The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-07

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has recently made against certain psrsoas In tka CITY
Ms earn likely to ssS an as
II should be; for truth whether it from the lips
Of fool or philosopher no less deserving Of credit
and respect, The article which published on We'd
nesdsy but narrative Of facts related to by
Mr. Bruce the father of the young who Is now be-
levod to have been nurdered Of the publishers of
the Transcript heard the recital at the time and
has given the main facts in his paper and he very pro-
perly says that although unthnking men may easily
cry out humbug and attempt to gloss the whole matter
over with the garb Of sophsry 1t deserves ut least
investigation. Other papers have endorsed our state
matter; but the JrsrsH, trsats the a,rair as Joke
and in the plenitudc Of his wisdom argues that
MT Bruce Is one Of those superstious personages.'
who has been guled and made a dupe of by gno-
rant woman The writer in the Traveller believes that
young Bruce among the missing two years and
that his body at the end of that time was found in the
city tomb upon the Neck. Mr. Bruce the father of
the unfortunate deceased will declare under the So
lemnty of an oath that the first inimation he had of
tho fate OF his son from the clarvoyant who
scribed his appearance, and the precise manner in
which he was placed in the tomb Acting upon this
information. he sought the undertaken the Ira
Keller terms him. and here that writer relates anec
dote, of Joe Millcrs worst found page 70 of
that funny author. The Trareier says =
While, with undertaken, he was about to search
the tombs for his son, he accepted an invitation to
dinner going in Mt the back gate After dinner the
undertaken proposed that they should to bust
ness and started for the front door. No. no. said
Mr.. Bruce, with grave shake of the Lead, not the
front door; always go out of house from the same
door through which came in -
Notwithstanding this joke of Joe Miller the body of
young Bruce found; it was fully identified by the
dress the shirt the stockings the teeth and parcu
larry by the contents Of wallet found in of the
pockets; another wallet, where he usually kept his
money and papers, had heen stolen, and this fact
mentioned by the clarvoyant So far then is correct
now II this writer in the Traveller comprehend the
mystery of mousetrap, he must believe one Of two
things: either that Mrs Freeman made this strange
revelation while in the sublime state called mesmerisln
which. according to the principles Of psychology
meets the immortal part Of man with the divinity,
that Mrs Freeman had knowledge of the fate Of the
long lost
After the burial Of young Bruce in Westford, Mr..
Bruce the father will declare under the soem Of
OATH that he again consulted Mrs FIeman and that
she then made the statements which have startled
the weak Of the Traveller and turned his BRAIN
viz, that young Bruce was led to human slaughter
house-thc name and date and location in pos
session of MIR. Brucc-wherc he inhumanly nur-
dered, the names Of the murderers being also in the
hands Of Mr. b. and the manner Of accomplishing the
awful deed we have stated.
This part of the recital is to be investigated and
those who cry out humbug must of believe that
Mrs. Freeman was either particeps criminis to the
murder she having told precisely where the body
found, or that there is something in her revelations
more than is drempt of in their philosophy
Since writing the above learn that measures have
been set foot to sft the matter to the bottom and
we shall probably have the result In few days