, 1870-12-10

The Deed Committed by a Couple oil !
Eolored lSoys-Esoth OF the aoHng |
murdcrcvH Arrcated-A s1aal Coofc~-
s1on OF tf,c Crlme-A IRorrsblc story |
OF HouthEul DeprayttY.
Nr Eeufort Mas, (Ote- d Correspondence ef The
4Sfp York Herald. |
The terrible tragedy At Wesport Head, in !
which old Depiamin Howard WIS SO cruelly |
murdered and butchered, has alrea1 ~ been |
sncct Hs'ul1y traced. and tho authors OF tho
foul decd are now in custody. Thoy prove to !
be courle OF colored boys, about l5.yelrs OF |
kge and since their apprehension one Of them |
has made full confession. Thar arrest wl5
brought 1s,ont through District Attorney |
Ia1stop, Assistant M.Ishals Perry and Day
TOP, OF this city. and Deputy Csn.tabie Dun
ham, sTho went to the sceno OF tho tragedy
yesterday and made = minute investigation.
In the course Of their lassors they assettsin-
ed TINT cofofed b0v- aged about Is years,
named Charles Horatio Gun, who lives short
tho cart track leayes tue cruss road. had boom
seen viii, money in lis possessiou, aud that
he WIS suspected Of having stolen the old
name watch some time sgo. Tho boy WIS
known TO llsyc charged ten dollar bill at 4
etcre Al the Hoad OF Wcstport OIL Friday last,
and 10 expended it in i foolish manner. buy-
ing pTizo PEI eArut packages 10 great extent
aud then giving tho gifts which they contaiued
10 lis scquait tarces.
Tt> posseeaiou Of 30 much money naturally
vicinity, aud considerable talk was made in re-
gard to it, In the course Of Conversation the
officers also ascttt1iuc+1 that cuff left hie
house carly on Tuesday morning, nsy 1t About
o'clock. Ihcte clrcuustanc.s excited their
rnspiciunH, ard. going 10 3 echool which Cun
attended ard whore ha w1H yesterday mosnicg,
they pretended to hare lost the roaa. saying
they were anxious to vi.u tie scene Of the mur-
der. fufY's services HI Guide ~cEs eacured,
and Mr.. Msrston. with Captain Perry and
Officer Ia, ttu- drove to uo@ArdH house. The
boy, we'll acquainted with the prernlsas, show
cd tic three strangers about the placs. toliiug
the facts Of tho ditcorery of tue murder, aB
prtyioue1y published. and Appearing ont little
concerned at several sharp and telling sugges-
tions made 1y the efliceEa-
Captain Ferry being Satisfied that the hoy
knew somtthinE in regard to tho murder, de-
termined to bring him to this CITY and subject
him to rigid examination. Telling th9 bay'd
mother that they wanted him to so to the
Bead Of WeetFort With them, and that he
would not return unr,l this morning, the party
took cun III t4eir vehicle md started for New
Bsdford-- On Il roAa from HowA1ds house
to the Head OF Xbstpo1s the boy waa quito
laxative in regard to the watch [he had dis
c0rettd that bis companions we're ofsicets}.
aud .1cnied baSirE stolen it.. cun thought
shcrc wa 70 he \ slight examination beforo
J:4tice Clifford, At the Head Of westport. bnt
| ~ten l.e found That no sop wAe made 1t Gil
foI1'a house, and tho team Was com nS direct
| ly to The city he BECAME very raticent. having
| 'i;tle. II any. conversation With tho othccrs.
.a,riSinE he1c at'oht .. NJ. the bog WAS
,ock.1 up. aud District Attorney Marstnn had
| CONSULTATION viii the officers ia regard TO
[ shat va. bert In be dome. Tue circumstances
wcrs very strong afa,nAt the boy. and the sto-
| r;es ri ictl lie had told sero verT contrAdicto-
r.. At Cuffs house tho officers obtained 4
4 RI ts't 40 found in lfowa1ds body. aud buu-
I die OF clothes taken OF By the boy in the eATly
] pa1t OF the week, WIS Also secured- Ihe
| clothes wfre covered with blood. but Cun had
been helping man to do rome butche1ing.
| and It wAH expected that 4 micro -copic exam
nation Of tho clothing would hsye 10 be
made: but murder will out. and the boy. un-
able to Withstand tie rigid examination Of
Ferry and Dayton, finally made a clean
hte;:t. stat,ng the author Of the decd, and
The examination By the two officers Was
held in the Ma1shars Office laat evening. COM
ueucinS with tha stolcn watch, rcIty and
Day on. stsp by stop. DESPITE cvasions and
! the murder, until the boy, hedged in with
faitrhooi On every side in regard 10 the
wa;tb. the money and his whereabouts on the
mort,ing OF Tuesday last. and seeing &c
refnge from confession, told p1Aia, straight
for: story Of the deed.
: His etoIy !. substantially al follows: He h,.
. been intimate with i boy named John Feitis
| about his own age. and who lives near BY
! | aud the two boys ktseT td&s Ho Gatu bad 4Qitl
. . \ ss,,u Of money On his pes-on. Cuh toooe<
: the ID rnan OF his watch. a. the people sus
pectetl. aud tue two borg were thoroughly sc
: | quaiutei With tic hAhits OF the old nA,
and the premises. The boys appsreotl.
: had considerable tslE il. regard 10 tho mopeS
: and On Monday nt last week they met whe1
: rett,s suggested thst Cur should take risto
a house At night. cover hsn,sef With bed4u;1
. 70 tic old man would not know him. and OF
y | tain the money, shooting Howard IN c1se h
= = vxs discovered This Gun declined to do
. tsyipg that Pettis want 10 have him to d
= | stlthe wo-k, and that his own peoplo wpul
|, u ei1h the understanding that Petite should III
= Jertale tl~ robbery on Tnsedsy morning, SC
~ ~ that Can should ee thase to asslss him:
= On Tuetdxy morning. CuG seye. about
+ u'ileck: he woke up Just as ! r'stol shot vi
NJ ABOUT rnu,s trsIs. be hurried to Howard
- house inst II ret.is struck the cd man with
~ ~ axe on the doozsters cI the houso. He ths
~ saw Petsis drag the body to Il
IN. III ess7'r ss ca ts ST. s.s " seo1sss ss%ss
o. ot ly tho other boy who called 10 him for .
o1 sist1nce. This assistance Cutf willingly rc
!; dc1cd, and the body VAS dragged into t
y meadow. where 1t was eearchrd Ihc c
=. mars wallet. key, kn'fe. and some toSac
81 we're found in tho picket OF his pants: Fet
to tonk poesession OF the money and key, Z
- The Other articles were left on the body. T
= boys then commenced the gave. dtsEi
r. s3te1patels. until, Cun ssyt, it began to Er
IT. Irht and they were alarmed.
T. T. lie corpse Was pl.ced in tbe grave, but
az az was not deep enough, and Cun took It Q
~ - i Tho boys then had cousnltaiioD. aud dos
TO TO re,tis went to tho louse aud obtained the :
ye1 and II. and vt,ile Cud watched lc'tls cut
or the leg Cur eaya they could rot dlaS e
In en- The wall, for he was very heaEv, end Z
acs Was the rcaaon for seveIinE tho almo.
als hoys then hur1iedly carried the remains \
sss the woode. partially covered them with les
.st and left them.
'A.e un The way home Pct'is told Gun that
ouc wss no bcnaad wA.l when Howard ca
}. irem the barn With the milk rnil. Tho
man raw him and asked him what he
: doing there. petts naoo no reply, but q
At him just ~ be reached The dpo5.s.ep. .
i. old man sat down hi- na,lk pail and then I
hioi restas ran out, attacked Tho yictin Nth
san. aae, and II that moment cun appeared n
tpC- ! ecepe.
md. Cun says pe,.is gave hin, = $40 b1l,
0 OF como ec1lp. On tue way homs, but does
With knew how much money he retained.