New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-28
MURDER or TIE MARSHALL FAMILY
CONTRADICTORY CONFESSIONS OF THE
SUPPOSED MURDERERS.
THREE INNOCENT MEN IMPLICATED, ANp IN
DANGER OF BEING LyNCHED.
From The Southern HliqoisiJn, SEPT II.

DR.. William K. Marshall settled with his family
upon farm in this county some years since, having
removed. we understand, irom the state ct lndaua
The family consisted Of the Doctor and his wife, VINO
were considerably advanced in years, and son some
T. or II years of age. Last Spring the Doctor dei,
leaving lis widow and son alone upon the farm.
Early in the night of the 2@d of July last. the neigh
bors discovered the house IN which tho M0rshals re-
sided to te fire. AMI on repairing to the spot found
that the flames had made such progress that nothing
could be saved. The bodies OF old Mrs Marshall and
Of the boy could be seen, however lying upon the
floor cnveoped in flames and to all appearance life
less Early on the following morning the neghbors
generally Assem- bled al the Of the terrible catas
trophe, and the investigations which were promptly
made soon satisfied all that an awful crime had
been coinmitted-that the Marshalls had been mur-
dered ard the house set on tire as means OF conceal
ing the crime.
fact that it generally understood that the Mar
shall. had considerable money, that no trace OF the
money, which understood To be mostly gold and
silver could be found among the ashes or runs ot The
house, and many other circumstances, seem TO leave
DO toubt but the family he'd been murdered, the house
robbed aud then set on tre.
We heard bnl little Of the matter for some time
except & az at NeW-Hayen several arrests had been
made and that the Dartics arrested discharged
for want of sufficient evidence To Justify their deten
tuu. But in the early part OF last week rumors
reached that several persons were under arrest az
New Haven Galatn County, and that 1t was supposed
there doubt but they were the perpetrators oI
the triple crime OF mnrder robbery and arson.
Exaggerated accounts were given Of fhe state of
popular feeling at New-liGyen and IN the country
around, concerning the persons arrested and Il was
greatly feared that summary vengeance would be
visited upon them by the people of the neighborhood
These rumors induced many Of our townsnen To visit
New-Hayen with the view of giving their couutenanee
and aid to all such proper proceedings as w9H prlhg
the guilty TO Justice. We have endeayored To- gather
the facts from those who ON the ground during
the entire proceedings
On Monday Of last week, when informant
reached New-llaven, the following named persons
We're under arrest Andy Stewart, PaytOn Newman
Henry Aud, William Brupley, Larkin BI lnley, Jeh
Brumey; ard during the day, Frederick Bngaman
was added to- tlo nurnherall residents of t.s county
except Stewart. whose iather resides III Wmte or
Hamilton County.
The arrests were all made upon the statements made
by S:ewart, who pretended TO make confession, IN
which lie implicated the o hers named, together with
one Mcbride, an Irishnan who has not yet been
arrested.
On the Monday mentioned it was apprehended that
the popular excitement great that the prisoners
were in danger of being taken out and hung by the
mob without a hearing. And we regret to learn
that old men, processing Christians and even preachers
Of the Gospel from whom better counsels should be
expected, advised the most violent proceedings, 80
certain did they seem that all the persons accused were
surely guilty. The voice of law and order at length
was heard milder counsels prevailed, and the most
violent were at length willing to hear the evidence.
TIE Court of Inquiry was organized, consisting OF
Esquire Pervis, D. L. Hazen, esq., and Charles Vim
SOP, esq, and on Tuesday the examination was com
menced Stewart made his statement, pretending to
give all the details Of the horrible crime and fully im
plcating all the persons named except Mr. JeH Br1m
lev who was promptly and honoraby discharged. The
statements of Stewart followed by the pretended
confession of Newman, in which he implicated tho
persons named by Stewart, except that lie could
not identify with certainty Larkin Brumley
Stewart ard Newman had been kept apart, that
they would have 10 opportunity If making up a story
between them and this accounted foi several direct
contradictions in their statements as 10 matters OF
minor importance, but still such they could not
have differed widely about ii they had been telling
the truth.
The prisoners had been refused the benefit Of coun-
se but the prosecution had engaged the services Of
Messrs. Olney freeman and McKeGig, and the Court
informed the prisoners that the counsel for the prose-
cution also their counsel, and would act impair
italy for all parties the object Of the invest CATION
being to ascertain the whole truth in the matter The
witnesses for four If the prisoners WIN. and Larkin
Buuey, Henry Aud and Frederick Binganan, were
then examined; the character Of tie Witnesses, the
c!raress of their statements and the strong corrOb0
rating circumstances which they mentioned 10 sustain
tleir recollection to time, satisfied the Court and
excited crowd in attendance that the four persons last
mentioned were innocent, and that Stewart and New
had swoln to what alse, at least as to them.
After tie evidence was. closed for the prisoners,
Newman and Stewart were again brought before the
Court and asked if they desired to make any further
statement. Newman said that all he had stated on
bis former examination was false-that be was in
duced to make the statements rom isar-ihat during
were unknown to him had taken him ont at night and
tnre.teued 10 hang or drown bim unless he made dis
closures cohcsruIg tie murder, and 10 save bis lie
be- made these pretended disClosuTcs bat tat he vas
innocent of aIy partic patton IN the crime himself, and
knew nothing whatever in regard to il. Stewart stli
adhered with great GOODNESS 10 his former sttienen'si
coItrsdictng himself, however, in many particulars
a -uch manner to throw suspicion upon hs entire
evidence, il II had BOT beer clearly proved that
Ee lad testified falsely in regard 10 some OF the per-
sOLs whom he had implicated.
After the Court adjourned, however 20 consider mp
on their decision Stewart iDtnated desire 70 make
a Iew confession privately 10 the Court. The 0ppor-
tunity wa given lim aud il IS understood that he s'
implicated Newman. Bingaman aud Mcbride, and
some others whose names for he present withheld
from tie public hut wholly exonelaied all the other
parties namcd William and Lar<.n BriInley and
Henry Aud were accordingly discharged from Gus.
toty, and Stewart, Newman AMI Bingamsn committed
o ieil 20 await Z action Of the Grand JITy al our
next Circuit Co M in October
II is under.tood that Stewart was induced TO make
ls frt disclosures under fear II being hung, a. the
rope placed around hi- neck and he was threat
ered with instant death II he did not confess hs guilt
and give the Of his acc0mpcs; this led 20 the
accusation II IL least three Innocent men, and yet
upon the bare -taternents Of such Lend n Stewart
confessed himself 70 be- many ~ our citizens were
wiling 20 act and 10 take the lives II al the per-0os
accused without trial. We -hudder to think of th'
narrow escape Il those three innocent men from ah
awful death al the hands 81 ar iuilriated mob.
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