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 PERPETRATION 0|i' THE MOjJT SMOCKING MURDERS AND 
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 As dliobeilicnco in youih loo frrqurnlly hfcomc« iho 
 
 Eirciil of mi/>lortiiiio wlicn ndiiits, iherefoic H it hojHjjl llid 
 liowing pugca, when reud nnil r^'flccled over, will l»e a 
 valunhlc leifon to^ouih, as well us lo some unlliiiiking 
 parents, who consider ihc expo8uro\<«f die lives of fiicn 
 people iniher on fnjury; than a bfnefino moralii.y. But 
 if such, if nny there, lie, would fiist cast their c^^'eg 
 aiound, and behold the depravity of cily life, which 
 principally furnish the gaol, the ulms-hoiise, aird peni- 
 tentiary, there is only one question necessary l(» ask 
 themselves, h order to satisfy every doubt, nnJ thnl isi 
 Were those victims born in the city or in the couiilrVf 
 and the answer will be that flmr-fifihs arc of coufitrr 
 education, and it is as reasonable as mtonKlay, as tlieir 
 eyes weie kept dark to the depravity of the world an^ii 
 they got entangled in il> unmerciful grasp. Hence l^t ' 
 lUio inariiter have his compass ns well as his quadrnni;^ 
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 of rtur Lord 1S46, by W. H. Jackson, in the Clerk'i 
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 1* ha« j^rohahly never ruUcn la tlic lot of man to W-t 
 tS^uX f& li«t ^ more cruel, licjirt-rcndiiig, nlrocious, cold-' 
 blooded murderi ft'id during rublM;iie«tljnn Imvc lieon 
 pcrpclrnled |>v iho fluhJActi of this nainuive» nnd that 
 to6 In iho niuUt of o liijjiily civiliacd and Clrri«liun com- 
 ^umlyi deeds t<»p, \\-|iich, forilio dcoruviiy of cvoiy 
 hurtian feeling, i^t'm acprcely to havo found a parallel jii 
 nife aurt'aU of cn>e. And it ^ecraa doubly slnickina and 
 alYocibus \Vliefi \ve find lliem perpctiatc<l by or^cciT tH 
 ibrti^le sex, wbich sex lias ialwnys nnd in all couhlrW 
 be^n est^^emcdot liavlngaliifflicr rranrd for vijiuc, end 
 fur greater aversion to acts of barbarity, dven in llie inoit 
 Vil|dted, lli|n is geherully found in men of tlie some 
 Cja^s. Wo nioy truly say ihaiilieonmirsof liisiory Imv* 
 »«vcr unfolded to the world a greau-r instance of bu man 
 depravity and utter disregaid of every virtuous feeling 
 ll^bivh should inhabit tbo human bre«isf, than the onu ff 
 become^ our painful duty to lay before our readers io 
 tlie apcountof Soi>hia Hamilton, tho aubject of this very 
 intercAtirija; riarrotive. We deem it not unimponnnt la 
 giveabridrnccouni ofher pnrentoge, in order thai «ir 
 riui^erous r^acler^ may sceVthcsouice from which she 
 i^rung J as also the iuestimablo iaiid intrinsic value of e 
 .^. gpral education in youth, wbith i^ a gem of imperisba^ 
 ^^>Ble, value, the fods of wliicb mnnv liav^ had to deplore, 
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 let, '.il, h« became a disgust to liis kind andlovmg father, 
 whose admonllions he disregarded and ^^ose pfecep.s 
 he trampled upon. Atnhc np,e of tweniy-fmir he %yas a 
 o^ribit^oi. regardless of the kind counsel of his relatives ; 
 Sn I at length hi^ character became so disreputable, that 
 hdVas accused of aim ost'cv^ry outrage perpetrated m 
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 llkelY to bc'exhdustecl. immedii^lely scrqped np t 
 
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 l^KjinkiuJIdtlivr. ; Alicr ilie WirMilM»rJ«in.'s, hirt xviiu cnN 
 |JB|| 9ci the J»ii^iiej>.<< • Itir «« imu I iawt Uii( , tu ^otisi ((iierico 
 «f, Idu 4^.il)«,/or. her , V^MiiU,unt» >v,liiel«< vvjis f*i'ii(ti3flij 
 
 ^,kaf(w\u{a ^\v\\y |lU:it jl niM lie \V||6 \va« tiutiirl in liio 
 U^iu«q 1*^' Mur,«,lcK*|%, lis Ik? wr^Sf 80 mucl» <lefiirmc«l l»y thd 
 d(i>^,;M^(J,lK>ti|ly {(SgorlilKit lie.wcMii la JCti^^hud Ui »viihvB 
 Ket9|lK«s; l^ttt it ! w^ ptMiy gqiwnilly iickiiuuMntl^i'diby 
 d^^if! I>ea( aqqiifliM^J m ^.iie l>ei<5l»U«^i lio.>cl>— lilic |»ulilio 
 %|ioQk,,llle li»u«ff,;»u<| .>lr«*juiiic9 was obliged 10 sell 
 OM^, »n(J(. j0a,Y(f . jtlie , r^elgUborliniWl^ < wliicb sire <U«I» ancfc 
 moveJ to I he 81. L;i\vrei\ce River, where she fKiiileci! 
 n|»l>^MWirJy iniie^jlVMin AI(*nji,ffipl., ^As'.l^ 
 ^ lM;gfii;i:to gfpvfT raMwr scMinyrshci began iilai)^ t»doe 
 «jbp, u^ge^f |L noc^aaiiy Qf bringing ihU her' imruli««*«. into 
 |^nAci;ue,,P>r ^lie vya9 fi Meiy pfsrsevpriiig, aibtttiiiy w^^ 
 4j^6lie'haxl a Yciy U^nyy ii|t,tiiily io!«up|iort, «li« ciiil<^av«4 
 <^^(i,l(» make litir hou^i a fi^use qf »09ort i«»r tijivelier* 
 or. persMiiii , who wished .to ,ap<jiKl /snoae jof the lioi mioi- 
 i^r iDiMfthain thai cool and dcligioAilitigtpn orthe abun^ 
 tfy;; .o^vyjiy Iroin the more uii\x;ho^nne laic ol'. a Cit(»vtfdedi 
 and ^vfl^'cnLetl city ; and in thi* it^iMtier, 09 iniiy. tie esr 
 ]^tcd, they fufmed in^iiiy ne^v aiidjiyit^h ttqu im^ 
 ^4hat ^Iie,»p9n/Succc«ded, H^ monryittg W diiuglit^rs U»' 
 pcic^ns. of j^^pectabUity, (MihQUgh they weici aoythiogt 
 fcMl^v^r^upiis f^^U^^ well aat wiy^s,, ; ,i,, i,5; ; ! .^ -i mu 
 , \-|'hc y^ungp9t dsmg^^r^i ^y)}o^ flfarae was 8ophin, and 
 if^h t|v9, 'priiicfjpte s^bjfit^t pr thi9i nmifative^ /was hi Hm> 
 qge nCs(>y«niei^Urm2^irri|ed iq afOfpiIng; imui AifWeinhn^ 
 >|f;i8 .^i^miltiQii, a pje^p^aV^viiip^aime^ Wliolbuppeni^d- 
 to l|e tray,f;!|(n^ in.^hataiec^ifaof 4he onuntry^we li<j^ove; 
 i| iiaMyQ'pt . Kingatdiii,, Upper Canada, t As be clxinpedf 
 ^^-l^pnt u|>>t;iier jn6^|^*,ftl)quseih(il«btiBpfnmcr(^f«!l82§,V 
 ^^i^aslifs i^^ltlf w^ j[^Mi?ir.idel><Mie»>I^>«ictQtfni}ned|o^ 
 
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 ofcKinaitt. However, her iniithcrfitWlth^ Mr. HiirrtiUiit^ 
 to posses* bonsideralWe iiiimev nn«» <V»i«Ul?roW<» {wnti* 
 QaHittriiclioni at tmce crultirtvufeil to briiig HouiH^ rt titnf^ 
 itigo lwi\v< en him «nd lier ^nuglUfi'. Cf»nifieqUhnlly h* 
 wtti ireaied wiih ihe greatest; cjim nhr! iitli'tilMfr ilnritig 
 bis illn''ts, Sophia bemg his omsiant uhd ftnly iiiteiidhn^ 
 Bb» iMMiossett an unLM»inrtii>n1y ngfeeabfcs' hSiikmjfe; <'<|"if 
 lonnncc-, nllhoMgl* iiUhei mnscnlinc ; she wo* wry t«^*J- 
 iMling, rtiMl eewnetl to ^iosscss a wilt.^tendcJr, ngr«^nbw 
 iiipoMiHin ; nl tht^aaifie time »mr iriother \\i)i8 eiteroWiri^ 
 ai fier ttii and !nfl4ieiice trt iiklud** Mm: Hrt iv*ft8 Vint w*T9^^ 
 
 y The fi)IUiwiiis year he reMin^dd, m Klnfg*Unv,i«Mfi|f 
 
 tvilh hir»ihi8tviiK ami settled dehvnhbotil fen mites Jro*fi 
 
 ihet city; and iheie set upk luveiii, trhicHwaeur^ liable 
 
 . to bis wife, as bcr moihertaiiglrt^bci' tlte'.art ^ijf sublle dfew 
 
 -/fl0 Imd not been long' mhVrit»l1,'»fs maybe 's^i^ 
 »mik he tbuiKl omfrhirielilcliiffrftctt'r erf' fife wift', whtete 
 preywl so lAwcb 'ii|»**i "his^«6!i*iibi*fon, that His hrtilifi 
 began to tle<}litie rapidly, 'rttKKai the! ^id'ftftvt'Vi^if;*^^ 
 httidittdv leavirigawidouttbAiiri i/irtetefcn y^j^rfrtld. Hi* 
 dcatbwas not *o much giiel'trf her as was stipfk.sed by 
 those who ileuH fmt sympaibjrtowards her, as the 1*0'^ 
 ierHbeaiied but dkeiviwl people thoiigUf.slic hei^f^^ 
 foridisiartt iVom- bdrreltttiv«isH,ir iltirlrtta iiHy 6liVev«)lr 
 none wero ever, seen vlhitln^ her since (hty'moved iheiei 
 ^istit has «inc« bd<rh asb^rtaihe'd, by WViiWncotitessiott; 
 ihni he di»d> from th<< feflS^cti^ jk'VHjfson x^Wdv khe' gii^'* 
 \^m; I k-oughi the tt6fei« givli Whotiii she ktfjn tf s cciok; tak*j 
 ing c: rs lest suspicion rri'^t oc'^uf flirieflii^^diHrtih ahd 
 dnexsimlnaUoii fdlw'pbi<*ej t\(M'\i niigbt*:lpj^fea> W AiUiako 
 ortliBougli (heiigrtofanfcb W thtt UlitfeJhtfe Welgrb. TWiif 
 ahe dkl, tbiiikrng^ 'un di^Wht, th^t If Alio wa^' blesir o^ ^hini, 
 i^>tu» hcaUhHS« untd \^tiehutii^, sh«6diilU ffiehCttrty qiit 
 tny |»bn site tiiiglit dfeVlae llVr' thd^fatiti^ijupii oir H^ 
 ^ropctwUies y ibrvshft was' very ^eii^ttdl M IjH plfiasttrei 
 a^trtl'illv incaptibWbr apprt-fiatrrig that higb'-toiii^«l ft^P 
 - ingj jfind the '9«5llinsiipec*t ainh'^ifiifem^t wincli'j islKmId 
 tvei^the female, sex. She was almost indificrent to 
 

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 ihe \va« btiUU rpcngefij! nod Mui'iigeplis; attti ibliHiiihj^ 
 m iIm! iiuUjocuoi her ^iiriiiiits } sh^ tva'Afnlso'veiy dti^<?rt- 
 /ul, slireivU, aiui lindtt great ihfluehccifov<^r'(vc{ikrritii'tlif«^ 
 Xllf^r tiio (teutli "oi* tier liuftb<in(l^' ^Yic bc<;anrrc ono oK ihd 
 moi)t ttbiintloneil and noUirinus orurtijnen. giving ionh^ tn 
 every'ijpecieft of lice'niioinlicss aqd e!ttravagilnC'6-HBnd 
 (licre ivogjio crime t<ib ff'rcai', no di-^l loo crlleMhr \tvf 
 Urcrtgage,in,\o acconipUsli any object of her dediro, of- 
 ten viigagih^ personaUy in 'a6ts of ihd' itiost obthigt^Ut 
 arid (la«ii|^ robberies. ; ri^ f > vj ffiirrp .lirUJu: < 
 
 , Alicr living Yn ihU manner Wlbred y<|ars after ihd 
 <iea(h oT ht r husband, her |)rev|6iii8 course of lifebeir^g 
 ftwreied from piibtic censiire, in iheiipring of 1834 she re- 
 
 {mbycMl from her old ojaceofbabitalirtn Ki AVoodstock, in 
 ^'e province ofNcw Biunswjgk,' whe^ir she set up tt cot"'' 
 age tayefiu a? she knew site woiildlietc have a miH'h 
 l^ciicr chiuice bf carrying out her wicktid and unlnwiiul 
 
 {traciices., Here she linade use rif a greiil many aiiifices 
 o in(|iico emigHnnf s and smu^tertt to put up ^vith her }. 
 and she \y.»s considered by hiany a vi^ry Kind, o|i€rt- 
 ^'earted arid generous woman. AUeir giving very libci^l 
 <;onu ibutiona to charitable iiistilutionsV and eeldrinb charg-> 
 irig her visiirtrs anything, In tlic courfeerof one J-ear lier 
 liousc was the /firinci pie retort Irt the viUnge-^sO' ihrff rl 
 yi'aa 'n\E5cc$sai/y to employ a nrctiy. smart 'l*a»-keept'rilor 
 flne'wbo woiihl, be capable ot sujieilaiindilg ih^^geiieral 
 b'^iiness J ihereKire, slie hiired ayouhgmaiH whofee rmlnci 
 ^ai Brown; ji native ^f Mai<iei \th<y seefiie*! to'i>e vety 
 ^itmlde as well as admired, tthlil at le«j|lh fi6 lefi-r^iiit 
 
 drhim wcT \vill speak in Jahothf*f 1»age." At this tfmt *>«'* 
 sinews scem< d to be very 'piflspeiwis,' stKthai k At*^* rtoili^ 
 frtg reiiiarkablel for youn^ liieii of eveVy ranW, Slainnf and 
 rfgt) to vi*it her li(»tise ; be$tde^, «he being a youtig fifnd 
 ftiscinai'mg wiil6\y, havhij^ the w»te f^fitpfinfeibillhy of'tt 
 /larjge and jirosperous looking cfstaMisbment, it was; WO 
 iiriial! indnc^metit in^youii^imen Svhfo admired aft erti*»r-^ 
 j^Hmhg paririrr. ' H^ sh^' -ttiiihaged : ntattt*!^ nk^to 
 
 A^iiney! '^he 'sdon got arobnd'lier'a ^ang' of ruftitma \vf»tf 
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 ^*«SrX cruel aiidtowlc«s gang «ipnu the ^^ 
 tavW« Plemv of monev to carry oi^ ihrir gnmbhng . but 
 ISn^^lS were Spelled U> cUr «ul ^ a«sa^«»*»«n 
 
 lion and oiber drMnken PH'/WS* i' r.„,„ o.«d 
 
 f« about ibree wpibft alier. ^w« f "»^«">^"{^"'i ^,"5 
 
 bee. pn their way to F«^eriqktj>n..b»in'enea y^^^ 
 
 hS bouse. The travel ing being* vny had, in conse, 
 
 \^;o^S^ liivy ip^ A ^Hieb rnude It, W^^ 
 
 Slberfor wheeling or ^4*^^»»^3^ i;"?*^ "^^ 
 AVflK»aav' After xaJllntf k^rtbniK'f owl ma King sow 
 
 22l &lon Markets, '.^bivbui once indicated their busi- 
 I««s^d in aUpfob,nbiUtycp»tiheav their bves,^ they^ 
 
 dJK.a gratilyiii^ir W^ig* bv il^ ^'^^nd C.^ 
 
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 IvS wJuse4 weuyli.e<jly. Uucohtiem being raihej 
 
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 ' iiii^H (llkiiit rit(lit <i*iiUii'k, ' wM tln*y cullcil Air iti^Hr 
 YtoMel, iirt«l ')^hilr lUcy werCs hinkiii;^ itnuly to ttott, 
 llrnvyn fiid hvnmhei* Mnrted nbout lour- mllcg ufii>n<l, 
 Itiyiii^ ob4iritcfimf4 ih tlie \v.iy, by nmking IliAt a ritph 
 across ill'? n>u<l. About ilircis iWt bigb, i|i order to cn^ 
 l^rzKlM* borates lis tlilry pnsirrU '<Io\%ii'|Ik} bilt, xvbich 
 |)iove<l cffi'ctiiat, wbilc^ tliry liiy in ttitibush niid tmUM 
 Jbpiin liioai, sbot one ifiid MMbbctl'ihcoibe;— tbc nffi-igliN 
 ied iioriies broke ibe haitibM and rUti awny, bbi %vei^ 
 woHgJii buck. Tlio iMHiics ibry bfoftght to ibe' lAycrp, 
 ^'nd ulso bUrlM hccording to Brmvn*8 coiift^s^ton, tvliil^ 
 In (irison ill lluliflix, awaiting ibedayof c?iccutioti, fro^ 
 >'lficli Avc find a drt.uf ofibis nbhK)iell,*unprt*crdebl^(| out^ 
 fii/Wi' 'jS«»(ibn Iier6cir|iie«t*^t n fmV ^rtrnute« tillet 
 
 tbil niiifder \vas cominiued, aatt was of courise ^tnt* 
 
 ' l^lovtid i^ fleuicbiiig and diN^iding ttib npJil. bf wbicK 
 ho doubt $ho clt^bncd a jKrcriy gooti ibnrc. We are in*- 
 |fbrme<l th.it tbey bad bi their fNtasession j£3600. ,. 
 
 The aboveiiamed B^owii^ who tiras inibe ertpadhy rtf 
 bar keeper, leli the place 8ab<(*(pi^n(iy, and Avas coin- 
 tnitied to prison on a cbargc of murder lust No^enllier, 
 in Hatiiiix, Nova Scotia, wTiere he war^ltied, condeinnedf 
 and received sentence to ilieoii tho tib <»!' April. 1845. 
 And when brought upon ih^^aff«)h|; declart^d, us ho 
 i/toojl iipoti the brink of eternit>vti«iil^ in the last inoinen^ 
 6l \ih eatihlv fxi^tehce, cxpi'ctiugiii yfew ni(>incnts tii 
 meet bis (*oJ in judgii^ciii, tlwt be Waal perlocliy inno- 
 ciiit of the crime for which be was^tlmut to die~-but still 
 dckiiniw'edged beingguiliy orBlher mur'fiers oft hff bbrcKi 
 
 •6st shade. Ho then begged a littje time, as he •wished 
 to acknowledge tiillie World somd o| the ciimes of which 
 lie was guilty; He theo prcKc^ed us tiiilQws: 
 
 ; " l^as born near Cstliiis, in ilig year 1^16; of jnorali 
 fionest and industiiouis parents, who iyere 'kind, tender, 
 iliid lovin<y towards me, their Only and unWorthy son. 
 Instead o( adding coniltMl fii. their Venerable years,-T 
 brriu^ht grief and sorrow to their beaVls. and Vlisgrace to 
 
 ^heir, heads. I lived with my fiuher iiniilL<ya? seven- 
 teen vears o1d» when 1 left his iiOuse., in;^^(mse(|Uenc)e (>f 
 tnylftther*s contrary disji^siiion, ujiielvl ibonglu I bud 
 |(nucli leason to conmluhi of; bjitridas ! to my sorrow^ I 
 iliic'c became seusitik of my^tmvr. but loo late, iMub for 
 
 
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 ifAl compuny, p lU •f'<^'» .'^f^"^ ■ ,^ ihis manner 1 roN^a 
 
 the aaiw who Uid aiipUirucvon o'^'^' f * "'* , "» " u3 
 
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 ■MrA.(lM^ 0<HMliriM14l M'r ia,« l40M«*,riir ill tf;|Nil(.s culled 
 Ktr| u ,<^H|[|^ (iihI .<l<*«u!«(l iHifi loW (li«LurltL'd.i 1 i4ion 
 l(ii;k<f|i,l iiiii|,l)f^Mit|i(t,fJo<H. l*enL»'iviiigi»lii<i, ii|ie inqui* 
 f^ >yli.v, I «^«l w»« I |iHifu.J<»ltl lirr \%.ii<a mv imoiiiHins 
 IVfTf^i nrumiHiMft bor (11 (.hi'iMiiif iiiiie,.iliii it' sIm* w^Mikl 
 cfNHnii,^(» iimrrv. m. M^ma rciuiniiig |o ilit^r fniluVs 
 htfH»i\,l vvmmUI 4ii,'>>i$t., 'J!|iU slid HHlty if(u9f*(l, »a\iiig tt 
 .tlmfKimvliMifN Miat i*lio \v«M<t<l mllMT die llmii ihtimi 
 liri^.jr In iHf |4}jl IP iliu Ml^fir by irp, lUirr iiikiiiKi eiiuli.a 
 «^|ilMi(^rulil(hqoui;#Ov :.*fliv llieiMMrnipiiHliu t*8ai|K^^ 
 M'^'VS M«l? J pfi'V4Mii(r<| li.i'f, »lHf lN>gMii Id LI y «mt iiir 
 ^fflp,, \v|iicli «»fi;rn^ei| ine.Uult I aiuglit ii|» u luwel 
 whicli.WMrt.liuuuiug ill lii^ rnt»ii), i>U(liiif(/ loliirct! it rnib 
 j^«^j j^imih. ♦*?li4|,rif«^iii0i|.vtiili j^ll Im«^. luigUl. 1 Oieii 
 tyymvil it iirnuiAt,! Jier .jifckit cli'^kiui! Iier u^iil f<liu Wmi 
 m"«oiiaHi|v. I iJieii,««conA(>li*lieilwy lidliislipqrfMiw, nriJ 
 ku'iwiiig lli.;}^ U'rt|ie;fli.;uU|iHJci»yir.*«liu \v4uiM; iiniiirdiH 
 %\f\y i^l¥MG me. I , i)ipr<ili»re rf^oUt^d ij|)uii hvr (UjiMu 
 >v|m«;Ii|;1 coii^.iirimi»|e(l,l»y/ lying, la |MMkeii liiiiMlk«ixhi«'l' 
 ^f,^fii|ul ||iTiiwl>/fo (is[lu i|a l«» iinnviiLilu; jmsiiJIilliiy «il* 
 ^er, hrnailiiuii. l Uifu (t^lji lirr^ iiiul. iinakiiig in v wiiy 
 Umicrctrivrd, tkul l*niii,iHA;iiy,.,,' Alieir i;|ml» rny il'ii«(ii>e»- 
 tj«Hl,lM•;(:illl^•, ,); |^iii;fi|^lf, iiHtru' iv<k|vi^. 1 ciiri-ii litil^ 
 ivliiil I iliil. I repr^Micliud ii){^'^U'!\vilh>all lli" iHiicruuss 
 Mraugiiisli, iiivi'jiiy V(>ry sumI Wii4 VtMHVKU'd t«ir yruifl* 
 as ihiMigli 1 fell ihu \v|:i|h ijl* Qif^ iim) iht* lorintijle iilV 
 liffll, i'w'ndd lliid iiHimeiM, il* i h mI tluii «j|H»ie<', HijHi»r 
 iMTt^iity luoilid deal lis, ^mcIj n/t she did. Misui ajijulu enter 
 iMtm Uie Irk*; ifeUiig:^ ujiivh ,1 Imve piHcu suHered— hut I 
 (iimIm'UI to bo roUa^ed. ,B,iii iryuu wlfo lieur ine ctuld 
 ml .coru^eive tli^ ^liglnrstidcjiMdilitiBMlliTiiigs njy [Mior 
 Hira i t re»U» you \v(»u Id, ,m, lUnt |»i, lonk oo n|o w it U | li iiy ii nd 
 npL witli d<H>rir; .bqi J.linpe my df»*ili;.\v.tll be an esam- 
 ile IQ tjiu% >vbo finiivi.ve in»', inn I aiu saii^Hed to 
 lavfi tlji3 world ;.aud: Ido^rve iljerat^|liuta\vrtit«iTte4? 
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 iS;v nl ; lH.io|-7»MiAv« will ^penk thm iMopcr vluce. 
 
 and i;..a.io,mbk. lM»u«e limn il.« .hJc >Ih} ^^^^^^^^ 
 
 S.i. lu the .«>.nl. ..f Ap.il. 1911. a gentlem^u 
 
 ho..«., mul pul iip ior iIhj night, ns lie >...« on .U .^o| 
 iiniHc river, where Ik> IhkI eonneeliim wilh n saw ml. 
 SCet^Sellhot he hud ^^^^!^. ^^^-^ ^ 
 him ; t:,r slie i^liU made a praeut^ i^f .inauir...g h^ buji. 
 ,«„« and ciciimsuincea ol'truveller;*, u, «^ ler lo hnd t m^ 
 obiecicriier de*irei' Whili Be Was «l .l>'*^'»»**-»»'' f/g^ 
 SlJhind hi.i. ami plungecr ni.rge k«.1e »»»r.H.«hijU 
 
 back ; he lell, screaming tt^r some ^"^'^''l^^ 
 
 expiri.1. Twoollierctms<MsvW*'"»""^\*^.^.'?!^^ 
 came in; hut 
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 ifcThev rolilied him wi »vbw, »»« ~."" -. , j'. _, -^li 
 
 " wbnrf and direw il overb^rd. uiihchiog a^l«r^« ^^^ 
 to \i la pievent it iVom liiin^. He wsis. » ♦^ ;'j*;^^'> 
 . kiiHl. ch^rilaWe. an.1 good-heoiied ftian. revested anil^t<^ 
 
 gpeeied'by all \vli«» kne^' him. . -^^^ .u *.4ihA.ii Irfi 
 ■ Wliile things Aveie going on in thistle ^'^J;"^^^^ 
 lcrrupti.m. dining the c«"r*e>f lire enSjn.jg yean n^^^^ 
 
 Booth CaioUna. on hU NVtiy W QuelH^c. sloppe.^"^ ^^ 
 iMHise ; she linmd ihut K^ had meney; os 8}ite ^jf^ 
 coursed Avilh iiim on ihd »lave trade, tend findmg that h* 
 
 
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 hiiiMolfwat cngngpd in iho truffic of ilaveii, tbo itnmedir 
 
 o^ely rctolved Una ho rIiouIU neyer tell niiv niore. 6h« 
 
 \mh put litin 1(1 ateep iti a room leiMinitr fmni tbo main 
 
 pai t tif (lit) IxfMSo, urKi wiih two n(.\inr as«ociii(cii cnlnrcU 
 
 \he ninm by;^ secret (Vilinfle, f^liicli they bud fixod 6r 
 
 ■uch purnt'to^t ttiiu ono (fr'iTiem cut liia throat from ,car 
 
 to car, wfiitu tlic olhttri heUl him in Iho bod } l|)cy )hcn 
 
 robbed him ofSiOOO, toaethcr \vilh a valuable gnUI watch 
 
 worth $130., The body wos aAorwards burif'd initio 
 
 tk)j^r, wliojra I'Ml'^omuintWeife deposited without a 
 
 nionumeht to record (hat. hd onco existed. Sooni aj^^r 
 
 inisi iho^fuelly niurdcrcd a boy, twelve ycara of am, 
 
 y^hom the ^d in llje lingse ijn tlio capacity of WQ.iicr or 
 
 f^rvnot. bfscauie he accidentally saw them fcci^ting ti;ie 
 
 body of the murdered in,i|n/ ana had ^tiid,\Vl^cii he wof ^ 
 
 ooe day atigiy,* that he w<^u|d inform of them ; but she 
 
 . litplved, b'ko the niraief. that the deod should tell no 
 
 fa1c8^^e.order^d him down.tb the pcltiir to ifgul^to 
 
 jlomelhiii^, and joltowed hin^K with a large knife f while 
 
 he was sTo<ypinffi she stabbed him to the heaf t } Qho 
 
 th?n draggci^ him 5>v^r,|»ndj .^bre\v J^tf^^)^^^^ body 
 
 / apion^ tno skeletons. ; ,". ' . • , 
 
 I'his inhiinian aifid prjudt ranrdrr.ofiho unoflcnding 
 
 1, and faitl^ful domestic, IS the only instance of her dis^ti- / 
 
 '■ ibresiea crueUvt, since tlie niurderof her biisbnnd ond^ 
 
 cbdd ; for.>Yo piidt that the love of money seemed to be 
 
 .die sole ojijoc^ 0^ h<?r desire^ I f .that cpu Id be any apology 
 
 ^ fpr her yu^ra^^ous, crimejS* Oiit the more she oeei^cd to 
 
 get, the more her' thirst inbredsed, regardless of tfio 
 
 priqewhiph it; yast<>cpst, and by iifduigpnce arrived to 
 
 tii|ature age ; so that ivi place of being un ornarnent to 
 
 ^ ii^ry honored , sexn , she became a scou rgo to (» i^ jelloinr 
 
 c/reatures, as >ye find by the confession of her associates 
 
 ^ jjpI gailt, a^' well af ; from bpr owp confession. / , 
 
 * "■ [About the middle of J'une, 1844, she mur.dered an 
 
 I Ij^jishmap^ who was in the sjnMgglipg business (<)r some 
 
 t$^ previOMS,! and who , was in tbe habit of putting im 
 
 fl^t her hovsc) it being convenient to the steamboiit wharf; 
 
 iiut of bjs deailh j^e b^v^^ other account, than that 
 
 ^.^l^ich we cottect frpcift ber confession, which will |ie 
 
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 tl.^ iiv-y f P^*^ »'*^^ KSrd of the dehib of iie^ 
 
 :*nother, vvho haxl 'e^g||^ 'Suaden and unii.t.eTy 
 %c^ai9 before ",^V ^'"^fiffl^mSffifi noiliffiiril for inany 
 
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 iptat roittining dAor Unvipg a nyiiil>«r of horieA (hut flto» 
 .Ion, orul for whicli l>^Mf%iA <^ cootiUefiihle lum of 
 .money fdr kii iii^i11|My jil | Iiil|( ttu; otnccrs' (|uaf* 
 
 i>i;tho vetorpnA, on%H(|i|[^>lfcp«u(, wIki gavo itiu altinn (p 
 tilM giinfil* jllli JonewC- oo liranfig iliOi alarm ^ivcn» 
 mountQil i4ril|PHie« an^ itaite«J oQ'at fuit •peed, wiili th|D 
 guan^^n TuU purautl^ «uiti alihout^h ihey \vero on liiot, 
 (bQ;|i;.kan\v tlie rowl iHUter thun hn UmIv tor he kiUctl ih^ 
 ^)rie, which h« ru<lo ag««nat h gi^^tand ho wat sii<*^ hv 
 ibe enraged men. Hiq body waa taken to the hu^iiilal, 
 «ild there tlepoaitcd, baf ontld uot bo idcutiiicd, npr 
 could they oiitain tuij iatctligence that, wouUl Iviul torn 
 •disoQvery ofhianam^, and it xvatonly about a,yc«irHiuc-f, ^ 
 that it wai difouvcfcd that Uaac Joitea was tho nmuo of 
 iheman who wat shot. ThiM ended the uniin^ny oa- 
 
 I reor of father arrd son, and we shall soon see the uniiappy 
 termination of tlie life of tho youngest daughter. \vh^t 
 ji raolanohuly conteoaplation (<)r tho readeri when it o{H 
 pcan that, like their <:rifet iaifier, th<}y knewop ft>ui, but 
 ^ere of a perverse ^nd cr'Uel di8|H)sition, ai^d seeuu;! to 
 
 i. set no value on the lives of theix ieUow beings; and 
 •atmnge, tltoagh trae, thatj those who purchase prpix-ity at 
 anch a 8acrifi(;e, «eld<»ra know how to take car4) at' it, and 
 lowever much they may have, soeoi to Uiirst fkn tnor<^ 
 l^'Her tlie newcf ^^^ death of Iter brotlier, ^o|i^iiu bo- 
 if p«t|l|||le, mofc buibnrOQs and cruel (httn bt'liire. 
 ^how kerned to take no (leligbi wbatevec in aqy thing 
 Ibut; acts of the, most bUod-thitaty and inliuniari noiuro. 
 Motbiug now sceme<l to satisfy Iter murderous dl.-posl- 
 
 • lion but the death of some innocent, and to her, unoOiiKl^ 
 ling Victim, fiut; her career was nearly run- She had 
 harried it to sudi a hcrglu that it \v«a im|)Q3siblc to coo- 
 Mnita in this waymach lortgcr^ wirtioui being ovrria- . 
 ken by justice. And it was not long after this thai sh« 
 was, by the following, circumstance, exposed, Jin«l her 
 
 .gong was broken Up* and some, of them Wouglit \o con- 
 
 (•dign punishment lur the hig^Klianded and outriij{<>()U8 
 
 M :<}riines they had for, a long time time com m,Ul^'d, and 
 tliius, far without detection. , , 'rj 
 
 riTlr.fJdllie had anew gang of associatcst wlio w^^npi;:<|iH(« 
 
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 liM some intefcoui^A »iiB» k- « a "Jona, wim whom be 
 
 .tonge that he mm:^lt^^^^^ 
 
 tieraan stopped there • hTtW- .• ? .** "° ^"^'^ «««- 
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 ^ a letterfmm hifwtfe^n t£V?ft^""^'^ 
 
 ; dissatisfa<n^.rdri^feito^b^^^^ 
 
 'had written trLvS?F n?^ ^^L It seems that Morse 
 
 •♦My dear husband I irtT ^ ^'r"®' ^^^^ o» thu»*^ 
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 boardata tavern^ but «*JL**® disagreeable to trbu to 
 
 •aid they bSked wSi Sr m'* •^''^"^"'' ^'^'^ ^ 
 
 ^ days after he ww^Siem^ ^^''V^ »be tavern two 
 
 ^ miked the idrslint^nt^^^^ 5 while others had re- 
 
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inqairy, \wt the wtMffet ii^twiiWrsame im bffbre. Shff^ 
 •eemed muQh .confused,, which •trangtheneil their sutpin 
 oiom* ; ; A<:cord i^gly they \vent the icillQwing ariernooi^ 
 aoil viisited Sophia^ house* makiog some pretence for ihiei 
 ¥i»it;:one of.theni said he was about to build himflelffll 
 nbvr house»i antl avked her to give him permission to cxi 
 amine! her house, that lie mignt. measure nnd take the dl-i 
 mettsians of it, as he liked llie plan on which it was cnn-t 
 •trutrted. Not suspecting any thing, she granted th« 
 privilege, though taking care to lock tlie cellar. Theyt 
 then.made such exadnination as they were able, but dia^ 
 ooveredi nothing obove. iiowever, to satisfy tlieir suli^ 
 picions, ibey deteraiiiied to see the cellar, but found ib 
 iMihcd fast, and oh their return up & back stairway inta 
 the kitchen, they questioned an x>id dontestio as to whiil 
 waa kept in the cellar* Slie sh^ok her head; and sat^ 
 abd dare not tell. They ;then jM^roised to give her % 
 handsome reward if she would only tell them, but hen 
 mistress coming in ' at the mom<tltt, prevei^edi any (at^ 
 ther conversation. The next mdrniiig ib^ |»roceede4 
 to the house, .ttccompaiued by the Sheriflfand constable^ 
 and Sophia and two of her cposorls^ Wilson and Uogera^ 
 weve, takcit 'after it; desperate resistance. ; They weift 
 kept in custody until (he cellaif was search, where iInIi 
 body of Morse wasfoutid, amongst skeletons and oihett 
 emaciated remains.: The prisoners were carried to Moi|i^ 
 treal [Prison on the following day*. (lOib of Decemlt^r,) Xq 
 iiwuii the sitting of the Queeji*s Bench, which sat on ihlBk 
 17th of January* In the interim Wilson turned Queen'4 
 ewidence and discovered the whole mystery of the muf-» , 
 der of Morse, aud declared that Rogers was innocent oC 
 the murder, for none but himself and Sophia were guilrt 
 ty (»f perpetrating the horrid dieed. And Rogers was im? 
 medialfihr released^ asthe drand Jury ignored the billl 
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 : We deem it quite unoecessaiy to attemjtt to give eycfi^ 
 an outline of her trial, for as we have already said moiiQ. 
 than ! we calculated to, when we commeneed ■ Ayritintg^ 
 Suffice it to say, that her trial and sentence wa$ the mottii 
 solemn sc^ne perhaps ever witnessedin tl)ut city, or anjj( 
 
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 /fa a l.lUe ime will nbiduuUt Miisfy ™,{ice by diS~ 
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 vr9ij|4. pplt Yp"so n^uch . aoRbyied, ir^ .fMtur^.pi « unng ,^i^. 
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 4ark;ljgtih whi(f>^.^^i:j itea^.qr^ljbpt* ^^.it toypij^d. v^ 
 ijo'y c^e4(a,89i[i^iM)n easier, ipit^iH^d ^hain dl^acubed j 
 ai»4, PI i^ngtb^we ji^^ed ^,^»aijgfrpf edU, ^ndj immqdia-. 
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 ^4 tpUmp tp walk ip>, lAad a?. I^fpppdpiysejf, inside a. 
 pt'^jpnqeU (or the first limdjih my,i\fe, 1 pV,9whM. ^^[ ?^ 
 \ya$ eitt^er tp.^ark 't|p,§^e, .pr, else my. .fiighl bf eanvf ^m 
 qv^, apprpajchipg thp , spenp (qff i^of^r \ybicb f ^4 erect ber 
 fi^^e inei and be£Qi;e I cdjifld < recoYer, , I "waa pc^osteijl 
 liy h^l^trbngister^ vpicpt^>sb9 ^id;,.** Is tba,t y^u, Mr^- 
 ^^k^pp— rdo you want ^0, ^pea^ witt me^*, ,1 atttswerp4 
 in, theaffirJaiativej^ Sl^e thp^iBaid,. j " SS49wn." But 
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 destroy every thing witlin her rtach. JBo strong waa 
 ilie in those fltrofnivinf^, that it ^as wubdiMUjI 
 three men were abW to tie heron ber hMi pheiir' 
 ed to be in great agony and |ii|p until shfl died. --.^ 
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 E of the MethodUt Churcbj to iil^ch she mto^^^ 
 "^ tf|«4. He endeavored !• cmmoI^ 4ttd leefMidle hkK 
 ^ing hrtrlbat thei#, lifii]^ hojie, itsh^! Would only 
 Sit and'i^nowV»dg«hllie^ia^t whicbsbe had coni- 
 Sb^got a liliw consoled; And mnlessed the 1^ 
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 I was born in the year 18U, coi/venient to Woodstock, in, the 
 province of New Brunswick. % parents emigrated from Ene- 
 land a short time previous to my b/rth, and I am happy to sAy that 
 my mother is dead, so that she w6li»t feel the mortification of hear- 
 ing or knpwinglof my untimely/and ill-fated end, for she wasSft 
 early life, doonaelT to drink dee^of the galling cup of bitter sorrlW. 
 She was questioned by the mijiister. as to wlat she bad reference 
 to. She replied. I mcaii my iM-fated father, who lost his life when 
 1 was about eight years old, /n.attempting to take that of another, 
 whose iianle was JWurdock.7 My father kifledMurdock, add was 
 mms^lf immediat<«y devoun^d by a large dog which belonged to 
 OteJioose of Murdock. Soon after my fether-i death, my poor 
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 ly of a. l«rg«i«|laWi«h»«l. Md iwH bwhg ^il»»M wlih puWitJ 
 licL iog«t»i'r. with Ibe* diigwwful tuciim of i|iy rafther •, d^ptMi 
 V«t cJiiip.lM \»mA\ out* Md Iwve ihat aKMun of »Je.cou6Uy,, 
 which «ha did.!in 1883, two yMM aftar my faihera d«aih. Bhj 
 4bao moved, uhmff wMh her tho..^hoU fcwiy , lo auaboc, aUtpMa. 
 there, md M»»g •'; difficult to maintaia a l«r|a Amily, alio, thaa 
 Moved up the St. Uwrenca f iv«r, and aattM (V>wiv about eigWe«» . 
 miles froin Moi>ire«a, where I lived with hef.uptiU b«»aine,aighr»r 
 taop yekM old, whtaft I waa, married to MA Haroiljoo, iplthe yeM 
 1830 About tan roonihi nftef my mttrtlnge. Ijnote* rwitjr »y. 
 iSand to hia native plaqe, .wiiioh waa about tea mi|f a kom King-^ 
 uT U.C., where I, during the fi«ai year, enjj^yed the Jiaopeaipor-i 
 lioi! of my n«t""«l >»''•• ButIa()oo began to diawma.A»rk8h«da! 
 « hi» couiJlenawe. ca&awlby jwibuayraa if toaigoify ihathe^w 
 
 aorrv that h* ever beheld m. My mortiecaiion pnbeboWing «,; 
 and lialening to iholtojunlingiand ane^iin? of bia r^Utiyea, with, 
 which 1 WAS 8ituat«d, waa greali »ly wltttfy and- iMUncholy 
 aontemplations were much aaaie? imagiood iBiP, doecnhwU bomg 
 attalone, wiihoutioneuuatworiby friend to corwk, my woundedi 
 faaliiiga. Thereftwo I wa* leftall alone tpcon><implateontiny WJ^ 
 fertunb: durttf which lime I would rather di0, th*n JlveJo ,W 
 mode the tw,rof:eomeippt, aa I waa loooceut of tjio guilt vithi 
 which I wa« charge.!/ ButJ borpit with forMtiid?.for inyrw»luVj 
 and aibitrwy tempef waa bard to aubdue: Although •puri»«»4 
 tub contempt, and looked on aa on infenon in ran<, fam.»y ao* 
 >r aduSn, 1 at onceiewWwIto t*iich «h«m ji Ifwonon the lattwj 
 ^--SLe then attempted io jump up, but iraa unable) . ^oon after! 
 found his liealthhegUi^g to decline, jn l^naequM^^ 
 
 tio fever which aei»ed him- I tbonght it waa ft gopd pppPfW^y- 
 
 td put an end tarty melancNy lij^ J >«* »!" ' i^ ^ '^"'v'PS 
 nyaelf deeper in the pit of mia^ry. I poiioned h'^ >j5«'> «*.^ 
 W^rs and eiglit montha married to bim.to fme my«elf from tft% 
 t^k inoideni to a protracted iline*., The poison I iirtminj«ter*4 
 tAhim through my tiegro.pook, and ih three montha atlefi 1 atraw^ 
 •led 10 death my firaloffiipnng, which wa« the only chtld that nan 
 
 ture ; ever fUrowhedi ma, with. , 1 ' that Cfver mwnoraWe, year an^ 
 day; to it I will seal n.y<?oj(»diJranatlon, foti?ithB» never la^t my, 
 memofy either day or night. It M haunfed mfl, and followpdmyi 
 fooistepi through every moment of my unhappy Ufoising,,, 1 ho 
 criea of ^he innocent vlQ*imi I tbjnk juat pow^^-— • lW» "o 
 sot into a terrible rage of deapair for aomflilima^then, gettmg a lit-' 
 5e calm, proceeded) :-nWero 1 ontbe aummU of.Mpunj.Ararat,, 
 and could utter langoage as loud aa tbuftdcr,',and/could apw^k- 
 •very tongue and language, and had arpuM me all.lhe naliona.M 
 tlie earth. ,1 wouW declare that I deserve tbfl^jjruelwt death 
 olaay being thatlever essted. iC 1 aiQUgbt,iliWOuW be ih^, mpfixm 
 
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 ttr offbiiee. Yleti I wnb ilmt my tiftiw, and ibf mtmory of myi 
 •fuMiy, mty be ftir «ver «»griiv«n on iho memory oT ih«i« wlM' 
 •M^ivo tno, or hmr of my cmcl lifo aiid.||}W>r«blu deaib, ih»t h 
 nmym* wnmlug to iboM tniorinc: on ibe^poib of life, ihni ilMf* 
 my •upprvM ibo hnnwn ptwioM. and uniit iht aitong holiJt oP 
 AHMH who waa Bfjr daily companion through life. She wa« 
 »Hiv intamipiod by the good and m4ek pfertoii, who iritd to coo'^ 
 IS i'V^y^ rofnIndWf bar of the paiienre M'bioh holy Job axer-^ 
 «<Mddiirii^bialongaflietion. Sba than bemme qiiiia compn« 
 fle<l,^Qnd«nMa » nonaoltng dboouraa wiM given by ibe mlniitrr, br 
 i!! r'Ji^i *""H ■* •he toon cxn«otM to meet W rtemni jiidMu 
 h^yptidA^MhnrtiptM^iiKm might b4< alnc«re; at theaame inm 
 l«minding >b«i« of the ttrmn of JodAi^ who drtmived of aalratioftt 
 
 jMnttinoe mhetbiiffon fbo eroa«, for eMmple, to ebow ibattbtw 
 WMhopM oraakotlon e»en at tUe Heventb boor, and eftuiioualv 
 Wirnad her agninM the awful oonatiquence of dying in despair of 
 An'Mhratlonof thei gnbd and bountiful *providence,wbo ia ev«r 
 wiinng to^^extfend the arm of mercy to eoeb and ev«y one of nai 
 Mweterjilackand grieroua-lookingmly be our aina. And heM 
 M quoted lome testa of Scripture; which aeya, that He deairctli 
 Ml ibtfdeMh of « ainnar. but miber that they live and be oonrert^ 
 
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 AMighiy tn ntiniah her m> thia wotW. I^he then ae^mcd qnilt 
 eioinpoi|ed and eaiy thouglh wenk. dhte went on to any, I would 
 ftcnfell tfioiortur* and ifflkiicin with pleaaure. Hero the bwn« 
 bM and c(M80ling iMn^m df Ond, who fell pletfaa;« in the dark 
 
 ijc«Wf Of »he prilpn celk then Tcferrtid to the cro#flKir« and offlio' 
 ttontwbieh WW ttrfured fay the primitive Chriatflfand the ii^rly 
 iftMt%wfa6tUflr«red..'thottgh innocent; nk also the patience of the 
 itMo^Mtnnd faarmleba, whtf aufTered in England dUiing the Refold 
 
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 Mfcry atwbn ors«ot», ^i'ho laid <betr heada on the b!o«k, to ap. 
 p6«a^ the wrHth iiftbilt bkiod^Binednnd cruel people. 8he thJii 
 pHit^td B§moW»i Aftisr Ible^death of my huaUod, I aoid ool 
 my^ffectg, And left that pert of »he ooumry, and I lived with my 
 oaother, ft' abort' time, but mv dtapo^itiom being unaetiled, I aooa 
 after moi^d frotn there to Woodatock, where I commenced keening 
 rlft\wn in tbefeH ofl836, andi in two months after. I aeaisted to 
 kill lijgiitMemQnftom<ftuebee,w^8« name waaPkik^r. Richard^ 
 ^W-pronjo^f % oonwrta, aliot htm thnragh a window na ho ' aat 
 ■tdiinor. Wo mbbeil him of dC2,dO»| hia horae wa« aiko sold in 
 f"5^ ' ™'*«» *« first iniirder that I wae guilty of after 
 Jtfdeafli of my huiband andlchild, which coiirf^nevir be eraaett 
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 itb« riHul,* U which the Iwft roeii from Mo»ttoal; trirw* killed, and I 
 ^M on Ih/ground • f«w mihuiet •«», jott •• ih«y were expirlnf. 
 I MsUted to wtuih their pockcU ond walteie, whete we found over 
 it{000 lovercigne iit gold ; the ilNfatcd Biown» who wm etrcatod 
 ftt Halifax, wai my principal natiatinland perpetrator in th« 
 •bUickeatideedithat ever diagrNOtd a beinff. In 1840 I moved 
 'fioni my old Hand lo the guburbi of FrederTokton, where I eom- 
 menced busineH in April, 1841- With my own hand4 1 killed a 
 . 8#tleroan from Portland, Me., (who aiopped iit my bouae,) while 
 C« wa« at breakfkti; I fobbed bim of fSOO. In the month of 
 Woveraber fbllrtwirig, 1 ewii^ed to rob a ffenileman from .Oharlee- 
 too, 8. a, who eiopped M my h6uae. I, with two oibere, entered 
 the loom whilet he w»» eleefwg, and cot hie Ihroall fVom ear lo 
 tar. We found m hie wallet $4,0«0 dolkre *n paper. Shortly • 
 after, I, with my own bande, kilW a boy #ho waa tot eome time 
 in my houae in the eapicUy of waiter, beeaiiee he^had threait^ned 
 •to discover of what he had pre? iotiMy aeen. Abbutiirmbnthabe* 
 ) fore I wna taken, I murdered a imugglte, who pul ap at my hooio 
 Irequenily on bii way to the Btatea ; I mixed a quantity of poison 
 in the bread which I «tve him ; I then put him toileeoi in aro6m 
 aeparate from the main part of the houae, ao that if beahoURi mnka 
 I any akirm during the liighij it wbuM be unheard, takingcare to ae- 
 ture the money whiish he left in my eharg* until morning. Sis 
 w«ek« aft W thit, I murdered two emigranie. on their way from 
 ;Mantreal to Wew York. Finding that they had coneiderable mo- 
 ■n^, ae they inquired about the iurrenoT.of Englieh gold in the 
 Statei, I inquired how moch they had: they ehowed it to m*, and 
 Jl'told tharo that it wae generally too light. 1 then put^them to 
 > aleep in a rooib adapted for auch neraone. and in the night wo en- 
 tered by menns of a slide door which was for the purpose, where wo 
 •foond thero asleep. Each of us were armed, but we found no re- 
 isietance ; wo soon committed them lo eternity, llieir bodies wa 
 , buriedin the weod^house, atid found ie400. in gold, in their b«d; 
 Mtre then divided the' spoil Their namM I nfrer knew. And, 
 dast of alV I assisted to murder Morse, the auaker, from New 
 Mlfbrfc. while boarding at my house, t am guilty of ten ddiberdto 
 * iniurders with my own hands, and accessory to many more. I will 
 not confeas any 'more^ for I do not, nor cannot expect forgiveness ; 
 : fcri already feel the wrath of an avenging Ood searing my Soul,— foi 
 viny^rimcs are too black, my deeds too henious, to expect to 
 ! Wgrt in happiness with thoseinnocenl beings that leausedtoleava 
 <ilhe world bymytrruel treachery; the tears of the bereated widows, 
 ^^tnrtthe cries of the hiapless orphans, will speak l^iih tongdet of 
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 fW«.«ribu„t^ wi»»oh*.nleno«ih<rto ii.^ .^cordinff toThrciWI 
 
 SJLTi ? fV^ ^•^^ «»«* lbi« Mcaow, 10 U prepared to 
 
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 .W^oeoruaaball have tf.o Uk* of lift unfajlfed, eUh^'oour •'« 
 
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 'wI!ihTi. ■*?'''.f»«Of *•»• O|»P0ftuni.yiwhich Waaaaaboaed; whfct 
 
 hja J the expend, of the wid««r and tbeorieaof ho halnlei orpbS. 
 
 juit if aif tJKTJ^^iS^Jl- "k^ W',»d of ibair fellnw\.ingS 
 
 ;f?irheJiafr^^:'*^ »h«*r bappme.* here^ and ihe/r imloortai 
 
 idTfTli'lf o^.r^ ^"^ ^° bprefl,ember SOphiil HamiMoii breath* 
 
 S^^n-L,h/-^^ April 1846. Thualer. 
 
 vS«^rI'S""''Tf '*''''»''*' Wood-ibiraty caraer of falhur, 
 
 • ovJr ihlt'f ^"I* .'And nov.. gentle read, r, yZ may tnntr.npLS. 
 
 . M e to^aay.atai^da iMnpYaiWed in ibe ann.b 
 
 (U If, that a* wttn livea^h^ generally di.>a , aa we fiwd Bru^n did. 
 
 SSlnf r^ !' '''T?'* '* " «o liolaincefeiy hoped that tho 
 Ifi?!^? fw*** 'T'^*''"* "^^^^'^beingamay lo ii,nplv 
 i S«f **'*!,r'' • ^*^ '^•^'^ 'hi>; that all n.»y learn ioavS3 
 
 ieSw h^K **i *^T 'If'j' '"•"* ^^'^' mortal carfeer.'' When wS 
 •t the Idea of pracucal religion, na'well a. the bo*u8ting. disda£. 
 
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 tvo«l«braicd.i^iiM. wbo flunt; the Mcred volUni»io ilift wiodi 
 VfMlld i« CmI on ibo niMUt)r« during tlM cioio ofihia Mtihly cuA* 
 fMgn. iHo: dMd like Judai, afllietod with (ho biUor gill of r*> 
 moMo nnd ionroir, bat iiot^wttb irtt«>fopentan«o. Tbcrt^fur^i wo 
 •'•hpftld trjr 10 life aa we wooM Wichtto die, or at lean with a coo* 
 .a<9ittef «8 froo from inornl g uiltaai|xMalbli^ la order to reodei out 
 iMKnonifnla hap pjT. .:^ iimsiivkiu n.ti i^i^'^w &cJw ,(^tir.ir<,, u'> , 
 ^ ir^i%iving to the ip<ibli6 in ibrMffamwi of tbt lifo w tbU atit- 
 lioi^eljr wicked woman, wo'hbpe.thnt our numerout roud«fei «ith- 
 er moral or immorai^ toil! n<Tt' deed aiioh aieaaou at Uiui alraad/ 
 delailod-; but it may be truly looked upon as one of the most aa- 
 toniahmgcircuinsiancee of the age, in the midst of civilization and 
 moraiiiy. Were we to attempt to give even on outline uf the 
 melanctiuly and aad boking scene which the trial presented, H 
 would, we fetir, fill the minds of our gentle and ^midtir-hearted 
 readers with horror ; but \ie have endeavored oa much ns posai* 
 ble to avoid the darkor and more disagreeable portion of the cruel* 
 ty with which thia vile croatuio was charged. We assure you, 
 reader 'that we entertain too much respt'ci for tne feeliiigf, oa well 
 as the moral effect which the exposure of such crimes luignt have 
 on the „weaker° minds, and wo thercfoie consider it a duty we owo 
 to Ifie public to lay before the world the foregoing pages. 
 
 As regards tho truth of the foregningr, we presume the prenter 
 portion of our readers throughout the Province nnd the United 
 States have already seen on outline, if not a detail of her trial, 
 through the columns of iheir numerous ituirnals, and consequently 
 we were induced to search after and find out a well authenticated 
 aiccoiint of her parentage, of which we gave an abridged account 
 in the foregoing pages, hoping (hat it will not be doubted by any 
 increduloosof the truth or authenticity of this narrniive. il they 
 will find a Frederickton or St. Johns jmirnal ofihemiddio or latter 
 part of April (heir doubts will be satisfied. We hope the public 
 will feel satisfied wiih the account here given, ns we weit; prorop< 
 ted by no other view than that of preserving the honest hi ine of 
 those who enjov a u.orul reputation, and tO secure a peaccfif mind 
 to (hose who are ynt unronacious of oflence, dii it js well known, 
 to the mi.-«fortune of many, thiit an artful mind, actuated liy^ illusion 
 if not checked in youtli, may pass on (o oc(s of fraud and violence, 
 and iri some in8(ances to deliberate and coldblooded murder ; ai 
 it appears that even the tendernegs of the female.sex, of which tho 
 foregoing pages furnish an exiinple, is converted into the harbari- 
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