The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-18


We make great deal Of unnecessary fuss over our
murderers The reprobate whose graces the head
Of this article before expatng his crime upon the rghe
gaows the object Of more feminine tears and
masculine sympathy than prolonged course Of dong
would have secured to him. Beyond lively wish that
he might be hung in due season, and with all proper
forms Of law, have, personally felt little interest in
him up the present time, when pcrusal OF his "Las
Writings and "The Statement of his sister Sarah r.
liitlcs has begotten disposition say something about
the actors in the Titles tragedy O the two pamphlets
just mentioned, need only that the last Writings
verbose, windy decamatory attempt Of braggart 10
keep his courage 10 the sticking point and Idle game
The statement OF Mrs. Titles is quiet document, with
strong internal evidence Of truthfulness.
The essential facts of this strange affair as they stand
In the light Of these documents and OF the evidence
the trials, to this eiiect-Stout smart criminal
but rather unlucky expert in forgery burglar and in
cencary, after spending months IN New York jail,
released, again arrested for crime committed In
Peunsy confined Jail for period OF nine months,
and at the seventeen thence transferred to
State prison where he passed four and half years in soil
tary confinement Acr graduating at this institution he
Rochester and Joined his family except his father,
who nj the time an inmate Of Auburn prison.
During his rsonment, his sister Sarah, good look
ing and pleasant tempered girl had married Charles W.
Ltes having first, in obedience TO an honorable and
honest impulse, told him of the heavy disgrace which
tachcd to her family The marriage was unhappy owing
the drunken and ccntols character 81 Ites. When
Stout home he found that the two had separated,
and that his sister proposed divorce Asccrianng that
Sarah had told Titles Of the past OF himself,
Stout became alarmed lest Lttes in quarrelsomc
moment would let out the " his early crimes and
80 ruin h 3 own chances Of success In life
To prevent this NJ brought about epartal reconclia
ton between the unhappy couple and made himself the
friend and adviser Of L,cs. For some time things pro-
crossed smoothly and the secret seemed safe but Titles
became jealous Of Sarah and new quarrel, with
danger of exposure to himself seemed imminent
lie then resolved act the principle that dead
tell takes He encouraged the jealousy Of Titles, and
with bascness unparalleled, offered 70 produce TO him
the evidence OF his sisters guilt To the sister he pre-
scented another face lie talked TO her Of the causeess
suspicious of her husband and, at last, after repeated
failures induced her to go TO Falls Field on the fatal night
there Itlcs and laugh him OF his jealousy
Hesitatng fearful relening, with strange doubt in
her heart, she went down the lane leading TO the Field
destined 10 become a second Accldama--and her
brother and husband follow her steps Reaching rock
the ned, she took seat upon 'and waited long minutes
for their coming No sound, footsep there, until
she heard the voice Of her brother calling her 10
Sbe sought him out the darkness and found him stand
ing by the corpse Of her husband Full Of untold and
ndescrbabe horror she fed to the fence and bowed her
self down beside In agony Of grief, leaving 70 the
murderer the task 81 dspong Of the body Of the victim
He dragged to the clr and fell with i upon the rocks
beneath Stunned at first, and insensihc, he at last
revived and called for aid.
sarah groped her way towards him bush gave way,
Az recovered from the shock which had shattered
her wrist, Ira said 10 her"Good God Sarah, have you
too fallcnS The way OF the uansgressor is hard" He
also injured arm broken, and she with womanly
fortitue nursed and cared for the weak wretch who had
senshy involved her in this fearful catastrophe At last
the work 81 horror over and the two fed homeward
togethersbe with soul possessed OF terror weeping for
the dishonorcd head which, now crushed and bleeding
bad often lain upon her breast asking with sobs there
will ever be another happy day-he cursng the fate
which had rendered his deecuon probable, and amentng
only that he had not carried other and earlier plans
for the murder
And this man stout-,he scoundrel who 10 conceal his
past crimes and their punishment, could asify his
sister honor and make her the unwilling accessory 10
the murder Of her husband who knew that secrct-he
the man over whom pious ladies' wept, whose lips
they kissed and locks of whose hair they begged tea
cures and mementoes who might have been they
thought good and great hut who in reality only
vulgar, common place scoundrel, ripe for the gaows.