New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-04

easily taken The Surprise and distress OF Mrs BOOT
this occasion not easily described they exctet
the conn assion of thoee who had come TO take be-
husband, and they made her some presents. The prs
oper put 10 irons and brought to Manchester d.
p~repPtorily aserted bic innocence and declared tna
be knew nothing about the murder OF his brother In
ss :. The sSss w s l Sasa for ss Ts
pied, end they were afterwsrd confined 10 one room
Stt pben denisd the evidence brought against him BY
Jesse, ard treated him with severity. Both the prs
were repeatedly lmonished TO pay the strces
egard 10 truth. Many days taken up 10 public
examinations of the reputed criminals. Circumsantia
evidence was brought forward which was much
sganst Them and they were bound over to await their
trial at the sitting of the Supreme Court to be held al
Manchester gu the third Tuesday Of Sep'e nber 1919.
Jesse Boern, after an interview With bis brother,
denied hst Stephen ever told him that he killed Col.
VIM and that bat he reported about him false. For
SINE time they both continued to assert their mao.
eerce; but being told that they would undoubtedly be
es Of pardon being held out if they would comics,
hsN iue O. lsst Stephen wrote a statement Of what
were facts in which be acknowledged he killed
~ ss posted him in the place where the knife and
pI,son then under his fathers barn, which was
ir'ee a p,,,, ed and the body principally consumed
so' ater oa.H Il Nth them, for perjury testified 10
Peiso .a;or Il the murder made to him by Stephen
and r. 40 ard - Is 40 artuily framed 10 corrobora'
ted by Other rs, tbAf i had great weight with the
Court and jury Tho. @o, b,;j hy this Than means
be ad bis end ans erte "0 6o' w" W '' 'Ne''''
Dr,;nc The interval, the prisoners we frequently
yisi ed by the Rev. MI Hsyns In hls Official capacity
bu. hey did not disco yer asy ~ mPtons Of compute
ton, perr.tipg in declaring their Innocence With ap-
meals 70 Heaven. Stephen, particular y at times APP
peared ,sorbed il passion and impa'ie!ce; one Gay
Mr. Haynes introduced the example Of Chi1s, undsr
sufferiDgs, as pattern worthy OF imitation; ne ex-
claimed l sm as innocent ss Jesus Christ Tor
h wv
replied 81 don mean that an guiltless 40 he Tasi
know am great sinner; but ! an ~ innocent OF
llirg ColviD az he was" The ccart sat In Septem'
ber and udicOus and impressive charge was given
10 the grand ju,y by bis honor Judge Doolttle and
bill Of Indictment was presented against Stephen and
Jesee Born; but as it was lot full court, the trial
could not commences.
The Court was accordingly adjourned to the 26h of
wss obtained. But few could be found who had not
expressed their opinion against the prisoners The
Hon. Judge Skinner and Sr l.. Sergeant were couu.
sel for the prisoners. Mr.. G. Sheldon was employed
il behalf of the State The counsel on both SIDES ds
on Tues ay the 9th day of October, and continued
until the Saturday night following.
AL Indictment was presented, containing charge
against Stephen and Jesse Boom for the murd of
Tus.eIi Coiyin, to which they pleaded Not guilty"
Tee occasion excited uncommon interest. Six huad-
red Ieople attended each day during the trial.
Before the introduction of soy testimony, Mr. Skin.
Ter made motion that, as the prisoners had pleaded
severally "Not guilty. they might DO allowed sePa-
The Court ruled that Stephen and Jesse Boorn
should be jointly tried for the murder Of Russell Col
VIM
About fifty witnesses were successfully examined;
but as they were only cooboraiiye of each other all
tending % Prove the leading facts and too yolumnous
for this brief sketch bat the principal testimony
will here be introduced.
Thomas johnson, being sworn, sad-I was a neigh
a.. nd m i'm thr ma
nonh Of May seven years ago last Spring, saw one
uOInipg Stephen Boorn, Jesse Bo0rn, Russell Colyin,
picking up stobes they appeared to be In quarrel
had full view OF them although they could not gee me-
have never seen Rufs-n since; Stephen said hs was
not in the field picking stones at IN time Coivia went
off but that he went of at that time Jesse, while in
prisoc to that he assisting in shooting horse
when Covin went of; Stephen said the woodchuck
they had for dinner the day Colvn went of killed
BY him when mendipg a fence for Mr.. Hanm md;
Having purs hased the land where this quarrel took
place the children found and brought home an old,
moldy rotten hat; knew to be the bat of Russell
Colyn in the cellar-hoe stood thrifty up ,le tree,
about three feet high, which taken away the sea-
con after noticed 1t.
Lewis Coyn (son Of Ruseall Colvin said that at the
time Colyin ~ent off he picking stones with him
betw g. Stephen and Colvin; that C1lvin struck
Stephen first; that Stephen knocked Covn down with
club ar that he (the witness ran away and saw no
booo that Stephen told him not to tell tast he struck
Truman Hill stated that he had the keys OF the
prison in which the Boorns were imprisoned; that he
exbortd Jesse TO tell the truth, and thst ne told
fasehood it would increase his trouble; that he con
fesssd that he Was afraid that Stephan bad murdered
Colvn and that he believed he knew very near where
the body was buried that when the knife and the hat
OF Colyin were shown him, he was much agita.ed.
He tsid he urged Jesse TO confess nothing but the
truth.
Sally Colvin, wife of Russell Colvin, and sister to
the BE- rus stated that ABOUT foor years previous Ste
pbeD said re knew that Colvin was dead
Daniel ID. Baldwin and Mrs. Baldwin, to the same
effect said that about three years before Stephen told
hem that Colvin went off in strange manner into
the wocds, 1T the time he Jesse Colyin) and Lewis
were picking up stoDes that Levi had gone for driak
AID when he asked them where Colvin was gons, one
A. swered "Gone TO hell the other that they hsd
put him where potatoes would not freeze.
Numerous witnesses testified TO the contradictory
declaration Of the BoorIs in regard TO the disappear
suce or dtah Of Colvin; bu. the testimony Of Sias
Merrill the confession Of Jesse Boorn. was perhaps
tre most exrsl rdasry feature of the trial. de tes
g. That as Jes ret rned to prison from tins to
tine FIR m the Court of Inquiry, that he had been
urged to confess; that one night in the pe.on, they
got up and Jesse said that Stephen knocked Colvin
down twice. broke his skull aud the blood gushed out;
bat his father up there ssveral times and said
d-p him y" that all three Of them took the body and
put il into the old cellar, where father cut his throat;
hat be knew tie jack .fe TO be yoylns; that Stephen
wore Covns she es; that about year and half after
hey took tire bones up, put them under barn that
1ss burned, then pounded them up and flung them
b TO the river that father put some OF them into an
Did stump, &c.
Much evidence was introduced which was rejected
Dy the Court as being rrevelant The case was given
o the Jury after short, judicious and impressive
.ha ge by his Honor, Judge Dooittle, which wa, fol-
owed by lengthy and appro pirate one by the Hon.
Judge Chase The Jury retired, and within about one
hour returned; and in compliance with request of
Mr. Skinner they were severaly impaired Of whether
hey had agreed upon verdict; and each agreed that
hey had found both Of the prisoners guilty Of the MUIR
der charged against them The verdict was then pub
L. hot hia