The New York herald., 1871-09-28
m The SHADOW Of THE GALLOWS.
Atrocious Outraae On q Young Woman In
aryland-Coniession Of Cne Of the CuI.
prIts-PreparatfOus for the Execution.

Airocious Outrage On n Young Woman In
IaryIand-Coniession Of Cnc Of the Gull
prIts-PrcparasiOns for the Execution.
BALTIMORE, Sept. %, 1871.
In August 1870 two colored boye, named william
Prtchard ana Levin Palmer, committed an out
rage upon Mary Sendel. young German girl, in
Baltimore county, just outside the limirs OF Bati-
more CITY, In the most revolving manner. They were
both arrested tried, convicted and sentenced to be
hanged. Palmer escaped, bat Pritchard Is still in
jail awaiting MS execution. which Is set for Friday
next 20th instant. Yesterday correspondent OF
the HERALD at Towsontown, Baltimore county,
visited fritchard in prison and obtained from hun
the following confession:-
CONFESSION OF THE CRIME.
Kate Toward ana Macnel SiacKsaon Do.n CoGIeu
O'Clock on the evening Of the outrage About eleven
O'Clock Levin Palmer ana myself walked home with
the girls aud reached Kate H0ward's house about
twelve O'Clock. We did not go In. We bid the girls
good night and started towards home When we
started home with the girls Palmer got stick anu
piece OF scantling or plank, and we still had them
on our way back. Coming along the road we met
the girl and the old man. PaImef said to me, Lets
not assent nor dld have any notion or anything OF
s ka oo a up 70 e .ee S Tape
swered sS the sanitation. Palmer walked on
three times on the Dack OF the head with his Stick
The old tried to back but the third blow
brought him TO his knees. INC old man raised from
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struck at all, aud the girl ran from nfty TO hum
dIed yards In the opposite direction, screlming:
Palmer caught the girl by the head and throat, and
threatened her that ne would XIII her. He then
threw her down ana accomplished his object. The
girl made more fuss about the old man than she did
about herself. l then attempted to ravlsh her. but
did not succeed, as was too much frightened. MY
heart lalled me. ddn'r threaten the girl, nor did
l MT the old man. Alter 1t was all over Palmer
part Of the conversation between Palmer
catlonl. Palmer then sstd he had great
mind to kill her. but said could not agree TO any
rob MN. told him would not agree to II. Palmer
got the mans hat The simple truth is, attempted
TO ravsh the girl, but my heart Jailed me and did
not accomplish this deed. and am now being made
to suffer III Pamer's place for his deeds. Palmer
I years Ii had raped this girl, or maltreated her or
MT the Old man. tney would nave had to lock me up
70 % as WAS sa az
not be here to-day 10 be hanged. AZ it 10 am glad
nothlng The police, wncn they arrested me, said
i was not into 1t much, and tnat they wanted
Nothing OF H and WouI not have Known anything
OF 1t until they got me here to be hanged; then told
the truth. Palmer and myself had been together at
but never went anywhere with him. This was the
sec0nd or third time ever went with hlm.
soner SAID he little Of Spiritualisl-that is
ne could make benches rise, and one night in his cell
it. He SAID he heard three distinct raps the walls
OF the cell, and when he rushed to the door there
was fre under MS feet lie Sald ne was certain, II
the watchman had not come TO his assistance
he would have died in FEW minutes OF
fright he was severe. upon Q number OF
witnesses who testified In his case criticised sharply
the manner IN which he was tried and said that
ignorant as ne was, he could have conducted 1t
better himself, anu evidently laDorcd Under the i'm
preston that ne was about TO suffer or the mtsdeeds
Of his companion. He alluded to The Rev. Mr..
H0, rector OF Trluity church, In lhe highest terms
Mr.. Hon has visited him regularly since his removal
to TowsOnrown and has left no effort unspared to
secure the lnterp0sltiOn OF executive clemency.
upon which Pritchard Is to be hanged will De erected
in the jail yard on the west side OF the JAIL nearly
opposite the window Of the prisoners cell. from
hl in the field adjoining the yard and very near to
tie scafIOld the execution will be distinctly visible,
and It, is more than probable that large crowd Of
persons. impeled by morbid curiosity, Will assem-
bic here.