Portland gazette., 1805-04-15

BszvG e Of 9yactg The following particu-
lars relative to the trial of John Johnton for an
indictment OF Murder, is communicated to US
by gentleman who attended the court. We
hope it may inHru q the credulous, and form
leAon for thofe who are too often employing
fuch vile Importers Of pby6ck, who are con;in-
ually Tanfacking the Country" licking whom
they may devour"
AT the lat February term Of eupreme OF this Rate,
holden al AIaucheler III the county OF Bennington, came
on the trial OF John ohnion, who indicted Tor the
Murder OF Ms Everts, young grl OF Sunderland IN
fzd cCntyIh evidence gwen aganit the Prlloner on
the part Of the tate nbtance hat the lad John
fon had et himef up the vicinity cancer Doctor and
and pretended that he had performed miraculous
that and many other dorders The parents o. the decea
cd hearing Of his an ient for him to call and Zee their
daughter girl of aboa eighteen years Of age who had
been derious for Tome time 10 that they were Obliged 10
Conne her Uuon the ad Johnons calling on her parents
tAey enoured Of INN whether he could their daughJ
he fad he could mott certainly cure herhat he hd cured
many perfons apparently the lame huaton lie was
then inquired where he had acquired this great xii a
bove all other Doctors he iaid he had read great many
German authors had acquired much knowledge and
had got much information from the native Indians, he thot
more from the Indians, than from any other quarter lie
then obfcrved that hc mutt be put eeP d he
preed it The mother fearful he about 70 2dmlnte
opium ysI YOU about give my daughter opium
The Respondent anfwered he would not give her OPIUM re
d he had an which put would iOon Lay
andbrst ezrand when fe awakeihe would perfect
ly well He then away 70 neighbour houie 20 pre-
pare medicine where tie was een put large quantity
Of opium into waer the quantity could not be accurately al
certned but the witnels fad he hOud Judge enough to
kill three perlons He returned hS patient again alter
looking atentvey through the Amanack and the hgns
particular, he OberveA that it good time TO ad-
Iniier bis medicine that day any, but it would take dou
bic the quantity OF her that day 70 what would the
He henhad nearly quart run and imal veieL CIV
him putin and NIX his medicine; with which he went 20
the where girl confined and obierved that heu
be alone with mutt dtuTbed until he had acher
Aer he had been alone with the girl about half an hour the
mother and ion en bsing anxious to know what
going the room, heard nothing but the girl lay get
away, which the witnels laid expreil0n 70
the aif any Of them only fpoke to her-they ioon re-
turned nc mother beng very uneay, went and open
Cd the door, found the respondent near t her daughter
being apparently Efeeis the lcor, motif weat She
oon up dreed another apparel and put into
bed, which was about o'clock r. NJ The Doctor obierv-
ed that he muhave fomehng drink, for he had had ve
~ hard tine Of laying B, and the rum which he had
taken IN the with aim gone-ihe 8rl appeared
m to Be nearly expiring which alarmed thefanly butthe
doGor aured them e would loon awake and be perfectly
well The girl remained this htuaton until about one or
ococz night, the family beng in bed except the
mother, the doctor propcfcd TO go TO bed TO the
and oberved was necearv,and that they Beng alone
would not be known Tor words that mPor ne Doc
Immediately iprung into bed put his arm around te
el turned heI face towards hmde ioon puked on the
Do9or when lie Immediately quit the bed The gid eAp
rcd ID few minutes.
There was aong fufpcion entertained that the Doeto
wa. guilty. 81 oblcene conduct while alone with the girl
But .as not eviaence fuficcns to fasy the jury
that fact