Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-13

me by the arm and says don't kill him" and stop
ped He then went down stairs and fastened the door
Then heard him walk along thought into the other
roem After he fastened the door he struck the ceiling
.hree times with his fist After he went into the other
room he came back again heard "A strange noise like
the gurglng of blood He walked from the bed back into
the other again, and heard him though he
had cnt his throat heard noise and down came the
stove pipe. lie went under the stairway and fired on
some powder Asked him what he was doing. He said.
I'll show you. I've got still another gun for
! you, by-and by He came to the stairway door and
asked Us to come down, and asked his wife TO come
down. She said dare not, you will kill Seth
| He swOre and said something. Then heard him ham
the stove and swearing She said II must go t0 the
neghbors" told her 90 he careful She pulled off her
shoes and stockings and went down the stairs outside
the house She told to draw his attention while she
was going down. then asked him If he had got any
| liquor down there He said plenty, dnwn. ] said
you too willing. He went back and walked around
the house. and soon heard somebody az the door
Heard Mr. Moore halo to him to let him in. Heard
Briggs lay himself on the bed, and heard him get up
again and gag-make curious nOiSe-thonght he threw
himself upon the bed again Heard Hoagan tell Moore
to break the door in Heard Moore stave the door in
ard then heard Briggs get up again on the floor His
wife then came up stairs where Says the, you
go after Justice" went after Kendall. and got him
To come up Kendall went in. and came to the door
said Seth how could you Kill that little boy 2" Briggs
| sald Goa On you. leave me- went out and sat
down by the side OF the house, and cried. II my
child that was killed He was years old last Novem-
vember. Ny wife and Briggs wife sisters When
Briggs came down stairs, after drove him down he said
" must have my tools closer together" and went out
Cross T. rarnined-We lived together in that house
about two years. The child slept with them good part
of She time Mr. Briggs was not at all times kind 10 the
child When the child would do to suit him. he would
be kind to him Mr.. Briggs and not at all times
on good terms Sometimes when he would abuse his
wife would interfere. and that would hardness
| for a time. Briggs called hun little Benny
Direct Resumed.-After heard the gurgling noise
heard him tell Benny to lay up the pillow and not curl
! down 50 in the bed
! Mrs. Ehcabah Clark s'rorn.--I was the mother of
Benjamin Clark that was killed. went away on Monday
evening the day before this occurrence Mrs and Mr..
/ IIrip hpupd the said
could take care OF Benjamin while gone 10 take
of my sister The week before the 4th o July he
intO my and said Lib after the 4th OF July
Benny and and Sarah will not he here long mind what
tell you He had kind of smile and his cOuntenance
looked ugly and malicious. He wanted shOuld have
Bennys likeness taken, for ii didn't something would
happen that wouldn't get that he wOuldn live long
This a week or two before the 4th OF july. OFTEN he
had said to Lib what would you say You should
get up morning and find them all dead" Did not
mention any paTtlculF one.
! Grows Erannsd.-l told him that Benny would never
go with him, Benny wOud leave lIil death parted
him Before the 4th OF July, he answered we II wheth
er he will or not. When he spoke about the likeness :"
! told him was going to as rs cOuldh When he
asked me about what would think to get mp and find
them all de lie looked ugly il he could Kill every
in the house. Noticed nu difference in the look "f hi~
eyes Benny had slept with Briggs and his wife of aad
on, about year. BY of ana an, | mean most OF the
I time lett two little girls with Briggs and his vie
when went away, beside Benny. Sometimes he was
! cross and would whip the child. Had said lie would
! whip him to death but what he would make him mind
When we lived across the creek Berny lived pnrt of the
time with them and part OF the time with He didlt
choose 10 stay away when he liked o 20 back and tp tn
Sometimes the child would cry go with him and
times would cry to stay with me, when he wouldn't let
it, He wund speak harsh and cross, and must OF the
time cross Ia the child Never complained OF my.
whipping the child This would aud take the
child away. and We couldn't help it. never had any
difficulty with this man in my lie. When we lived
the creek lived the biggest part Of the with
them. About days in the week when his aunt was
away from home, he would he with me. Sometimes he
wOud bring candy &c Benny and the other children.
He bought Benny hall. He bought him ansrti-
-.,. Ia. :
Thongs TVaLlios st-ora ! think in June Just he
fore having Mr. Briggs aud went 10 Columbia TN our
way h"me there appeared there was tculty between
Briggs, his vile aid gentleman He said II he ever
catched Patterson any Other with his wife he
would put end to it. lie heng man and away from
home - much he couldn't watch these things, and he
thought there o law tor IT, Told him when he
found things pack up his things aud leave Again
coming from South Creek had pretty mach the
conversation over That about The rt day ot July.
lie tuld PATTERSON had been there ard things did not
appear right and he had driven hlm away.
Cf oSS- - aHa'mdtcn bon Know where PATTERSON Is
Think lie lived about . miles suUt Of Troy. Have not
seen him recently. Don't know where Mrs. Briggs is.
Is gone from Troy. She let within a week certain
Mrs. Briggs and Patterson both went off the day
DR.. J. Dare sIoorn On the morning of July "a,
about clock was called by Mr.. Hnagand. Went
the huu>e designated by oagaud. Found Briggs sitting
a lounge Briggs said he'd done it. My attention
called to him. and eX mincd him and found his
throat cut IL had heeh done 10y several slight cash
Is None of them deep. Nome OF the larger
sells had been cu:. The pipe slightly cut. The
he didn't wish TO leave it behind to be abused Al the
larger vessels the child Neck clear to
TIE verehre Asked him why he had done this act
Said Patterson had been there that night and the conduct
OF his wife with him among other things tue cause
of it.f Said he intended to Kill himself and Patterson
C,Gs, Erqn.iaat:oa.-Afcr little time sewed /
UP Briggs ne, X. sewed ny from To inches. Dad
not consider the wounds dangerous. Think Moore was
in the room About hat an hour after got there when
] Sewed up the wound.
.Gsa B. Moore. s,ccrn.-On that morning / was ava.
Enr
on to my stoop and raped at my bed room window
WANTED should git up and go / Did so. Went
To the door and wrapped, where Briggs lived Briggs
said cOuldn come in Then called him by name aud
told him TO open the door and let in, He then called
me 10y name and said couldn't come in. / then asked
him again TO let ne in. lie said couldn't cme in-l
might go round and come down through Clarks ROOM
Said didn't 10 take that trouble open the door.
and not he afraid OF his friends. Was lS:eing at the
key-hole to see what he was doing. Think heard him
about that time get into bed again asked for admit
tnce and understood him TO reply Benny abed and so
! be l. Then said get up aud let me IN. lie made
strange noise and cOughed. Think he said kick the door
down and did so. Went Immediately to the bed and
found the child laying there the front side OF the bed
with his throat cut and he on the back side OF the
bed with his throat cut. Asked him what he'd been
about and he replied he done il aud it would soon be
over. lie tore and swore considerably Asked him what
he had killed that child tor lie made the remark that
his wife had bee out that night Said he had never
been used to suCh conduct ana would not keep whore
house. Asked hIm ii he mad at her why he should
kill the child He replied that he to die and
going tu take the child with him. Started 60 the
door tell the to get Of the neghbOrs to Come
and assist Got the door and heard noise and
looked around and Briggs getting of the bed Step
ped back and he had got oil and walked kind quarter
ing The laid ON the floor. Let him walk along and
lac made grab for something and picked it up. As lie
did 50 grabbed him. He insisted my letting go OF
him. That he could make finish of it. Wanted TO
slash He then said that ii he could have killed that
damned bitch, and think he mentioned Clarks name,
he would have beed satisfied. Mr. HUagand 10 the
door As was holding him. requested him To come III
ami take the knife Ny came in and took hold OF
his hand and he gave II up 1t was a razor. Should
i The ed In vit
made him set down the lounge Was uudreSsed-
Made him dress. The child dead Was blood upon
th. bply IraIa