The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-21

iapd, aged thirty years, died yesterday afternoon at
Bellevue Hospital from the eec. OF injuries accidentally
received by falling oosn gnt of stairs at No 200 caa
ib'fy fourth street The Coroner notified 70 hold
inquest upon The body.
The Confession OF q VITO Murderer.
oe"se Lame, who was aung In st Louis on tins II N
nsaos ,or TIE murder Of his wife, made the following
was married to Sarah s Ssno a. the Court House Ia
gum Illinois by Justice o, tint Peace on tue zath o.
v.Dber, 1866; "a ut Of Mendoza, Iinois
returned mere, leavpg my wife wh her father In Ha nil
ION, hsbcnck county, Illinois; about the 26t No
vtmoer, 1851, went back from Mendoza TO Ham toa
ana TOLD my wife wshed - take south spend tho
winter; she ur the SOUTH apd we
arrived s., LOUIS the 27n ss,o or Goth Of November
ast we got here before hight took breakfast Kings
noei snd then went " the Astor House. kept by Her
nun Norp, on Franklin avenue; while tuee my wife
ehwe had Doctors Christopher and Washington attend
Ing me- her sicRDess caused by giving her pois0n
rue p1ssS was sycasne got tass drug store on
Dg II TO my wife, gave 70 her ut least twice. and may
have given 1t to her thrice but cannot say posdvey
gave II to her for the purpose or killing her;
she made 80 much noise in the spssms that 1t
alarmed Mr.. Norp ana wife, who came 10 our
room and insisted that l should send for ply
slcian that was the cause OF my sending at al
ferent times for the DOCTORS wished to asy any susp
cioLs OF Norp and wife what bad done Of the
prescribed or her ~ different times and
ner ne medc!ue; she vomited after taking the pospa;
think before taking any medicine frs. gave her poison
the second Gay we were there at about O'Clock
hgh she vas Confined to her bed for about two weeks
from me ELECTS OF poison ou he 18th Of December told
Joseph Meyer Of what cad done and meant do and
be sgreed help me- my baggage and that Of my
VIE from the Ae.or house his lodgings Broad way
on the afternoon Of the same day told my wife was
going TO Caropdelet and she agreed TO co. left the
Astor House IN baggage wagon; think the driver
pte'o don't remember the number Of the wagon; my
wife had baDdbox; went the lower ferry;
in room on the wharf boat while went TO took for
sxih WHICH bau before purchased; [ had engaged
boys, whose names do not kuox, TO bring the skiT
me from the ory DOCKS oougat i. for dollars
remained about hour at landing; the boys then
came up with the skill; Joseph Meyer was al the
anairg 10 see start, and 10 gone wits
U.S. but be- ard Thought il would nc; be necessary: nv
wife and got INTO the ski rowed down the and
sioppeo below the s;esboa,s about fifty RODS the foot
OF street built out INTO The and tlen landed shs
stkeo NE the reason; TOLD her II 10 get rosk
ballast the boat did not tell real OBJECT, wnoh
~as 70 get rock 10 sink her body the river; called
two boys, who brought to me Two rocks weighing from
Ten 10 twelve poupos each; we then again started
vent On by island without trees the Missouri sde
did rot sec Caropoelet did notice than oas
II and Of The Kid SPOKEN OF down till were
abou. half way the Gland the cas-. side, about
forty five ysrds from the Shore the steamboat emanuel is
oetwet n the lno's ebore and where we were; then
aia my in the boat seized hold OF my vile by the
back OF the neck with my right hand and pushed her head
under the water; held 1t there about minute
or longer; then lifted her partly out OF tho water
and found she dead: look Oh ner two shaws aud
bonnet ana tied igipe two three times
around stone and attached the other END 70 her
GEEK; then lifted the rock the skiT and let il
the water slipping the through my hands
Vii IL was all OUT then threw the body into the Ter,
and tee weight OF inc rock carried 1t down instantly the
~ v,
S0uid weit ten or twelve podnos nad got the twae
Tor The purpose Of using thus; then Towed 20 the
island thinking IT WAS ne Missouri shore, landed. aud
allowed the ski out toto the stream; the skf
dum size, twelve Or fifteen feet oog; do not remember
xbsther II WAS painted or not; left the oars in tae bost
think there three four Of them; but aid not lea
any there then hall0oed for TO come
take OF the sand barr haliooeI for about
hour when German and another person came and look
me Oft; i. getting dark when threw my wife
board designed TO own Der and LETT the Asor House
with that design the reason was that was sure could
hive happily with her; she had never said done
any thing to cause me to feel 30; had no III eeing TO-
wards her towards any OF her relatives Iet "a though
could not 30 back among my frends and acquaintance
with her, because l was afraid they would
think had married below me after
getting ashore the island came back to
The city arriving nine O'clock nset Meyer; he
asked bad succeeded; told him, Gan has gone
under" and supposed be understood me- went 10 his
boarding mouse, on Broadway, half way between Cherry
Waeh Streets the aide the hat which
bad taken fire betore do not know tue Of
the house Of The man WHO Kept it, on the next day
lett So Lous aDd returned TO Mr. Staords at Hamilton,
taking Nth me all ner things except what she had on
parents had buried her at Memphis, ADD gave
TO cover up the facts On the Both OF November
ed sgsD to Iouisa Shurtn she did not then know that
bad been married 10 Sarah Stafford; married
che said che would DOT wait for any longer kept
company with her the fall before marrying my wife;
offer no excuse for the murder Of wife except
that for the purpose of marrying this oue my pre-
sent wife not enciete before my marriage Their
is a viruous woman ia one; had held criminal ia
tercourse with her, have said to Mr. Stafford tbat tw
men In the skf with me when drowned my wife;
sorry for the statement; 1t FALSE do not know
why made it, suppose the evil spirit was in me; two
old know my design short time before it executed
tod them and asked Que Of them to assist me; he
sened out Of friendship be came alone to the river and
hot n ns wagon; ns hhs ,as, Josepa hoyer ana ne
IS, think; he knew my intention, ana went because
wished him to the name Of the ether is Joseph Sawyer;
ray where he lie now; he In Mendoza the day
left there; Meyer is q small sized man, would weigh some
100 pounds spare faced, dark c0mpexion with black
hair, and is painter do not think he resides here he
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