Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-09-06
Execution Of Bridget peignan.

for which she was executed by hanging on
Friday of last week. She worked in The
family of DIR. Coriell, and murdered DIR.
CorielIs wife. A few days before her ox-
cculion She made full confession. From
this ii appears she had been doctored con-
siderably in sickness by DIR, Coriell, who
had repeatedly importuned her TO work in
his family, but she declined as she was en-
gagged elsewhere. She sometimes called
at DIR. Coriell's, and on one Of these occa-
sons she called there to pay him, but he
refused TO take any pay, and the DIR. in
sisted that it was so late she had better
stay all night, and did. The remainder of
her story is as follows: s8
The next morning while | was helping
get breakfast ready, Mrs. Coliell asked the
Doctor where she could get a girl to work
for her. The Doctor told her l would do
it. l did, and got through with it at IL
o'clock got dinner ready, and then
took part of the clothes and ironed them.
After tea in the evening, the Doctor ask
| ed me if had rather work for him or
William Coriell. replied that would
rather work for William Coriell, as had
become attached to the place. The Doc
tor then made me promise to remain until
he returned home, that he was going to
New York. When he returned ascertain
| ing that was about to return 10 William
Coriell's he called to my mind his treat
ment in my sickness, remarking that any
other doctor in the United States would
have charged me twenty dollars; that he
had charged me only three that l would
surely get sick if l returned to William
Coriell's to work, because they had fam
| lily of nine persons that he would not at
tend me if did get sick. l then promis-
ed him that / would come to live with him,
and he offered to send Asa the hired man,
to William Coriell's for my clothing.
told the Doctor that would work for him,
and that l would get my clothing that 1
didn't want Asa, the hired man, with me.
! got =" Beck Conover to take me to Will
liam Coriell's, and, against her wishes,
left TO do service at the house Of DIR. Will
ham Wallace Coriell. New-Market, where
l remaiaed till the tragedy of the 10Th of
February inst. Mrs. William Coriell told
me that l would rue the day that l ever
went to work for DIR. Coriell.
While / was living with DR.. Coriell l
was taken sick, and / did not feel able TO
do the work, and thought would leave.
Mrs. Coriell seemed gratified to hear that
was going to.leave; but the doctor be-
came exceedingly interested in my case.
The weather being quite cold, the doctor
thought the room too cold for me to sleep
in; so he had me to make my bed and lie
in the sitting-room But | was not salts
fled in lying there; then he wanted me to
take the front room up stairs, which Mrs.
Il Cerien ohjeo,ed TO- .hen indaaad
4 by him to make my bed in the kitchen by
the fire, which did, when he would stop
by me, and as he said, watch me. One
night he brought the lounge from the sit
ting-room and lay upon it to watch me-
AT this Mrs. Coriel demonstrated with
him, and said that he could let the lounge
remain in its place in the sitting-room and
watch me, as well as to pull it out in the
kitchen where was, when the doctor got
{ mad and remarked TO me that he wished
Mrs. Coriell was dead or out Of the way.
made myself think from this remark
that tie doctor liked me, and did really
think that he wanted to get her out of the
way, and this preyed upon my mind and
) gave me so much uneasiness that ] really
thought l must kill her, because thought
if put her out of the way l would be all
right with the doctor, and would be kept
with him, and would take care of the house
t and the baby.
: took Mary Gilroy into my conf
r dence so far as to tell her that something
would happen over to DIR, Coriells louise,
but the crime did not mention to her.
: These affairs occurred several days before
the murder. When | intended to leave,
, DIR. Coriell induced me to stay until got
, better. On the 25th Of February heard
t him say that he was going away to be alb
sent until late at night, or be might not re-
| turn until next day. l went over in the
evening, about s or g. to Mr.. William
!. Walls, and told the girls that Mr.. Coriell
: would not be home that night. When I
5 returned Mrs. Coriell went to her bed
room and undressed, slipped on her wrap
, per, and came out in the sitting-room, and
: laid down on the lounge. My mind had
been previously made up that would put
her out of the way some time when the
e doctor was absent. l waited until she got
e soundly to sleep, and when all was still
e outside, .ard not sound inside, / thought