The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-20


sheet of water, lying partly in Canada
aud partly in Vermont, aud the nara
tive is from the Burlington Free Press,
and we believe strictly true. 1t is of Sc
late Gate as Friday, the Slh inst -
Some three years since. Burdick
Sprague took up his residence in Morris
town. lie seemed To be very oniet
aud peoceable man, and seldom made
any words with any one, unless spoken
to. Many, believing that hrevity was
the soul Of wit" thought him a remark.
ably shrewd and uncommon man. He
had no business in particular, though il
Is said that formerly in Brook field, in
Orange county, where his parents resi-,
ded, he had been engaged in the grave
stone business, Becoming more ac,
quainied, after his arrival At Norristown,
he lrequented the tayerns and other
public places, and was, very naturally,
accused of gambling and drinking. lie
continued to live in Mofristown. leading
the life mentioned, land it is also SAID
that he lhaned money, bought up notes,
&C, without any particular Incident,
except the breaking of his arm, until
about June, 1870, when the Grand Ju-
~ found bill Of indictment against
hun for perjury; he having obtained
the possession of farm in Morristown
tor The accommodation Of the pirilss
concerned, aud alterward. when all
trouble bad blown over, or during the
pendehcy Of the investigation Of The III
tie, com nitted the offence with which
he was charged.
An immediate arrest of Sprarne was
made and he was lodged N Jail. but his
friends soon gave the repaired bail. aud
he was permitted to 90 1t large. lie
soon after left tins section If the couu,
Try, and was not again heard Of until
Snme time in Nuscm ser. l-.19 in the
viriniy at latc tcWp. a.4raE, where
hr nat Hscu ei1aprlr tr >.up time.
~ ints hue. November. $50, great
excitement prevailed N TIE yiciuit,
t'.rf be ra, stopping. as he had sud-
ttn'r u1aco"ntah1 e Hppcarad, aud NJ
tito .le of HIM WaAievrr could he
orialood He had been seen jlst be-
fore this Disappearance with one Bill
Clark, and Il companion of hts, who
were both of rather notorious repua.
ton, having been up for trial for the
murder of Parker, of Manchester, \ II.
of which they were not found guilty
DIlIgent search was made for Sprague ;
the country in the neighborhuod was
much excited, the greatest interest was
felt to know his whereabouts, aud large
parties were on the lookout but all tn
no purpose. The conclusion was that
he he had been robbed and murdered
and his BODY secreled. When all hope
Of finding him was abandoned, a mar
red sister, residing in CraltSbury, open
ed his trunk, aud there found eight or
ten, and some say fifteen hundred dal.
lars in bank bills, but nothing to lead tc
the discovery Of his fate
Everything continued in this mystcri
Gus state until Thursday, July 81 when
the body, so long missing, was found in
Lake Memphremagog
The history of It's discovery is an ex.
traordina!y and striking as that of the
disappearance. Two gentlemen from
Sianstead, who were DESTROYS Of fishing
set out with that view some day las
week Wishing a small boat, they en-
ployed ii man well acquainted with al
parts Of the lake, aud who usually at
tends all fishing excursions,to row Will,
they should fish. During their cxcur
sion they requested the man to row thu
boat into certain small cove. To TIN
hr objected saying that there were N
fish there that it was a bad place Il
20 into, &c. - the result ut which VA
that they went in some other dIrec,inu
Relating this incident after their relnri
their curiosity was excited to learn or t,
know what the boatman's real oblecilo
could have been To going into the COW
alluded Suspicious were aroused
curiosity was excited, and it was resol,
ed TO get up party and make visit t
the mysterious cove. A party wa
,;na ,ho -" ,aaohnd ~ '", 'snio "n ;" .a",
' ''.h Wv, 'eao'." w.. '' c W
dead body of Burdirk Sprague Tn
throat was cut, his coat drawn over hi
head, and there fastened with his su:
penGers.
Notwithstanding he had been missin
for a period of 81 months. the body wa
in wonderful state of preservation S
much so. that il was recognized at ono
MS that of the long lost Spraeue Tn
depth of the water where the body, no,
upon the surface, had so long lain, ha
: moi been learned IL is sunDnsed that