Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-01-08
TIE MURDER IN

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;ny aha mystery ST.. IN vhirA this A. A..
the public to see, full List ln'erest n
ts "A summary Of Ii e -, n
ry' as far as it has been ae,el as a'Sto
are now enabled to turnish 'Espet, wJ
ed trial IN. y ~ we prin,
FROM "uR CorREspoSnso lost.
OBice q the Connecticut A.; .~ +
rup t n9.yod, Jan. 5, 1880. /
lie has been highly excited u" ,as p.
subject Of the trial and conr "p 70!
Stephen and Jesse Boorn, Of m ~ uon
ter, ;, Vermont, for the supposed I% mn.5
of Russell Colvin, who is aliss a a nuF,t
returned to his family and ,hume, ' T1 a.
have been various stories in cipcu I"?'
respecting this mysterious affair." rOi al
of which have reflected little credit ,i S s
The Judiciary of Vermont, or una a ~
intelligence of the jury. The ma', ,1' /
ious dream: in particular, has be4'
fruitful topic Of speculation. '"aa
We have a few days since, rsc.;,
from Rutland, Vermont, a pannl ,.t
containing an account Of the 'I tr;p1 :
the EoorDs, taken from the minute, os
the Hon, Chief Justice, together with II,
some particulars relative to the dis. WIN
ny OF the supposed deceased. 1behS
tlmony, which is obviously only br,f
occupies about &c pages. 1t is mp55,|
confused, and calculated to throw hn|
little light upon the mysterious affair,
From this publication we learn, ,hy
ColVin had married sister Of tE|
Beorns--had several children, and vs|
at times UNABLE TO provide for his famj}
all the nccessaries of life. He conse|
quently became somewhat dependent m
on the Boorns, who were not murk
pleased with the necessity of administer.
ing relief. We are led to infer also
from some parts of the testimony. that
Col'In had previously been partially de.
ranged-had several times left his home,
and Oh one OCCASION took child with
him, and was absent nine months.
From the testimony, it appeals, that
seven years ago last spring, Rus'd
Colvin, n son of his about 10 years old,
and the two Boorns were at work 10.
gcthcr. heaping up stones in a field
A quarrel ensued between Stephen
Boorn and Colviu The former struck
the latter several times the boy was
frightened. and run to the house and
CoIvin disappeared. Whenever the
Boorns were questioned upon the sub
Jet. they generally stated that he ran
off to the woods. They had otter
threatened him previously; and some
time afterwards said "he had gone 10
the deviI"-"to hell"-&c.
1t seems, however, that about tour
years ago, the wife of Colyin found her
self IN delicate situation. but could mex
make certain oath, unless her huS'
band was absolutely dead. Stephen
Boorn told his sister that she "could
swear, for Colvin was dead, ana he
knew it." although we are not told 50
in the trial, yet we think it probable
that while this affair was III agita'lV''
words fell from the brothers, when By
ed suspicion upon them. The nat %GI"
by Col,in, had been found i'll the ht!u'
long after his absence, and was sa'ls,
factorily identified. A jack knife 'a Ia
to have been his, was found ID al Uiu
cellar, and also button, when ID
wife swore he had worn for some 'lns'
Various circumstances. in relation !"
the quarrel, and the different co'I'es9 20,
ton of the Boorns are given Out w
do not find what circumstances ca"''O
the arrest of the supposed criminals =.
The son OF Colrin, now seventeen CO.. o.,
old, testified to the particulars aOou. 'n IN
quarrel. He had never heard ei'n '''
Stephen or Jesse say what hau Oe'T'n ~
of his father, though the former Ne" .L
threatened to kill him, if he toid VI I'll
quarrel. oao
While in prison jesse Boorn maui ,,,
full and particular confession ol vi VI
murder, to a fellow prisoner. he wan VI
ed the prisoner up, and preteh"so :
make the confession in consequent :,
a fright---he supposed sometnlns Ia"
in at the window, and was then ocH,'
him on the bed. lie stated the Paf",,
lars Of the quarrel, as aforesaid. ~