, 1875-05-08
Ho Deliberately Murders Two Unoles
and Their Servant,
Money the Incentive to the Bloody
Deed,
Slaughter Of De,peraloes by . Boy at
Clarence, Wo.
Tho Daily Record Of Crime.
THE MOOSE,

PLYMOUTH, Mnss, Jny William e. s!urle-
want, tho triplo-mnrdeyar, was Hanged Till
morning In the yard OF the Connty-Jal. To tho
last ho maintained tho atolidity which haa cbsr-
kctorizcd him throughout.
For tho first limo In this State the old drop
sca1rold was discarded for moro modern in
ntrunsont Of death, tho cross-beam aud weights.
shsrii1s of different counties Of ths State weso
present to witucsa tho working Of tha now ecxf-
fold.
the cn1NY ASp ITS DISCOVERY.
Tho cri,no was committed on Bunday, and
Monday tho dead body OF Mary buckley uas dis.
covered In iioll adjoining tho llouss Of Simeon
aud Thomaa Sturtovant, in 1lalifax,-a small
by Mr. Stonhon 7. Lull. lIo Immediately
gave tic alarm. md tho neiGhboEn went directly
to tto house, whero they found the dead body
Of Thomas sturtosaut lying in tlo porch. whilo
Simeon. All three Of tho parties had terrible
wounds upon their hoada, ahd 1aear the body of
Miss I,uokloy vas found Acart-atako, which, with
it's rnarls Of blood. gave unmIstakablo oyidenco
that 1t was uaed III tho cnmmlaeion of tho daoa.
They sent At onco to District. ATTORNEY French.
vha WAS then attending court at PlvmoutiI. aud
lie teiegtapl,cd to Cl.iot Eoynton, OF tho State
i'"llre, uho sent Detectives phubrick aud Pink
laul OH tho afternoon train. They mot there
Officer Pratt, tho local officer OF tho force. and.
went to Abingdon for William E. stnEtovant,
Wtilo rhilbrick and piuklsam sought further
proofs Of guilt, The threo oAicetH met at tho
house Of William Il. Crochor. t town constable,
and, after short consultation, called sturtevans
In and told him that thoy wcro obliged to take
him into custody as tho murderer. lie deniel
having l,al anything to do with tho murder, and
expressed laiB willingness 10 give all tho infor-
.narcl lis purse; and coat which ho had worn
was found beemoarod NTH blood. aud d pair Of
sloes which had boon washed with great caro-
Wefo discovered to bo worry wct. Lie Ionsed
wearing tho ehoes. as thcy were too largo
for his foet. Nr. Pinkhan, then procoadod
to search him. aud stnrtoSnnt. while IN tho
act OF taking on his shoes, took out a125 from
his ntccking md attempted to sccrcte 1t behind
sofa III tho room. but WAS d!acovora1 and pEe-
vonted by tin ollioers. lie aaid lie had received
tho slo0 bill an bounty-moncy In tho army, but,
whsn told TINT It boro date OF 1862 10 told SOW
eral ntorlcs, none OF which proved true. 6ubao-
1uontly, when taken to iho barn, Sturtovant at-
tempted 10 socroto s2o8 In a haymow, but 1lr.
Pratt discovered him In tho net, and this nonoy
was used tn ovitaonco AS part taken from tho
houeo OF tho murdered mhn. It was we'll known
thai q largo amount OF bills, Bcrip and nickcl
coin was loarted in tho houao, and, iu searching
tho premises, tho officers found betweon 58.01J
aud $9.00D whlcl. the murderer had overlooked
in hfH light. Tho stake WAS discovered to llayo
baen taken from . cart-yaok acme or 1nils4
from tho scene Of tho murder, and WIS identified
1t LILO IuhH ~ WuUll IL EHtRu&9A QA AttVAlk u
peculiar maska uponit.
With snch evidence ~ this. tho trial was, Of
course. vory briof. jesse I. kc!th. Of Abing-
ton, appeared for him, and tho District attorney
was aldod by tho Attorney Genernl. 1t Was
showu in addition to tho facta given Aboyo,
tLat, on tho Saturday previous to the murder.
Sturtovans va, penuiiesa, and oven borrowed l0
cents with which to pay his car fare, md. on tho
Monday following, to was epoi.ding money quito
frer1v T. Hrnx fttrfhHr AHrhftninHH that ttA
Sunday whom tho murder nAH committed he left
his house Mt hnlf-paBt o'clock aud did not r.
turn until about 10. The verdict was guilty
Of murder in tho first degree: aud ai exceptions
up for Beutcncc.
Judge Wells asked tho prisoner II he had any
thing to BAY, and ho replied: "Thero aro
fenced nov, and ono ia that tho of!lcors have
knowu of tcstinony In my favor and kept 1t
back: Wflon mas aErcstca had fro 81 conn-
tcEfeit Hills, three $40 counserfeit bills. aud .
SO bill III my poBscSyon. will nov state, II
thu Court desires to Iear 1t. how camo in pos-
session Of about S700."
:, Judge wells-."You havo right to say any
thing you tlealro 7"
StCrtoyant then continued AZ follows,
rot tha money on the 10th Of April. and tbs on
Gers fu,M had II. Jet thoy testified did not have
It.. did mt " that inoury honestly, sud thn
~ IT tss q 81 s Dst1 .s1 on s
sunL AetnssGn n WI. . now state how spent tug
April went to Duato. having Asst taken tha f,ur,,-
tnE train 70 South Arlington. whers went with Franl;
book containing about 500, aud among tbs money
waa hEu y and three SO counterfeit blls 80 bill.
# IN sas sa s s1o o 9fa sa Mn Nh F
With tnsn's mans sgnod to 1t, and lit Of rostaue
.ssn.!s xhrn got % l,oston apent so or ~ ID
store orrositc ths fremont House and At lIol6rooii
3u bauti Arlington; waMt to ride, and at North Drdge
tpent sl6 Of 30 mora; ths poeket-look md iiclst
DESTROYED and " reason why tcrs it sresst
ns w Wv %h.n IT, H. s
cao 10 my house went 10 tho box and took oua f1.5
t. get eou!ael nt md 'enard 10 pn tho rest hack,
" uy pocket. might have dropped Ito money, but
~ not put y h.a IN Tho lay.taow a oieer rrst.
lied 10 rra.s when tGid him word shoes / djdnit
intend t1 secrets tho moey until sfIer found they
wo's w going 70 arrest mo- ha.s yet to pIo.d that
the house osi Aupdsy. wish The Court would look
further ,nse the that evidence my 10 Intro
to M oueo before IN relation 10 shos pstsrn S1a
snu haa to 10 p him then to ayoi suefing iua con.
CLOTHES. Ths cous had on wieu arrcscd IlaI worn
81 sGs s1a S rs q oa, week. before
sfty lssy Tle sna ns ~ n e. ; sa ssS S
~ Hne;sua hers There have teen nto1ies that ~.
because Of hssd feeling. toward c foiJ iraIt thst
nlAse bad nothing 70 d. with ii. IhaTsn'. Ros sny.
look desroyed xnes lint it wsnt 4 Or III ~ s,n
70 testify IL ny oxu hehst should have to iii tac
wan tho cass to bo s. on In of1er .Sss eYidenrn IL
aay f.yor may 30 offered; Ths countsrfrlt money
s.aen t , 'oa s r. Y "a ~ Fstt ha,s ns'sr IT,
nssaF se<A ons Ike II. That il al hass 10 ~,
TIM HEs1Esox.
Jndso Wells thon addressed tbs prisoner: