New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-19
THE KILLING OF CORNELIUS HOLMES
DEACON ANDREWS CONFEs,F THE HOMICIDE.
AND ALLEGES THAT 1T WAS DONE IN SELF
DEFENSE.

DEACON ANDREWS CoNFEs,F THE HOMICIDE,
AND ALLEGES THAT 1T WAS DONE IN SELF
DEFENSE.
BoSTON, June 1S-Mr. Cornelius Holmes,
brother OF Mr.. Alex. Holmes, formerly President of the
Old Colony Railroad, was found murdered, about
O'Clock the morning OF the 9th of May last in by
road the back the cemetery In the town
OF Kingston adjoning Plymouth Mass. His brains had
been beaten out with The report which by
telegraph represented that at o'clock the evening of
the 10th, while Holmes at Deacon Samuel Andrews's
house, boy delivered to him. upon which he re-
marked that he must be going He started by the path
the cemetery for the stony Brook neghborhood.
at the depot Mr.. Holmes wealthy man, but, not
being of a strong mind, his property had been held in
trust 10 is known that he received large sum OF money
on the 26th, which found upon him. The Of
the murder bore evidence Of violent struggle. For a
while arrest made but at length suspicion fell
Deacon Andrews. whose house and in whose company
the deceased gentleman last seen ana he vas tho
sd OF June taken into custody The community OF Ply
mouth and Kingston, among whom the Deacon bore a
high reputation shocked by this arrest and the gem
era impression that the suspicious OF his guilt
not only unfounded but cruel Deacon Andrews waived
any preliminary examination, and on the 5th of June
avowed his determination 10 make confession OF all he
knew TO the Grand Jury That confession was made
yesterday, and qualified by the clam that the killing
done In selfdefense. The confession, 1t is under
stood, rejected by the Grand Jury and is made
public by the consent OF Deacon Andrewss counsel In
II the Deacon details his interviews with Mr.. Holmes
two days prior TO the tragedy and the evening of the
homicide, showing that he and Mr.. Holmes
OF intimacy and friendship After describing their
last interview, which took place at about O'Clock p,
Tuesday, May 20, when Holmes found the Deacon at
work In ms, garden Andrews says:
lie asked me TO walk with HIM down TO the new Gem
etery lots. We passed out by the back
end OF my lot, by Mr.. BradfOrds and Mr. Mclaughhn's
lots and by the path that leads to the se into the GENE
terry. We looked at Mr. Thomas Princes aud some other
lots and then returned the se and sat down on the
steps few minutes and he then told me that he was
going 20 buy him. In Boston, two has-a $40 sik and an
everyday hat. and asked my advice as 10 buying an
coat and then again asked what he should
buy mo In Boston. told him 10 suit himself. He then
asked mo 70 walk little way with him. told him was
started He took by the and drew me down the
road on which his body was found. lie stepped up on
the bank tho left hand side OF the road where ms
hat was found among the trees, and asked me
to come In there. I told HIM / should not
lie again asked 20 come In there. l told
him / should not. He then came out from among the
trees, looking like madman. caught hold or me, and
threw me down, pulled my pantaoons open and got on
top of me, and treated me very roughly caught up
stone that my right hand and struck him with
on the side OF the head He caught by the beard
then by the hair; think no fell twice felt
that kill him 20 myself but cannot remem
ber all the circumstances but that afterward threw two
pond and washed the blood from my face and
hands. Several times no has attempted some
thing of this sort before. Once while he living
&C his fathers house, he came 70 my house one