The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-11-02
MURDER Al mEHEDITH
BRIDGE, NEW HAMPsHIHE,

An eEtra from the New Hampshire Demo
crnt dated Meredith Bridge, Friday oct
20, contains the following account Of terri
hlr murder 10 thal place
a oDli-hlppdrd murder was committed 90 ili-
place ou Thursday night la-t Tho victim
was % person named Edward LDHyisH Young
mn, of twenty-five yeara ni age, whose pa
rcnls reside iu llr village, and who has been
employed as au oyersoer OF q gHgm Irish
mon, for rome time past The bNiy was
found iu the river jusi below the Railroad
bridge. On the right temple there was the
mark ola heavy blow. also some slight brult-
rs about the iarc, Blood was traced from the
bridge "a patch oi woods about ten GODS dis
lhni where 10 i1 auppnscl the murder tnlL
place and from thence the body was dragged
to tho bridge and thrown into the river NIs-
pirinn rests upon q Mr Rufus Flanders, with
whose wif the drrcasrd is fIid a. have car
rird on nkcit intercourse, Flanders wai
present when the body was taken ashore, aud
was ARRESTED before leaving che scene Of
death
On the Bridge near tho middle Of uo riy-
cr, Wn- found ihD cont NJ fhc deceased, The
collar wa torn %, and HING only by o tew
tlirrads while the right sleeve ifuui me ~
bow a. the wrist, was covered with blood 90
WIZ NlnN lIlf ifAf HNlIiH mum NlNNNNN NNNN
torn, ~ was alsnlho skirt and other part.
We cxamincd the lining of the right sleeve,
and saw that Il was covered via thick, dark
blood. On the end Of q sleeper the Bridge
tow feet from where the coat lay wc saw a
considerable quantity Of blood blood was
also found al along from this spot Ia the south
end Of the bridge, ard three ar four rods a.
long the Railroad track 90 pair sf bars, that
-..--lll 1ligLE nl MnH- lust lr-
low the cemetery - about two or thpC
rods from the hars, within the Gcd, and by
the side Ofthc wupls wns found a.spOt ofhlond,
bat uu other spot a-iouud, or mnrhH of q
sruillc or fight II h. supposed from the quau.
it's of blood on the coat, that be must have
been mtdr iu-cn-ihlr hy blow some distance
from hi. place, and hi, coat taken of aud
wrapped round his head, while lac was carri-
rd a. the bridge,
On tine right temple, and from thcrv tothc
right eve, T. M mark Of heavy blow ap-
parrutly given ly a stone or club. while there
were a few more slight bruises about the face.
Fr,m the mouth aud nose blood was dripping.
while the bOdy lay At the edge at tho water.
The deceased was thick .ot person, about .
f7rt- UP 3 itirii-- IN lt''i.-lI
Mr. Fnudrrs len hi. wii' and mi. VILLAGE,
lut returned Yesterday morning llr was
urc.cnt when the BODY was taken ashore. but
hctraycd-tha We could diseo,cr-no ymp-
toms Of guilt Yesterday hc was heard IN
threaten the deceased several times aud we
learn TINT be- called AZ his boarding place and
inquired for him about 10 O'Clock ln-t even
ing, Mrt)a,is was last seen nt Prescott
uystcr saloon, about - O'Clock last night
whore hc ate n dish of0ystor,, and treated N
ovstcrs several others. On the whole, TIL. 7.
y most startling affair tn the citizens Of otlr
usually qiuct village, aud j. certainly decd
of darkness equal or nrrrlvrp, Ia the Park.
--rr -uvurrirr IN fsr1 wa how, Justice may
reach the guilty, \ coroner, inQucs; IN.
not vet been hold