The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-16
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t.FauaH conflicting reports are Ia circu'
sum Boo gaWri a. the fate Of SpNguc We
nyu h-fJ Gll the circumstances in regard 10
10 l1t wf ran obtain.
81 wr abt.d ari wook ,thc body was found
uu Tumdly, and q CorDner'H inquest held on
Mbur.dly, Wa were not present, bat un
dtr.flutIhlt tho body was fully identified by
tho cIoniug and H. general appearance, lliH
throni was cot, apparently ~ one hlow,suile-
iculy tu sewer the largo arteries oi the neck,
% wound which Of itsplf would produce drp,b=
Hlnu.f Instantly The body was fully cloth
cd with fle exception 0f pantao1na AMI shirt,
npi .ho llrsh where covered appeared firm
uu sound, Tho action Of the water had ~.
moved thc llcsh ia part from the head and
---.!..-l liLt. Of bis uertnn cNl9lnl---Al n4uA
uIs neck mud drnWn mo The wound, was
Handkerchief recognized ~ belonging Ia de-
crlsud, The ends OF this handkerchief we're
tied together and another handkerchief lcl
~ 70 iu tine form of nOp7oi apparently 20
iG'dN weight One hand Wns gone "a near
the Ntist, aud the fingers ct the other "a the
Gr-t jail.t No are not awarp llial tho -lod9
displayed other unrk- of violence, i sup.
po.rd thlt the pnutalu1us Wero taken oil lnr
Inc purpo-o of being Glltd with stones for
weight. and The shirt torn oil 10 ha used ~
tyiur them up,
THO verdict of lhc jury was 10 substance,
thti deceased WAS UlrFcrR ly some person
or porous uusuown,
Sir spraguc (whotc first name We nr'lcr-
stand, wns l3urdctt) VII. many years einc", u
rc,idrut uf Sanstcad Plain, bur more recent
is rv,lrd Ia the United States, lie return
a. 90 Canada suuc ii me previous 90 his de
appearance and made his homo alternately
NJ Gcnrgeyilc aud StnnNcnd Plain, aud had
we learn no family flo was rather an &c
CONTRIB person, very tariturn, and but little
we known oshm, except that ho was rcpu'
tcl a. have considerable money
Mar the time he disappeared, hc cam,
from Gcorgovllc Ia SAnstcad Plain, whore
be- transacted some Luainc,s, aud stayed som,
diys On Sunday morning the nth Of Nov
1919, lac lon with the nvnwcd purpose Of
wilkingt 10 Gcorgcvllc. Il Is supposed thai
hn had from s 300 10 E2uuuatuut tiu person
lIn was seen NJ various places along the ront
20 Grurpryiilc, iy different pvrsonr, Nnd ~
bout noon wal seen between the narrow
bridge and Georgcyillc, but was not seen (,
enter that village. Not much remark wa
madc oT lbs dishppvaiancc Tor sohc days.non
the fact that he was an eccentric person, nnt
had hccn known to be absent for weeks with
ont notifying his friends Of his whereabouts
llui finally some stir wns made from an np
urchcnsion that he had committed suicide
nul search vas made for him in the ycnit,
of Gcorgcyillr, until tho impression bccam
general that lac had either len the country
been luuliy dcnlt with \ trunk of his con
timing about $1,000 WIS found at Bates IL
tel, aud, We believe, given mp 20 some Of hi
near relatives,
The case is singular one, With lGrhlp
mover VII bc Tu.iT,lcd, That a foul an'
deliberate murder has been pcrpctratcd il
our midst, few win douht That the body OF
the victim should hc thus brought 90 light al
ter nearly two years, in n state of proscrya
ton sufficient to identify il ,sccmg providcn
tial intcrpo,iton 10 all in clearing mp III
go mystery. We presume that every lncasur
win be- t'Scn bv the officers OF the Peace 4
ferret ont the guilty and bring them TO jus
tee. II would sccmio bc q ease in which On
ENcrudvc should be- invoked 20 offer re-
ward for the apprehension Of the murdcrc
, or ppirdrrprs