New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-15

sbavrgs aAY vsft iIto the room where my erotasrs
we're II FL nts tks shsvisEs before ] kiIea my
no.ftr, re shsvpss .sre burning pretty vel oe'eee
fueo the hoy; the hgot fell into the eoA oy TIE JH
,f.,Aai,. | Intended 10 bum the hOuse; pushed
tie ii ri into tie soAyi1gs with tns, intenu'hi
s.Tuek The boy Alert last; was kuoaing ot nooey
in the house which got; / got $Ss fo1nd l. 10 q
Trunk belonging 20 my mother, by the slde OIL tne
house in the Kitchen took al the mosey IN the
,rurk-sl5 in goc, and the rest, al bat two csn% IN
bills; knew tina; my mother kept money I NY
brothers; i don't know as the little BOY asa any
money; teAIeb.d the trunk Afief eel the shsylnxs
On Ere; no. am 100 fast searched il betore set
the Ere ard after had killed them all searched ny
brothers trunk: have been too fast agar; the hgot
vas the table burning wien vent 10 aud siIueK
my brothers, after came out, when had ms1e q
fnsh Of everything, took TIE light from tue t,ols
ard went 10 lock into the trunks; i searched M
brother. trunk in the bedroom first; i fou,d i've
sbilhrg bill ard quarter Of dollar 10 his pocket
book then searched the old lsdys and found thirty
feven doart the gold was in a small bag by i.selfi
,aw TO wallet; when came back into the room set
.he candle on the table for minute two then .et
the ,havrgs fire with the candle o. purpoee; after
| set the shavings on FIRE / left the house.
al vert 10 Lincoln Wednesday r,Orning. went
out tc see Mr. Bither, TO te;te up With him. asked
Mr. Drew, at Columns, for something TO drink:
drank and paid for it. bought punt OF gin at MI
Hunt ersss. crank some of it on my way home;
fret coon after left the village; sgsin, after LETT
Biclfords house; Ie1t, rear David knee!snds, AID
again this eide Of the Ludden schoolhouse. put tie
rest of il in ny brothers barn. think crank hall
there was in the bottle, bat was no. very badly
az. csntvr.e very vel, bat can resd. /
struck ny brother account Of trouble brewing
,ou. tine They threatened 10 drive me OF once be
ore this. We had never come to blows. l think
bit tie boy on the head ard stomach; did not hesr
him scream. left my brothers in the bed. had the
more with me when vent TO Mr.. Hsnse0ms, IN my
shrt bresst pocket which be shows.
"My mother was sitting fsce 10 the stove when
came IN With the maui; came in behind her, With
the club in my band, going directly to the boys bed
room don't know what / should have done if my
mother had teen the club, but suppose should have
eone on; intended TO kill the boy when str1ck him
when let fire 10 the building, intended TO burn my
mother up, rot knowing whether she wss dead not;
an 43 years old. MARSHAL POTTER
The Jury then proceeded 70 the grave yard 10 e1.
suire the remains of the four victims which had been
e.buned for that purpose The limbs Of the boy were
mottly gone, from the effects OF the fire. Inc truck
ard neck presented their usual appearance, the sur
face OILY Being CHARGED the Uranium almost entirely
gore, presenting the appearance OF having been
| crushed.
The body Of Hannah Potter was go excessively
burned that the sgn Of any injury could net be recog
| nized
having his head crushed, portions of which were gone
| The face alec presented the same appearance. The
upper ard lower Jaw bones, on removing the ntegu
merts wereIound TO be extensively broken, the gel
law bore being broken and spntered in its middle
literally ard in the symphiss. Tae arms had the sp
pesrance of having been both broken above the
elbow. The trunk was entire the akin of whisa only
| being burned of in part, presenting no evidence O
| violence. TIE lower ex Temities were nearly gone
evidently from the FIRE.
TIE head Of the other brother presented the same
appearance Of having been crushed OF besten in II
frort. TIE arms also seemed TO have been broken
The trunk was entire. The lower eX.remites shovel
10 other evidence OF violence than what produces
by the fire.
OtheI testimony wss taken to coroborate the mur
derers confession but no new facts we're elected. H.
| seemed depressed and evidently repcnted deeply o
| lis horrid crime. During part Of his confession
| especially when he spoke Of his mother, who wa
nearly eighty years old, lie deeply affected anC
she'd tears Mrs Potter bore the reputation of bens
good reiehbor and kind to ali. ~ 800
With such facts before them the Jury rendered th'
following verdict: That the deceased came to thei
| deaths by blows from single maui, some othe
deadly weapon, in the hands of Marshal Potter.