The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-27
MURDER PUNISHED.
Execution Of Peter Bresnaham for
Killing Michael Daulter.
A COWARDLY CRIME.
The Staying Of an lnOffensiVe NeighbOr in
Hope to Secure His Hoarded Savings.
[sr rELEenApH TO THE HERALD. ]


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CANTON, N.Y., July 26, 1878.
Peter Bresnaham suffered the death penalty for the
murder OF Michae Daulter in the Jail yard at this
place to-day.
BREsSAHAXs CRIME.
Michael Daulter. forty-dvo years old, came 10 Col
ton Jour years ago, stayed At the hotel for time IN
ssc'usion. went about much in WOODS ana fields, was
inonensivs and though CIVIL said little to any one.
Subsequently ne bought piece Of wood land six
miles above the village east Of Racquet RIVER on
Deer Creek road; dug deep hole in the ground
the road, built 10y hut over It aud cooked his food
BY ire built against the wall The hut divided
into two apartments, In one he Kept COW, and
COOKED ana slept IN the other on husks ana straw
scattered upon the ground,s Here he lived, hermit
like, alone from year 10 year At peace with his
nsighbors and all the world He was
socsntric, Industrious, abstemin nous and saw.
ing; and by many thought to have large Of
money carried his person hid abou. the
premises A. ten O'Clock the morning OF Tuesday,
Aprii 80. no SAT at the of his hut cutting seed
potatoes Hrs COW the road the fence,
which she began 70 tear down with her that
he had 70 leave tho potatoes drive her away and
place the rails While engaged with the and
fence Peter Bresnaham approached the road un.
noticed. with gun which he had borrowed, and as
Dauitcr was STOPPING, Bresnaham shot MIN through
the head and he ett to the ground, utternR heavy
groan. Brssnanam hurried 70 a distance OF twenty
rods 10 sight OF his victim and watched
there Tor quarter of an hour, while
the wounded man lay writhdng Daulter recovered
enough to get look about take of his cap and pass
his hands over his forehead. Then, with The air Of
Que bswudersd, he replaced his cap. aud, utter
stumbling forward once twice and staggering back
vsrd several times, reached the door OF the hut and
tried 70 wash the blood from his wound In pail Of
wafer standing BY, while the murderer Watched him.
The wasss seemed TO revive him, that no reached
NE read, and Brssnahan, keeping quiet. saw him
pass ~ . brisk pace toward neighbours house. Then
Bresnaham, going 70 the hut, found THIS he
carried In one hand. ana with the gun In the other
followed his victim. Sixty rods from the
hes he found him lying in the road, face
dssawsra. breathing hoAv,y aud bathed in blood.
Lsansss the gun against tree, Bresnaham, with the
axe. crushed Dauitsr's skull Taking tho dead man
BY the legs NIKE sisagnsersd beast no dragged the
body into shs wseds few rods the road and
ever les whore with stone from the road he again
peanasa lne dead mans head.
KossIxo DEAD
kining the pockets no found two notes, a receipt
ana forty cents He took from the waist belt, la
which De hoped md money. bus andiue nothing hs
left the boay BY ne log, The gun behind tree, ana
with the bloody axe returned to the hut and began
shs search inside. The door no lett partly
open 10 let In nghL-thcre was NO window
ana no peeped into barrels every
NOOK, hnding only two bed quilts and
90 old ooAs which he took to the door examine
A. this lime he through the open door two boys
q snort distance up the road, and lodging back he
shut the door bracsd himself against u. Alter
ums ne looked sAstossIy out, and, seeing no one.
returned 70 where ne lett the gun Taking It ne went
10 whore The victim lay and passsd river.
Thald and ha ha ahnu in
tons, did many srrands and met and talked with
ssvsr~i psrsons. bat in q restless way, hiiSd with
dread and anxious to II tho body had yet been
teond- Nos learning from those with whom
he talked, the desire 10 know OF the
BODY became 30 str oDg that he went TO
where lay, and. taking . stoalthy LOOK
home more satsusd. Those details icarn from his
iass ecssss'es, ana IN many points II confirmed by
tne svidsocs on winch be VAS convsctsd.
fRtAL CONVICTION
The body lay ~ me log until Friday, May s. whom
y vss Isund, and gssAt excitsmeat prevailed among
NE ave hsnarsd men who gathered round the corpse
ani swore vengeapcs against ths culpriI Bresnsham
was al once suspected and arrested, and brought
70 view ne BODY aud asked az he knew anything of Il,
when he psisd and qa.ksa ana nung nIs head. aud
tnss vas ms sniy answer. AZ the inq Jest ssrong
murderer, aaa he wss commtsa Tor trial Al
the Jane term of ths supreme Court ne was
sIess Of The stouges. kind one OF Tue two boys
whon he sav "a the road while no searched the nus
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SUD notes lar Mp this road. The blood upon his slir
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nm, AND NO doubts we're 10 the minds y any that
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