New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-09
TIE COME SSION OF THOMAS J. ARM
STRONG.

This notorious climinal who is TO be executed To-
day in PHILADELPHIA, has made a eonfe-s,n " date'
nent which establishes what every body believed DC
fore. namely, his completely in the murder ID CTaw-
ford. THIS fact he has heretofore boldly dsned' lie
also attempts 10 duplicate two other men 10 TIE muir
der-Jsues HolliDgsworth and John Sehndief--oo'n
Of whom were apprehended about year ago, bat r.
leased, after lengthy examination, for want Oh s'
icien; dence. The culprit states that Hongs"
not ouly stabbed but shot Crawford and threaered 70
serye him armstrong; in the sene manner. Inc
prisoner preface lie confes salon with long story aoou
tie purchase Of soine yarn and introdnces bonH gs
worth. S,hindler, GRrvin, and other perrchs "a : 'o
cludes by giving the following account oil We iLuor,
which was penetrated in q wagon IN "hiin "eie
Armeroug ollingsw ORTIZ SCHNEIDER and the deceased
lie ays: . r;,hfs .trss,.
OF, Eighth street 70 Oxford street, ont oNaord sse'
70 lweihh street; along Twelfth street 10 ooiuu,'
bs avenue; oGt Columbia avenue 10 toAd whifn
loads 10 the 'PunoL-B0Ni, tavern lus' tooNe
Monument Cemetery. we struck tns '1m no 800
road at that point, and drove ont 10 lane aoove;
the rame of which 1 do not know. We sioppe9
there aud HollngswoFth protested TO he bewnoero
about the place he in seareh o. After st0PtihB
for few minutes drove ON out Tie Lam tavern
road to The Ridge road and wen down tie Ridge roAn
10 the lane alre DIV described aud which we entered
from the Ridge road. We drove into the lane, which
wGs very dark. After looking around, we grove on
through 10 the lamb Tavern rad; Ho.lngswofth ana
shudler conludsd that they could no find ibs plice
and chat We hsd better return to The city. We then
drove Down the s1ue lane to the Ridge road, to We
togaie at IsliDgtou lane; we inquired there oil me
t0-gaiherer for John Thorp, whom HoingsSOf'h
mid was trader, the gate keeper sid lie knew TO
srch man; Crawford paid the TOLL We drove on dowa
~ Girard avenue, apd turned down the avenue; Wue
driving Gown tie avenue, Crawford comnenc,dt 70
wrpgle with the two men, who, he sali, nad hKsn
rim upon A foole erTaud, and be inti.nnted that tbe
yarn spoken OF was stolen. AZ about Fourth street.,
HolliBl swcrh elapped him in the face with LIS open
hand The vreDgie contained 10 Germantown iv"d
and Girard avenue; al that point Crawford Threatened
10 expose the Two men. just turned the corner
into Germantown road, Hoifng.worth pulled some
thing OF lis pocket and strnIk Crawford about the
he d; Crawford cried out A" Murder = and stop the
uagont" lie then fell back on Schindler's bOs0ui,
Wbirh be covered with blood. 1 had compromised
myfsf in my dealings with Crawford, AID the thought
struck me az that moment 4 be Was mace away WIN,
il would relieve Of any danger Of oxpose IN the
flture-sud for that re ron did not .ieTfolc Ia what
l believed wosli resrl, in his murder. There was no
such thought entered my EIind before the blow wa
struck by HOllingt worth nor h1t be 1r Scinndier
given ME any int.ni ION u their Intention 10 harm
hun. 49,
After Crnvfora fel sgsinst s,rller ID. latter aid
down ont of his scat and sat The foorbctween lto
hngsworthe knees, traH ford head then ressednfo
the back seat and while 10 that ~ ili9n hJliogs~v'g
aLei bic Tie Ethl OF NtaNlOil
tiues and told me NJ the tiue 10 drive on fat.
Whea near the Globe Mills, james Turner aud So-ih
Riley Jumped out and tried 20 o.icl tie bore they
knew me bGt II TOO dark oT thtin ~ reco gbe ne
continued 10 drive on. 1he horse was going ~ tnh
Grsod.
AZ that timo We were driving down ST. John street;
we drove down 10 Poplar street, through Pcfbr 70
Third up Third street 10 GernsrioSB roac, nno up
Germantown road 10 Diamond stree: on The way
Shiniler eril bic ,ht was bioody, aud that h. was
gUin, To sleop in john Humphrey stable uiat hIht
he 1 be would change Tia sbirl the Ie1t DAY, wlth
man called Doe -; Hoilisgswo.th told ine .u..t IL
did 10, keep quiet ttey would Ind way ~ bAiDg me
too. We drive nlsrc DInOu street 10 Norris fqure
.sked them what they Were goDg to do; they said
they would stop thsTe and throw hin 'CisNforui out
Holliugsv0rh got out over the BODY % CisEi0rd o..
III. left hand de Of the wa on AID got hold oi hi1
ty Lis shoiders ard Sehndlcr took him by The feet,
and tI.v threw him ont SCHNEIDER then got ont, and
ust rs Be got out HoliingswOrth drew a pistol and
Tired; With lie shCi ny hone started on, hDG ihe TWO
men Ian M DiauoLd street. toward Second saw 10
ncr.on AZ the SIuafe; drove do IN Howard street 10
Jgdenon. where Jaw that tho back ses was bloody,
and drew Il up 90 look at IT, and POI? OF blood ran
down On the trent cushiOn. went slonR Jefferson,
Second and Laurel sireos 10 81 stable. made no
effort 10 clean of tie blood AZ the stable told tho
Loster that there war blood in the wagon, and
thar had had some ehiclens in IT, then went home,
which l reached about ~ o'clock. Next day went
about INV buspesS az usual There was no blood what
ever uron my clothes sthoughhey were rrthef light
colored. l wore the clothes have now on Ia
gray ruitl.
room with ,e for Il purposc of shooting cat which
annoyed Us. i fred it d! Der at dianer-,De, and
,oi,sed her on Saturday unprecedented no danger 10
n,~s.If froo nv connection with the affair. On sui
siday evening, returned the pistol TO Garvin
should have said sooner that after Crawford taa been
,truck uoIing sgol IN put hs band In biz lCrnwIords
ROCKET, aid took ont his poeketbook schindier tlso
h,lt Crswford's watch, ard told Hcllinghworh that
tie deceased had watch. HollingswOrh told him 10
let il remau where IL was.
was arrested on Tuesday evening, and then mace
up story 10 suit the chicken tale bad told the host
lsr | nas DISCHARGED tha; evening, and was 1T
arrested the following Gay
soon regretted having told fslreho6d about the
matter and saw that had solved mysf IN roable;
kn.w then lst there wac no use OF telling the truth,
AZ il would no, help my ASA
have been charged with having feelings OF hiil.
mostly toward different parties, bat declare that
entertain The kinuest feelnes toward everybody i
have rtslrned myself 10 iDcet whatever fate NAY be
10 store for me- aud shlll die firmly impressed With
the consultations Of religion.
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