Second trial of John Francis Knapp by a new jury : recommenced at Salem, August 14, 1830, for the murder of Capt. Joseph White, before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a special session, commenced at Salem, July 20, 1830 / reported for the publishers.
- John Francis Knapp
- Date:
- 1830
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Second trial of John Francis Knapp by a new jury : recommenced at Salem, August 14, 1830, for the murder of Capt. Joseph White, before the Supreme Judicial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, at a special session, commenced at Salem, July 20, 1830 / reported for the publishers. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![the old gentleman, he would give me 5000 dollars; he said he was afraid he would alter his will if he lived any longer. I told him I would do it but I was afeared to go into the house, so he said he'd go with me, mat he would try to 'get into the house in the evening and open the window, would then go home and go to bed and meet me again about U. I found him and we both went into his chamber. I struck him on the head with a. heavy piece of lead and then stabbed him with a dirk, he made,, the finishing strokes with another. He promised to send me the money* next evening, and has not sent it yet, which is the rerson that I mention this.- Yours &c. Grant*. [This letter was directed on the outside to the Hon. Gideon Bars- tow, Salem, and put into the Post Office, on Sunday evening, May 16th, 1830.] • , Lynn, May 12, 1830. Mr. White will send the $L>000or a part of it before to-morrow night, or suffer the painful consequences. N. Claxton 4t»k. [This letter was directed on the outside to the Hon. Stephen White, Salem, Mass.,'' and put into the Post Office in Salem, on Sun- day evening, May 16th.] WENHAxM ROBBEltY—Note C^age 10. -Wenham robbery.as it is called, is a story related in the Es> lister',' of Monday, May 3, 1830 ; upon the authority of the Es- le s Joseph and Frank Knapp. .Their story as told to the Editor :—They were going on theJWetrnesday previous, from Salem un in a chaise ; when near Wenham Pond, about half past evening three footpads came towards thein ; one seized the. the head, and the other two came one on each side of the •.r„the boot ; one of them laid hold of a trunk and was struck ! the brothers with the but end of his whip ; the other brother <>rd cane drew it,'jumped out of the chaise and pursued the i est to him, who ran and was followed by the others. I over a wall and concealed themselves in a pine wood- alarmed by the approach of the ms iheir journey unmolested ; other particunJ^H nut i'n: ! account is evidently a forgery.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21135010_0026.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
