New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-24

,en tho drop carried the prisoner from me nS
anu Nnen So ran through the audience snu
sigh of relief escaped many nPa. lao ~ .
Aner eight minutes 10 eYlcf1n .ls.s life were
ii ~ II minutes there was M pSfcsDt de pulse in
be wrist aud at Is minutes all action Of the heart had
oossed AT tho END OF &c minutes airing which the
Courtroom had disembogned itself nto the street leaV-
ing none but ,he )Erors pIoacn" physicians anu MIN
The neck was found 10 be di ocsfed although only 2i
pounds weight had been oscd for the purpose; 4 ne
body at OF parents WIZ yH No. hnr;ed
Goshen, with the hoPs that"his crime VIII Dc OufiSu
With him.
THE CONFESSION.
Tie follov/~,o confesson Of John s. Pearson was
m3de to e Rev. i. Osbon IN presence nee Vi ''
~ name is John s Pearson was born In Ham
lion COUNTY Ohio Oct 70, ls4l; IN the year eol en-
hs,ed I'm the Ninth Indiana Regiment; after the expra
tCn o mr three years tine Of service retnlisted IN
tbe Fjrs, Army Corps. Fifth Regiment, from which
deserted on the 7ih or 9Th OF August let5 traNeieu
AZ which nv Regiment stationed 10 Catsklll New
York; for about two weeks was, employed Nv MI.
George Elliott fearing detection as deserter because
Of the presence in the neghborhood Of some members
OF our corps took steamboat and came 10 Newbnreh;
thence / Travelled 10 Middletown; had sent 10 New
lork for pictures purposing 70 engage IN tne ssnoi
they arrived on Tuesday september H. va tne sane
day went 10 Goshen 10 procure license oh c1bes
day l returned 10 MddletOvn and renamed al
night az Mrs MilleIs Thursday night spent az Far
Oaks. sold out Friday and staid AT Mrs Miller
over night On FRIDAY the odd received another lot
Of pictures end went with them TO MI. Hope. Stdd
there Oh night. Saturday was spent In an unSueces,ui
attempt 10 dispose Of my goods. returned 10 MIDDLE
town Saturday night On Sunday, the 2lth AT ABOUT
10 O'Clock IN the morning, Charles Miller ana mIseiI
went into the woods ana returned aoont O'Clock.
first saw Mr. Gregory Thursday sept ~, III hls
ward and sold him a picture. j never met him again
until the night Of the Path. i did not see him
then, as ID was too dark. j was at Tie 1cuse
when on hunting excursion, as Mrs Gregory r1iaea
in her testimony but did not see Mr. Gregory. eit
Mrs. Milcrs near as can iecOllect between ahu
o'clock went for the purpose Of obtaining money,
but most soemDy affirm that did not intend 10 take
Hfe | took the straight road to bis house. did not
avoid the tOcate 60 through by.roads. went TO
the door apl Knocked Mr. Gregory answered IT.
cutting his Lands on ny shoulder ID asked WHO'S
here T. ] said 1t IS none Of your business wan,
your money" lie replied. 81 have none Tor you.
answered, "You have He sale again. Il have not.
told hin 30 strike a light or would. he SAID
have no money: 20 away ! told him / came for
money, and was going to have il. He seized me by
the collar. and commenced tearing OIL the hlttons and
scratching me- upon which fen into passion and told
him II ne did not LET go should IRE. lie sad NO. yOh
won't" then told him two three times 10 let so or
l would fire. The first time fired, did 1t TO ntmi'
date lin and force him 70 let So out with no intention
70 do him an injury. After fred, he seized, me with
greater force and came neor throwing me down. /
tried go and leave him. He still held to me-
told hin n he would give up bis money Wouh mol
fire again. lie sad lie would not, out pushed NE ou
still boiling 20 me. hen fred 1T hiuhe stu grasp
ing the revoyer-for the purpose OF wonndng mm IN
the Where the bullet struck do not know hred
two more shotsih succession being Ia passion do not
know where they struck. 10 not remember ftrlklng
hun with tho revolver. left immediately. ! dld not
90 through the house nor search LIS clothes went
10 tie corner took the man T0ad, ana t.aVeou in
westerly direction. / slept that night about elgbt
miles from Monticello, beside the road. On awalus
proceeded toward Monticello remained there aocut
an hour, and bOught some Refreshments inquired the
way 70 Pennsylvania, where Travelled. stunned no
man the road Near sundOwn OF honuay 1 crosseu
the Delaware River ut Pond Eddy and stayed all night
at Middaugh's Station. On Tuesday L hired ou 10
Mr.. Weiss, and while at his house Yves
arrested From tho very moment that the shots
were fred / was seized with deep rem)Ise
for what had DONE and almost hoped somebody would
saoot me dead. had such awful sensations as
then experienced. | roterate soicmniy tnd before
God the assertion that did not Intend 10 take lie
Ieterate what said touching Slllivans testimony,
when asked i'll had anything TO say why sentence
shOuld not be pronounced upon me. did not tell sui
vsn that had made up my mind TO 10 10 Greeory's
two weeks previously i did not examine the eupbOards
while AIRS. Gregory out, AS nc testified. The ex-
preston Sullivan used in bis testimony, concerning
stopping Mrs OTegorys WIND, 10 LIS eApresslon' not
mine.
This is ICY solemn confession made IN the presence
Of God and with the judgment before me. IL Is the
truth. joins ;. PEAIsoS
| CONCLUSION.
Ills affair dsagroeaDie IN the extreme 70 all en-
eeged it os a duty conducted by Sheriff Dennis.
with all the delcacy possible under the cirelD-
ST lnces. There unseemy basic no mistake, 10
confusion. II would perhaps be better If such things
could take place If they must entirely private, admit
ting only sac persons were necessary witnesses
and actors n the tragedy one remarkable feature OF
ills execution tue total absence Of boys from the
vein ~ 81 the COurtHouse. Whether this is due 10
parents of Goshen the insouclince Of the yonhs
% that pace cannot tell but In the crowd on tie
outside large as IL was, saw No boys 1t is really
the only gratifying feature Of the homicide. and IL gives
US the OILY satisfaction have had 10 close report
with the statement Of this fact.