New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-12
Confcssion Of Constance Kent.
The London Times publishes the follow

The London Times publishes the following
statement:
communicate 20 YOU the following details of her crime
which she las confessed To Mr.. Roadway her solicitor
and to myself and which she now desires TO be made
public.
Constance Kent first gave account OF the cir
cumstances Of her crime to Mr.. Roadway and she after
ward acknowledged to me the correctness of that &C.
count when recapitulaed 1t to her. The explanation
Of her motive she gave TO me when. with the perms.
sion of the Lord Chancellor. / examined her for the
purpose OF ascertainng whether there were any
grounds for surprising that she was hboring under
mental disease. Both Mr.. Roadway and ! are con.
WINGED Of the ruthfalness and good faith OF what she
said 10 10.
Constance Kent SAYS that the manner in which she
committed her crime follows: \ few days before
the murder she obtained possession of razor from
green in her fathers wardrobe. and sccreted it,
This was the sole instrument which she used She also
secreted a candle with matches by placing them IN the
Of the closet in the garden where the murder
was committed. On the night OF the murder she IN.
dressed herself and went t. bed, because she expected
that her sisters would visit her room. She lay awake
watching until she thought that the household were all
asleep and soon after midnight she left her bedroom
and went down stairs and opened the drawing-rO0m
door and window shutters She then went up into the
nursery withdrew the blanket from between the sheet
and the cOterpane and placed II on the side OF the
cot She then took the child from his bed and carried
him down stairs through the drawing room. She had
her dress and in the drawing room she put on
her gOOshes. Having the child in arm, she raised
the drawiug.room window with the other hand went
round the house and into the closet lighted the candle
and placed II ON the seat the closet the child being
wrapped in the blanket and still sleeping ana WINE tle
child Ia this position she inflicted the WOUND III Tue
throat.
"She saws that she thought the blood would never
come and that the child killed, she thrust
the razor into its left side and put the body WIN tue
blanket round IT, into the vault The hght burned OUT
The niece of nnnel which she had with hcr was torn
from an old flannel garment placed IN tue waste bAS
ana which she had taken some time before ana sown IL
TO use IN washing herself She went DaeA mo her Oeu
room examined her dress, ana found Only TWO Spots OF
blood on H. These she had washed out IN the Dasin'
and threw the water which was but litte dlsco0red,
no The ootpan in which she had washed her feet over
night She took another Of her nightdresscs aud got
into bed. In the morning her nght'dress aad become
dry where 1t had been washed. She folded 1t up and
nut il into the drawer. Her three night dresses were
examined by Mr. Foley, and she believes also by Mr.
Parsons the medical attendant OF the family. she
tbonvht be blood stains had been eecually washed
ont but on holding the dress up TO the light day
TWO afteryard she found the stains were still visible
She secreed the dress moving il from pace 10 place
and she eventually burned 1t IN her own bed room and
put the ashes or finder into the kitchen CRATE 1t was
about live six days after the chuGS death that she
burned the nght-drcss.
"On the Saturday morning having cleaned the razor
she took opportunity OF replacing 1t unobseryed in
the case in the wardrobe. She distracted her night
dress from the clothes basket when the hcusemald went
10 fetch glass of water. The stained garment found
in the bUlcrhole had 10 connection whatever with the
deed. As regards the motive OF her it seems
that although she entertained az one time great re-
gard for the present Mrs Kent vet if a,y remark
at any time made which in heropinon Was dsTnragns
10 any member of the first family she treasured IL az
and determined 10 revenge It. She had 10 hl'wlll
against tie little boy except of the children OF
her stepmOer She declared that both her iaiLer ana
her slepmother had always been kind TO her ptisYn"t
aud The following is the copy OF letter wl' 'v az"
dressed TO Mr.. Roadway this point wAIs IN PRISON
before her trial: . - me-
SIR II has been stated that my feelings o. revenge were
excited ina conseauence of cruel treatment Ih erHcy
false. have receives the greatest kndnr'. rom uo e
arsed of snb.rtlng ue IL. have never bad ely
reward either OF them on account of their behavior
to me, which has been very KIND - ~, .,.....