The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12
The Myster i0us Murder and Suicide Mt Quin.
CIV, Mass.


cy, Mass.
THE coRoNKK's INQUEsr-sriRrTuAL KNocKINGs, ETC.
From the Boston Mail, Feb. 10
Never has an exciting event come to light in
which was involved more mystery than the melan-
choly suicides, or suicide and murder, discovered
on Friday afternoon last at Quincy.
The bodies of two persons in male attire, were
discovered about four p M on Friday, by two
young men of Quincy, Albert and Henry Hayden,
who were out on cunning excursion and started a
rabbi! upon some high lands sparsly covered with
wood, quarter OF mile south from the village OF
Quincy, In the limits of the town of Braintree,
and near an observatory which crowns those
heights. The rabbit was pursued by one OF the
men into some bushes, where were discovered the
two dead bodies lying side by side. The young
men immediately proceeded to the house of Capt.
Lewis Bass, coroner in Quincy. and notified him OF
the discovery He at once proceeded TO the spot
where they were found, and had them removed to
his house, where they were kept during the night,
and on the following Saturday, morning jury OF
inquest was summoned TO meet at nine o'clock A.
NJ in the Lyceum room, under the Town Hall.
The bodies, TO which their clothing was frm|y
frozen, were, by Capt BASIS direction. conveyed
TO a brook to thaw of the garments.
When found on the heights they were lying side
by side quite each other, with their heads In
the same way-the shorter body, that which after
wards proved 10 be young woman, lying at the
left Of the other, with her head slightly inclined
towards him, and with he1rieht hand resting on her
heart The other body, and much the tallest OF
the two, was found lying TO the right Of his compa-
Mon, with a discharged duellng pistol, apparently
fallen from the right hand, the fingers of which
were partially clutched and contracted. powder
flask, partly filled with powder, was found at the
elbow Of the right arm, and quantity OF leaden
slugs lying in paper. In the pockets OF the man
were found couple Of pocket combs, poe et look
ing glass in a lead easement, with the hgure of
Gen. Taylor on the back, a clip OF narrow paste
board two inches by hve.eigths IN dimension, with
the figures 59S upon II, apparently pawnbrokers
ticket, piece Of paper upon which was written IN
red chalk, House Broadway, do. corner of Maid
en- lane and Broadway" small card OF Whitney's
Hotel, Lincoln street, Boston; paper containing
about 100 percussion caps, and printed pamphlet
concerning an electrical machine OF Professor sun.
derand. No other property, except their clothing.
was found upon either. In the lining OF the mans
hat was the name Of the manufacturers, Camp
Hazeltine, No Is5 Main street, below Fifth, Gin
cinnati, Ohio"
The bodies were taken from the brook on Sa,ur-
day morning, after being thawed by the w.ter,an
consigned to the charge Of Dr. Bugbee, of Quincy,
Who held post mortem examination thereon. Dr.
Il. testified before the Coroners Inquest, that the
tallest and eldest of the two bodies was that OF
man apparently about II years Of age, and that he
had found the evidence that pistol had been dis.
charged in the mouth, the ball from which had
passed out al the back Of the head passing through
the BRAIN and leaving round smooth hole, as that
OF pistol bullet; that the shorter body was that
Of a woman, apparently l5years OF age, and thata
hole, similar to that IN the head OF the man, was
found penetrating the head for three or four inches,
just above the left ear; that the ear was blown of
on this side Of the head, but that no other marks
Of violence than those described were visible upon
either body, and that the bullet whic had penetra-
ted the head OF the latter had lodged in the brain
and had in the other body, IN his opinion caused
death.
Mrs Prudence Woods testified 10 the following
facts.-That the two individuals came TO her house
for board, on or about the first of November last;
they hal stated that they were siepbretheTs; that
they had one mother and two fathers that the
eldest gave his name as John Green, and the
youngest as that Of George Sand; that the young
est one was out OF health, and had come from Gin
cinnat, Ohio, for the benefit of his health, which
they expected would be re-esablished in about six
months, when they intended to return home BY the
way OF New Orleans; that they wanted room by
themselves, and to have II as retired TO themselves
as possible, as the younger one read good deal;
that the younger appeared TO DC very retirng, sun,
and ely, and quite desiroue Of privacy about their
room. { The witness was asked II she had reason
to suspect that one Of them was woman, to which
che replied that che thought there was some
thing not right"l She further said that the eldest
had said that the youngest desirous OF getting
employment as a clerk that the younger appeared
TO be person OF superior education and posltioa ~
society TO the other, and often read 10 MN rom
books in their possession, mostly relating to spirit
ual communion with the other world; that their
manner was very aflectonate towards each other;
that they had only boarded with her for eight or
ten days end left, on the 18th Of November, after
dinner, for walk, at the request Of Green, Sands
going with some reluctance, and stating TO witness
that he did not wish to go, and II was o1ly to
please John; that they had been reading one OF
their spiritual works for a couple Of hours before
leaving. and that she had not seen them since that
dav She also ST ated that they owed her for their
board while at her house; that they left at her
house a carpet bag containing number OF books
and papeis, and forty-iye cents IN money, and
silver watch
Captain Peter Brock boot manufacturer, with
whom Green had worked, was examined, and
stated that he had identified the two bodies found,
Immediately upon seeing them, and had predicted
that upon investie alton Of them, which he had
pointed out, would be found to be woman that
these yong men after seeking employment at &c
veral otDr shops in town came to his shop, and
that he had engaged Green 10 make boots that
Green had made for him eighteen pairs ~ pegged
boots before he was missed, and that he was