Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-03-23
Hard Swearing.

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More was convicted. in Mahcning County, Of
the murder of Sarah Jane Stewart, and sent to
Penitentiay for life. The Cleveland Herald
of the 18th inst. gives the following account oil
an attempt to throw off the burden of guilt from
the shoulders of More, and fasten the stigma
upon q dead man, and thus procure the release
of More.
The Toledo Herald of the l4,h gives
particulars of a strange transaction which
occurred in that cIiy on The SATURDAY
pre- vinus. Two men living their names
as John B. Belden and J I'm P Gorgan,
appeared before a Justice OF the Peace,
aud requested the privilege of making an
afTiiavm TO a confession that an old man
named White on his death bed made as
10 the murder BY him of a WON an named
Sarah J.. Stewart. in Mahoniug County,
some four years since. A Mr.. Nathan
White was some time since found dead
in his bed near Toledo. and circumstan-
ces attending it were suspicious aud had
never heen eyplair ed, as no one was
known 10 have besn present at his death
These men-Rrldrn aud Gprgan-now
S,v they were present al his d.ath in
july last, an that White gave fheni a
written statement, which confessed to the
murder IF SIrah jane Stewart That
par1 ofihr C rnfe->inn relative TO the mur
der reads as follows:
| becam- acquainted with the charac-
ter and circumstances Of Sarah Jane
Stewart in The year ot 1851, when she
lived in Poland, Ohio saw her in
Yrung.iown and frequently at home, be-
lieving she bad money in her possession,
made her several visits. aud aser riain-
I'd all that thought necessary. at the
same time m,kIn the n cr<>ary arranp
mpnis whore To see her III nexi dav, leav
ing my comrade at a suitable place with
The carriage aud for him to meet us ac
~ciden;rilv. 81 aud | went 10 The placo
appointed. found no difficulty in al
tanning the obi CT o. our wish, To get her
money, but great. difficulty in keeping i,
and getting rid Of her without detection,
reSorred 10 the only means which W..
thought safe of escape, taking her in our
carriage with S and having a prppara
ZION of wine, nv comrad- drank and then
| gave her a drink o u OF annIhrr bruIt.,
of a different preparation, which prnduceh
sleep and death in a shor' time, withnur
a struggle or motion. When we search
ed her we found four hundred and fort,
dollars in her pocket, and in her baskp,
and in her pocket a purse or ii packet
book soma six or eight dollars in small
bills and chang. with several mites Of
handon men of her neighborhoo.i, win,
some other papers o. 10 use To any on
brt herself. which We DESTROYED. a.
There we're three noi,, OF eighty six
dollars each. signed ] hn SIewar. w,
divided The money, II was gold in twenty
dollar pieces. atlnew dated, 1851. Then
we tied stones und. rherdresS aud put her
IN the river, close to the bridge. over the
Mahnning river and Cannl, al he NOUN
OF Yellow Creek. Tier bonnet and basket
we DESTROYED, we spid her a man!iIla Tor
five dollars, and she lad il in her pncke,
We forgot to take ii out, and was afraid
that ii would detect US, for We had offr red
IL 10 s%eyera' tor sale. We made our
escape without any trouble. The mex
day being Sunday, we went TO Green
vile, Pa, and thought we hid done well
IN The last nights job. | want 10 see
that this is known in that Dat of the
State, for her mother may have a grraI
anxiety 10 Know the cause of her disap
pearance and The manner she died.
wish this 10 be known TO my friend, as |
about to die. My name is Nathan
White.
The man who called himself John P
Gordan was recogn zed by an officer al
Toledo as a noted counter feiier aud who
he once took 10 Cleveland under he
of james PaIckrc, and who was
TO the PenitenIiary. A man was
convicted in MahOning county for The
murder aud sent 10 the PenitenIiary for
life. His friends have attempted his re
lease but so far unsuccessful. H. is
thought these men at Toledo, one OF
whom must have either escape from pris-
on or bean pardoned, as his term has no,
expired. have got up this pretended con
Of White so as TO procure the re
lease OF The man who is now in P~eniIen-
for the murder. Circumstances
were 81 strong that the men have been
up 10 await iurthPr developments.
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The HTaM of the l7ih says.
We have spoken Of The two men. Cor
gan n Belden, who went before a Jus
tee OF the Peace al Toledo and made
oath that the written confession Of The
of Sarah Jane Stewart. of Mahon-
ing county, signed by a dead man named
White. was so signed aud made in their
presence by White while on his death
bed. These men although guilty of per
by swearing to that confession, wer
discharged from cu>iody-says the To-
ledo Times-as there is no punishment
voluntary or extra judicial PERJURY
Inc facts are, that the friends OF The man
Low in the Peniieniiasv Tor the murder
OF The woman, have offered So 400 for
proofth the prisoner is innocent of
the crime, and his old counierfeirer n.
gan got up This plan 10 get the reward
He tried 10 induce a number # men I'M
der promise OF 81 900, 10 make he aft
davit with him, and finally succeeded ii.
Belden 10 do 50.
- The character Of White, the dead man,
was entirely above any such su picion.
Shocking Depravity and Child Murder
Mrs FuckIe, a Snoem1k-r's vile Iiv-
on Monroe street, Wrst Side, with
husband and a sick sister, came home
Wednesday morning from a call to the
preacher, on behalf of her sister. While
conversing before the house with a neigh.
Dor, both Of Them heard a kind Of sup