Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-09-03

ABDUCTION OF WARS BoDY.-Wyat dead,
has caused greater excitement in this community
than at any time willis, living. As we have al
ready stated his body was put into a coffin few
minutes after his execution, and after pledge by
the Sheriff, 10 both him aud his counsel that il
should be decenty buried. decent iniermeni
had long, than any thing else, been the object
OF this thoughts--of his solicitude. He had
peaiedly enjoined il upon his counsel and received
their assurances-it was his oft-repeated-hs last
wish TO the Sheriff
Il was understood between Mr. Morgan and the
Sheriff that the body should remain in the jail tina,
night, and tina, they would, in the morning, make
arrangements for its burial. Between eight and
nine o'clock the next morning, Mr. Morgan called
upon the Sheriff, and assured by him that his
services and attention we're unnecessary--th he
1.-THE Sheriff would take charge of the nierment,
aud that it should be in accordance with his
pledge.
With these assurances, Mr. NJ, after thanking
the Sheriff for his kind offer, went away satisfied
few moments after this, however, B. franklin
Tucker, carman, was seen transferring from the
Jail TO his cart, cofn and after covering il with
buffalo skins, to drive rapidly through bystreet TO
the State Prison, and to enter the North Gate
There seems to be the least doubt but the Sher.
III, at the very time he was giving Mr. Morgan the
above assurances had consented to- and was priyy
10 this abduction
As soon as Mr. Morgan became apprised of il, he
went to the Prison and demanded the body Of both
Keeper and Agent, both Of whom denied all knowl-
edge OF its having been brought there; and ofthe
truth Of which assertion Mr. NJ. is satisfied By
their permission, q search was made, but il was
fruitless. Mr. NJ. then called upon DIR Leander b.
Bigelow. Physician at the prison, who informed
him that he, as Agent Of the Geneva Medical Col.
lege, had ordered the body TO be taken from the
Jail, but refused TO give any satisfactory information
about it.
In the meantime, as these facts gained currency,
our citizens became indignant and excited
large body Of them collected al the prison and car
house in the evening" in order TO prevent the body
from being put on board the cars for Geneva but
nothing was ascerained in relation TO il. Yesier.
day afternoon, Messrs, Morgan, Hall, and Ira
Hopkins, made another search at the prison, and
IN the stable found cask. which they suspected
might contain the body, but which the keeper and
age-t preferred not to have opened until DR.. Big
Glow, who has gone 10 Syracuse and expected
by the cars, should return.
AT the usual hour OF arrival OF the cars, an i'm
mense crowd--several hundreds--had collected in
front ofthe prison, determined, peaceably or forci-
bly,, to have the body, il in the prison The cars
arrived Doctor Bigelow was escorted from the
cars 10 The prison gate, amid the hsses groans and
SCOTS of the indignant crowd. Entering the prison.
where he was waited for he there had the as
surance 10 equivoe4e-to evade questionable mys-
thy the matter-bat the head Of the cask was re.
moved, and Wyatfs body exposed The head
was replaced, and the cask taken to the north gate,
where in the midst of the multitude was put into
wagon provided for the purpose, conveyed to the
north burying ground and deposited in the vault Of
Capt Chase, who had unhesitsiingy offered It's
temporary use
The body, in compliance with the deceased's re-
quest will be deeentiy Inferred at IL o'clock this
morning.
The body was picked in liquor, doubtless to
preserve it until public excitement should have
ceased and until high price could be obtained
for it,
The public Indignation is in,ense--ii is confined
70 no particular class or CASTE or party il is near
" universal liisnot sympathy for Wyatt TINT has
produced 1t, but it IS the violated faith Of the Sher-
III and the professional rapacity Of the physician
who had been principal witness against him on
his trial, and ofwhose testimony the deceased whilst
the halter was around his neck. complained, and
from whose hands he, above all things begged that
his body might be savedl-Aabwn Adptrfiser
wars BuRIAL.-Al 0 lie O'Clock yesterday
morning, large number Of eitizens--perhaps two
hundred-hsd assembled at the North buryne
ground, 70 see thai WAITS last request should be-
complied with.