Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-02-22
MURDER OF TASCHE


ner's inquest, has furnished the Quebec
Gazette with the following statement.
On the afternoon Of Thursday, the 3ls, ri,
young man having the manners and amear,n.a "a. a
gent Ieman. slapped TO refresh himself md has, %
~ Bouchard's Tavern, Rivere OueIe, abo,, e.
or SIX "',es from kamouraska. He drove good
horse and an American high .runnered sleigh eUa IL
left Bonchard's between four and five oclocL n..,
arrived at Woods tavern, Kamouraska, where hs
put up MS horse and ordered dinner made anna
inquiries about the residents, talked verv i,,ia
was not agated, but seemed unquiet and res, less
Al six Clock, while eating, ordered his horse IN
be liarnesSed' ana expressed his intention of pro.
ceeding 10 81. Andre, On the landlady bin,;ug Tho
prudence frenaining where he was, az j, was lac
d''k, aud he night be unacquanted with the roads.
he peremplorily said he would 90 and Womb 6ng
The road. Al half past six he departed. ba, inc
first taken OF the sleigh bells, and got an nJ;yid..
al TO show him Madame Tasche's house, On an.
preaching it, saw Mr.. AchiIle Tasche onl The road
with ano'her person, drove up and accosled him as
an old acquaintance after shaking hands and ex.
changing compliments, lie said, "l have iust come
from Sorel, and have brought you news of your
wIie 'nd children get into my carole and I will,
tell YOU" NJ. Iasche embarked. and Tho ,wo
rode oft together in the direction in which Tho
body of Tasche was afterwards found. The same
evening an dIvidual crossing The cove IN Tho loo
"a rn.
ques'edb by Il person driving horse and slc;yh n
show HIM the way off The ice, as he had los1 Tho
track he objected to The individual getting into mr.
even walking along side OF the sleigh, and made
him walk before the horse. About nine or len
O'Clock the same man with the same euuipaoe mr..
rived al Bouchard's tavern whence lie had ,lenar,.
ed about five hours before he refused IN en,er I,
demanded glass of brandy and water warm
which was handed him through the window bnr
which he left untasted. About midnight he arrived
AT Lharand's tavern, parish OF ST. Ann. demanded
il he could get Il good he'd and his horse a,,erd.d
tie was recognized as The gentleman who had pass.
ed about ten O'Clock in the forenoon, going toward
Nonlonra'ka. Oh entering the house he first asked
tor warm water, and on CharIand bringing a INN.
bier, he sad he wanted IA quantity IN w,.h hi,
sleigh, which was bloody, from having been mr.
INTO a shed where people were killing pigs Char.
land then perceived his person and dress IN bs
much stained with blood he accompanied him
w'' Tight and found Tie sleigh and shafts. rome,
and harness covered with blood there was , o,so,
quantity IN the bottom Of The sleigh The Iells.
which were ronnd The horses neck in the nrenoo,'
were under The seat. The person after seeing bis
horse put up, entered the house bring inc with him
the ropes covered with blood and which, he hms.ir
washed before retiring he endeavored TO- remov.
The most prominent stains of blood from his ,o,he.
, an' curing me n's'"' was heard by CharIand and
ms w'le, engaged in The same occupation ReCora
daylight IN The morning, he assisted Charl,nd IN
remove The blood from The sleigh, and depor,ed
about seven O'Clock, withou, eating an,Ibing A,
noon he dlued at L'Isei. lie had basin oT w.,..
IN private room and after IT., ing TO conceal !, ,or,
II bloody. tie slept The same evening NJ ST. Va,I;.r
where he burnt his sash. ImmediaIeIy after ,hs
departure OF the murderer from CharIand's the a.r
sent word 10 kamouraska. that a stranger win
horse and sleigh OF certain description had pa.sed
his house IN he forenoon and mad returned ~ mil
night covered with blood and under circumstances
which had greatly excited his suspicion. On The
arrival This Information II: Kamou,a.ka. The par,,
was At once recognized as The same with whom Nr
iascne 'asi embarked, aud search WAS ins,ap,I,,
sci on loot Tor that gentleman, but until SUNDAY
morning "nhoui success when man having dis.
covered blood on The ice, led, after considerable
search TO- The discovery Of The body. buried in The
snow c"'ec'ed Nv stakes set np for The fishing of
po'po'ses. Information having reached Quebec
early on Tuesday morning. the same evening The
Coroner, ,ir. Charles Panet, proceeded TO Kamonr.
aska, ami by travelling all night, was enabled ~
hold The inquest on Wednesday. BY medical evi.
dcnce based on examination of The body, il opnear.
That Nr. Iasche had received two pistol shots IN
the head, and seven Commissions that The first sbo,
had been fired in front of his ear, and lust under ,ha
edge OF his cap-ihai this shot had trayersed ,I,.
lace. penetrating the brain in its passage ,b,, n
second 'hol had been fired from behind which had
iraversed The brain, and which having fractured
extensively The skull. had lodged in The f,rebaad
That Mr.. rasche had received the eonrusion~ on ,ho
mead ny some blunt instrument, probably the but,
end OF The pistol, which blows had been given with
such force as TO acerae The scalp and in two in.
stances had inhented the skull and that from the
appearance OF the Commissions, there was reason 10
believe that they were inflicted when Mr. Tascbe
was nearly II not quite dead.