The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-22


often took place under tho old Colonial lnw. /
John Moon,' sold the Judge, ~ voice
hr0kou liy Hpur peculiar emOunn, "it b be-
Iou gow late muster llur you viii hive - No.
rrrl your uuucencri aud mny thn God Of
justice make the irutli HppGHf'
Higunl rom the Judge accompanied flie
w0Tds, And Immediately door olsuad aud
Clodunlr frun0iH, the supposed suicide, en-
irfed lhe C0uu, lie advanced ~ lilo bur
viii q slow aud deliberate step, having bio
eyes calu,ly bat lirmy Fixed on the prisoner,
llR servant, A>grcat sensation was caused
"a tho court 10y his appearance, uuruug
Hhrleks Of horror, aud alarm, females fled
from The HpoI, The accused fell on HE
kncea iu ulirCi terror aud HhudderinF, CON
lensrd Ii1 guilt. For u tine no voice was
heard but his. However as il became ap-
pnfnnl lhai "a lWiuR man stood before The
court the advocate Tor the prifOuer gained
courage to spunk lie demanded lhal the
duuIiiy Of the merchant be ehlHblshed, aud
The existence be- explained. lie said that
The cuuu should not bs biased 10y what might
prove 10 bu mere accidental likeness be-
tween person living aud one decouscd, aud
That such nn nvowal Hs that Of tho prisouer,
Extracted ~ n muneut Of extreme terror,
wHs not To- be- held Of much weight,
"lielore buiug admitted here ~ an nccuser
or witness" continued tie advocate, address
lnR IAe reconstructed merchant, "lIuge who
uud What you ATE, aud disclose by Whit
mruus Tho iUnb, which 10 lately received
your body, munglrd with bullets has gwen
up ~ tGuBni, and restored you 10 the world
~ life aud health"
Tho fret appeal of lho'ndyocalo, who con.
tnued slundlnsl 20 hz duiy under circum.
stances that would hive closed the lips Of
most men, called furih the following MARIA
tive from tlOdOnur ffeupis:
"Aly story may soon be Told, Ind viii suf
flee 20 establish NY ideLtiy. When | dis
covered the robbery committed by the nccus.
ed, lac had then He'd from the Island, aud
speedily saw al attempts to rutako lim
would prove iruitlcss. saw ruin aud dls.
grucc briOrc ne, aud caniv to lhc resolution
of terminating NY llfu before the evil day
cane. On tie mglt ~ which Ills delerihi-
nation wus formed was seated alone Ia NY
private chutHicr. had wriltct tho lcllcr
which was luuud on my table, aud had load
ed NY pistol, T'his duuu I prayed Tor Tor
giyeutss from my Maker tor tie nct tlut
was about To commit. The end Of tie pistol
was AT any heed ,-1,',.4-is4s- dagger on lhe llig-
ger, when a knock at tlic door OF Tic huusr
sturird nv ruucrrird ny weapon, aud weiR
10 thc door, \ man entered whom | frcog-
ui2rd to bc sexton at the parish ~ which !
lived. IL bore sack on hls shuuidurs, and
Ia 1t tie body OF a runn newly buried, which
was destined los my nephew, the physician
ihrn lvius wUh NV TIC scarcity ofhodirs
Tor dissection, M. the court h aware, compcls
those Who are ANXIOUS 10 acquire skill Ia the
medical profession 10 procure thum by nny
possible secret means The sexton Nus at
ffsf alarmed tt, having net 'He, "Did ny
nephew request Iou to bring this bUdy p
No. replied the man; ''bui knew his niiA.
icN to obtain one ior drssection aud TOOK IL
upon me 10 offer tins body. For urrry's
sake continued the sexton, edo not bcIray
me- sir, luf ! shall lose my station aud NY
ilmily's bread"
"Nimlc iIic uau was speaking, strange
idea entered my Wiud, md brought to my
!csllairug hps6ui hopes otcuutluuudiIle ana
honor stood Tor u lum moments absorbed
m thought, aud then rccoliccuug my SELF |
gaze ~ % pieces OF goldtu the resurfcctouisG,
tie sum winch nc expected. Telling Inn to
Keep lis own cuuusul, aud that u would be
well, sent Inn away, and carried the budy
10 my cabinet The whole OF HE household
truJi rrti sent eit ei the way ,.ias
| had lluo To cnty iuto execution The plan
winch had sirucl, ne. The body wHs iuru-
uHtriy ut the same stature rs Hl svii, uud like
me "a complexion. knew Ilte man; he had
been poor offender, abandoned 10y his iuu-
tiy. "fuur triic ct mortality :" sad l. With
tears IN NV ever, "nuihuS winch uuin may
do cal now T0Iuru three yet -purrcfr tine IT
rudely dsigure thy iiuless substance. Ii 10
TO prevent tile tuiu Of not ole hui twenty
families Aud should success attend my at
tempt, sWeur that Thy children shall buomy
children; aud, when my hour comes, we shall
rest lngclhcr II. the iOmb 10 which thou shalt
be borue before ne. ,
III. ,,,,,,,u ~ tltg ,,tpr,,lnnt,-
the most hVt{a interest was excited m the
court, aud testified even 10y tears irOn many
OF tie audience. Frcnuis thus proceeded:
vi Tticu stripped oil my eiottt-- a't, 'lF.es-
ed the body lu lhcm. lhls accomplished,
then look my pistol, aud with huud more
reluctant ihHn when applied to ny person,
fired II close TO the head ul Ire Deceased,
aud ut Urrru ruttsttl -tith aisiE ureInei.l ia rrll.
dered 1t impossible Tor the krcuest eye To
detect the substitution which had been made.
"Chousng the plainest habit could ger,
then dressed mNselt anew, shaved OF the
wLiskers was accustomed 10 wear,aud took
other mems To alter my appearance, ~ cuse
of bcing subject to any accident To the risk
of betrayal. Next morHing saw me on board
n French vessel, on my way to distant land
the uniiyr country ot my ancestors. The
cynectntiuii OF tits s3hens WIS nor dIsIp-
uoiuisd. | knew John Moon was the man
who had robbed me, aud WHO now stands ut
The bar of that court, quet Tint he had formed
connexions in this Island which would 10 all
probability bring him back TO It ns soou ms the
intelligence OF NY death gave him The prom
Use OF security. In Mis- hive not been DIS
appointed. have been equally m
nii,er resuerts. Whlle my unworthy servant
remained here IN imaginary safety, have
been successful in discovering tfru qtftr'tt III
- IL.
uenrn,,ce of weallh, he lodsettthe whole of
the nancy. | have brought II will the, nnd