The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-04-20

dcrcd and robbed bis aged mother and
two brothers, together with n young or
phan, and then fired the dwelling in order
to conceal his hcllish crime, was examined
before a Coroner's jury on Monday, and
made a full confession Of his W accord.
The following is the material portion of
the confession, which was delivered in n
rambling, incoherent manner
" AN guilty ! | came home about 10
o'clock on Wednesday night nv mother
was up she told me it was a fine time
of night to como home. One Of my
brothers told me | had been over TO Mr..
Hancom's and carried a bottle of liquor
with me | told him | had not been there;
he told me that | had I told him [ did
not want any more stuff from him, or
something to that amount. He told Inc then
that if didn't keep still I should 20 out
doors; | told him / shouldn't 90 out. L
went into the other part eff the house and
got a single maui, IAN instrument made
of hard wood, twelve inches long and six
in width and breadth. with a handle about
o foot long in the end with which | took
the lives OF them all. | went in and struck
Alexander with the shingle maui | hit
him in the face and on the head, and
struck him Il number of times and then
s'rue> O''VGr several times on the head
and face; they neither of them struggled
after | struck them.
wy u'o'iVT C"n mo Inc room anu got
nor' o, me- l swung round and struck
ne. "mr 1no "iaD'' ana sue ieli' she dld
nov ,.uEs'e INC mouse was on IRE at
''"' ''"'' nc cano,c was s'ting on the
"oou,'.A' ry 'hI sue OIL inc stove /
upPoi II I'M VIZ 'nc ooN 'n'" me ooN OF sha.
.t"gS' i"o S'a''t-' LOON hre' ana did
"o' ny " Pu' 'no ure OUT linen l made
= c.eo" s"cGP or the rest In the house.
l 'TGn 'qi' ''c rouse
&c subsequently admits Killing The boy
anu 'ncn 10 searching the house and Sc
curing the money S3S IN all, with which
nc pouSht n oottie Oh liquor and started
Tor new brunswick. An examination Of
inc ooaiCs OF the deceased showed that
their skulls were crushed or beaten in, and
9otn arms CT both the brothers were
proken' The body OF his mother was SO
badly burned that no signs Of injuries
could DC recognized, Potter was commit
ted 10 jail TO AWAIT trial.
The recent visit Of Father Chiniqui
to Canada and his generally cordial re.
ception by the French Catholics, give
much uncasiness to the authorities Of the
church. His position is that of u Roman
Catholic, insisting upon independence Of
the supreme control of the bishops, and
an appeal to the Bible as the rule for the
government of the church as well as the
individual. On his return to his peoplc
at Chicago, they Illuminated the church
and gave him an enthusiastic public re-
ception. During his absence his congre-
cation met regularly for prayer, singing
and reading Of the Bible. The move
ment of Father Chiniqui and other Cath
ole priests in New York and elsewhere
will undoubtedly lead to the organization
OF an American Catholic church, indie
pendent OF Rome like the PRESENT Catho-
lie church OF Gcrmany-Catholic in its
ritual and doctrine, but Protestant in its
church government and the freedom of its
laity.
a TRoss CHEAT IN SHIP 3UILDiyG.-
Oar readers remember the little mission
airy brig, The Morning Star" built three
or four years ago at Boston, from the ten
cent contributions Of many, many thou
sands OF Sunday School children through
out the land. 1t was to be employed as
a means of communication between the
missionary stations on tire islands OF the
South seas, and since its arrival at the
islands has been in constant and useful
occupation. The Honolulu Adrertisw
says that on its arrival from Micronesia
on the oath of Jan, it was found ncces-
sary to examine and repair the coppering.
On stripping it of symptoms of unsound-
ness were discovered, which led to q scru-
tiny.
"On boring in, the timber was found
to be as rotten as punck. The plankino
was then stripped off SOM three or four
feet down, nearly to the waters edge. and
all around the stern, when a most extra
ordinary sight presented itself. Not only
were the timbers so rotten that they could
be easily picked to pieces with the fingers
out the whole stern was a most curious
combination OF patchwork, made up OF
the refuse odds and ends Of a shipyald.