The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-04


Society win be held in the city of Albany Wednesday,
the 18th day Of January, at O'Clock p H. TO b resum-
ed at 10 O'Clock the following morning The time was
misstated in the ProAi1itionist for December.
The ecers Of the Society solicit large attendance of
the standing members Of the Society," and respectfully
te every other Temperance Society Order Alliance and
League in the State to send delegations TO consult
the interests OF the cause AMI the duties Of friends
and to hasten, by the united agency Of moral
ard legal susson the aims and objects for which the
society was established.
By order Of the Executive Committee
EDWARD C. DELAvAN, President.
Further about the Double Murder In Com
nectlcut.
{Frem the New hsven Courier, Jan. 81
Intelligence received In the city at late hour
had just tsken place in Woodbridge that perpe-
trated in Connecticut.
In the northern part of Woodbridge the residence
Mr. Enoch Sperry the father of Hon. N d. Spsrry,
Secretary of State, and distance from
named Charles Sanford resides Sanfords residence is
near the line that divides Haden from Bethany. BE is
about thirty years of age and has been in Re-
tIeat several times He has appeared quite until
tour five Gays since, when he exhibited symptoms Of
however. and hence the commission Of atrocious muir
The facts in reference to this melancholy affair
Mr.. Enoch Sperry left his house. TUESDAY morning
about hall past ten o'clock with his horse and sleigh.
His house IL situated on cross road about mile from
tho Litchfed turnpike This road passes through
gloomy piece ofwoods and there Is not house the
after leaving the residence OF Mr.. Sperry before
reaching the turnpike.
He designing to pass this road, and had
ridden about hundred rods when 1t appears he
wayaid by this maniac Charles Sanford and murdered
In the most shocking manner Whether sanford
waiting in ambush for Mr.. Sperry, met him the
road cannot be definitely ascertsined Circumstances
Mr. Sperry as the spot selected for murder was ia
vorable one, being small brook and in the most
solitary part Of the woods although but hundred RODS
from his house 1t would that Sanford had In
his hand and with the head OF the he struck Mr..
sperry the temple incting bout three
inches long in direction over the right eye
1t supposed thai this feed him to the ground beside
his sleigh SANFORD then struck him ag4n on the back
of the head cutting FEARFUL cash behind the AS
h. oiled in the gutter upon the north se of the road
Sanford proceeded to his throat, which was evicenty
patching victim the belonging Mr. Sperry
quietly walked towards the pike As the horse
by the house OF Mr. Samuel Perkins he uot ,ed
down the turnpike The stable and sheds of the
Siessss. Clinton anu then hailed.
MIR. sperry cred about IL O'Clock in the fore
noon and his ho passed the boue OF Mr. Perkins just
before II O'Clock Mr. T. knew that Mr. Sperry hal been
subject TO TITS and after ree on thought he msh have
been taken with mt AND fell from his sleigh In about
two hours he concluded TO towards the house of Mr.
sperry ard learn what the Of his no passing
his house without driver. lie started from his house
about o'clock in the afternoon, and the road to-
waIos Mr.. Sper,y's house. Wien wi hiu hundred
reds Of the residence Of Mr. Eess he discovered his
head pea y severed rom his cody His hat lay by his
side, he had his handkerchief il his hand From
wound, 1t is quite probable that there
tim between Sanford and AIR spery before he received
pe which iel.d hiu the ground and stunned him.
l; was customary fer Mr. sperry to walk up the hills
when GU, with has horse and sleigh carriage and he
probably walking beside his sleigh when the blow
WAS struck. He apt to carry his handkerchief
pressed upon the side of his face in cold weather.
Of the patsy This for the handkerchie being
found lie his hand when discovered
The body u Mr.. sperry taken to his house. ard
nya o. ,san uv,d ella lin. IA
wcu6s and messenger des patched to this city to
get the Of Mr. Spsrry residing here. Hon. n D.
Sperry ana his brother wen immetisely To the pate nal
roof t. witness he Hated of their father.
II that Sanford the murderer went Immediately
TO The house If Mr. Ichabed Umse field AFTER killing Mr.
spsIIy' and without any ceremony deliberately entered
the house. The house Ct Mr.. unts1feld Is situated
little roe tran mile from tina. Of Mr. Sperry, and San
To- af'sse tesy es'sssQ pa 9';ysk u u: ai,er
nsanirg, woman that Dies the housework tor Mr.. um
beiLed, washing the for He put his around her
wsist and told her he wanted her 10 90 iuto the
entry . fan, where he had deposited his AMI
hickory club when he came into the house. She
slapped him across his face with her hand aud in
entry and took the and club and passing other
rocsn psced them upon the floor and sat down by the
stove little girl in the room into the bedroom
Ssnfod il The house with and he Is crazy you
must come in" Mr. Umberfeld came into the house
in media'ty srd Fat DOWN by the stove. He spoke
SaLfoi d, asked him how he was, &c.
Sanford made reply Mr.. Umberfeld, but sat in
ulen mooo, apparently for shout two minutes and
hen and his and club las the people in
be rom supposed To go away. He passed beaind Mr.
TIMBER field to the coor then suddenly turned around
itec his and struck him q powerful blow upon me
heao. Mr.. Umberfeld ell 10 t,e floor with o groan
when sanford struck another blow, and oen oeoeaely
cut bis 'hrost with the axe nearly seyering his head
f. ON biz BODY. Only about four inches Of skin upon the
front part Of his throat ard his windpipe all
that coppec'ed bis head with his body. The first
blow probably killed hir, IS IL fractu ed his sAI
tsntively The blood flowed freely upon the floor and
the i ON Locked ike he den OF murderer. The little
girl screamed and out of the room and he followed
ali get ,onr hesds choy.ea OH MIS- bemss oyened
the door just In time to the murderer strike the lat
blow Sanford Of the house wipe OF the blood
T.m his axe upon the snow and while te doing
the inmates the house fastened the doors and pre-
vented bis ming osck He then left the house.
passed out into the rosd and following it but short dis
Fock.
The news Of these brutal murders spresk like wd-fre
through the neiahtorhooo and very soon several men
in pursuit of the murderer. They tracked him n
the snow the mountain, and divided into different
parties Lneas Gorhsm and Frederick Warner had gooe
ahead, and soon met the murderer. who his way
back.
They did not care to attempt to arrest him. az he was
armed with the and hickory club about three feet
long. They followed him a short distance when Lewis
reek who xss armed with pitchork thrust 1t into his
chest and held the maniac at bay or a moment, until
Mr.. Gorham struck him vita a club and hacked him
down. There wee eight men in the party and it
with the greatest difficulty that they could
bino him. He fought desperately He struck Lucus
Doolttle upon his shoulder with the but H. glanced
OH ana uid not XII mm tney ntally got nun secured
and took bin To the house OF Mr. TIMBER fed, and rom
thence be taken to jail by officer Dool,tte.
He said he tu ned to go back to kill the whole of NJ
umbeffsad's family and would probably have done If
he had not been Immediately arrested.
lie said bis way to Jail, that he killed Mr. sperry
because he had 3 cramp and he killed the pre-
veut the cramp killing him. He talked incoherently
Ell the time and when he arrived at the jail presented
the appearance of ravipg maniac.
He has been derapged FOR several days past but
not considered unsafe to ut large uatil this
renee. He vent TO watch meeting bec at Hamden
Plains last Monday evening and made disturbance
telling the minister that he (the ninster) had said
enough end had better stop talking and let him talk He
formerly attended he meetings Of the Wakemanitss 10
Hauiden. He Is q nephew of Almeyon Sanford who was
Of the Wakemanite tribeu ned in
the murder Of Matthews, but who afterwards dis
charged.
Sanford not full believer in the Wskemanite"
doctrines but it Is said he attended their meetings both
at Hamdsn New Haven particular fav ,rite
with the tribe Of swamp angels tba live In the west
part Of Hamien, and believe that Mrs. Wakeman a
messenger sent from God TO redeem mankind. There
are only few Of tbisj tribe Of believers outside Of
New Haven jail.
jury Of inquest was summoned upon the body Of