The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-15
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TRAGICAL AND mYsTERIOIk Az.
PAIR.

PAIR.
Two young mon, Henry aud Albert IIsyd,,
were on hunting eRcHrsion YESTERDAY. ia
piece Of woods known a. "the Common" i
BmIntrec, on the edge of Quincy One oT
them stopped 10 look down into bush,wLcr,
q rabbit had taken refuge. Instead 81 a al
bic, however, be- Jaw the face OF dead man
lie called "a his Gompanluu,aud tho discover,
was soon made, that there were two dr,,r
bodies lying side hy side, From aplaarau,.'
the bolies had lain there q number of gesl.
a. the ice aud snow covered them nIelL
aud tho bodies Themselves were frozen sim
Tho dlacoyerers az fret supposed that tb,,
persons might have come ~ their death by
being frozen, and without further inve.tig,
ton started for Coroner Bass Of Quiury &
The Coroner upon rearhulg The spot, ,oon a..
ooriaincd that their death was the result of
wounds by pistol, The bodies werr, onc nj
them, that Of rather d tall person, The oih,,.
hein2 nils h iJOricr I he short person laid
10 the right of tlo tall one, By the side of
the latter and close To, II not grasped la nj.
4 right hand was q discharged pistol ,uf a siugl,
barrel, such a. might be- called one of tLc nld
fashioned "hnTe-pl-iolr," There wac also,
upon the ground powder hask. "A uuantir,
OF percussion caps, and some shot In PAPER.
\ hat belonging 10 the taller OF the two, and
q cap Of the shorter one laid upon tho gruuud
hy the side Of the bodies, From appcaranrc.
IL seemed probable that tho shorter one died
'0f wound from pistol ball, which entered
the heal itiri over the irit rTrr- fhUFH Wa
distortion of the body apl-aE,.,it, ,,lti,l midi
Gated that the person had died in ngony
The death wound Of thu shorter person an
pearrd 20 have been inflicted hy the hands
Of the other, who had afterwards reloaded
h8 pistol and discharged IL into his own
mouth. lie apparently tell back, aud from
the position ct the body died without strug-
Gle, The place where the bodics were Gou6l
was near the main road and directly over am
old track not now used. A. there are reasons
~ suppose that the bodies have been thcrr
since the second week ia November last, il il
wonderful that they were not discovered BE-.
fore. The bodies were taken m toronrr
Bass 10 Quincy, and, Ia order 20 thhw them
I sufficiently Ia investigate the causc Of death,
were placed ia running brook, wherc they
remained all night and until nine o'clock thi,
morning, This morning the bodies we're tai
en- 90 the Town Hall, followed ly a crowd of
the people Of Quincy, anxious Ia get a sight
OF them and Ia ivuru the cause Of this sd e.
/ vent. jury having brcu cmpanncllpd. they
proceeded to get % the clothing of the dcccas.
cd, which was done with great labor, hy cut
ting aud saving, so stiiily wGrr they irolcn.-,-
The finger ends aud noso of the taller person
were partially gone bat the body OF the 9th.
I rr 'vu- comparatively liitlc Affected 10y decay.
\ little money aud few other articles we're
found upon them; hut nothing which reveal
ed their name, or the history OF their uNstc-
rous death II was discovered that the short
/ cr aud younger person was n female although
dressed in mans Clothes. The following is
all that j. known nj these deceased persons,
aud II may lead 10 their Identification ly
their friends g. About the first OF November
T iavt thurC appeared ia the town Of Quincy
two persons both dressed ~ men, the oldest
of whom called himself John Green, and the
Younger George Sands the assumed name
OF the celebrated French novel writer. Mad
anne DudcvanLl Green stated that he was
a shoemaker hy trade; that hc was from Ohio
with hs hali-brothcr aud wished 10 obtain
work for himself at boot-making His broth
or assumed "a h. an artist. Green was about
five feet eight inches high, with dark hazel
eyes. and black 'htir. llr.yas dressed ia a
brown dress coat, black harNand black satin
vest, with black pants. lie had an affection
otthc throat, which troubled hiu, when rvad-
T iug. Sands was lot over five feet high, with
n dark and rather suukcn eve, aud brown
hair; slender and delicate hands aud waist,
50 much 80 as TO attract observation; was
. dressed in Tweed fiock dark plaid pantS
: amt str1IIrrt vJrtvrt vJ'yr, INIT m awkward
gait for man, voice soft aud feminine;
and a habit vi droX,&ng the ewes when looked
( at Green ohtaibCjNwork at boot making at
the store of Mr. j. -. Whitohcr, where he re-
mdiucd eight days. Both persons obtained
board together at the house of Mrs pruda
/ Wood-having a room 10 themselves Sands
was in the habit of visiting-Grccn while he
rrrii-r--rrtrrr- 10 nm.
/ They always APPEARED cheerful and happy,
though the elder one day remarked that he
was formerly an engineer. ON the Mississippi
and had seen trouble 10y the captain cheating
him out eiitiE 'rar-rs. He said hc brought his
i ali-hrothcr On here for his health, aad Ia.
educate him. Sands, however, one day said:
|-"My mother was aVerse to my coming away
from home" Both of thom Ne,r- much houud
up IN the spiritual Knocking" subject, 50
called. II was the chief topic of their dis
I course, They had with them several cupics
of the esprit Messenger" printed ut Spring
I field; also copies of two works entitled the
"CniyeISalum," and the Great Harmonic"
also a copy of Madame Dudcvant's worst nov
cl, Indiana Al one time, during their
short stay Sands went to Charlestown and
consulted La Roy Sunderland Their con
vcrsation, according to the testimony of all
who we're acquainted with them, was quite
Intelligent Spccialll -tAa+-ef S-4i+,l-
IDENTIFY had been well brought mp. Their in
tention, they said, was to remain at the north
for six months, and then return to Ohio. via
New Orleans In the mean time they desired
10 ulNc ueep INTO the mysteries oil the spirit
world, and the younger desired TO prepare to
teach the science" On the morning after
the general election in November, Green
complained ofbeing unwell, aud did not 90 to
his work. He spent an hour and half in
reading, and then invited his companion TO
90 to walk, who complied with evident rcluo-
lance, telling female in the family that il
was only to oblgc John. They stopped at
the Union store in the village, whore Green
went in aud bought some powder and pcr,'us-
sion caps. Alter they had left the store, they
vert seen passing along with hands joined
and swinging. They were again seen as they
mounted the hill, in the direction where their
bodies were found but no one saw them AZ
forwards. This is ell that is known OF this
mysterious affair. In the minds of the jury
there can bo no doubt that the man first kill
ed the woman aud then himself; and such,
undoubtedlV will hr Tho ,,crI;ct Tho only