, 1870-07-10
CONFESSION OF A MURDERER,
-Four 1eaEA' silence at Length Brok-
en-ihc Maggie Carney mursier In
Phtl1dclpl1tus

philadelphia.
rum fAf Philadelphia En9ufyt1. ynlv7.
On tue 10Th day of August. lsG6, Maggie Car
aey, Young woman, Nas found in one OF the
upPcr rooms OF the house at tho northwest cor
ner 1l Eleventh street aud Marks lane. with
her Throat cut and life extinct. Newton Cham
pion- WHO hsd Kept her company for long
time, was arrested immediately af,ergsrd.
crime The accused, who had been All
engineer III the navy, was soon A.
raisntl ior trial, and during the pro-
ceedlngs it was botl attempted to prove
an a'iti and to show thar the prisoner va in.
sanc. Witnesses proved conciusivelv tie v,es-
ence o. tile accused with the deceased but =
few minutes before her death, and his abseDce
nnn!ed1atalE afterward. The jury. after due
dentekatloI, brought in verdict OF murder in
Tue nrsf degree: l}ufiDg the trial several ply
eicl,ns we're called to give their opinion as 10
the aecused's insanity. The weight Of the;r
testimony, ho" ever, Was against lin, and i'm
meu!ately after conviction the mother of the
condemned proceeded to Harrisburg several
times. and, impoEuning Governor Eurtin8so
veheuently to save her sons Life on Tho
ground OF alleged insanity, the Executive
1T laat WAS SO moved by the appeals to his
sympathy and love Of Justice that he appoint-
ri commission Of hreo pllyaicians to exam
me Tito and report upon the actu1t state OF
the n ind Of Champion 4 report was made
that the condemned man was insane, and con-
warrant, and he was allowed to rsmsin il DIS pr;s
on About year after Champion had been
incanerated symptoms Of consumption began
TO he eyinced, nnd, Ii the diseaee grow wofne.
Dr. Smith told the unfortunate man that IN
less he secured his freedom and obtained
lmon pens ~; ~ l'ean a, az an exercise ne would
I1sH 1;s -,,n,i,o, AAel ena1uMon instructed
LIN, n ~. .ar 1,,>,,a WY neaoenty Visited
.n,1 ,-s,+1a ~. ~ ,si .a ~ use .uo .sa1s aoaee
noaIn nnu =. a..e apou1 asahlty, 1or mat was all
f.;,;t't tol npSfau On the ground or fast-
1Malnne M nealtn Aau me near approachof OF death" !"
nat the 1osetnof had 10 inclination to further
I9 anu W ehanlion was LETT to bis fate
ausf tno M sd.n sonameht n;ap. ne gradually Wasted
az a, tn;aG naE ~ hasne ne oseathed h,s l3st,
nen1sMm :. butcher, the assistant physician
s ol the P1'5on, ano sala 10 nun tAat, AZ he
penete1 ueAtn was very near at baud,
~ Noula maze = iMl anu clear con-
isssaoh ~ nm. 20 tAas tie world might
nuu% -! I A1I.s u1Aanh upon inc nntor-
h IsJ ha,, 1nvad tho .;,1 nH Macs; y sasns Inat
oea5ls. gtnets courted her society. and thus
- med,aa @ ,,, Jea'ous3aM more than Jealous.
80. ~ Uxooeusa as nla! 70 aeslteiauon; When che
i,wo1 ~ t,tJ,.,r s.s1 .,,es., nos, ~ ~
tba cr Here hn ,a;,, -. ~ ~ ~
49, ,is. Tut 70 thEs shp Wonli @ rnt s;oiS ~ ~
.., 49,. o.s har na11r @ M N.Y. ~ n1e I;4e
had fallen, but ho .u.v.. '''s' Naa ~ "te
without her as his own he fa,, =,
te an impossibiity. So, whiie bor.
dering Oh state of frcn1v
he accompanied her, a. on former occas;an;
to her chamber in one OF the upner rnon,. -,
the dwelling on Eleventh street, 1t the Garner
u Marks lane, aud while thew werc sc,te1 ~. ~.
gesher be placed his arm round ber reck ,n,}
produced concealed razor, which be instant.
y drew across her neck. The blood C1,sLed
back pale and lifelees. lie lad p;stoi IN s i;s
posrcseion which II, ;n.an,iol -,,,n NJ -: tHs
be VAS going to take Lis own miserable life'
His hand quivered, and his courage to do NO
forsook him. Then quickly and hv
stealth he left the house to scck ! grave BE-
meath the rivers surface; but again he could
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