The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-27
TIE MURDERED PEDDLER.
an 1SS1SSINdTION AT MONDAY ON
the OLD BOSTON ROAD.
The Confession Of One Of the Three Negroes
who have been Held in the fremont Police
StatiOn-A Blood { "a riding Narrative.

The Confession Of One OF the Three Negroes
who have been Held in the fremont Police
StntiOn-A Blood tu riding Narrative.
Charles Weston, one Of the three negroes
arrested last week on suspicion OF numbering
the Polish peddler. Abraham Weisbcrg. in the
Boston road near Lydig's woods, has made
confession duplicating the two other prisoners.
They In turn have told their stories. and accuse
Weston Of instigatlne and aiding in the crimo,
which was committed at ten O'Clock ln the
morning, on a frcqucnted thoroughfare. On
Friday evening last, when the shirt worn by
Ellis one OF the prisoners. was identified ns OF
the kind found In the peddler's pack, W eston
became uneasy, but did not open his mouth.
On Saturday, before Justice Wheeler, testimony
was taken positively identifying Weston, by
means Of his white eye, "a the man who spoke
to the peddler just before his murder. Then
Weston said he wished to speak with Assistant
District Attorney Herring. In an adjoining
room he made the following confession:
~ know the prisoner now in court, CHARGED. as wm.
Ellis. / ielt New ORR with them a week a7o last
eros cd the Harlem bridge IN thc afternoon aud took
the Boulevard road and walked until dark. We slept
small bridge and through village 80 vent inio the
wagon. On ThursIsy morning Tnoinpson ami Fins
wen, u big house ana got something 70 ent We hcn
IN the bushes. ON Friday morning we p1sscd through
man on stoOp eating cracSers; he had bundle
and s ens aaS IN 'pSks to m nd he
We went Up the road together to wood on both
minutes went into the woods. | could just see the
pedler coming along toe road as went nio the woods
nuns est, ne had carried i since Monday When
tniSins with the peddlcr. aud ali asked him ,or =
chew of tobacco. Iae peddler wss on the rght,hand
took his basket on his neck but did not take hs bundle
then getting up he put the strap around his neck and
started on Els rs singing his club on his shoulder.
siru'e the paddier on the back q nccs Knocking
10 do Bins struek n m s. h in tso n forebesd
Thompson and Ems then threw the peddler over the
rees eese and ND tSefs E @ Iruss MIN sSyera oow on
pg ihs % ennde over the sonc wal ana carried and he
basket behind the bushes kllis sad 70 me, You're
with t. Then I9Gmpson ihreE large stone one on ;5s
thros Ths ccddtr rsed IN h nena ans With
his face covered with blood and said WHAT do YOU
Thompson then struck him on the head With stone.
d he fen hafS ana Gssn3 to shout ri 6, s6o said Inc 70
-! Ihompson gayg Ellis "a f9ur.hlsded is
m,n's nsck, cutting ms neck. and think. his lugnar
vin ihopuron then .arcnee nr IN man, g9cset'. nnd'
Il he lot of papers and money init Ellis united tue
| Tor pair o trousers, bat could not ana taem he
lo2k an 1ndrrsr Wr tnen Tgnt on, a, m & 10 we, We
him with the knife wss ont the edge OF the road
'dcrrd me pScIctnoos. OUT ren.ed it ne then gave
| t 20 Thompson. We walked down two OF three miles
to lot cuclus, hy stuGc fclrc. We went IN and sat
down Ellis opened tue pcddlcrs pOcketbOOk snd und
| Sii75. Fn.s and Thompson tore NJ tae papers and
| tnrcw them Dehlrd the rOcs. We thea went into
| small tavern husn the road ana hai somcth ~ 70
drink. Elns gave me nyefOar note. ana paid fol
| the drnss. WIN went out | handed 70 HIS th'
change, t7O We then went down the road and across
the trdge the city. That hlght went TO 10 Crane
| street aud stayed there. Was there when l wal
| arrested.
| william Thompson then answered Justice
| Wheeler that he was "A native OF Maryland, n
| years old, a sesfarng man, and lived at 81
| Thompson stree. lie told a rambling story
| admitting thst he had pirticirated In the muir
| der, but endeavorrd to throw the chief share o.
| the crime on Weston.
| William Ellis slid he was \ native Of Mary
| land. n ships cook. lie had also admitted hi
| participation in the crime, and said tnat Wostof
| planned It and led him into IT,
| Justice Wheeler fully committed the prison
| err on the charge Of wilful murder. fhcv wer
| taken To the Harlem tIison at the suggestion -
Cat. Hedden, ia order that they might b. KEEP
| apart.