The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-04-10
From the CaSGacga, lifadison Co. Mentor, Marcl
MIR BARBER'S BODY FOUND.


MIR BARBER'S BODY FOUND
Foul I7urdcr.-A discovery was made in the
town Of Sullivan on Saturday last, which dispol:
all doubt as to the murder having been perpetra
ted there in the early part Of September last, OF
the body of an elderly gentleman by the name o
Robert Barber, of Colerain, Mass.
Whatever OF mystery has rested on his strange
disappearance has been solved hy the discovery
of his remains, in Il secluded piece Of wood
abouta mile and half east Of Chutenango Ian.
ding, and some 10 or Is rods solth of tho canal
whithcr he had been docoyed by the friend who
sought and took his life, as afIording greater
chance Of security from detection than the north
or the path side.
Several weeks elapsed after the preparation
ofthis murder, before public attention was cal
led to it, and still longer time before suspicion
was directed to the particular region where il
was actually committed. and to the Individual
who committed it, AS the one is now ascer-
tanned beyond MI doubt, so is the other rendered
scarcely less certain, though the name is for the
present withheld.
IL appears that on or about the 1st day Of Sep.
;cuher last, the deceased left his residence in
Colerau with the intention OF going to Ononda-
gg county, in this STATE, to be married but not
arriving at the time and place expected, and his
friends hearing nothing from him, after waiting
n reasonable time they wrote to Colcrain advising
to he Informed MS 10 the cause.-the reply to
this communication naturally led to fears That
some accident had helallen him, and notice was
sent in every direction describing his person
stating the time of his disappearance, and offer
inc q reward for the discovery of his fate, The
notice met the ego Of tho Captain of one of the
Erie canal boats on the 1914 OF October, who
rccoectcd that about The tIlnc men
toned in the advertisements man answering
Il .Nll-
him for some plnce in Ononduga COMFY thai on
reaching New Boston, (about three miles east Of
Chiuenango,) at an early hour in the morning
he expressed II wish 10 get off and walk short
being tired of the confinement of the
boat that he accordingly got off, at the same
time another person, with the expressed inten-
ton OF walking also :ihat nftcrpassing Chiuenan-
go about mile and Il half, ibis latter person was
received on board again, from II bridge, hav-
ing waited las he shid) some time for the
boat to come up that on being asked where The
other passenger was, he said he had concluded
not 10 come on board again, hutahad "gone across
lotsn to the place he was going to-adding that,
he had requested him to take charge othis trunk,
md leave it ut a certain place n0med--a request
however which the captain did not think prop
or to comply with. On these facts being made
known at Chittenango, tho citizens turned out in
large numbers and spent several days in scour.
ing tho country between the two points above
mentioned which Of course proved Intellectual,
rs their examinations were confined to the north
side Of the canal. The body was found on Sat
lrday last, with the skull badly fractured and
having been stabbed tour times in the left
side with dirk knife. a small wallet was
ouud in IN inside pocket of his vest, which in his
haste the murderer must have overlooked. 1t
contained the remains of what the jury suppose
o have been 500 bill of one of the eastern
ranks, besides other bills, but in such state Of
iecay rs to render it difficult if not impossible to
lecypher them. The jury ofinquest was sum
noned, which returned us their verdict that tho
licensed was wifully murdered by some person
o the jurors unknown. We are not without
ropes shat The pcrpctrutor of this foul deed may
,e terretcd out and receive the punishment
Inc to so hoinous crime
Lhnioanlnn EYoan.- Ncnth il1 fhe Oren1 In lnnli.