The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-02-22

appeared in the town of Quincy two per-
sons, both dressed as men, the oldest of
whom called himself John Green, and
the younger George Sands, Ohe assumed
name of the celebrated French novel
writer, Madame Dudevant.) Green
stated that he was shoemaker by trade;
that he was from Ohio with his half
brother, and that he wished to obtain
work for himself at boot-making. His
brother assumed to be an artist. Green
was about five feet eight inches high,
with dark hazel eyes and black hair.
He was dressed in brown dress coat,
black hat and black satin vest, with black
pants. He had an affection of the throat,
which troubled him when reading.
Sands was not over five feet high, with
a dark and rather sunkcn eve, and brown
hair; slender and delicate hands and waist
so much SO as to attract observations; was
dressed in tweed trock, dark plaid
pants, and a ripcd velvet vest; had an
awkward gait for ii man; a voice soft and
feminine; and a habit of dropping the
eyes when looked at.
Green obtained work at boot-making,
at the store of Mr.. J. D. Witcher, where
he remained eight days. Both persons
obtained board together at the house cf
Mrs. Pruda ood-having a room to
themselves. Sands was in the habit of
visiting Green while he was at the work
bench and reading to him. They al
ways appeared cheerful and happy,
though the elder one day remarked that
he was formerly an engineer on the Mis-
slsSippi, and had seen trouble by the
captain cheating him out OF his wages.
He said he brought his half-brother on
here for his health, and to educate him.
Sands, however, one day said: sMv
mother was aversc to my coming away
from home"
Both of them We're much bound up in
the spiritual knocking'' subject, so call
ed. 1t was the chi"r topic of their dis
course. They had with them several
copies of the spirit Messenger" printed
at Springfield; also, copies of two works
entitled the ''Univcrsalem'' and the
"Great Harmonia;" also, copy of
Madame Dudevant's worst novel, 'Indi-
ana.'
A one time during their short stay.
sands went to Charlcstown and consult
ed La Roy Sunderland. Their CONVEX
sation, according to the testimony of all
who were acquainted with them, was
quite intelligent, especially that of Sands
who evidently had been we'll brought
up. Their intention, they said, was to
remain al the North for six months, and
then to return to Ohio, via New Orleans.
In the mean time they desired to dive
f deep into the mysteries of the spirit
world, and the younger desired to pre-
pared to teach the "scence.'
On the morning after the general
election Of Novcmbcr Green complain
ed of being unwell, and did not go to his
work. He spent an hour and half in
reading, and then invited his companion
to 90 to walk, who complied, with evi-
dent reluctance, telling a female in the
family that it was only to oblige John.
They stopped at the Union store, in
the village, where Green went in and
bought some powder and percussion caps
After they left the store, they We're seen
passing along with hands Joined and
swinging. They We're again seen as
they mounted the hill, in the direction
where their bodies were found; but no
one saw them afterwards. This is all
that is known of this mysterious affair.
In the minds of the jury there can be
no doubt that the man first killed the
woman and then himself; and such will
undoubtedly be the verdict. The only
writing of theirs which has been discov-
cred, is matter relating to their favorite
topic of the spirit world. A valise left
behind at their boarding house, contains
nothing to identify them. A silver watch
was also found in their chamber.
The Boston papers furnish some fur
ther particulars of the two persons whose
bodies were found in the Braintree
, woods, as recorded before in the Sun,
but nothing that goes very far toward
the identification of the place to which
they belonged. The names by which
they were known, John Greene and Geo
Sands were inscribed on the books OF
Whltney's hotel, Lincoln street, as ar
f irving there on on the Goth Of October,
and leaving on the Sd of November. On
, the right arm of the man, between the
, wrist and elbow joints, is marked in in
delible ink, an oblong wreath, and also a
+ likeness of some female, the latter OF
which, he had been repeatedly heard to
say, he wished was obiterated
In the room of the deceased at Quin.
cy, a slip ofpaper was found, bearing
the following sentences:
, 'Death is only an event: only cir.
t cumstance in the eternal life, and the
experience of the human soul"
A 'Death is simply birth into a new
and more perfect state Of existence"