Worcester Daily Spy

Arrest of the Sherborn Murderer.

The murderer, John Chapman, has been arrested. We learn that last evening, a Mr. Twitchell, brother in law of Chapman, went into his barn about a mile from the house of Mr. Cozzens, (which he had previously searched) in company with one of the Selectmen, and three or four other citizens of the town of Sherborn, and called the name of John Chapman. In answer to the call, Chapman came from his hiding place in the loft, and descended to the barn floor, when he was immediately secured. Before leaving the barn, Chapman swooned three times. He admits that he called at the house of Mr. Cozzens and told the story about the younger Cozzens being thrown from a wagon, but he denies striking the fatal blows.

At the time of the murder, Mr. Cozzens had $2475 in his house.

Mrs. Cozzens remains in a very low state, and it is not expected that she will survive. Her deposition has been taken, in which she declares that John Chapman was the man who came to her house about half past eight o'clock on Wednesday evening, and informed her that her son Eli had been injured by being thrown from a wagon.

Chapman, when he surrendered himself, was without hat or shoes, and his clothes were very wet.

He declares his innocence of the murder, and charges it upon an unknown companion, at whose request, as he says, he called Mr Cozzens.

Chapman was taken into custody by Deputy Sheriff Bannister, who conveyed him before Justice Lorenzo Sabine, on a warrant charging him with the murder of Reuben Cozzens, but examination was postponed until Tuesday next, at 9 o'clock A. M., when it will take place in the Town Hall, Framingham Centre. -Boston Jour. 16th.