Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-15

The New Hampshire Murderer'.story
HE CoNFEssHs THE JOYCE MURofI AND sEy-
BgAL OTRFE HORRIBLE EfNEs. :

The revolving murder Of Gcorgiana Dover
ing. the NOrthwocd n. H: girl, BY her uncle,
to stamp him as human fend. but il seems
probable, If not certain, that this is only one of
q series Of such crimes which he has committed
There have ALREADY been rumors that he vas
the murderer OF the Joyce children. whose ter
rible death in Bussey's woods. near Boston. Al
most eight years ago, Is not yet forgotten, bnt
hitherto there has been nothing more than
E E, =, minus ana lDcoherent statements by
Evans 10 connect him with the crime. Now.
however, the public is given a report of various
conversations which the deputy sheriff WIN ar
rested and guarded Evans after the Northwood
murder had with him. which lend great plansi-
putty, III not certainty, to the theory, that the
Norwood and Bussey's woods murderer are
one anu the same. The latter crime, 1t VIII be
On the morning of that day Isabella ,Ioyce. a
pretty child OF IA years, left home with her
pIother 5ohn, two years Younger, taking a
Forest HUI horse-car to the terminus OF that
on foot. From that time nothing was known of
their wherc abouts, till the following Sunday
wien two men. who were walking through the
WOODS, discovered the dead body of the girl ly-
ing on the ground. while about her were
chaplets OF oak leaves and wreaths which she
had evidently put together. An examination
disclosed the fact that fearful crime had been
committed, and few hours after the de al body
of the boy las found, about a quarter of a mile
from that of his sister. Both had evidently
been killed with one weapon. Large reward,
murderer.
hut the guilty party has never been brou ght to
justice. Soon after Evanss arrest for the
NorthwoOd crime, speculation arose as tn
whether he might not he the long-sought man
who had committed the Joyce murders. and it
now appears that not long after he had been
put under guard he confessed to the sheriff that
he was the author of the crime. The converse
uoh in question are given below, and the state
ments OF Evans are certainly sufficient to create
asuspicion that he is indeed the guilty man;
though. on the other hand, considering his
"a maj oil and A.
known fact that a man arrested for one crime
sometimes accuses himself Of others of which he
is guiltless, his hating answers to the sheriffs
questions can hardly be regarded as decisive OF
his guilt. Besides the Joyce murder. the
wretched man also throws out hints which NAV
possibly be regarded as confessions, of the com
mission OF three other murders; his statements
indicating that in 1858 he stole away and killed
little niece in Derry, n. H., aged pny iy.
years; In 1861. he assaulted and cut the throat NJ
girl of IA years in Augusta. Me-. (tor which.
On the 10th OF June, 1872, he is charged " tn a
similar crime upon the person o. WOMAN
fOund dead In the woods near Fitchly,ur, Mas
After Evans had confessed thu" Norti,ygo,i
lbouts for the last Is years. "Finally." said
Mr.. Drew, traced him to Rhode Island, and
Roxbury and the similarity of the two murders
suggested to me for the first time that he might
lIave perpetrated the murder of the joyce
children, of which had then but a dim recol-
lection. and OF the circumstances of which |
have now but little knowledge. / then interro-
gated him on the subject. and the questions on
my part and the replies OF his were deemed by
me OF so much Importance that | immediately
reduced the substance OF the Conversation to
writing" The following is tie conversation
Question by Sheriff Drew-Did you stop on
your way home from Rhode Island at Roxhurv?
Evans did. about week
D'-Why did you stop il Roxbury?
FL don't know.
were killed?
FL didn't hear of It until got TO Manches-
D-where did you live at .he time tie Joyce
Children were Eiiitd?
FL did not hear Of the murder until got
lack to Manchester.
D.-Was there Indch excitement in Manehes-
ter?
FL did not ask about IT,
D.-What an awful thing the mulJcr Of lhosr
two little girls was! Mr.. Drew tisv.;gi!J al ia,
time the children were both gill.
mo, Mr.. Drew. one Of tfer, was q r.s-
D.-No, Frank, they were hSC girls
E.-Mr Drew, one Of them WA boz.
D.-Nhich one OF them WAS the 5lJli.
D.-Ilow Old dc ION think the girl waso
FL don't know; should think from Il to IL.
b.-How odd was the boy?
lie was younger than the girl.
D.-flow do YOU think thew were killed.
E-Ihe boy was stabbed iu the back several
D.--Should you think more than four or five
times.
E.-Yes, should
(Which OF them was killed first?
E-The boy.
Did be make much ado?
FL won't answer another question. L see
what your drift
DIV ell, let il 90: care nothing about If
Mr.. Drew then left EVANS and i'm a short time
was sent for by him and went back into the
room. when Evans asI>ed him the following
question:. Mr.: Drew, what did them men want
this morning." (meaning Jonathan F. Berry
and John j. Berry Of Darlington, who came
out Of curiosity to see Evans, but did not make
themselves known to him.
Mr.. Drew answered-i did not ask them.
What were their names,
d. did not ask them
E.-Where did they live?
D.-I did not ask them
E.-Tlen they did notsay what their business
was. Were they officers from Boston after me
for the murder of them children?
ID did not ask them what they wanted
bid they say?
p.-No.
. Mr., Drew, they were after me. Yo
won't let them have me, Will yo,l?
Diet them have YOU? No. They shall no
have you. Why do you worry about that?
rank did that girl make much ado?
E.-pOn't ask me.
D.-why not? they shall not have you
I'll know if they carry me there, 1 shall
have 20 be hung.
D.-NOw, Frank, where were YOU when those
children were Allied?
E.-I toGs y,gat there, and IL Won let them have
me cannot get out OF IL; know shall have u
DC hunS.
At subsequent conversation Drew said:
Wen, Frank, what you tell me You must tell nae
now; -en me all about it, were You in ROxbury
"r was You in Manchester? tell me lust as il rs
Mr.. Drew, was right there when that
boy and girl were killed. s.
D.-Was he stabbed OF not?
E.-Ses. he was. several times.
Did the girl make much ado?
E.-Ees
More than the boy did?
E.-Nes.
D.-Why did she?
E.-She was raped. Don't ask me anv more.
| have now told YOU.
killed?
Eyes. Mr.. Drew, I won't say any more I
have now told you all about it now.
Dwell, Frank, L guess you have; but one
ming more, was the girl bruised much?
Yes. i won't answer another question
Dwell. l won't ask you any more.
MI. Drew states that Evans further said that
The house where the chidre came from was ON
the lest hand side as you went into Boston from
RCxbury, and was a two-stOry house. Drew
said to him, " No, Frank, it was a little cottage
house on the right-hand side as you 20 into B0s-
ton"
Evans replied. alt was two-story bouse ON
ne ieIt-hand side as Won go into Boston from
RoAbury.r ~
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