The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-08

~ Do-Ioh P1Fpfo W ycstotoay CouAln
lengthy deisits OF fbe murder Of the Warden
% ,be sts.e prison by one Of the eOnviets.
The Boston Journal says:
Mr.. Tenny was a native Of Lebanon, NJ
H., and would have been thirty three years
OF age next, February. He was appointed
TO the Office Of Warden OF The State ptis.
on last April. For the ten or twelve years
proceeding, he had been an officer Of differ
ent grades in the Boston House of Cofrec,
ton and Suffolk county jaiIs being clerk of
ihez latter at 8he time Of his appointments 10
The, WardeDship ofthe prison In all these
capacities hehas proved himself most tfdit-
worthy aud efficient officer, and his swift
aud unt:mely death cannot bat prove a 90.
we're loss 70 the ins titulion, which has 30 sud-
denly been deprived Of it's chief officer by the
heIlish act Of an inmate who had recelyed
nothing but kindness at the hands Of the vic.
tim. Mr. Tenney had been married less than
twenty days, and had returned from his wed.
ding tour but few days previous to his
defth.e t~at a. sf ls.I tiis 80 ts siisg sril
Decatur, the author of this fiagitiods deed,
is native Of Kittery, Me- and > only twehl
ty-two years Of age. He Is described az be.:
ing ubout Eve feet six inches figh, and rood
looking. He has been twice an inmate Of
the House OF Correction, and was sent there
the first time al the age OF eighteen, for lar
eeny Of money from The till OF store Ia
whichh he was employed, Heremninedth there
ut that time one year, during which time his
conduct was so exemplary that the of1icegG
were not called upon to panisb or even r6..,
primand him, but on the contrary, treated
him with unusual savor. q. ti ,s -,s.st
The second time, Decatur was semitic the
House of Correction for breaking inso a fuyy
niture store on Dock Square; and il waS
while serving out this sentence rhat he CON.
mitted the assault on officer Anson d. Saw.
yer, for which he wos sentenced 10 the State
prison for three years aud two days, solitary
confinement. While in the House Of Coz.
rection, Decatur threatened to take the lie
of the Master, Mr.. Robbins, circumstances
mentioned by Mr.. Robbins last Friday even
ing, while convcrsing in relation to the re-
cent previous tragedy in the State prison.
Decatur's father died In California about
five years ago. -a..l1+ssss tf.asz s.... -ss.sI
We have heard no possible cause suggest.
ed tor the commission Of the dreadful deed,
except that of q possible murder p,onia which
almost seems to have possessed the inmates
Of thisinstitutiUn. Since learning the above
particulars, we have been informed that this
J is not the first ARRAY which has occurred
there even since the murder OF DEPUTY
J Warden Walker; but having no reliable
particulars at hand with reference to the
affair we forhear saying more at present. r.
! Stories are nfloat in the prison to the ef.
fecttha, Decatur, yesterday morning signifS.
, cDntfy' asked prisoner named Mullen, if the
Warden was coming round that day, and
that he told another prisoner nan,ed 'Fbayeh
; that there won ID be fun before night. After
the commission Of the deed, lie remarked
th,t he had been waiting two days for this
t opportunity. There is something, too, in
, this act, in connection with the thTeuteninR
: note handed to the Chaplain OF the psison
!, by MugEee, just before he murdered the
: Deputy WardeD, which looks strongly like
a fearful and deadly Conspiracy between
some Ct the inmates. The note alluded To
read as follows: .a.a..a .s res +
though man OF god take heed to YOU,
self for thy life is takin away and you know
it not one man had been taken in order ID
D blind the eyes Of som and there will others
> Say nothing to the Wardin for he would moi
: Believe nevertheless he loM meet the sam,
: fate ofcthers that would not aud he will be
the third Warden for Judas and his clan te
{ cut off as to Robinson he was taken in the
+ same way acM god save men if he wiM mol
!, here" m.t ., reg 1...-r. ',n.r-.,'. ,st
y The instrument with which the deed wsy
:, done was common shoe knife, with blade
', four and three. fourth inches long and
u one inch wide. 1t was sharpened at the
6 end like spear head, and was made very
Z po!Dtcd-being n more formidable instru,
! ment than the one used by Magree. 1t was
Q such knife us is used about the work in
j. the upholstery room, but had probably been
ground to point for the particular use &c
i which it was devoted with such deadly Ger.
. tuinty ofresult. About the person Of De-
: catur was afterwards found sheath, made o
o paper and twinc, into which the knife cx.
Il actly fitted. .>F .-' r~ ffaa rl d
@ Fhe youthful wife Of the murdered mar
n is, as would be expected, overwhelmed an,
q = pnralyzed with grief too deep for outwars
+ manifestation. She is the daughter Of VIM
y Bartlett. keeper Of the Suffolk jail. '.g ~,
y The mother OF the murdered man was hi,
g house keeper up to the time of this marriage
u since which time she has conticued to re-
y side with her son. The sad intelligence
st of his tragic fave was bSoken to her by
y relative Rev. Mr.. Miner Of this city, upor
y whose face, as he entered the house, shs
discovered the presage Of dreful news. Sh.
Z took him by tho hand and besought him to
L tell her all--that she was prepared an,
could hear the worst; But. she added, don
+ brcuk Helen's heart;--alluding 10 sister 0
e the deceased. w.. .,,., t.'..... d,
n The widow Of Deputy Warden Walker
e with the circumstances, Of her own great am
il recent grief SO freshly and terribly recalls,
d by this event, with heart wounds newly open
i cd, was thrown into commissions ofmenta
anguish which were manifested in loud On,
frequent shrieks, sorely piercing the heart
q of sympEthizing friends who unavailingE,
ID strove to console her. .'' sF oH 'gANI
v Among the mony peculiar circumstance
If nrrayca in painful and suggestive ,contras
,ti with the la,e tragic events at the State pris
d on, may be added to those already mention
!. ed, the fact that Gen. Andrews was TO, bay,
I'd led to the !tar, the Wednesday succeedin!
the murder. of Deputy Warden Walker
sister ofathe murdered man; and at the re-
sidence ofDr. Walker, brother, was &
q have heldea levee the same night asfv
i, Mr.. Bartlett, the father Of the bride jut
; made widow, was to have given wedditI
n party at his house, New Years niatt,. Il
d honor of his, daughters marriage. = ri
i. cards of invitation had already been issued
Il Al