Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1850-09-10
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN TROY, N. Y,
Prom The Troy whia.

| Persons.
About four o'clock on Monday morning, a
horse and buggy drove up to the door of the
ST. Charles Hotel in this city, from which a.
lighted well dressed gentleman and lady
The man on the watch at the hotel answered
the parlor bell as ii was rung, and admitted
the parties. The man directed that his horse
should be put out, and registered his name
in full round hand. William A. CaldsoeA
and Lady, Philadelphia, requested room.
A front parlor with bedroom attached was
assigned him, and the parties shown TO it,
When the book-keeper Of the hotel appeared
in the morning, his attention was called to
the name of the parties, and was told the
room they oceu led. The occupants OF the
room not appearing at breakfast table. the
servants were ordered TO he ready to prepare
breakfa st for them when it should be called
for. AT 10 O'clock the book-keeper went to
the room, walked them, Caldwell and the wo-
man came down to breakfast, Caldwell gave
orders to have dinner prepared for him at ?
O'clock. and said some friends of his from
Keesvile would be there to dine with him.
They did notappear at dinner at o'clock, as
tn ey appointed, nor did the friends from KEGS
vile make their appearance. Nor did they
appear at tea.
tuesday morning late, the book keeper
went again to their room, and Caldwell came
to the door. In reply to the inquiry whether
he wished breakfast, he said they did not
feel very well, and would have breakfast sent
up to them. Breakfast was sent up accor-
dinghy, as was also pieces OF pie and cheese
in the afternoon.
On Tuesday Mr.. Mcdonald, the proprie
tor Of the hotel, returned home from several
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1.-THE unusual conduct OF the persons occu-
pying this room, and he determined TO call
on them. He raped at the door and was
admitted by Caldwell; the woman with him
was on the bed, in the adjoining room. Cald-
well remarked, carelessy, that he was clay
ing off, there for short time, had been
travelling, &c. Mr.. McD. reminded him that
he was running up a considerable bill at his
house and also Of the strangeness Of his man
ner Caldwell replied that he had money
enough, and it would be call right"
In the evening Mr.. McD directed that
their bill should be made out, and they re-
quested to yacete their rooms. (lt should be
mentioned that during their stay, they sent
several times to the bar for brandy.) Tho
book keeper went to the room and raped re-
/ peatedly, but could get no answer, though ne
could hear the man and woman talking be-
tween themselves Failing to get any an
swer whatever, after repeated trials, he in
formed the proprietor of the fact, and it was
concluded to allow them to remain undistur-
bed till morning.
/ La the morning another attempt was made
/ to get an answer from the occupants of the
room, with no better success than the night
previous; and finally Mir McD. resolved to
/ probe the matter. BY tho aid of chair ne
vas able to raise hluAseif 10 the swinging
window over the bed room door, and looking
in ne beheld both the man and woman lying
IN each others arms, with their throats cut
from ear TO ear, and pillows and bedding dis
colored by large quantity OF blood The
horrible circumstances thus revealed, no time
was lost in forcing open the door. DIR Bon
tecou and T.. ID. Packard soon effected All
entrance. Both bodies were cold and life
less, aud had obviously been quito dead fnE
several hours. The scene presented in the
bedroom was one we shall not attempt Il
describe. A more ghastly and horrible spec
tacie the mind cannot conceive. Both were
in their ordinary night clothes. The woman
was lying in the front part of the bed, her
head resting on the arm and partly on the bo-
som of her companion. The gash in hei
throat was not deep, and the blood had drop
ped beneath SO that little was ON her person
Her countenance was paid, aud marked by a
serenity amounting almost to smile. she
had evidently moved only very slightly after
the cut was made, and then IN the struggles
of death. Sne was OF the middle size IN
height, hardly ordinarily robust. and aged a
bout 80 years. BY her SIDE on the right lay
Caldwell, the most horrid object the eyes ev-
er beheld. He was tall muscular, well for
med, large head, features strongly Marked
and the lower part of his face covered with
heavy pair OF whskers. The gash in his
throat had severed and laid bare his wind
pipe, and he had bled most proiusey. Ills
face. hands. and breast were covered with
blooj, aud his hair aud whis ers were clotted
together with il. Judging from the position
of hls limbs, his contortinns must have been
long and severe. BY his side was found a
razor, covered with blood, and also the razor
case.
Aside from the circumstances mentioned
above, the evidence elected from persons ex-
amined, amounted TO but little OF Importance.
Calvin +. Blake a porter Of the Mansion
House, testified that he was acquainted
with the deceased at Whitehall, about slX
years ago. He was in this city a short
time ago, and stopped at the MansioH House.
Blake next saw him on Monday in this CITY
! Caldwell called him one side, and told him
he was on soft of a oust," and that two
constables attempted to arrest him at Will
iamst 'wn, Mass, the day before. but he
whipped both of them and escaped. he al
90 told Blake that be had woman with him
and tnal she was another man 8 wife. Cald-
well afterwards sent for Blake to the Mansion
House lie went TO the st. Charles and
found Caldwell and the woman in their room
Caldwell was intoxicated. and requested b.
to go out and procure bottle OF Congress wa
ter and an ounce Of lunar causte; aud said Il
he could take something that would poison
him he would do il IN a moment. Blake told
him 10 keep cool; that he had better get over
this, and send the woman home where she
belonged. Blake procured him the Congress;
water, and when he returned caldwell ask
cd him why he did not bring along that lii
tic viall Blake told him TO drink the watei