New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-25
Another OUTRAGE in Greene.

The town % Greene. IN the county OF mat name
j. becoming notorious for the alarming and desperate
deed, which are perpeiraied within is precincts
Only few days have rolled by since wewere called
upon 10 chronicle the my s;erous and a. yet unex-
planned affair in which the name Of Mrs. Bgrdiok
was implicated. aud another outrage Of similar cha
racter is now revealed to Us The name Of the lady
who figures as principal in the last mentioned case
is Vars The following il an account IN fall Of this
Infamous transaction-lhan which, in all the annals
Of crime there j. scarce 20 be found one Of deeper
dvei We quote from the Norciet TecgraDh'
On "wednesday lat the town OF Greene was the
theatre of another Outrage Mrs. Vars having been
seized by Two ruaus supposed WITH he design %
numbering her and the ate ouirages Arr presumed
10 have their origin n or connection With. the sappear
anre Of year and half ago, i may De- well 10
give brief history Of the transactions We learn these
particulars Of citzen 81 Greene and iney may ue re-
lied upon correct.
Mrs. Bolt was abducied-a. il beieved-from farm
owned by John Johnson ying ia Triangle and occupied
hv j. = Bolt the husband Of the woman 10 May lrfi
she has not YET been heard from. and probably never
viii be alir, Mr Bolt aud family had just removed from
Greene where ne had worked several years Tor VIZ. j.
Mrs Baxter mother Of Mrs. Burdick, who was taken
from the swamp three weeks ago nearly dead and now
under arrest occupies and has occupied small house
on Mr Johnsons ew rods north Of the main farm
house for long time past. On nnding Mrs bufdcA,
la'ey married. the Both september By Darby Julian
and others in the situation above alluded io Mrs Baxter
exnre.ad suucio Of one Samuel Vars living at NTH
vile Flats saying that he pad his addresses 10 MS bur
dick who refused his hand and that ne had SAID IN h
presence that Ann Augusta should not I've u be enjoyed
bv any body else or words % this purpOT Inc citizens
Of reene sent man on Wednesday morning 10 inquire
Vars whereabouts the day OF the outrage ne --se-
ger went one day while Y. and his wife were actually
coming down u visit and sympathize with Mrs burdcS
by another It was asceraned that he had been at home
about hs business the -9h and 3lih u september
and that Mrs and Mrs. b were intimate and conhden.
iia fdends-ihai Mrs y. had been spending some two
weeks boarder with the Vars going through course
Of medical treatment uuder The o. Dr. Clark Vars
was asonished and indignant on leaning what inma
tons old mother Baxter had made with regard 20 nm
that be had made any such hreais - her orauy
other pcrson-thsf he paid attentions 10 Mrs Burdck
and should have married her her family were not what
they thought 10 be-thst he always respected h"'
Sc Varss wife is highly respectable young woman
niece DIV Gray fsq-her father y Bethel hray tsq-
her mother Is the daughter OF Hcman Carter and sister
OF Aaron and Hemsn Carter, Jr good and truihloung
citizens OIL residing A. Geneeanseet corners about three
miles west OF Greene village MIS- had Deth say ih-
over week at her fathers. in il-heath. This Mrs v
WAS on "Wednesday abducted and the particulars Of her
seizure 10 which she has testified are mainly A. follows
She took a knife and went into the field In sight
of the house 10 get certain kind OF bark constituent
part Of a syrup Size about to make her mother ac
ysng her tosend rather than 10 90 ~ she vas un"e
Thinking the air and exercise would dement, her she re-
sisted the enfreaties She did md the bark whore
she chpftitu-IN TWO luiu- Nt th' way 81 ti" "''47
was tired and sat down "a log facing her home the
schoo. house, sc. about n0on) II was considerably
windy and she heard other noise unsii hands were
aid upon ncr from behind 4 quilted hood she wore
was wrapped tightly round her mouth handkerchief
tied over IT, and then she hurried OF ~ her assa
ants who dragged her pat Of the way. When they
stopped they bound her hands behind her, ana lied
another cord around her eg over her dres-then one
Of the ruians made certain demonstrations when the
other SAID stop that or will split your id brains
out and he dcssied They then removed the cover
ing from her mouth and compelled her TO swallow a
liquid by holding her and hand over her mouth
At this time they talked Of their luck in getting her
how much better than 20 have made the attempt the
night before. Nc.-one saying 10 the other Now hand
over the $50. The reply she could not distinctly
hear. One rcmarked-wc had better put her IN
COHreHti The other said Ro-Gead men tell no
tales. Before stepping down 10 the water. One
Gencganselet) one Said" By Cd she shan
20 with my handkerchief he having used his own
first binding and gaggnl hcr They ihen took hers from
her eide pocket aud usicd in the place OF the other
On approaching the water The one having nel hy tAt
shoulders threw her from him. and she went under head
foremost the other appearing hold on 70 her legs, ana
she thought his companion pushed him. she kue"
nothing this tn She found herself the ground
her head wing in ones Jap. She could breathe
and speak hut she heard but one voice after
ihis-ihe man said If spare you viii you tcllt she re-
pAcd-i live 10 get home, viii tel now have been
used. lie said II nigh, cost his life SC. lie then un-
fastened the cord with which her legs were bound she
inquired what they compelled ner 10 swallow. lie an
swcrod that ii nothing that would hurt her a. shc
puted n all ND fShe she had tasted aufHnum AMI
that this was not so bitter Ac) He then put on her
hood backsde foremost pinned back with several pins
very her hands and shc heard him go
Oh through the bushes She saw neither Of the men
loosened the hood and tandkefchefsaw and knew toe
place where she was on the bank Of the stream, and
found her shawl mot wet and the cords lying rTt
aiso She gathered them up aud made the best progress
she could % the house sonnet thing less than quarter o.
n mile. The family had become considerably alarmed a.
ner absence which about hour. She entered me
dwelling drippngy wet hair wet and disheyclcd-coin
beads pencil md the knife gone dress torn, &c. she
said. You would not blame me If you knew what have
suffered since vent out-ic on a bed and swOOned.
The cords are not liks any known By the family or
ne ghborsa light linen line used We believe ON the
wrists from the size OF the raies them. She
hausicd but has her entirely Il s thought ihHt
she kuOrs certain things that Mrs. Burdick knows
through her but II IL has not yet been diyuged-thai
this s0Maz Of any hing is the cause Of her taking
off"
The citizens Of Greene rallied with promptiiude and
proceeded the place OF tho murderOus assault but did
not succeed In finding The cuprits Their tracks were
discovered and that afternoon skulk
ng behind fences in the lots by individuals uniformed
the facts.
Mrs Buriick is now a maniac and viii not probably
live long. Her mind now when sane and iesuying
the horTid Of the day she was taken, gagged
and placed in the swamp d die
No doubt seems 10 exist in the town where the crimes
were committed that they are in some way connected
with the disappearance OF Mrs. Bolt How far or in
what way. have no means OF judging OF one thing
after understanding the particulars Of the late ouirsgcs
convinced that TWO deliberate and pfemc daied
attempts at MURDER made But the whole Is shroud
ed IN mystery dark snd mpeReirabe. Yet time may
bring facts light and the guilty 10 punishment, and God
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