The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-20

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1smarkable Murder rTrfal-Ce.vacss.. -
tho Murderer.
The trial Of Hayt for the murder Of Miss cs,,st.
y Allen It Erie Pa and his sentence to ten years
eonnnsnsns IN the State prison has been publish
"a. The Erie pa Observer gives the following
account Of this extraordinary case,
n appeared In evidence. ON the part of the Com
Monweaitns that Hayt had become Acquainted
with Miss Calsta O. Allen, while Hyinr WITH hI.
s,ster 10 Mckean township, in this county, during
tne autumn OF 1856. She was there h The can.
cry OF servant maid, and was ct the t,rne in IN.
,S.n ,;ua year Of her age Amer living there some
Aud engaged board with Miss As father. Durinr
the last winter the deceased went TO school and
shortly amer she eommenced the prisoner aIso
vent 70 school, although about 42 years old. aud
Ss soang aufinetne winter. In the spring
ue rented farm for Allen moved him and his fsulV
on 70 It. and went himself to board with his steo
tatner. a Mr. Oliver, who lived about 4 half
mule distant. Up to the time of the murder. Havt
onen visited At Aliens and aided him by procu.
:, iDs tor MN q team and farming utensils and by
MS own personal labor He also purchased 1oojs
and necessaries for the family, and made mar :
presents to deceased, 70 whom he became much
This attachment had become tno~r .o 49,.
uiy, but ~ she did not reciprocate II hs va
mucn oistressed and aeitated when urged Ia rive
ner up. This WAS testified to by her parent "A
ven - other witnesses. On the Saturday prece-
her parents, went to Mexican Corners And nnr
chssed, on bis credit some store goods for them.
ana some Sl5 worth for the girl Il would seem
that on the day following Sunday some conver
sanon took place between Hayt and Miss A about
getting married, when, it would seem, from the
testimony though not directly, that she refused 70
marry him. He staid all night nt Aliens. and IN,
the morning, the day of the murder, went home.
ate bis breakfast, hitched up horse to . plough,
returned to Aliens and assisted him TO ploueh
half an acre of potatoes. He then returned home,
put the horse ont, did some little work about the
house, such az bringing water, cutting wood &c
After dinner, be took down . revolver that he
had. and went away In different direction from
that which would have taken him to Ailen's-
About II P. H. he came to Aliens and sat down in
the kitchen. near the door of adjoining room in
which deceased and her mother were sitting. AT.
ter the usual saiutation, the deceased said Nv
ter, should not think you would come here if
you thought abused you" To which he replied
Come to think, / don't know that you did abuse
me- said so, but did not mean It," He then
spoke Of WHIT he had given her on Saturday. She
said, "You know never asked you for anything"
He replied Il know it, but am glad got them
for you," and then lid be would get her bonnet
and pair of shoes. At this the mother said
"Calista, if You don't mean to have Waller. you
ought to tell him so" She replied, II did tell him
so, and wish he would not come here again." at
tue same time closing the room door suddenly
Hayt thereupon arose, stepped into the room, plac
ed q revolver at the head of the deceased and dis
charged it, the ball entering through the upper
part OF the temporal bone. The mother sprans
from her seat. and rushing out of the room fell
over the stove hearth In the kitchen.
About the time she fell Hayt fred st her, but che
escaped the shot by her falling He fred again at
her but missed and third time he fred at her af
ter she was ont OF doors, and followed her to the
gate, but she made her escape. He then returned
TO the house, and finding the deceased on the door,
took her up, laid her on the sofa, and putting the
pistol to her ear, again shot her He then Left and
taking the nearest route to the village, soon ar
rived there. In the meantime, Allen came from
the field where be was working, and found his
daughter on the sofa dead. Alarm was soon given
the neighbOrs collected and sea rch commenced,
but while search WAS being made for the prisoner,
he had gone to Mexican Corners and given himself
up, owning the act-saying that he ''had killed
ner," telling them the circumstances, that he in
tended to do sothat he loved her he did his life
that he knew the consequences of the act-that
he would not recall the deed if he could-that he
WAS not sorry for anybody but his mother
For the defence it was alleged that the prisoner
was laboring under . species of insanity called
moral mania which deprived him of the power of
deliberate, or premedtated action, necessary to
constitute the killing murder in the first degree
under the act of 1794
The outline of the evidence went to establish
the fact that many years before the prisoner bsd
been crossed in an attachment for girl whom his
friends opposed his marrying-that he became
gloomy and solitary-tbat subsequently, he formed
an unnatural and frantic attachment for half sis
ter-tbat ho showed strong and almost upmistaka
BILE evidence of arrangement or mania 10 his mat
teI-he would walk about in the night, and cry
and moan like person In despair and at the same
time acknowledge that he knew his attacbmeI
was wrong This lasted for period Of several
months. He at last left home and overcame this
morbid state of feeling. He next formed simi
lar attachment for . niece of ten years OF age ex
bibiting all the uncomfortable emotion and agony
that had existed in regard to bis half sister. He
escaped from the terrible feeling by removing from
the immediate neigbborhood Of the child In CUES
tion Some months after his restoration to peace
and quiet, he became acquainted with the deceas
ed who as has been stated, was working in the
house where he boarded with sister-wheI she
left and went home he also went to her fathers
house to lve-when she went TO school be also
went to school In short he was totally unable TO
separate himself from her. At times he exhibit
ed great depression and gloon-was much agitated
and extremely unhappy and desponding. Friends
attempted to arouse him from yielding to an at
tachment which be seemed to spSak of 80 des-
pondingly.
Tue Jury after retiring for about an hour re-
turned verdict of murder in the second degree
The prisoner was then sentenced by the Court to
solitary confinement In the Western Penitentiary
for the term of ten years.
CLEVER TRICK-Among the election Incl.
dents" in this vicinity, says the Lynn News, was
one of an attempt to collect debt. which showed
1 genuity. A gentleman had q demand against
another, which he was unable to collect Know
ing him to be ardent politician, be got another
person TO induce him to bet on the election, onsr.
ing such bet that it was quickly taken. The
money Waa uiaced In tho hands of another citizen.