Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-11-06
oUrRAGEs IN GREEN COUNTY. n. '.

| oUrRAGES IN GREEN COUNTY, N. Y.
We have published the details of the abduc
,ion and attempted murder Of a Mrs. Bur,lick, in
"reen county, who was taken from her house Il
swamp, thrown into ditch, bound and yaoyed
anu heavy logs heaped upon her. We find in The
Norwich Telegraph, sta,enen, Of facts, sun.
posed 10 nave some connection with this STRANGE
Affair." with the details of similar and subsr.
quent attempt to make away with Mrs. Vars.
""o suPPoseu 10 nave been acquainted with
same facts relating to the former ou,raues. Mrs.
Burdlck, 1t is stated, is a hopeless maniac and
cannot live long her insane dreams are filed
with the horrible incidents which depriyeJ her
of reason.
The Telegraph says that in May 1914, Mrs.
Bolt was abducted from farm, occuped' thongh
not owned by her husband ;. and that she has
never since been heard Of
Next came the seizure and attempted murder
OF Mrs. burdick' whose mother (Mrs. Baxter)
limited suspicious that Mr.. Vars was in soma
way concerned in the affair. This was totally
and perfectly disproyed and then Mrs. Vars
was abducted and OF her seizure the TELEGRAPH
gives the following particulars, as received from
herself -
She took case.knife aud went into the field.
In sight oil the house, TO get certain kind of a
bark, Tor syrup. She did not find the bark
whcre she eXpected-got two-tbirds of the way
10 the woods, was tired, and sat down on low
facing her home, the school-house, &C., about
noon. 1t was considerably windy, and she heard
no other noise until hands were laid upon her
from behind. quilted hood she wore was wrap.
pea uSh'Iy round her mouth, handkerchief tied
over II, and then she was hurried off by her as
sa'iants, who dragged her part Of the way When
they stopped they bound her hands behind her
and tied another cord around her legs over her
dress-then one of the rufiians made certain de-
monstraions, when the other said, "Stop that,
or will split your id brains out" and he de-
sisted. They then removed the covering from
her mouth, and compelled her 10 swallow a Ii
qud, by holding her nose and hand over her
mouth. All this time they talked of their luck i'm
getting her-how much better than to have made
the attempt the night before, &c.,-one saving to
the other, snow hand over the twenty dollars"
The reply she could not Distinctly hear. One
remarked, 1--WE had better put her in a Con.
renf!' The other said, "No-dead men tell no
tales" Before stepping down to the water, (the
Genogansele,,) one said, "By Cd, she shan't
go with my handkerchief" he having used his
own on first binding and gagging her, They
then took hers from her side pocket, and adjust
ed it in the place of the other. On approaching
the water, the one having her by the shoulders
threw her from him, and she went under head
foremost, the other appearing to hold on TO her
legs, and she thought his companion pushed him.
She knew nothing after this until she found her
self on the ground, her head lying in some ones
lap. She could breathe and speak, but not see
She heard but one voice after this. The man
said, eff spare you, will you tell 2" She re-
piled, elf live to get home, | will tell how !
have been used" He said it might cost his life,
&c. He then uniastcned the cord with which
her legs were bound. She inquired what thew
compelled her swallow He answered that it
was nothing that would hurt her, as she puked IL
all up. She says she has tasted laudanum, and
that this was not so bitter. He then put on her
hood back side foremost pinned it back with Sc
veral pins very tightly-unbound her hands, and
she heard him 90 off through the bushes. She
saw neither OF the men; loosened the hood and
handkerchief; saw and knew the place where
she was, on the bank of the stream and found
her shawl, (not we:.) and the two cords. lyinu
there also. She gathered them up, and made the
best progress she could TO the house. something
less than quarter of mile. The family had
become considerably alarmed at her absence
which was about an hour. she entered the dwell
ling dripplngly wet, her hair dishevelled- comb,
beads, pencil and knife gone, dress torn, &c.
She said, "I on would not blame me if you knew
what have suffered since / went out;'' fell on a
bed and swooned.
The cords are not like any known by the fami-
~ or neighbors-a light linen line was used, we
helieve on the wrists, from the size of the wales
VII lhem' SHe was exhausted, but has her rea-
son entirely. 1t is thought that she knows GER
tain things that Mrs. Burdick knows, through
her, but if SO, it has not yet been divulged-lhat
this something (if any thng) is the cause of her
"taking off,
The citizens of Green rallied with prompti-
tude and proceeded to the place of the murderous
assault, but did not succeed in finding the cul-
prIts. Their tracks were discovered, and TWO
men were seen that afternoon skulkng behind
fences in the lots by individuals uniformed of
the facts.
No doubt seems TO exist in the town where
The crimes were committed, that they are in some
way connected will! the disappearance of Mrs.
Bolt.