Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-08
Burlington w Free Press. Fss is.

tDt stiSDiOt Vi hduOttueka. was kIilcd OJ
some unknown person, and on the Sd inst
his body was found buried in the snow near
q lence, with a ball hole through his head.--
A subsequent account states, however, that
there war two balls in the head, and that the
skull was beaten in, rs if with the butt OF
pistol The coroner returned verdic, oil
wil;u murder. 10 reference TO this affair,
the Montreal Herald of Tuesday contains
the following statement:
We understand that Madame Tasche has
beer apprehendrd and lodged in prison in
this city. charged with having been accessa-
ry 10 the murder Of her husband, the Seign-
ior of Kamouraska. ltappears that she has
been living at Sore for some time. has main.
tanned guilty connection with Dr. Holmes
oithai place, and that they both had resolved
to put period to the existence OF the man
they had so deeply wronged Some time
ago she hired servant girl TO poison her
husband, but as the attempt was Intellectual,
she attempted TO procure the aid Of ano,her
woman, who instantly made known her
guilty intention, and on being upbraided for
her conduct she said il was but ofliule con
sequence. as The DR. had done the business
My that time Dr. Holmes lrii Sore in his
epYn .Caricle, some days ago. gave 90, that
he was going TO Henryyille, bur proceeded
instead TO kamouraska. distance of two
hundred miles, when he met his unfortunate
victim. as detailed in nm extract from Que.
bee paper IN another column. and perpetra
ted the toul murder. The woman who in
formed on Madame Tasche has been delain.
ed as witness against her
So much OF the above statement, as speaks
Of the arrest of DR.. Holmes. is certainly not
correct, as he is now in this place Dr.
Holmes came here one week since, put upl
at one ofour first hotels, and has made no
concealmeni OF the fact OF his connesion with
The unfortunate affair alluded TO. Il appears
that he communicated TO several persons on
his arrival. that he had killed person in a !
duel, and had therefore thought it prudeu,
to leave the Province for the time being -
lie however totally denies the accusations OF
the Herald, and says be has documents
which establish beyond controversy the IA
ture oil his connection with the iragedy.-l
The circumstances. as detailed in the Que
bee papers, are cerlalnlx, very suspicious
and yet the subsequent Conduct OF the ind.
ylduai implicated seems 10 forbid the suppo-
ais,-s.i>-,. rwsfItsi,
our readers are probably aware, prevail IN
Canada 1.-THE facts are as he states them, |
we are content that he should settle the mat |
ter with his own conscience; bu: II the re-
verse, every honest hand should be raised
against him. A short time will satisfy us.
r. s. Since the above was in type. DIR.
Holmes has been arrested, al the instance oil
police officer from Montreal. and is now in
custody OF the sheriff
NJ "A 4. .L..tn m. lolt
had been arrested at this place sihe suppos
ed murderer OF Tasche The warrant was
issued 3y Charles Adams. Esq. on COM
plant OF WIN. Brown police officer from
Montreal The examination came up on
Friday, but was continued to Saturday
when on full hearing and argument. the ac-
cused was committed, 10 wait The order oil the
President The evidence was such as TO
leave no rational doub, as to the enormity OF
the transaction. In addition 10 Holmes own
declarations on the subject here the affidavit
of girl at Sorel was introduced, stating that
she was employed by DR.. H. and Mrs. Tas-
che 10 poison the deceased-that she went
TO Ikamonraska for the purpose, and ad-
Ininislsred The poison, prepared by Holmes
himself, bul Iasche threw ii up, and thus es-
capped There was also the copy ola letter.
written by Holmes the day alter his arrival
here, 10 Geo. Van Ness. student in his Of
fee, in which he acknowledges having kill
ed Tasche privately. This letter covered
one to Mrs II. in which he deplores not hav-
ling communicated TO her his intentions be-
fore going to Kamouraska, as she would
have prevented him. He winds up, however,
by inquiring after the dear little children,
and inviting her to join him here. The
whole tone and bearing oflhis letter indicates
but too clearly the relationship subsisting be
tween them. The facts disclosed at the cor
oner's inquest will be found in another col
umn; which, in connexion with those here
stated. certainly make this case ofmost I'M
paraIleled atrocity
The examination was conducted bv Mr..
Weston for the prosecution, and Geo. p.
Marsh for the respondent
The resul, ofthe application TO the Presi-
dent will be known in few days. AS to
this, however, we do not conceive that there
can be any uncertainty.
Considerable excitement was produced on
Tuesday evening by the announcement that
Holmes had escaped from Jail II seems the
keeper had humaaely permitted him during
n part ofthe day 10 occupy room in the
front part Of the Jail, attended by trusty
Iguard Toward evening, however, just as
they wore about to conduct him to the cell
he managed 10 give them the slip. and for
. something like an hour eluded the pursuit
Sheriff Allen, however. was soon on the
: track and atlengih holed him in Parody's
i. - IL