The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-07-26
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From The " ILL., rStafesmau,
,cupFR WILL OUT.-HORRTBLE DEATH,
AND DYING CONFESSION.

,,,n, Az or AZ years since. 1--WE fstf the arery as
H.. nv Individual in the vieinifyl man nam
a ,,adadon, was working in Landaffs ~ fI az a
v, The last season he was there, he finished
IA \. house for Jonathan Eayess and made .;sI
j with Mr. Noyes daring that rimes We lent
W -. same rwo or three hundred deFlags in money
~ .,b,t when the ssouse was finished Noyes was in
n sd to him about four hundred dollars, Tor iaForl
"a ! monev. When Noyes' house was eomplated,
n ,r,t 10 work upon house for BFr John Gross
be vicinity his cIothe and part Of his tools srTlf
" .r,;uiuq at Moves house. He left Gruss's one
N .,suiua.. to 90 mp to Mr. Noyes'-and was never
Il .sn after that time. Come little excitement exis
a hsre(as the old people say1 the time, respec
" er lis mysterious disappearance, but "a he was
n s,,uusr in measure, it was said that he bad alb
Il rondsa, and Noyes after pretended to have
received letter from some where In New York.
requesting bim( es|to sell hls( FIodgdou Stools
n and other lhings, and send the money on to him,
which he accordingly did hut whether the proceeds
ufH sale went to New York, or any where is not
n Euown The exc ltenent however, soon died away,
and nothing more said or thought abo0t il until the
dsnlh6ed confession which we publish below,
y brought The hidden mystery to light Neyes died
a few years since, and on his death bed, Tnrfmated
n hrlhe had somethIng to Disclose before he could
n DO peace, bur Mann went dsy or swa before
hsdearh, and spent a whole day with him and AFT
4 aruat nothing more WINS said about dfvuIgfng any
hng.nnd be expired apparently under the greatest
4 rental agony and under horrible remorse Of con
scce, frequently excEairning o God forgive me
STONE sin. The Edvrarsis 70 ~ HON It is supposed
n tlann1 referred and who, many now suppose
Hrressary the murder Is now living and has
a pprfaIIy deranged AZ times ever since AS well
uSmn. Truly the why ef she tran-gressor Is
n ni aud
n "rhe mind th+ts broo2s OR gniny woes
IN hIike scorpion grit by fire."
w BATH, July 9 1912.
N AEssns EDrraHs Much excitement exists in
s vicinity relative to the death bed Of Mr. Sam
Il e Mann OF Behten, and many stories are in circu
rnn reIative To his confessions in his dying hour.
|hiIhe strange sights and circumstances attending
a To remove faisehood and establish the trurh
3 be Watchers drposiriors have b4ea taEen. ard
acase then: as they vera deliberately taken be
tnmo
\ From their character and daportment and the ev
dent snIemniry of their f~eItngs,I have no doubt
hat The enclosed Is the honest convictof. OF their
nrs
Different people viii have different views Of the
Ht and the stranger who stood at the bed side of
ne dyug man, in his last hours Of mental and bod
fag'ng' Some viii say that moving the candle
& v" acrouut for the Frightening light looking in
'ef terror like crimson, unearthty hight that
49, Ironn l.
epers IN the three rooms around them thar
Ay either tancied the sight Of the stranger who
aoa 0s'ween them(as they thoughD and the bed
Tue dylng man, or else some neighbor stepped IN
"0seVed at the open door and looked at the so
D' scene and Witnessed the last Struggle, and as
w" @ II was over departed unohserved and in 81
'''S NE same way. Others will say that IS i'm
''o'e as they both heard the deep groan and
"ca'ea 1t in the northeast corner of the room
y were ~ and being IN different parts Of it, the
;" " sound coming from the same point TO thu I
d W., s'cn' and no person sleeping there or in +
\ tOu '''N0N IS conclusive against such SUPPOSE
n. ~ ny the light of the candle was feeble and /
ma, i"''"ong and powerful through the entire !
hi. ''ng up the walls and alt i'm a crimson /
"e Will say, that WIS the imagination, * I
h, 'us man appearing there shadow from the
i M. "e candle. But il shadow IL would have l
ml4 'e wall and not before the bed and how {
3son e shadow when the only light in the
av., 'e'''e them as they faced the bed them
NJ. 'u 'h'a object was before them and the bed
' terror and agitation some will saw, was
Xn 49, ies tor life, and the hard parting of
&s, 81 ''uy and that his confessions were per
u n' 'avings OF insanity. Oilers will say
H. ana "'As 'ng "A years ago in a strange man
q HI. =. was never found and never claimed his
&a rPer'y. leave all to the reflection of
n dSon, nge event but incapable of solution
supernatural agency.
am, dear SIR yours Sc
H. IRA GOODALL.
$y bns Questioned them apart and together, 81
WIN ,n ssen IN all the main facts, and especf
Aev rs... SAD and in believing that he was per
epr Al 49, but IN great agony of spirit and
t. and 'Iect they saw, as he opened his eyes
bad, sra oaned and rolled, and tried to hide his
va. 'q r Confessed. They cannot tell how long
sded 81 mink the groan was about ten, and
u'ea past ten. They then awoks