New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-06

biz the Trisoners clsgrsce; hat tie deceased ! 10
b m il was no disysce, aud that b. himself intended
Q on 10 vii, the prisoners sister. This NTH consd
ered as unepdursble add shot him up IN the spot.
sTAIEMrSr OF TIE ACCUSED.
Arr Smith had been placed 10 the d, be exp ID
desire to make state mept but the officers gen rally
declin.o listening to him. He alleged that he WIS
Soutberrer-a high minded, gentemanly mao. shD
would rot be guilty. Of 8 mean act that be had met
Nj ter athe coal mines in the interior Of thi. S,s
and thought that be was honorable msp. one In
whom be could place implicit confidence. He also met
a Young lady at Q seminary in the interior with 20 ,m
bsbecsms fascin ated-n love--apd whom he learned,
was an adopted daughter Of Mr. G. He consulted With
Mr. upon the subject when he informed him "a the
thing III at man could es .eem estimable in wife,
Soon after this be married her and they removed 70
tpeu home. Soon after his marriage he discovered
thu. all was not eht-thai bis wife was pregnant aud
tia. in four MOTHS from the date Of the arags cere-
monies sic gave birth 10 child.
He also alleges that while This girl was at school as
bis adopted daughter under the protested protection
Of Mr.. e., there wa, an improper intimacy between
learred that there had been illicit intercourse between
bis wife ana Mr. c. since their marriage IN more than
one OCCASION ard having been cruelty deceived by a
man in whom he had the utmost confidence, sui
smaitpg u1der the wrongs to which he had been cub
iected, be determined upon revenge.
HISTORY OF THE PARTIES.
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
The circumstances of the past history OF the parties,
AZ we have learned them from one well acquainted
with ITEM, ere as TO Iowa:
Mr.. Carter was 40 Bngi.bmsn by birth, and when
be first came to Schuykll County, some years ago,
began 10 work az miDer. He saved money, ana grs-
duslly roee from his humble position and became at
lsst large property holder and a man Of ioiience.
His wife who Il al6e English is come ten wears older
than he was and they have never had any children.
A few yesrs ago be became acquainted With q Mr..
John McCauiey residing 10 Luzerne County, whom be
assisted 10 business MI McCauley had young, in
telg snt and handsome daughter in whom Carter BE-
came bteIe st.d aud lie bsd her placed In seminary
at Wilmington. lie used to accompany her to and
from Wilmington stoppipg frequently al Ph'ladelphia,
his wife not being Informed Of his movements. Al
the school Miss McCauley was understood to be his
niece. 1t ia presumed that guilty intercourse be-
tween them was going on all this time. Mr. Carter
wac about 40 years OF age.
still at Washington she became acquainted with MIR.
Smith, through sister Of the latter, who was
teacher st the school. Mr. Smith WAS fascinated ~
her, and proposed marriage, which che, beng OF tne
fast order of character accepted The marriage took
place at Wilmington Those best acquainted with
Carter believe that instead of wishing her to marry
Smith, he opposed to it; that he was himself sn-
ceIey attached 20 her. that he wished to have her to
himself and that he would have married her If it had
been possible Soon after the marriage Smith discoV-
cred that bis wife far advanced in pregnancy,
and he refused to live with her. A separation to)k
She gave birth to child some eight or nine months
since and is living with il in town near this city,
where she has been well taken care OF by Carter.
Mr. Carter bore The reputation Of berg loose in his
moral principles his younger days, and has conduct
toward Miss McCauley, more recently, gave Use to
oonsio cradle ., anda He was in the habit Of having
her to meet him on-Ssturday at hotel in this city,
and, after remaining there over Sunday, she would
return on Monday TO school. They also Travelled
together to Nagala and other places, Snits alleges
that this intimacy kept after their marriage,
ard be also Informed Lieut. Dickhart while 90 the
road to prison last night that in the conversation a.
the hotel yesterday afternoon Mr Carter bad told hun
that be intended to witt his Smiths sister at the
school at Wilmington.
Smith was at enc time engaged as clerk in the
store Of bis victim at Tsmaqua. He WAS doubtless
Ut der the impre ssion thst Miss McCaulsy was 40
adopted daughter Of Mr.. Carter The acquaintance
was formed through the agency of Miss Smith at the
school. Mss Smith bears most excellent rePuta:
ton ard she had not the slightest suspicion OF the real
character OF Miss McCsuley The latter is no with
her relatives in chester County Her father re'ides in
LuZene Coun'y.
Smith the prisoner has consulted several attorneys
in tbis city with vie " to procuring divorce from
bis wife, and proceedings were about berg com
nenced when the ragca occurrence took place at the
81 Lawrence Hotel.