Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-02-15
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FRIDAY MoRNIN FEBRUARY, 10.

A good deal Of excitement has been pro.
duced in Canada. and not little here,
growing out of n murder below Quebec.
II appears TINT on the 3lst ut. Mr. Tache,
The seignor Of Kamouraska, was killed by
some unknown person, and on the Sd inst.
his oody was found buried in the snow near
n fence, with ball hole through his
head. A subsequent account states. how
ever, that there was two balls in the head,
and that the skull was beaten in, as if with
the butt Of pistol. The coroner re-
turned a verdict Of wiful murder. In
reference to this affair, the Montreal Her
aid Of Tuesday contains the following
statement:
We understand that Madame Tasche has been
apprehended and lodged in prison in this CITY, charg.
ed with having been necessary TO the murder of her
husband, the Seigneur of kamournska. 1t appears
that she has been living al Sore for some time has
maintained gully counexion with DR.. Holmes of
that place, and that they both had resolved 10 put
period to The existence OF the man they had so deep.
" wrouged. Some time ago she hired Il servant
girl to poison her husband, but as the attempt was
Intellectual, she attempted TO procure the aid Of an.
other woman. "h, instant made known her guilty
intention. and on being upbraided for her conduct,
sle said il was but of little consequence, as the
Doctor had done The business by that time. DR..
Holmes left Sorel in his own CarioIe, some DAYS
ago, gave out that he was going to 1enryve, but
proceeded instead TO Kamouraska, distance OF Two
hundred miles, when he met his unfortunate victim,
MS detailed in an extract from Quebec paper in
another column, and perperated the foul murder.
He has been arrested AZ 81. Johns, but we have not
heard of his having been brought 10 town. The
woman who informed on Madame Tasclle has been
detained as witness against her.
So much ofthe above statement as speaks
Of the arrest of Dr.. Holmes, is certainly not
correct, as he is now in this place. He
came here one week since, put up at one OF
our first hotels, and has made no conceal.
ment of the fact of his connexion with the
unfortunate affair alluded to. II appear:
that he communicated to several persons on
his arrival, that he had killed person in a
duel, and had therefore thought it pruden,
TO leave the Province for the time being
He however totally denies the accusations
OF the Herald, and says he has documents
which establish beyond controversy the
nature Of his connection with the tragedy
We understand him to say that he received
peremptory challenge from Tasche, and
that he went to Kumouraska, under The
impression that he could settle the matter
but finding that impossible. after the usua
prelminaries. they met at the time ant
place agreed upon, accompanied by theil
seconds, and exchanged shots. Tasche
fell. Holmes Immediately left the ground
returned to Sorel, where he remained par
of one day, and then came direct to th
place, where he says he shall remain unit
the public aIe satisfied as to the facts-i'
the mean time asking suspension of pub
lie opinion on the subject until he can pro
cure for publication the necessary docu
ments to exhonorate himself.
We simply state these facts,as we ga,he
them from Dr.. II. himself, without ex
pressing an opinion upon them. The cir
cums,ances, as detailed in the Quebec pa
pers, are certainly very suspicious ant
yet the subsequent conduct of the individ
ual implicated seems to forbid the suppo
si;ion that he considered himself amenabl
TO any other than the laws of "bonor,
V which, our readers are probably aware
prevail in Canada. Ifthe facts are as HI
states them, we are content that he shout,
settle the matter with his own conscience
but ifthe reverse, every honest hand SHOULD
be raised against him. A short time vii
satisfy us.
P. S. Since the above was in type, Dr.
Holmes has been arrested, at the insonc
OF police officer from Montreal, and
now in custody Of the sheriff.
OPIUM.