Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-30
Murderers Reproachiag each othes--Fur-
Their Particulars.

Murderers Reproaching each othes-AFur-
Their Particulars.
The negroes on trial at Lancaster, Pa, FIR
the murder oftwo deienceless white women,a
few days ago, were couple of as hard-hearted
told by Richards was as follows:
"We then went to CARRIERS. Alec went
ahead and l followed. Alec, after bidding
Mrs. CARRIER the time Of day, asked her for
chimney to sweep; she said they had none
they wanted swept; he then asked for some
thing to eat; she then gave us bread and APP
pie butter, and asked us if we liked butter
milk; she gave us some
Mrs. CARRIER knew Alec and talked with him:
she said he had been there before with another
man, but she had never seen me (Richards) be-
fore. Alec said he had been round that neigh
borhood often. There was another old lady
in the room; both said they had seen Alec be-
fore; went out and left Alec talking to them:
went across in the direction Of another house
to get something to eat [what hungry dogs
they must have been;] but when some dis
lance off wondered what kept Alec so long At
the house; went back, when he met me az
the front of the door with his handsaIl bloody:
he held butcher knife by the blade between
his teeth; asked him what in the name Of
God he had been doing; he said he had killed the
woman. was about to cry murder he said
DIN you and any other SIN Of a b--h that
comes with me and don't help me; / win muir
der you too if you tell on me. said had
no malice against the women, and would tell.
He dragged me down on my knees, and his
bloody hand stained the wrist-band Of nv
shirt; that was the way the blood got there.
He again said if I told he would kill me: and
made me promise before he would let me up.
He said d--n the old Dutch farmers have cot
money enough, but they won't give any Of ii to
the poor; | salivated their old s and I've
got their money. He offered me half tho
money not to tell-so help me God this is the
truth and nothing but the truth. While be had
me choked he put the shoes on my feet and
then started of.
The miserable wretch having got to the end
Of his rambling plea, which was delivered with
great gusto, the Court said there was nothing
in his statement to invaidate the strong testi-
mony which had been elected in fair trial by
ajury of their own selection, and proceeded to
pass sentence as follows:
Henry Richards for the offence of which
you have been convicted by jury of your
country, the sentence of the Court is that you
be taken from there to the Lancaster County
Prison, whence you came, and there be hung
by the neck until you be dead-this sentence to
be carried into effect within the yard or prison
walls, agreeably to the act of April 10, 1874.
Anderson being called up and asked il he
had anything to say, replied: That he had
plead innocent before the Mayor and would
plead innocent now. He said he had been ac-
quainted with Mrs. CARRIER and when he went
in that day, she says to him, Alec, you have
been drinking, you had better go and lay down.
/ started out and opened gate by the hog
pen, and was passing through when Henry
came to me and handed me bag of money,
and / put 1t in my pocket; on the way he
handed me the other things, and as he did not
ask me for them again kept them. had GO
casion to go 70 Delang's-so help me God, gen.
tlemen, | am innocent of the murder Of them
poor women. They swore about my cap be.
ing bloody; but there was no blood on il; they
ought to have brought it here to be shown to
the jury. There was blood on my womess,
but it got there from my nose, which had been
bleeding.
am innocent gentlemen, but as the sen.
tence Of death must be passed, / am willing TO
go and suffer; but gentlemen Of the Court,
am innocent Of the murder.
Anderson as he finished, began to shed tears,
and appeared much more affected than Rich
ards.
He was then sentenced in due form, and the
prisoners were then remandsd 10 Jail"