The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-06
ElAsr Dean, tAs Mlasang Clergynaa.

Elder Dean, The Missing ClergyAans
ass. s :: As sa sSs. .s e. s
DsdA forever bat Mr. Charles D. Burt arrived here nom
xis..y sraay, haysas m ehsru, this -. s'lsSras'd
individual and mk:.s. Of nsvs " supposs ~ must
=; sS s i: to s. 1s:S:
the tals d "round" or "unvaraishsd."
Itapps.rs that upon the great thursday evening in
street, whsn, Just below the rsdenos Of Mr.. zrnold
covered wagon drew TO the side walk and man jumped
B.ron. rp very Ssr and r..tS 70 so :. 1 yoa
There Il . man in the wagon who knows yol." Upon
this the man in the wagon put out his hand which Elder
drove; .1S dss.. and drove, singing : .s:y vent,
and informed that he was in Assonst woods.
Tho abduotors then made him that, under tbs
penalty o. losing his valuable life he would do th: fol
the gospel second that he would give up preaohns tenn
psrancs; third, that he would drink rum; fourth, that
would change his name; sixth, that he would
his family sgain seventh that he would proceed
S9 0 10 and
DO The Abduc ors then robbed him Of eighty dollars.
He also received from them two letters which he
O'Clock and IL O'Clock A N Mr.. Dsan then proceeded
foot to Taunton, answering to the Of Patrick
name and hired himself out 70 cut .ood IL ths rural
districts. He cut cord which bstsred his hands
so badly that he determined to own up everything,
directed he could not drink rum baths his head
in 1t, that he might smell of rum thus Be rscog
tsrs bs1s ordered to DO 70 ~ h We do mot
eumsspcss, they written. In .c the whole story
circumstances OF to account for its incongruitss.
Elder Dean was foundry Mr. Burt in the Albany Post
down to New BEDFORD in the hope Of getting hs reward
Ills hands bstsred he has lost his overcast hs went
away In hat and he comes back In seal skin cap. BE
m Al ANA md In Fn0k Va
hevs that he ntsnds embrace early opportunity Of
addressing his friends upon the subject Of his strange
dsappsarsnoe.
The following letter from Elder Dean was laid before
the Common Council Of New Bedford on the I'd instant -
DUANEsBURG Schenectady Co.
New York, Dss 20, 1883. 7
Mr.. FRENCH MAYOR OF NEW BDYoxD Dear Sir-T~o
weeks ago this day After taking tee at the house Of Mr.
started 70 60 to The Alan Street Church t. n.sSs
to larry for the night 1t Mr. Davis Bedford street
sq; wh s, s:s. " o..
and common sized man told me Mr. Barjona Trip was
At the point Of death and must como immediately BY
his request hestated on the ground there might DO
foul play and he said 'you know til man pointing into
tht back Of the wagon getting out himself though
very light good MOON ventured to look Into the wagon
and ~ l did, one Of tho two gentlemen les then
:uSpo::Ss they w;,s cordial. reached hi. hand
hand pulling me In and BY the Aid Of the friend
in the rear or that got out thrust into the wagon
first voice heard after that WAS In sound like speaking
through horn, telling me might breathe, but I
An - ~so 2
word being spoken except drivs like hall" Soon After
this wa. biindfoided, and the wagon stopped, and
them. As We stopped they dsrobsd me Of ali my ap
pare and a. was cold thought they intended to
posed mind to meet death and for my children and for
them One spoke throbgh horn or trumpet and forbid
Rs sign .sd . % :
in the most tender manner was capable Of to spare
When asked what they meant, or what they had
against me, one said not At to live and that
enough and he told the othsre not to any ques
what more cannot tell. Az refused they ioossd the
the baDeage 20 could just 80 revolver and large
DIRK anif. had ,s my choice e drink Or die drank
spoke and aal.d them 4 they did mot go two persons
ply Iconoeald the fact they were almos out Of sight
They took all from :ept eight dollars and my pookst
book key and pencil had ninety dollars with me; they
robbed me Of eighty two just about much recsv
Cd Of Morse the day before left the west ~ sold
him two notes to that amount They were deceived;
ftil; II did not should b ahst
They then went away short distance and talked 80
talked half hour and told me- sh.n th.y ss%s bssi
that they had agreed that IL would change my name
and occupation, and write letters indicating that
away and never tell hint lnsuuAts the dongs Of
that night might live. did know for joy what to
say, only to promise uneq uivoeAly A. and do not
know that then felt that shoud deceive them. TAsy
then wept through solemn FORM swearing each other
to do ain their power 10 take my life they hunted
me BY esvssdroppfpg, If ever broke my word. They
then brought me paper, INK and sman board. looking
Inc lid took mp from under the cushion OF De wagon.
They asked me II any ens swsd money. told them
that Rev b. Morse had collection Of fifteen dollars
for me, and he lived about twelve miles from my children
In the West. They ordered TO write. did, and i'd
dressed George Ellis, D.. Roads, Psnnsylvania They
told me to write to relative. did to Bro Willard
Tnpp, Of Taepton, and thiak to New Bedford
to Es ,uirs Clifford, or Rev. Taylor both. These
promised + mail at Albany week from that time aud
Wi once week from that time In presence Of the
Express Company for my things to BE- ssnt Albany
which did and letter 10 the postmAster Of New Bed
ford directing my letters to Albany They then wrote
long time, - they said, and made me promise, on
the peril Of my hfs not to look At them to -
who they were directed TO. There two letters
tied together with the inside they were
tied In ems week and one day promised to mail them
81 Albany, and did. Thea was TO leave to chop wood
this winter and TO work farm In tie summsr A
went from place TO place, before got work. was to
change ny name, and never lot 1t be knsvn that
preached lectures taught school, All they said vas
through trumpet, except when pulled into the