New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-21


| ca 20. stayed them al plskt l ala sot know
shsu 'teT Genre bore. bit slept on sons oi clothes
sTd e'trke'i IN the mcrriog early Eo' sp; ths felix
were ~. end gsve ne breakfast; defsadart gave Us
kSie U NE nogIirg-s lace jsck- knis 3 td;at
5nSs al at dd With .he knife | started for Rocky
~, aro nom there 10 my mothers at Wsthers6ed
Nrnets thet speke Of several pisces WHERE hs step
pso co The wsy Tkess collateral facts sere ceucbs-
Is:td ~ oifer eVieerce.) Went 10 NsIideni AAyed
,sverai eSysi Yer vett to Brarf ford, the 70 New
Hsssr Nss 'htre three or four dsys In FEET steeS
schooner Buckspot, Capt Brown, to Nosfdk, fcr
PIE; sclot Dtr Nss wrecked CT Cape MAY and .ss
Itrs6ns were lest bet TIE other four OF az were sakas
or the wreck; | fret told what have stated 10 I'd
duced me 20 tel this story coald have 10 peacs oe
uird emil bad told the whole.
Gees eHsnipeo-I gave my name "a Jccatssn
Su iih al tie Cusicm.Heuse IN NJ odle'owo and clsd
n,ys,n Jack; fIst told the facts Ct the msrdsr to
Ecmurd Sage did r.; tell CT il the day that Was AZ
ibs Custom House; ] cid not want to no ksosn
know Mr. Samuel frowtr'dee; when in New Iisven
s.sy ed in Fleet street. think the murder vas c'm-
United lot far rom j. o'clock may be mistaken,
when ss~ The blow struck WAS colo and frightened,
srd ,tSt was The reason ! did not give tho alarm:
think defendant + sd cap on ard coat; dontrecol-
ec the color Of his coat, rOr Of his pants, ard cant
tsy be wore whkkersi | cd lot stop to see II sage
s,irssltd when dcwn; blows were struck afer hs
fell he was des VI en- went cut 81 the barn, lying
hst bis face II think II was 80 minutes AFTER the
blows VT re given there was no snaw 90 me heor IN
that psrt, had been hesped up Sage the deoeased
had on dark pants ard coat the coat had fsdsd
brown; dsrk vest, drab cap; had on red tppet tied
around BIS reck and tucked into his breast; fink no
bs6 10 overcast. This description was regarded ~
BIS parents IS exactly correct.) We did not lsy the
bcdy down between he bsIps 10 the south west foou
u 6efer6a ants house, where went there wss stove
ard 10 bed In that room; they helped mo into thst
room; l lay down there was only some ola
rsgs and soUe bed othes. when they came homo
they reused ne w, and said they had some
Hauor and went out and drank we drank an awful
tisht tst night; found myself by the stove IN the
morrirg; Eotbrg Mss taid about the murder IN tns
noirrg; 1T the depot g. GuiGord there wers gentle
men taking abeut the body fourd in Lyme sous
weeks ago this when witness returned to Crom-
welI ard they said there was rewmd offered !
sad to q man 90 think know something about u;
then turned 10 another man, who said, " II you do,
you had better keep s,in;" never told anybody bat
Edmuud Sase; spoke fihe reward at krby's store,
il this place ola not expect TO get the reward, but
asked for inform alton; was with Sage, at work for
him, more than week before told him Of the muir
Ger ore day was ct work with Henry Sage unloading
buckwbest, in the very barn where Charles Was
killed: it seemed as If saw Charles L. Sage there
Eduurd the father, came in, AMI went up TO him
ard said waited to tell htm somethirg he said he
was 10 hurry 10 go away the next day he asked NO
about il, and told BIN all the facts told him he
would work ne clear through il, would tell BIN
the whole aud he said he would as far as he could.
Direct exam alton resumed Defendant returned 70
me Of the 81, 81 37ii my fathers name was Sanford
but we have always gone BY the name OF Benson !
don't know why; Sage, the deceased, had on boots
worn considerably; one Of them worn away on
tie side TO the wetirg aid tho other had hole clear
through on The ball his hair wss bgnsnh, NOT - REQ
as MIR Culver's The shove statements were also
prouourced perfectly accurate by the father
linen this and other evidence before the Grand
Jury which was composed OF as mtelsent mon %
hidolesex County produce, Nugent was fully CON-
mitted for trial.
Notwithstandirg tho direct character Of tho above
testimony subsequert event, show that the eye Una.
never seepp-the Prov dence that is active In all
tie affairs Of msnkIc--was watchful aud vguant se
ever to bring out the astounding truths that seemed 70
lie so fsr Beyond all human vision. MI. Sage, the
AGA Eev.York PANIED Williams. Who has q son about
the sge Of his nissing cousin. This lad received,
fol;reh. since letter from the interior Of Penrylvs
ria, sisred William Russell, which msde some
susplcious al usions 20 his couein, Charles L.
Sage. Young Williams answered 1t, when
sro,h,r Letter came. Mr.. WiIisms, the elder.
then wrote back to Pennsylvania, to the
sforesad Rupsell-hsvirg previously written to the
posin sster of the town asking him to wa'ch ff the
Ierson who should call for 6ny Letter Addressed 10
Wili'm Russell, and describe HIM. lie did 80: On
Isce, ling the ee'cripion, MI Williams imme9sey
lett haca for Penny lvsria ard heard ths.the young
men be was in pursuit # had been in ths, pls,e 10
ION . months aud that he had been keeping school.
lie found the young map but instead Of William
Ruferll Re proved 10 be his own nephew, Charles II.
Sag The lad who wBs supposed to be dead and buried
il his fs'her's lot in Cromwell. Here was mystoy
of mysteries. II IL not stated what reason the boy
gave for bis extraordinary c3uduc'. Tue uncle ian.
tuned his face toward Cromwell tosee his brother, The
toys father.
Aiier remaining in his family nearly a day. and
making all the irquiries that h6desiIed he revealed
10 Mr.. Sc ge the fact that his was alive and toll
the whole story bat with the injunction that not even
the neither should be Informed Of the fa,ts until after
his council had been put IN possession OF ITEM Inc
counsel were tod the story en- Saturday. As late a.
Yesterday the mother was ignorant that her son was
alive. A.,
Jadges S.orrs and Buter were immediately notified
u hs ecu 10 be hsd at nadds. o'clock THIS s.r
nom ri which time the prisoner, Patrick Nugent,
With the witness Benson, would be brought before IT,
when nOlLe pr0sequi would be entered and Nagent
would be dscbsrged free man. The ecer Sage has
ore 10 give the prisoner the sum Of $O0 TO remu
nerats hin in pot for bis loss Of time.
The reader will concsde that this Is one Of the most
remarkable cafes on the criminal records. Not only
crcrns.an'ial evidence Of the strongest character
ter ded to COW "a Nugen but direct ard positive tcs
tiuopy from bch there was no escape bat by Proyi-
Dental IteIpcstop, vss furnished, each AZ to leave
rot a tbacow Of doubt Of his guilt In any rational
mird. But, at the very last moment the Astounding
fact s revealed that the suppose murdered boy sti
liyirg What Benson, the witress, will sey when Ia
leans this fact is set TO be known. What mohye hs
could have for such story, thus imphcahng bimseh
is a marvel. How be could have guessed 80 accu'
Iatey the dress ard personal appearance OF the lad
whom be lad lever seen, ia equally astounding.
What occasiored the blood on the barn hoor Is cot
ye. made known. Whose body II was that was found
ara buried a. II st Of Joupg Sage s still mystery.
ard 10. even suspected.
It proper &c say here thu there has been story
shoaf hat yourg Sage attempted some violence upon
Young girl eight or nike years Of age before his de-
psrture. ard It has been surmifed That this wss the
GAUGE CT his sbenoe ard the reason Why be has not
beer brought back % CromweD For the truth OF this
f,ory We cannot vOuch. :,
Mr. Sage, TIE father has always borne an excellent
reuutstion sud lie ct ildren have been well educated
Ole Of bic DAT ghteIs lie an accomplished JouIg 1ny'
ard is receiving very large salary a. scnoo kacnsl.
All sorts Of oot fctuIes have been privately msoe az