New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-01

CosryssIoS or A MrRppRrR-TAe GrensJnyg
De1nonat publishes the conclusion OF Hugh Corngans
confession. We subjoin the closing paragraph. as
illustrating more orcby than any yet published. tho
character of the blood-fhirsy wretch, and his total
disregard Of human lie:
A year two after my return from Ireland, l
went Ia live the place that still own near Blairs-
Vile. had il cropped, 80 worked very little myself.
| had been married before 10 widow IN Li,ermore,
who dead. She kept grocery there, when
worked ON the canal. That was before went to Ire.
land We did not live very good terms, and got
nd Of her. People, believe, now suspect that l
killed her, and that / had burned her up, but
they don't know anything about il. There was no
fuss made when II happened. dd not intend 10
kill her, bA fought one Sunday night l was q
little in liquor, and it ended badly for her:
She blamed me for being too free with girl that lived
at boarding house, and charged her with having
too much to my toa young man named Porter mat
engineer or surveyor. She called me drunken old
brute and checked her. did not think hurt her
much but when | let her go she dropped down ana
never moved. was a good deal frightened ana
The first thought that came into my head Wa 70
finish her, if there was any life left. ] waited
awhile and thought how ] would get rad OF tho
body. When was sure that she was dead went OUT.
II was a dark night. j stood by the door watchng
whether any person stirring, and studying what
10 do. for half an hour. While was waiting outside
one or two people passed along. Then stood listen
ing and heard the sound of the water in the ryer Tho
river WIS very high that day, and thought could
pet the DDnN uOWn huu thioW w " ""Ni"o~
from beirg suspected. ! concluded 10 try IT,, and !
went back into the house. There a tbree-bushei
bag with few potatoes in il in corner OF the roo
took the string of her neck, and doubled up the ley;
then drew the bag over il and tied it. pat OUT the
candle and went 10 the door. II must have been
nearly midnight. | waited a little while longer,
and then carried the body to the nver, unsed
The bag and threw the corpse in. saw no one ennef
going down or back to the house. The next morning
began talking about my wife 10 the neighbour; told
them that she had gone of, and that was going To
search for her. made some hunt among the people IN
the neghborhood and then won't to Pittsburgh saying
that wa. going after her. The reason went there
was that did not feel easy for fear that the BODY nsa
been picked up some place below. knew If Il goe
that far was safe. When got there did not near
spything Of any body being found except bosf hang
that had been drowned, and came back sRain to's
.ome OF the neghbors that had heard OF my WIFE, sna
that she had gone of 10 Ohio"
Al this point the cOnfession Of Corrignh eo" -
end H- stateInen ts concerning the eVsIes " ~. -
which he lived on the farm and pr1or 10 M "" ~
his second wifi, ARE without intereN' IN -
mere detail. Of private bhgahoni e 49,, 10
own cunning and mansge'ne"i, alu 80 ,' ~ ~ -
~, nth am evident intention oil "rla,ns nN ""
.n, 'sgscy. He bad proceeded WIN ne IVY
- a. near the period 81 me disaPPe"'ance W
oo ~! NJ and Mr.. Keenan, had made promise
Dig h; IN his cell to take notes Of any fuffhef re-
10 W. which he might be disposed TO make. ne
'' ng With this view on Sundoy nrrnmy, put
:, "unabyV was then more; he hBd taken osnHo
"a during the night. and when DE jaof oi-ned hs
eli door in the morning he fouDu hun !ihS on MS De
a hideous corpse.