Connecticut western news., 1878-02-14

TKN EYoK's INDUCEMENTS. Partly as curiosity in law, and partly to gratity the desire of the people for information in rela- ton to the Ten EYck case as rapidly as it is developed, we publish in full ihe three iu- dictments found against him ut Pillefied last week, as follows: ,.
 COMMONWEALTH oF MASSACHUSETTS.
 BERKsHIRE, At the Supreme Court, begun aud no den at PILlsheld, within and for the county of Berkshire, on tue secund Monday ot January, m the year ot ouI Lord one thousand eight hundred and sev-1 snLy.eignl. Tue jurors for said CoInmun- wealth. on their oath, pres nL that John Ten Eyck Ot Sn, field, h the county o' Berkshire aforesaid, on the 29Ih day ot No vemOer, ln the year Of our Lord Que thou Sand e gut huLdrrd and sevcnly-seven, al Sh. field aforesaid. ln tbe county ot Berk- shire aforesaid. with force and.arms, Iu aDu upon one D4vId Sliimau, telUnlously, wIl 1utly, aud Ot hls malice aiOrelhUn- -nt, diu make an assault, and that he the Said John Ten Eyck, then aud lhere, with certaln axe, Wulch he the said John Ten EyCk lh bolh hls hands tneu aud Lnere ha,. and held hun tue said Davld Slillnan Ill and upun the head oi him the said DAvld Sliinan, un the right temple LOne Ln, reot, upon tns right slde ot suId head, then and lhere ui Sne fled aforesaid, feIOnlOuSly, WlliaHy. and Ot his mailce atOrelhUught, cid strlkts givlug uulu hlIu the Said David SliIlman then and there with the axe aforesaid, b, the stroke aforesaid, in the manner atOre- said, m and upOu the head oi hlm the Salt David Stllmau, on the right temple OUHe Oi hls Said head, npun Lhe rIghl slue Of hIs salG head, one murLai wound Ut tue length Oi one aud an halt lGch, of the breadth o' one-half of an inch, and of the dep h OI one inch, of which Said mortal wound tut sald DaVld SllilInan. Lhep aud there Instant ly died. Alu so the Jurors aforesaid, up on their Oath aforesaid, do Say that the saIu Jonn Ten Eyck, hIm the said David SlI- man, In manner and form atoresaid, tueu and there at Sheffield aiore- sald, felonlousy, wilfully abd ot his maIic. aioIeihoughL, did kill and murder, agaIns tue peace of said Commonwealth and con trary lu tine form ot the staI ute in such cast made aud provided. Aud the jurors atore- said, on their oath afort said. uo iurtLeI pr, sent, that ,hn Ten E, ok of Sn, tfi- d., ln the counly ot Berkshire aforesaid, uu tue 29, 9,h day ot November, in the year ot our Lord que Lh. usand eigbt hundred anu seventy seven. at Sn. tf1eId aforesaid m sald county, with force aud arlns ln aud upoL one Davld SIillman, feloniuusly aud wiliLl
 
 make an assault, anG that he The Said John Ten Eyck, then and there with ceItaIb sxe wnlch he the said John Ten Eyck, lb h.s hands then and there had and neld, bim the Said David Sullmau n and upon the head ot hlIn tue said D ,vlG Stllman, on the right side ot hls Said head. back of an, near To the rig ht ear ot hs, the Said Dav:d SIillmaL's saiu head, then aud there felO niOusly, wiliuliy and of hJs malice atOr, = thought, did strike. giving unto him, the said David Slillman, then and there al Sheffield aforesaid, with the axe aforesaid by the stroke aforesaid. in and upon the head of him the said David Sllllnan. ou the right side of hls Said heud, back ot ana near to the right ear Ot tue said D4vId S.lll- mau's said head, one mortal wound of the length of three inches, Of the breadth oi one halt of an inch, and OI the depth 0. one inch, Ot which Said mortal wound tht Said DavId Stillnian then and there instantly died. Aud so the ju. ors aforesaid. np"n their oath atOres a.d, do say that the salu John Ten Eyck, him Ibe said David Still man, in manner atOrt said, then and tber, at Sh. field aforesaid, teloniUusly, wlliulIy and Ul hls malice aiorcihuugLt, dld Kill anu murder, against the peace Ot Sad CommOL- wealth. and cOnlraTy 10 the forms Ot tht statute In such Case made and provided.
 A true bill.
 JOSHUA M SEARS, Foreman.
 Ten Ey OK was given copies ot the indict . ments Jan. 2Ist, by Deputy Sheriff We'll ingtOn.