The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-16
The Watervilie Murder.
From the Portland Argus, Dot. IA

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The denouemen, avs near Hardly sh.dov Of
doubt remains that DR. v p Coo,,drs ~ wstsr~; "
the murderer of Matthews While sysrx .u.n;.nms a.
cnmsance vas hains tw;std nI eVsry sS'p,ooas or
arose who bv strait forward tale has struot ~ is
plank from beneath the feet of Dr. c.
IL viii be recollected that DIR Coolidge had reona.toa
Matthews to get him 500 or $4,000 for abort time ana
promised him of $500 for the use of IT, with
reuuested him not to tell anv ono of Il M.ttha. d
however, inform his uncle and cousin who signed the
note at the bank with him for the money that ha
going to let it to Coolidge The money was drs from
the bank ON Thursday, the 3Oth uIt the dsv of the
murder ' ' NY ~ '"'
On the evening of that dav M was at . nartv oou.
posed Of young people, at Dorr tavern and isft saving
business WITH him He was "fsrwarS. 20 some
with two students the sidewalk and nothing more
seen of him until he was found murdered In tn 49,,
ing 80 ~ ~
The body was not so bruised and naupled "a NJ frat
represented although the statement OF the deep cuts
and blows head was correct The fact that tn.
wounds did the appearance OF having blsd lei
to the belief that he dead before thew were Uysn
Suspicious Of poison thereby excited which led
examination Of the stomach and an Of
its contents which confirmed those ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing certain that he had come to his death BY prussc
Dr. c. the morning after the murder left Watsrville
about three o'clock to visit patient In neghboring
village He returned about ten O'Clock A. NJ, and
pressed surprise hearing the murder and said he
had loaned Matthews $500 the previous evening
We gave some hints vesterdsv nj tba sxnos.r. .s
by Young Flint We have since aathsrsd fl"m 40
OF the Eastern Times and from othsr snnro.. 49,.
extsnSed accnnn. Tb s,,ton, ot h sources more
portant character in this dreadful trsgsdv hss H..
with DR. C. about two wears lila nams i TSana. liz
and he is the son Of Thomas r., Flint Of North
Arson, a member of the last Senate Of M.,rs -
We know him we'll He is man OF great frmns.. ana
decision OF character IL will he rsooectsd th.. Emit
after young Matthews was seen to enter IT, And thouaS
he denied knowledge OF the murder in his srsmins
before the there was suspicion that
for his friend and teacher had nrsvsntsS h a;
what he knew on the subject N'.e
the Su h1a nrs. smss sent for his father after
and he received the information only in time 10 srrvs
in WateryilIe on Thursdav morning when ~. ,oon ~,
son to a private room and reou.st.5 til ,,., 800 IN
whatever he might know relative IN IN. mnrdsr 1,,
course was successful full disclosure WA made snS
ON the folio wing morning MIR Flint nroc.sd.J 80 A.,
gusa and took measures FOR bringing bis SON
before the grand jury Dr. C. wss convsvsd In Xna,.,
ON Friday afternoon w. Ne~S~
The following Ia the testimony of Young Flint ~hob
it Is stated is from the most reliable sourcs ' ~
About o o'clock on the evsnin, 81 ~. m,,,, ~
Coolidge came to the door of the room IN Witch vnnn
Flint was sitting at williams Hotel and ssLsd Si,n %
accompany him to the Office which was but a few stsps
distant They went together ito he Office vhich con
sisted large rooms front ana rear on fbs sscora
floor After entering the front room Coolidge Iocksd
to reveal to him in which his life vas
he thsn proceeded to saw that Ma,thsws cs =,
short time before that he gave him ulass of hr.nd 20
drink and he Immediately fell in an apopectio A. ana
WAS lying in the other room He said the affair could
ruin them II the body found In the Office and he had
called him In to aid in disposipg of IT,
Various plans were then suggested for secretino thu
body It was proposed to eave Il IN the street and sso
to cast river was the night vas NOT
dark enough to venture being seen ia tskns n 10 the
river and Il was depostsd where IL vns funS CooI,dss
was occupied cons,dernble nortion NJ ihs Mn, =; N
creng the money and removing evidences of the dead
AT four O'clock 4, the morning be st.rt.d sor SSoh
gan to visit a patient. ''"'''N ''' 'A'""''
Flint knew nothing OF the money till after the return
OF Coolidge when e was told he obtained $500 which
had been Becreted under the carpet beneath an iron
safe. Flint afterwards at the persuasion OF Coolidge,
removed it, and deposited part OF it where IL was
found In williams she'd and another part in another
place; but ultimately put the whole except the roll
found II small jug and burnt the money. He had
any time counted it, and knows not whether the
ton with this tragedy there is diversity Of opinion