New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-09
The Recent Truscdy nj Meredith Bridge-Ad-
ditiouai Detoils-Thc Parties Arrested for
the Murder, &c. &c
OoF'esPoRdenee of'he Boston Man

MEREDITH BRIDGE. y II Tuesday Nov 3
Much excitement still prevails in this village in
relation to the late tragedy enacted here. Or .he
strength OF the indefinite verdict OF the Coroner's
Jury. that the said pressure meaning certain
'abrasicrs9 upon the mouth and face and cut
upop the arm, were inflicted by the said Edward
:. DAVIS himself, or by the Iud OF some person
or persons unknown to the Jurors, three arrests
have been made and an examination was com
mmeneed on Friday last, before Justice The
accused parties ARE Rufus Flanders, Marina
Hackett husband and sister OF the woman with
whom Davis is supposed to have had Illicit inter
ooursel aud a young man named John swan
Mrs Flanders bore very doubtful character as
well as her sister Martha Hackett' whose evil
Geuce at the Coroners Inquest IS worthy OF httle
credeuce. The evidence against Flanders IS, thus
far, entirely circumstantial, but OF such nature
as to carry with it strong presumption OF quit
On the evening of the murder, October 24th
Flanders heard to make threats against Da
Wis, IntimatIng thar II be encountered HIM that
night, he Davis might no; leave town soon as
he expected. On the morning OF the same day
Mrs. Flanders left for Manchester, and it was ex-
pected that Davis would follow her and his de-
termination to do so is corroborated by her own
evidence If the story OF such woman can be so
termetl before the Coroner. Flanders returned
10 his house on the evening OF the 24th and re-
tired to rest. Several witnesses deposed that
they heard groans, and various noises during the
night: but no evidence has come 10 llght directly
connecting Flanders with the horrible affair,
though ali the circumstances vega strong az alns'
him
The house of Flanders is situated in the South
ern part OF the village upon the road leading %
Concord About 100 yards to the southwest,
across the road, is small knoll rising abruptly IN
the midst OF small green meadow. From paW
of bars opposite Flanders house, in the dlrec-
ton OF this mound, various articles belonging TO
Davis were found, on the morning scCeeding the
murder scattered along as if dropped from the
pockets OF carried IN horizontal position.
Near the top ct the knoll We're found the watch,
hat md seyeralartcles belonging to the deceased
From this spot to the railroad bridge, distance
of nearly half mile, the course Of the murderers
is traced BY the removal OF sturlp in the fence
and BY stains of blood.
The suggestion of suicide on the part Of Davis
is refuted by the character OF the deceaSed-oy
the evidence of the physicians that the BODY was
hteless when thrown in the WlnneplsseoSec
River-bv the abrasion over the eye and by
the appearauce of the skin around the mouth,
which may be accounted for by the application oil
some coarse garment to stile the yoice-by the
parallel tracks of two persons, three feet apart,
through the grounds, and by the bloody plank
found since the Coroners inquest one mile bo'ow
in the river, upon which the unfortunate man was
probably carried to the bridge
The general conviction of people here is that
y
culpabIe, we car only hope that strict judicial
Investigation will bring out facts which will lead
to their convection.
The mound was visited today by large num-
Der of persons, many OF whom seemed awe struck
wlale gazing upon the scene OF murder the bloody
tn is the tram pied grass, numerous little stakes
planted here and there to denote where the Vari-
Gus articles OF the murdered man were found. IL
was truly a strange place to select Tor the commls-
sion OF such deed--so near the public road with
in hearing of dozen dwellings, and no place OF
concealmtnt tor the body, save the river to reach
which it was necessary to pass very near several
houses.
AS Davis visited Flanders house on the evening
previous to the MURDER u IS presumed that DAVIS
was knocked down on the premises OF FLANDERS;
gagged, carried to the HILL bled in the arm until
he becme nsensible, the artery not being severed
straugled borne on a board TO the bridge by two
| persons, and committed to the river.
Ii Flanders was not the chief actor in the bloody
drama, circumstances have conspred in an unac
countable manner against HIM. b.