The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-16
TIE ULSTER COUNTY HORROR.
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IA Woman q glty-Scysa Years Of Age BFutally
Elrdrred by Her Son,
He Hides tho Body IN tho Cellar and Then Fires
His Hcu7o and Barn TO Conceal His Crime
IN ervicw With Jrisone.-Hs Confcsses
His Gu It and reals InsanitJ lays,
"Hs Was Baw.tohsd N Mind and
Possessed With the Devil"

A. month or two have only elapsed, scarcely has
the excitement subsidized and the passions OF men
become cool owe. the blooiy tragedies which have
BEN enacted SO Ire Iueu,ly IN this county within
She past year. when the whole community is again
Knocked, startled AMI ho,rd"d ar auothcr hendIsh
hct--anoLher bloody deed has been added to the
Already leekiug catalogue or Ulster county murders
| This time IN aged mother, bowed down ny many
years OF row and oii cnleetlcd BY are and dis.
ease, one who hai nearly reached four score years
and ten falls victim 10 The grasping avarice Of an
unnatural, unfeeiinl and heatless son.
~ qnE sCsSE or THE MURDER,
"a stated In teicgram which appeared In the
HERALD Of the llth Instant. Il situated near Bruyns
wicF In the tcwn OF shawangunk, Ulster county,
hpout twensy-six miles from Kingston. In bcau,i.
bI valley. beneath the shadows of tae towering
mountain, have lived for many years Sarah Ter
swil!!ger, widow lady. cghty-seven years of are,
hnd her sou, Moses s. l'erw!inger. The aged woman
eth attended to the household duties, while the
ieon worked the farm.
! THE CAUSE or THE CRIME.
(. Moses Terw,higer, althougl advanced In life.
being now nclrl' Sky years OF age, possessed
Eraspng, covctous and brutal disposition. his
great desire. his one m through hlc was 10 secure
hts mothers propcrty. For years nc had m.susei
Hnd abused her, III hopes, as he says, she might
Hckcn anu due and leave him sole posscsscr OF her
estate. ON two ior,GCr occasions he haa attempted
TO take tne lua % ncr ahom Goa had commanded
him TO honor oas was frustrated in lbs hellisn par-
pose.
/. THE MURDER
most enllsh in It's conception, was rerpetrated on
Saturday iernoon, the stu INST. Mother and son
were seated alone IN the Kitchen when dispute
arose between tLcn concerning some property.
NerwiIliger anne enraged, and seized his mother
by the iaroa itn The determination OF Killing her,
Dut she succeeded In breaking loose from his grasp,
Hnd ran IRON! hun IN hopes Of making her escape,
Crying out AID bescething him not 10 Kill ner. Ter.
Wlheer again caught her, and she again succeeded
IN breaking away from niln, stu begging OF MIN not
10 murder her. Hcealag not her llleoas cries for
mercy, nc rus he'd NJ ON vicim ana, demon-li9e,
beized her by the throat ana threw her 10 the
roor VITA his Knee upoa her breast, nnfalterng,
Anwaycring III his purpose. lie dld not reIcase his
Nod unit she was cold ana STARK before him. Then,
nv It'll dis evel.ca lair ocdshot e,cs ard satanic
2eer. he viewed his hciish wok. The llyd lace. pro-
Eruding tongue AMI me wld. garng eyes Of his muir
nered mother at last lecal ed han 10 his senses. The
lenoimily OF Lis crime Lufst upon his bewldeling
Dram. sese VI gul.,, shane ANA renorse Tor q
time oyerpoMereu nm. Suasing ard trembling
with fear lie now tired ID hide quit. Dragging
Nhe l.eless .oynI mo me cellar. er.ng IL with
70 neuIdtc, poI dho ponder AoW 10 dispose Oh the
bodj sevora Time, ou.ils The night Nc visited the
E0id Gainp cellar Were IA, mother ay, ior tue puf-
pose vi drawn. c.uei, AMI each TIME viewed the
corpse. ne sal II nc tchen all that night, dlink-
1n., anu Iii lie n ruils
sAr tIlE 10 II S uocsE
and barn, IN hopes u lDus conceain2 his crime.
iIae sncKs ana n.ns ) Lon the Turning buli,iIngs
eoVn attracted the auenuob 81 TAG nei-ubors, VINO
81 once ioWarls the scene To render assis ance
tu sll lressing the Names. Ierwlger, seeing them
Approach, raa ,ato III house ANA locked the door.
DLc .ucR - 500. Uuistea. aGd ss the uoor swung
open ;ney we're eonlro.led ~ the murderer, wnO
gLood in the doorway vita Cub IN haud 10 dispute
cue passage III tryIaS ~ iorce Their way Ala ler-
Wliiigtr
Dn the mead witU MS Cuo, Iein, ntni - the floor
and ian.can, ycly serious 1 MOI fatal wound. by
Eli ] line qUite Il ,i,wd lld gathered, and IerwiI-
Nleet III la,t ovai powered. AS tue faies eaped
up hIgner ana D.isn..r 4 Was evident The iiding
nust soon ia i, u . men inquiries were Instituted
as IL iAe ahel Sauouls .. Mr.. Ielwiaer. g.e muir
derer tcn informed them Laat II they would release
hin ne wuL.d 5 ow IN III wn re she Was. Iney ut
once l.ieisel Nun and lie Immediately ruJnei Ilt0
3ne no sc ~ 40 II iaSo the ceha closely followed
by tic crow, WHO % nj him croucbng Dy the side
pr hls victim. Ihey secured iei"iii er, anu lad
bare tune t. taAe the boly ol the oid LADY ii0n tue
no sc " hen
/ rnk E0or FILL IN WITT A GREAT CRASH.
A lew Glinutes later aud nOue W. uld have ever
known tne Oh "a as iaJe. Inc prisoner nov con-
tessed ms gull. Gteas eXc,temeItp ev aied through
Ou. Inc .iegn nool aud .oul tnleats ana oflinos
Nutleriass were ihduisel IN W Tie excstea popu-
lace ana II was Win me area1est difficulty tnat 40
Wa, rescued from the hand, an outraged people,
aud nat pe ore ne was sauly bruised. On Mon,ay
a. sent 10 the Aigston JAIL 10 await tie action
OF the grand lury : nNing there ~ about nine
O'Clock GA Monday evening. An hour iacr the
PRISONER VS. Interviewed ny HERALD reporter.
iwno iund HIM se,tei on MS bed, resting has mead
NuOn Ms nanIs. lerw ger Is aDoLc sI.ty gears Of
age I'VE let nlne or zen incacs in nelxhl, smooth
yace, light gray eyes ani Kat hair. Ill, lace and
beau were cunsi'ief.tuy b. uiset, and preehted
sad sisnt. Ills NINA seene~ W waGacr, anJ has
Dyes snuwed ulliista aDic signs ~ INSANITY. Dur
tng ia holr's nt.ni-w ne told the following
ntury OF litg In.rIer
qna 1as 1SnRs sTirsNESr
He said tie pi,S-se,cno sixty years OF nqe he
did no. klON W.li a. tat a.s nstnc. %As l0sas shy
Der ierwui ger; me- mo,ner> naiie was SalSn Ter
N,igsr tilat she was e.sh.y-ae. en- years G age;
thab ne nad ire uentiy quaiItL.a with her ana had
Twice Dclorg atcl,l Ted 10 Ki acr tlat un saturday
oiurDin9 lie mssed o.ne pap ironi lis IunK'
lucy mere deeds Tor the r.l, That ne nai 4 dispute
win hs ,nOt.er aUOus ana a.cIseu ner Of taslls
thesu, that he p>cae ''pcN iichen Ia mud aud ue-
te insneu 10 k her; hat nc sei ell her ~ the hrtat
hnn and bes-cl OF INN not 10 Kill
Der; that nc cha,eu her aroma iae roo aud caught
her ae.Il. anu she again got away tronI am, tnAg
D. eaI-ng ner Tor ihc t.ird time, anu inca cfoked
mr. ueath: ,nat cue continued 20 DcA FOR her me,
As,r he had k'.ed ner he iooA nor body doNn
Stars into tst cellar aud al IL wiLu blankets mat
~ went down iuto me c. Ett several times during
the nIght atel cider, aud each lime looked at the
'loly tiat Cn SUNDAY morning.
LIE sGr iiaf 10 MA BARN,
Knowing that II would ire tue nouse also;
tuaG IL Thought II the house bnned ny tie
booy would aiso para. ana no one Know
that lie mud ni,,eu ner; tnat Wiaic Inc house
WAS burning tne neghnors cans; mat When he
Aaw tne,n coming ne Neut INTO he house aud locked
Nhe door that tney broke open the door Una
kaucAei him uown; mat nc uid not siiAs any oi
falm ST. he Anco u. t..t they osksl .iul mere h's
lpushcr was, aud be told The he would snow tleai
tnst he then tcOn them INTO the house ana sh Wed
lucm where he iiat put ner uOuy; thdL nc Knew Nc
Mud zone wrong he was al u Dli nN; Dlt Ladt ne
Ola not Know what lie was dong " hen ne KILLED
per; That ne knew was IN the Kingston jan; snaC
he ten h.td nad these Utd spells; tee ud NOS k0Vw
(whetuer he was 'Dewitcned' nov or not, thai tue
DeOp,c no IN sniNalaunS knocked AND boat nun
Gl,h C'ubs; thut they Wautcr To XIII him
the ne.ghoors say mat the prisoner has been sub
1ect 10 POI Outal hts o. inAilnty ana the general
belle, thai he ~ insane.
i FEMALE PRI,E FiCuT BROKEN UP.--rhe fighting
mama nAs attacKe 81 lewd N.men OF the Second dis
Ret 10, Il Crvwu OF them vsItcI MctIirc Ridge last
evening to witness a llcmcditateu light between
Ewo Ol Ihei ciass. Annie BLACK GOD Mo.iy Williams,
Nno nad agreed TO bat.r ea, other untA victosy Or