Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-01-21
Revolving Parricide at Thompson's Mills,
NJ. Y.
CONFESSION OF THE MURDER.

The Utica Telegraph has the following par
ticuars of the terrible tragedy at Poolville, or
Thompson's Mills, near Hamilton, n Y
HAMILTON, Tuesday, Jan. Il, 1858.
tragedy unequaled in the annals of crime
occurred at Thompson's Mills, about five miles
southeast of Hamilton village, on Sunday night
JARED CoMsrocK and CLARIssA his wife, were
brutay murdered by their own son, WM. Con-
STOCK. The murderer was arrested by Officer
TUCKER, on a warrant issued by Justice PECK,
about o'clock, A. NJ, yesterday. The par
ricide is man 81 years old, about 5 feet /
inches in height his clothing was besmeared
with blood when found. He has always resid
ed with his parents in this town and is unmar-
ried He has been drinking hard for some
time, and is evidently laboring under the effect
of maniu-o-pOtu. He conversed calmly i'll re-
ation to the awful deed, manfesting no con-
cern for, himself speaking of the manner in which
he deprived his parents of life, as if he had
been butchering hogs. He says, for about
four or FIVE days something seemed to tell him
he must have Il number of hearts this was
repeated to him many times during the day ;
he seemed TO live in Sherburue, and q wire
ONtl tiiC Hiili WIN lOUiu,
telling him he must have a number of hearts ;
some one who lived in Sherburne, seemed tele-
graphing for th.m Three or four days ago |
attempted to kill my father to get his heart
Yesterday, | went again, placed an axe in the
room, intending, if could find my broth r
and his wife setting down to kill them both at
once 1t seemed as if | must have both of
their hearts, but did not find them so situat-
ed. About dark went over to my fathers,
and found hin aud mother sitting-She was
sewing Immediately struck her with the
skillet on the head, and broke it, I then
struck my father three or four times with the
remains Of the skillet, and attempted to gt
the axe After knocking my father down,
got the axe and cut out their hearts and put
them in the stove and burned them This
voice seemed to tell me that their hearts mu>
be burned After the deed washed my hands,
and after remaining in the house short time,
left and went down to A. GUsrING's When
| arrived | found my brother and his wife
there, visiting ] told them had some fresh
meat mp to fathers. After remaining there a
short time, / went down to the house of HAIR
MON GrsTIN and told them to get me quart
of cider and bottle and after obtaining it left
for my fathers house, without mentioning any
thing concerning the deed. On arriving
| lay down upon the lounge, near my father and
mother, and slept for some time-until near
morning-on awaking left the house and met
several persons coming towards it. do not
recolIect who informed of the deed previous
to this. As they approached me some one said
here is Bill" This was about eight rods
west of my fathers They asked me what
had been doing. ] told them it was
none of their business Part of the company
held me while couple of them went to the
house, and afterwards they took me to Por-
rER's, where was arrested During the night
after the deed attempted to end my own
life and thus close the tragedy. afterwards
went to my brothers house to kill bin and lis
wife. kicked the panels of the door but
! they bad gone away.