The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-12

sit in the shop and talk and read to Green that
Green had stated to him that his half brother had
come on TO get little better education, when he
was 10 get him employment as clerk that Sands
appeared TO belong to some respectable family.
and had more than common education, and
appeared TO be somewhat unwell; he had liked
them, and saw nothing out Of the way in them /;
his wife had heard Sands reading one day whe a
the two were alone in the shop, in sweet
feminine voice, and had asked him what woman
he had IN his shop; that he went into the shop,
when the voice Of the reader was changed to we'll
counterfeited male voice, which she commonly
used in conversations; that after this event his
picions were excited that one was q female; he
had heard Sands cay one day that "they might as
turned out as they expected" He further said
they were not believers in the bible, bat believed
in spiritual visitations and knockings, and had
themselves actually had visits from the spirits, and
that Sands had visited LIE Roy Sunderland at his
residence in Charlestown, to consult the spirits;
that Green, on the day he left had made two pairs
of boots; that Sands had said one day that her
mother was averse to her coming away from home
The thoughts and conversation was princ:
pally concerning spiritual kaockngs; at their
room was found q copy Of Madam Dudevant's
immoral novel OF ''lndiana," the writer of which,
it 10 well known, goes by the assumed name of Mr..
George Sands, and walks the streets of Paris IN
male attire; Number of copies of "Davis's Spirit
Messenger" published in Springfield; work en-
titled "Universalism." and book entitled the
"Great Harmonic"
This couple left their boarding house on the day
following the annual town meeting, and called at
the tProte ctive Union store and purchased some
pow der and percussion caps, and were afterwards
seen walking along Gay streettowards the heights,
hand in hand, swinging their arms back and forth,
like children in the day OF life; they were next
seen ascending the heights together, aad were
seen no more alive.
small, slender and delicate, five feet five inches in
height, with small delicate white hands, high fore
head, regular features, except that OF the nose,
which is said to resemble that OF Jenny Lind; her
eyes were deep blue, somewhat sunken in her
head; her hair auburn. She commonly dressed in
a cloth cap with plush band around it, tweed
frock coat, dark plaid pantaloons, and striped
velvet vest, black neckerchief, and gentleman's
woollen and linen underclothes She walked
rather awkwardly for man, and had very
slender waist, and habit of dropping her eyes when
spoken to, and was much more Intellectual in her
Developments than her companion:
John Green is described as follows he was
five feet nine inches in height, dark complexion,
low forehead, dark hazel eyes, black hair, and was
troubled with an affe ct0n in the throat. He was
dressed in brown dress coat, black satin vest,
black hat and overcoat on his right arm was work.
ed in India ink The features of a female inside a
wreath of flowers beside other devices II was
said he had been heard to say that he had been
employed on the Mississippi river as an engineer OF
q steamboat, and had been cheated out of his pay
by the captain. The features Of neither of the
parties were at all distorted when found. Many
are OF the opinion that Miss Sands died the unwll-
ling victim of her lover or seducer, or whatever he
was. There was no evidence at the examination
to show whether the lady was encie~te or not,
though citizen OF the town who saw the body Of
the lady was OF opinion that such was the case
There was, however, evidence produced to the ef-
feet that they occupied the same bed and room,
and lived on terms of confidence and harmony. A
paragraph is said TO have been in the papers about
the time OF their disappearance stating that cou-
pie had eloped from Cincinnati.
The bodies, after the post mortem examination
n he N m
and consigned to the "Town's Tomb" in the
same grave yard where sleeps the late John Gum
cy Adams and his ancestry.
The coroner's jury held an adjourned meeting
at French's Hotel at half past o'clock on Satur-
day evening, to make up their verdict, which was
rendered as follows -
"Tbat they came to their deaths on the 18th Of
November, 1850, in the following manner, TO wit ::
That George (alias Miss) Sands de ath was oc-
casioned by ball discharged from pistol by the
hand of John Green, which entered the head
about half an inch above the left ear, and probably
causing instant death That John Green came TO
his death by ball discharged from the same in
strument, by his own hand, and which ball en-
tered his mouth and passed out at the back portion
of his head, and caused instant death"
2 Mr.. Sunderland states that person calling HIM
self George Sands, possessing unusual refinement
and int lligence, called at HI, house in Charles
town three several times, in November last, and
upon the last occasion had consultation with the
spirits through Miss Cooper, young lady in his
family, and had left very strange impression In
regard 10 himself.
Miss Cooper describes the interview to have
lasted for an hour and half. He first desired TO
enquire of the spirit Of Or. Franklin about his
brothers busine 50, who he said was shoemaker
by trade, and was fearful ii would not be for the
best, and felt somewhat concerned for him. tie
stated that he came from Cincinnati, Chic, and had
been TO Rochester, n. Y, and held consultation
with the rpints there, aud had been disappointed !;
and had also been TO Mr.. FIshballs, in Williams
burg, l.. l., with no better success He was told
the spirit of DR.. Franklin had never answered, aRd
was asked If he had any deceased friend, to which
he replied that he had none, except brother named
Henry, who had died when he was quite young.
This spnt was consulted, as Miss Cooper under
stood, upon the following subject, to which an
answer was requested by her-two raps for the neg
alive, one for the affirmative, viz :-"Whether his
brothers judgment was sufficient for what he in
tended 10 do p
To another question, which she understood TO be
concerning his views on certain subjects, 1.-THE an
swer spelt out by raps)"Yes, la some few things"
When he got up from the table, he said he Hoped
his brother would be willing to do as the spirits
had advised. He seemed reluctant to leave, and
kept his hand hold OF Miss Cooper's much Of the
time during the int His questions were
written on a card, and put by her.
He further stated to Miss Cooper that he had
step mother, and had no own brother, but that the
penon for whom she consulted the spirits was only
his halt brother. He expressed desire TO be en-
ployed in the office of Dr. Sunderland, that he
mehthear the responses of the spirits.
About week after this visit, Mr.. Sunderland
states that he received letter from Quincy, pur.
porting to be written by George Sands, which
stated that he was DESTROYS OF getting Mr., Sunder-
lands opinion on behalf of her brother-"Wheth
suicide would interfere with happiness and pro.
gress in a future state T.
The letter also stated, that the writer was seven
teen years of age, and desired employment. The
letter was very long, and related mostly to spiritual
philosophy This letter unfortunately has been
DESTROYED Mr. Sunderland wrote in answer, IN nj
he though, the effects of suicide on the future
state would be terrible, and would interfere with
and be aetrme ntal to the spirits happiness, and
could no more be expected to be beneficial than to
expect maturity from the by cutting il oil early
in the bud
Ii appears from the records Of Whtaey's Hotel,
Lincoln street, opposite the United States Hotel,
that two persons came there, recording their
names as John Green and George Sands, OF Ga
cinnau, on Monday, October -, and left on Fri
day, November 2. 1sj0. They occupied together
room No. %. They are remembered by Mr..
Whitney as a couple OF young men seeking en-