The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-07-05
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Wcha,oto record. sac tlc boston E,u,I
.ug hHtoue. 1Uuthors1l lmWdyono of rhpsc
t.ls of Uu.d5brl which ol late have De. omr
. 4pgsrHi, Hlugh took place boo Lyu1 ou
HliuuHJ lsH lI1 caufCd ilr greatest catltr-
turut iu lH1l quiet ,uwu. About Twelve o.
rnnk $50 Ilrurymru shnrmakcTs, named
John n I.uv ana thar0i furbush. return
a. hum the shop a. their boarding housc
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sirer- Nothing uuusunl tuup.rcd 90 dine
rtr which briul Guirhud Furlu-h retired tn
iti--, 7rtr.-.t aHa lvrly g,,iHt egt, AggF dee
latter \ purchased shirt ha returned Iud
rrrrulod 80 thr rurm vhiri bee lt- orrapiHi
Io nnlu1u with Furhufh i0r several months,
ln ibr cuur-r Ola lpW minutes two distinct rc-
fYrtr ut % pistol were heard almost simuln
- ---.-LL ---Le ono exclaimed. "Aiufhpr
lrlau.D. Lr on. fhot ma." Two men immc-
utuly rushed up stairs one of whom was Mr.
Bailey, Who finding tho door n'k,d, burst 10
uprn, when fcrdr toll gNgltim,ug "huid me
urrl Immediately taken down stairs, aud
r,Itrd. While thc attention of uil wt, Boz
-'uvrd uIpu thc dy,ug Wnniwo more reports
',ur hcnui, nUt ou ascending to the room n
Wa.usutp,d that FURNISH, who had hccn
i0N vd uy lnllry rrluldiug his pistols, hod
i1ili tod q Woaul upuu himself hut such wl.
bee lnulip condition. au1 #b cDlsrlrss his p,-
IIr. that 100 dyo o'clock saturday a.tcmo0uit
WI, impossible Co toll how 'crIous wound
BOOB u,u inflicted, or whether 10 was done
.v.l n,Il or ouly the wadduF, 4 boy saw
'rrlu q bI.wuuiuG firing Dr. pistol on The
.,Ulrt aI IS mark, Az iuqu"st was holden 10y
Coroner Samuel Nlll, when tho above facts
agrt p.i.fgd from iAc witnesses
& i,.f muru.. examination WINS made hy
1881 s. =. Adam, aud Dydru Smith They
discovered two wounds. Tho lower one VIZ
i.tHren The cartlrgcs OF tif cYcUtt ami
eighth uD1 uu the right ilc, 2i iu,lct h,m
tluluvtg cNtruuity az Ne-i,Uuw Il4up.
I.r ,Vound vls between tlc 6r.t and second
riut on thc usll side, inches irum y r ul'-
pyr nNrcmiIy oi the s'crnum, nud two in1I,c,
Uy.uy ho grutU' gHr.E'G.- IAu-uuuGg- ball
iwneUHIci tio OPP lolr oT The right luh".
thp lower ball penetrated tln 'rutiiulus n Nr
hoprt, uolr the ccliro. u,.iur through rq
lower lobe 1l tho len lang, aud then passing
between the sNlh aud seventh ribs. lodging
in the pnutopl muscles
Tho decd wye committed with tyo small
single birolci pistols MANY reports and ru-
NOR arc current 10 Lynn respecting the par
tees, some said that furbush had previous
Is h.cu iu.luc. lie hat had Toe misfortune
o. lo.c % lcg-eNl wear. % wooden ONE, and
rJ- tyrtv ~ wh0-u t7rs7 o. t1JT't5t yIy.
r,Nt hr was very s'u 1.-Two 20 amy al,us.or
which might hc made tp li. infrmitv. wli"i
vls ,tu Ul ly ON accident con- ship board iuul
vows IHUr Ne il- roiAiyC In t.yUU. n p
rs, who was I'pt, was % volunteer in th.
NeNican war, from Philadelphia, where b.,
has .ginui. residing.
w cause rs known for this md 7rt Tho,
,.,.,, l--l '-'t tt.ri- ~ irtJuI7Tv n -r-J W.
rrltirrr fIti -,tt,--rir,i
and thr roroUCr'. inquest ti,ius tp elicit au,
information which might lo,d 20 nuy ,1t' flc
tory explanations \ verdict was rendered
in accordance With the above hCu, iAa pis
uoltwcre loaded with s'uls Iurbu.h VA
about 90 gears Of agc, and Pcrly about %.
TNNN. jane 2sh. 1871
Saturday. a o'clock T.. NJ
Iu &r Editor ~ Nc G0sc't.;
Su,-'rho coropvr- Jury have rendered
verdict In tho ca,9 Of Fyrdy, declaring th8
he came tn Lis death on the 2sth ofJ1uc hc
tween The hours of aud O'Clock, y. ~, D.
two PISTOL shots discharged 10y tho hand, ot
thor.c, lp5ueh. ......-.
FURNISH has been examined by the doctors
Tie Is uoly, showing fight when they troubh
him. The ear shows a singular appearance
Il seems TO have been cat with a knife, and
smooth bah was found lodged just inside III,
wound. DR.. Adams said 10 him: "Wcl,hov
was il about the dificuly?" His reply was
eco 90 he'll lie is a desperate fellow, aut
has attempted 10 take his life before. DR.
Ncwhall was called few months since, T.,
administer an antidotc TO poison which he ha,
taken. ..=
Furbush is in custody, and is committed Z,
Sl!cm Jail tonight, for examination on Mon
rtTv, tic r0td itV. NdIms That he TrtCr twice
go fire screw into himself Ills garment,
show evidence Of such m attempt
10 was the opinion of the physicians VIII,
examined Furbush, that the ball found in hi,
gar c0uR not hare ban .Gred from pjstoi,and
that the slit in the ear couldr not have been
made by ball. Nothing can bu determined
to explain this sad and singular affair.
rcrly is highly spoken of by all who knew
him, and by his fandlady in particular From
papers found after he was dead, it seems that
he belongs or is acquainted, in Providence
r. l. There were letters addressed TO a young
lady im that place, Several pieces OF MSS
in prose and poctrywerc also found, address
ed to the initials Of the lady to whom the let
tors were directed one of thcm is a snrt OF
cypher; but still plain enough to he under
stpod. --..-.-.... j. Il. X
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