Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-08-10
younger, soon grew up, and had brothers and
sisters, some of whose children may be in Tenn
asyar to this day.


From the Buffalo Daily Republic.
AWFUL MURDER.
Tho facts of an atrocious murder have re-
Gently come to light in a very peculiar manner
The murder was committed in St. Joseph's
county, Michigan, and the circumstances are
thus related by friend of the murdered man.
1t seems that II Mr.. Thomas Eastabrook, of
Reading Vt, who formerly resided at Alden,
IN this county, left Reading in December last
y 20 to st. Joseph county, Michigan, where
he was engaged to marry lady, who also re-
sided In this county, and where he intended to
reside He reached the railroad station near
White Pigeon and within ten or twelve miles
of the residence Of Mr. Wood, where he expect
cd to meet his betrothed. Here he procured a
person to take him to II tavern within two and
half miles of the end of his journey, where
'aaA trunks were slecly deposited. This was the
last that was heard of him, until the facts which
we are about to relate were brought to light.
The non-arriva of Mr.. E., on the day his
nuptials were to be celebrated, caused much dis
appointment and alarm on the part Of the
friends Of his intended bride His trunks ar
rived on the day appointed, but nothing was
heard Of Mr. E. save the declaration of the per-
son who left thcn that he woald be along soon,
as he was coming by another conveyance. The
lady, terribly alarmed, wrote to his brother in
Reading, who left Immediately to ascertain why
he had no arrived, The broGner stopped at the
same station on the railroad and happened to
employ the same man who had carried his broth
er to the tavern The teamstcr described Easta-
brook to his brother, and stated all the circum-
stances which took place on the way at tho
tavern. All seemed to be right thus far. 1t
was then asccrtaincd tnat two men had engaged
to carry him to Mr.. Woods house, and that
they left accordingly.
Here there seemed to be no further trace to
be had Of Eastabrook, who had left his trunks
in charge of the landlord, with money to pay
the expense of forwarding them. His brother
made every cxcrtion to ascertain what had be-
come of him, bat to no purpose Suspicious of
foul play generally prevailed, and the Sheriff
with other officers have been on the lookout
since.
A few weeks ago II man that had been about
that neighborhood for some time, was arrested
and committed to Jail for larceney. During his
confinement he appeared restive and much dis
posed to converse with the Sheriff and others.
lie was INDUCED in this, and cautiously inter-
rogated on some points connected with the alb
sancc and whereabouts of Eastabrook. lie
made several admissions and declarations, that
he afterwards attempted to explain, but only to
arouse Il stronger suspicion that he knew what
had become Of Mr.. Il. After leading him on
in this way for some days, the Sheriff told him
his suspicious and what he had ascertaincd in
the laattcr. TIC prisoner finally told the Shsr-
! iT that he would reveal the whole story Of the
murder that he could not rest until he had
done SO.
The prisoner then stated that two men took
Eastabrook on the way to Mr.. Wood to the
junction of u new road, recently cut out for the
purposa of hauling lumber There, as by acci-
dent, they met the prisoner with another span
of horses and a wagon, and two others, whose
names he gave in his company. Here they in
quired of the other party where they were go
ing; on being told to Mr. Woods, the two, in
company with the prisoner, said they were 60
ing the same way and wanted them all to get
into their wagon and ride together on this new
road-being more direct. Iuty all got into the
wagon and started.
After going some thirty rods, the prisoner
driving, they stopped, and one of the party took
club from under his coat, and struck East,,-
brook on the head. lie fell back, exclaiming
Oh, dear, am dead Others of the party
then stabbed him to the heart. After this they
stripped him of his clothes and money, dividing
with all those present, and buried the body un-
der an old root or stump. He stated that they
got about eight hundred dollars from him, and
that the boots fitting him they were given tc
him, and he then had them on. The coat was
given to another, VIII 0 had worn it ever since.
The Sheriff went with Others to ascertain the
truth of the prisoners story. The body wa.
found deposited just as he had described. Meas
urcs were then taken to secure the other mur
derers, and two Of them were arrested and i'm
prisoned. The others will be, probably, in du,
course Of time. The prisoner stated that hi
Hal ,,.,tb,nr f,rthor t,, do L.. "A Al.
to hold the horses, and take his share that h,
accidentally overheard the lans the Others wer
perfecting to perpetrate the murder, when they
set upon him and threatened to kill him if h'
revealed word or uttered lisp about it. HI
was compelled to do what he did.
1t seems these dosperado,s had became &C
quaintcd with the circumstances of Eastabrook
visit, and knowing that he had purchased
place in the ncighborhood, and would have mon
, cy with him, they entered into this scheme t
, murder him, and get possession of what he ha
with him.
We doubt whether such another foul dee
&, can be found on record, where SO many entere
into conspiracy for the murder of one man,
1t is satisfaction to know that all of them al
5 likely to receive in time their just punishmer
for so nefarious and cold-blooded a crime. MI
y Eastabrooks was man much respected amoni
f those who knew him.
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g posed in close box to the action OF the iodine
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: it receives an image of the object to be repre-
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