Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-14
FROM rHE BOSTON TRAVELLER.


y, that she intended to visit Planheld ~. H. on
"Wednesday next, and return TO that city, III lew
days afterwards. The person who wrote letter
to her, stated that business demanded her speedy
return TO Boston, bat did not mention the excite.
ment that prevailed in the community, nor the
fact that her late husband had been examined by |
n Coroner's Inquest. Mrs. Kinney, il seems, went |
directly from Boston to Thetford, and at the date
of her letter, was staying with MIR Kinney's sister.
She placed her real name Oh the books of the |
Lowell Railroad, and does not appear TO have Ia.
ken any pains to conceal herself from the officers
of justice. Her letter manilests nothing but the
utmost compostre of mind, and innocence of
thought. We called upon the physicians who |
have been examining the enlrails Of the Rev. MIR.
Freeman, Sunday evening, and learn that they
have not yet been able TO discover any arsenic in
the stomach, although the condition of the body |
had led to the belief that he was poisoned. The |
examination will be concluded before Thursday |
or Friday next Constable Clapp, who went TO
Thettord with the Executive warrant, in search
OF Mrs. Kinney, has retained wiki his prisoner.
The following, from the Lowell Courier, poss- |
sesseS some interest -
Tbs POISONING cAsE-The public mind hns
become so much excited on this subject, that we
suppose any facts in regard to Mrs. Kinney, or
Mr.. Freemun, will lie read with interest.
Mrs Kinneys maiden name was Hannah Hanson.
She was first married 10 u Mr.. Wi;hanI, from
whom after giving birth TO four children, she was
divorced. She is said to have een assisted, ia ob-
tanning her divorce, by Mr. George f. Kinney,
with whom she was said to be engaged. She was
afterwards married to her cousin, Rev. Enoch w.
Freeman, OF this city There was much chico
ton, among the members of Mr. Freemnns S0c
ETY., to his marrying her. on account of her repua
ton, but il was rs Intellectual opposition to a
persons will in such matters, generally 1t is
said that after Mr.. freeman mas married, Mr.
Kinney was in The habit of visiting at his home
We are informed that he was in Lowell Oh the
morning ofthe day that Mr. Freeman was taken
sick
MIR. Freeman was taken ill., between meetings,
on Sunday, Sept. 20, 1885, and vomited several
times lie went into TIE pulpit, however, III the
afternoon, and commenced the services, but was
unable TO proceed with them, and returned to his
home. He continued to grow Worse, und suffer
ed exceedingly, with unequvocal symptoms Of
inflammation of the stomach, until about 5 O'Clock
on Tuesday morning, when he expired, one year
and one day from the time he was married.
Mrs Freeman appeared to be much affected Ivy
his DEATH A post morem examination was made,
aud The stomach was found to have been highly in
famed !; but as no suspicious of poison then
entertained by his physician, no chemical analy-
sis OF its contents was had.
Although it has long been the opinion of many
who knew her, that she the cause of her hus-
bands DEATH she had been accustomed to speak
OF him with much apparen feeling and would
sometimes weep. when c0nversing about him.
Mrs. Freeman is said to have lived with Mr..
Kinney some time in Boston, before she married
linn. We saw Mr. Freeman's remains after they
were exhumed. ON Monday evening, August IL.
They were in a remarkable state of preservation.
They had turned black, and shrunk somewhat
but one ofthe physicians who was present, said
that he had seen subject used for illustrating lee.
lures on anatomy, which was farther advanced in
putrefaction.
1t is said, that after Mr.. Freeman's marriage,
his father, who resided in Maine, died very sud-
denly while Mr.. Freeman and his wife were ma
king him visit
In confirmation of the correctness of the above
so far as relates to her divorce from Witham her
first husband, we will add, that in the Traveller
of Dec. IL, 1881, was published petition to the
Hon. Justices oftle Supreme Judicial Court OF
this Commonwealth, of Hannah Withani, whose
maiden name Hannah Hanson, for divorce
&c. In this petition the aforesaid Hannah libes
and propounds, that OH the sixth Of January, A. ID.
1922, she was lawfully married to one Ward
Witham, then of Boston-that the reason alledged
for dissolying the marriage connection then exis-
ting between them, n6delity on his part, in
the observance of his marriage vows and cove"
nants BY this marriage she further states, she
had three children, of which she prays the care
and custody. But whether is stated by the
Courier. she was assisted by Mr. Kinney, her late
husband, in obtaining such divorce, we know not.
Ofthis, however, Joseph Harrington, Esq who
was her attorney, may possibly know something
With MIR. Kinney, her late husband the writer
of this Yves personally well acquainted, having
been fellow boarder with him about two years
this being near the time Of the marriage of Mrs
X. (then Mrs. Witham) TO the Rev. Mr.. Freeman
of Lowell. Mr.. Kinney's frequent visit to Low
ell, and runored intimacy at Mr. Freeman's house
was then subject of frequent remark. Notwilh-
standing Mr. Kinney's character, in n moral point
of view, was suspected as not being the most cor
rect, still, his uniform affab,lity among those with
whom he associated, gained for him many friend,
and acquaintance. The father Of Mr. Kinney is
we believe, highly respected clergyman Of the
orthodox creed, il Vermont Ward William, hel
first husband, now resides in Bangor Me.
Fyue Young Ladies Drowned. The Portland
Daily Advertiser of Wednesday, announces the
painful intelligence OF melahoy accident
which occurred in that harbor or that day, which
cast deep gloom over the ccoun;enances of he
citizens. Five young ladies' between The ages o
eleven and eighteen, suddenly, Unexpectedly, il
moment as it were, launched into eternity. The
Advertiser gives us the following particulars:
The Banner, always considered one of the SAT
est and best boats belonging to the city, left tn
wharf early 10 the afternoon, TO visit the tire
ships composing the squadron which left us yes
terday. The frigate, we believe, had been visited
aud sal! was proposed in the harbor. AT tire
o'clock the banner had visited Hog Island, an
those on hoard had landed At half past tire
the boat was making way for the city, and whe
about one hundred rods from the Island, Whil
squall-as it is called struck the top OF the sal
which was not perceived or felt by those on board
except in the capszing of the boat The banno
vert down stern foremost, leaving the bows a
bove water. There were nine persons on boar
five young ladies' in the Cuddy, another youn
lady in the stern, who was saved two men, an
lad fifteen or sixteen years of age. The youn
ladies in the cuddy were drowned, and seemngl
death was but the work of an instant,
The following were the names Of the youn
ladies' who were drowned
Frances Ingrnham, daughter OF Widow Ingn
ham, Adeline Thurston, daughter of Mr.. Samu
Thurston, caulker; Julia Ann Milliken, daught
of Captain Aiilliken, Of the bark Oceola; Car
line and Fliznheth Ilsey dauUhters of Mr. Malta