The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-16
A Strange Story

\ few DAYS since medical nan named
Ph.llippe died N % village near P.iris where
he hal resided many years, and had ac>
qured great rcpu nt'on tor sk'l' and prrn-
iiy. He never demanded any ren,unrra.
ion. except from those who we're IN c'-
rums,ancr- 10 he able 10 pay him aud
during the last Welt Of The chnler' h- vac
interchangeable IN his attention 10 the snier-
ing poor. Last yearan Engl;shman, irav-
cling in that part Of the country was taken
90 suddenly i'll thai he was obliged to stop
al an inn in The commune, & DR.. Philippe
was sent for. Scarcely, however, had he
arrived AT IN. bedside of the patient. when
the latter became violenilv agilaied, and
his counienance changed exceedingly. The
doctor ed also 10 be agiiaied, and at
once ordered every one out Of The room.
When that was done The door was locked
on The inside.
The laudlady being curious TO know
what WAS going on listened al the door,
but the conversation was carried on in n
language which she did not understand.
She, however, heard the patient esclaim in
French &" Assassin assassin - after which
II violent alteration ensued. The En>
gishman appeared TO threaten, snd the
doctor 10 suppicale him. The latter ai>
forward left The room and went into the
kitchen. where he prepared some medicine,
which he ordered TO he given 10 the pa
,irnr several times during The night.
On The following day the Stranger Was
much worse, and feeling his end approach
ing, he made sgn for pen, ink and pa
per. aud wrote a few words in Englsh.
which the landlady gave The mayor of the
commune, who, not understanding the lah-
guage. threw il aside into drawer, where
il was forgotten. The stranger died The
same evening.
A few days since the mayor when called
on TO register the death Of the dorlor, who
in his turn had paid the debt Of humanity,
thought OF this paper, aud On his shaving
II to his nephew, who understood the
language, il was found that DR.. Philippe
who was no other than the famous Paleson
a noted rohbes of The United States, all
traces Of whom had been LOST.
The Englishman had recognized him as
n man who had, twenty years before. at
temp ed TO murder him while travelling in
the Siaie of Vermont, in America. The
mayor Immediately proceeded 10 The house
Of DIR. Philippe, 10 institute an inquiry. He
found that he had, during his illness, re-
fused 10 be undressed, and had made the
persons who attended him promise that he
should be buried in The clothes which he
then wore.
The Mayor, however, ordered The body
TO be undressed, when il was found that
the doctor was in reality very spare man,
although he always appeared stout, the
bulk being caused by lie wearing clothes
wn,lded most thickly, His legs were also
bgndaged up, and one Of his feet WINS found
10 be a very skilfully-made artificial one.
The body was covered with marks of
wounds.
10 a dark closet there were found sew
cral chests fastened with triple locks 4; and
on these being forced open, they were found
10 contain arms of various kinds, watches.
gold coins Of all nations, and diamonds and
Jewels to considerable value. Particu.
lars of This discovery have been transmit