The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-06
TIE C0ySECTICUT TRAGEDY.
EXAMINATION OF YouNe sTARkweA1AER
The Murderer's Hardened In
difference.
scenes and Incidents I'm the
Court Room.
THE FUNERAL OF THE VICTIMS,
he, &c, &c.
lFrom the Hartford Times, August Al

uFrom the Hartford Times, August Al
REPRESENTATION Of tae prisoner Albert y ssskwsa-
~ o crowd ssscnolo Apparently . seo IL. prison
or and ehe interest was intense.
Tho pssoner dsa arrive till nine O'Clock, when he
panisa by Sheriff 1srainerd.
Be the gaze Of the multitude without shrinking,
On being esnveyed 70 waAyer's Hall tho vrisoner took
'1e1king with perfect hardihood around the hall
ne crowd was great and the heat sufrccating
sorssd jsr Robertson. the alarm was raised that the
snoor was u danger Of falling through
70 the place Of holding the court 70 grove %
ne h south q the station and adjoining the residence
Of Mr. james Campbell the father Of the gin 70 WHOM
she prissner was engaged to be married
THE soENE ~ ras GROVE GROVE, ~.
me rise.sr's counsel Cnsr ,es cnspmsn 20 wa
end ns 10 him sat the prisoner IN hia handcus The
prosecution was represented by Grand Juror John G.
ereat crowd Of women, men and children filed the
erove and the nearer trees were filed with climbing
The court bring opened the Sheriff proceeded to call
tho wtnessesf for the prosecution, AZ foows-Wlard
White, Horace White, Mrs Horace White, Roger Bliss,
Dr. william Scott, A. NJ. Stone, James Campbell, Edgar
Green, Dr.. A. R. Goodrich, Miss Ann Hutchinson
NJ Buck Of Glastonbury, explained the circumstances
Of his being the only gentleman present
represent the prosecution He read the necessary docu
ment in the shape Of a legal information charging the
pr is,s with the murder Of his mother
Mr. Chapman explained that he would take no advan-
cage Of the technicay OF the omissonn the charge Of
any aIlusion to the murder Of Ella
The prisoner being peing put upon his plea pleaded
''not guilty"
Horace White sworn Tuesday morning about four
O'Clock, aroused by prisoner coming to his house,
saying he didn't know but all (his) his folks are
murdered and the house was on nre;" stepped in
etantiy not waiting to put on any clothing except his
was and he said he did not know, but he had had q
terrible struggle IN the dark and had been knocked
down. he could not describe his assalants, but thought
there two; found his bed fire, in the lower
bedroom first floor; told him to get pail Of water
Out succeeded n rolling up the bed and throwing
White; tn, next thing the neighbors were called,
and Mrs. Hutch nson went up stars; went up and
toand the bed which the two victims lay all fire.
The top OF all ablaze also the side, and the feath
bls,erng my hands and threw them Of the window
m, brother arrived, and said, "let take hold
here and got these bodies on and put this nre'
Got the bodies and put the bed of the window;
my brother took Ella and exclaimed that she not
dead VIC took h,r to the open window Of an adjoining
chamber leaving her there with him, went back and
round tho fire out Mr.. Ford now arrived, and We
took Ella down stairs but she only hved about fifteen
minutes; she breathed sort Of rafting breath;
then back and took the body of Ars Sarkweaher
Aown stairs; Dr. Scott had now arrived; took
none of any de1nlteness
O Did you examine the bodiasf A. Only generally;
they were covered with blood; there deep pool
q blood in the bed and the bodies drpped all over the
noor.
A.
ept Oh the bed upon the floor took and put under
me window 70 hold mup
here hM
The bloody axe was exhibited Dried blood and fsarh
er from the bed still adhered TO It The prisoner gazed
without anchng and returned the gaze Of the crowd
with perfect hardihood.l
Mr. White then proceeded TO describe the wounds
she victims with some particularly He described the
CHASTITY wounds we have already described In previous
accounts
THE BUTCHER KMrs
was next produced He testified TO rs being found In
She bed 1t a butcher knife about foot long, made
an edge he prisoner has told the coToners jury that
he made the knife 70 butcher hogs with
Counsel for prosecutonDescribe the position OF the
bodies the bedf A. Mrs. Starkweather lay on the
nearest east side Of the bcdthe head OF which at
the north she lay in position Elias position
was lees natural and her hair torn 70 peces-or in
q Did you the prisoner when you came down
sent him for pal Of water he was leaning against the
door mat leads into the woodhouse; 1t might not have
Q Describe the relative position Of tho rooms, the
furniture, &c. A. Alberts bedroom was the FIRST
aoof northeast and his mother and sister slept
mp stairs In the northwest bedroom leave his bed
room he would 90, u by the back way, out into the
Kitchen, where, At the southwest corner there back
stairs leading up the above; the door at the
bead Of the stairs opens Immediately into the bedroom
where the murders were committed; knocked over a
glass lantern on his bedroom stand accidentally.
Q Did you observe any wounds on Albert A. No;
he spoke Of bruises he had received In the scuc in the
dark, but nothing till the examination by Dr.
Scott, when saw bruise his forehead and one on
his cheek
Q Describe the appearance of the prisoner when you
saw him2 (Obected TO by Mr. Chapman, who suggested
shat in order only to testify what he said did
A. don't remember exchanging q word with him; he
% the woodhousc; he seemed be gricving; had no
conversation with him aster first arriving the house
question about his dog that the dog had boon chained
that night In the barn saw no more Of him, after
on the stoOp rolling about With his dog and both wsns
end bowling fearfuly.
9 Do you know anything q his relations with his
A DO not; all know that he seemed 10 be there
WORKING the farm; they bad lived there perhaps four
Cross ned-It was about daylight when he frs,
10 my house could objects In the dawn, but
twelve rods from mine; went in at the east kitchen
door think prisoner also went in with mo- he must have
water when requested he kept along with me On the
but Ss. rather led he told me sSS.
his bruises except to say he had been hurt;
abe bruises there his face Of those
che room; person should come into the house the
way went in, they might not have left any tracks
tracks began the axe 4 the one that fei from the bed
the lantern knocked of the stand had lamp in Il
rses FROM
the fall when saw prisoner on the soop he lying
partly down with his arm on the dogs head both
making much noise the prisoner did not shed
Regular examination resumed-The back door was |
open prisoner said he had left unlocked TO admi,
Edgsr Green
Willard White sworn-was up very early that morn.
sng; when going 10 my brothers., and when within per.
haps ten rods Of the house. heard four Ave heavy
blows In the house, followed by several groans; stop
ped all was still; no Ore Smoke; went 10 my barn
yard about thirty rods from starkweathcrs house when
moving away some hay few minutes later, my broth
efs hired man came and called me- saying my brother
wanted me 10 come to starkweathers housethat
AL fire; I went and found that they had got the
lower bed out; the bodies the bed up stairs;
Thought ~ hrst they had been suocatcd Ella seemed TO
DC troubled for BREATH and famed her with my hat At
the window we then took hcr below and she lived per
maps half an hour DR. Scott came something was said
twenty minutes after saw Ella when she died; Dr.
Scott spoke 70 Albert, who said there twas three
hundred and SIXTY dollars or thereabouts in money
IN the bureau drawer last night for / saw no
Don't remember what else he said, ercent that
she money was IN diary DR. Scott looked them tbrougb
and Albert also looked one or two through with him
.hey were scorched down al the lower drawer saw the