whole history Of the ans-
action with the greatest unconcep.
He made the follow ins statement 10 Alderman shaw
Ny PANE is John Wesley Lsymso. hsd oesn 70
work for q man PANIED Combs In Sixth syeoue, New
Yosk. I sm q shoemaker, but not being .oe 20 co-
tain sufficient work 10 support myself quit his employ
Lest Saturday took my work to the shop Gus
toner was buying PAr Us snseI S snu hs, " 70
him from the counter II contained e26. Thea came
! 10 Brooklyn crossing over South Ferry bought
sixbsrreled revolver IN Atlantic street, about nx
blocks from tic ferry. bought It Tor the purPooe o.
| Kin NO eoms one. I walked down street aud went
ont 10 Gowanus spent part OF the evening In cor
per grocery and then went Into stage near Grccn.
wood Ceu.tery entrance, whers passed me night
had no particular object in rambling around Id tnm
| vay T6is morning stepped in srooe' y sore nu
| church tine. 1 went TO 9 church on Third avense
Dutch Refcrmed), ana finding service had commenced
did not go in was '' Nd N U s 10 "n sss as
| ard I got IN, When we has gone about hsf mile
put my pistol AT the bach Of bis head and shot him.
then dove about as mile farther ana h onV" =, nun nun
| money I did not fas nucb-oaly cent
| piece. two cents, knife acd some matches
| turned into by road and cane back " Hamilton
| avenue. and eros ing TO New.YvIk. vent to jersey
Civ where / was arrested While trying 20 trade the
| wagon OF tor q saddle. don't know that intended
TO follow shooting people for living but intended "
lie rich peopIe live and thought could mate some
IN no. 1 held the pistol about six ochse from the
N.Y.: head when | shot him. Did not know hi n.
Did not ssk him II be had any mo"ey. He -"s :
coupt1 man, and thought he might have some, out
| he hid ytry little. I've read . number oil hgnwsy
robbsrv books-Jack Shepard, Dick rupin, Capt.
For and Others Cant say that they he'd any elect on
my mind. Can't gay where got my idsn IRON g, go p
spy other wy. I hive relatives hv,a4 IN NE cay
aud to the Meth and East. parent. i've NO. N
Charlton street, New-York. l hnew u was wrong ~
shoot the man. but vas compelled 70 90 81 rom noc
s,v I knew that my panisnment would be- the gai'
low. n I was taken. ] have no BROTHER but hsve
two sisters. lived with ny parents IN, ~
that arm confined In Brooklyn it va me wmSa
shurch was in froLt Of wss waiting there hr the
nurr Gee of taking hold Of any one that cane along
rss this morning at ~ O'CLOCK thought OF killing
him when got In the wagon. -.---.-. H..
The murdered mao, seems, was returning "o
Brookl,n, having taken Mrs. Maitison 10 Church
Getting into conversation With the prisoner, he invited
him 70 take rde for company. Some persons noticed
them along the road, and heard the report Of
pirtoI and saw the fash. Cannon was seen sitting
the wagon with bis head on his breast, bat wa
thought be was sick, and the man was driving him
home. His body Was found shortly after, In hollow
below LsDeleys country seat, and the police beng no
tilted Officer Bush followed the track OF the wagon
and arrested him as above stated.
The prisoner says he had been socialist, ind had
"gors through the second degree OF death lie
answers every question unbestsiingiy. hn appear
sDce is Wild and haggmd and be h evidsn'iy crazy
An investigation into the circumstances VIII prooao'1
take place to-day.