Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1855-01-31
MISC + LII A N Y.
From .uackcn-ie's ( Toronto) Gazette
Story OF Il horrible Tragedy.

Story Of Il Horrible Tragedy.
think it was IN the year 1889 that
physician, whose name need not be repeat
ed here. fed from below Quebec to YER
mont where he was speedily arrested on
charge of foul and cruel murder alleged TO
have been by him committed in seignln-
rv near the St. Lawrence he was accused
of having taken the hfe of an e>tmable
gentleman, a Young and wealthy selGnlor
the father of two fine children, at the in>ll-
cation of their mother then under Il years
of age a woman of refined manners, good
education remarkable beauty, and arlsto-
cratic family connexions.
The only question mooted IN the fer-
mont tribunals was whether the law OF ma
tions. in the absence Of SpecIa treaty ,au-
tborized State authorities to >elze persons
taking refuge withir their territories and
deliver them over to a foreign power to ne
tried for life. Tue republican cour. d'ci-
ded that it did not. The physician was, ot
course, released, and when Governor Van
Ness became Collector of Customs al tie
port of New York, urged him to relate all
the circumstances he could recollect. IN
cludinc the law points. The memoranda
still preserve.
Many years elapscd-I returned to Can
ada and to public life, and being on bust
ness in Quebec, requested persons OF ad-
vanced years and undoubted veracity re-
siding in and near the place where the MUIR
der had been committed, to narrate the
facts Just as they occurred. We'll may
we exclaim, ''truth l. more wonderful than
fction."
Mrs., was on visit to Quebec,
where she met with Dr.--, whom it Is
said she had been acquainted with before
her marriage they agreed that her atfec-
tionate husband should be poisoned a ser
want woman, who had been long upon the
seieniory under its Geudal chiefs, was sore
iy tempted with heavy bribe to 20 down
to-and administer poison TO her mas
ter, aud she went, stopped at the manor
house gave him enough OF the poison IN
beer to sickcn but not to kill reIented re-
turned to her mistress at Quebec, SAID that
she could not find in her heart to farther
iniure the seignior; her conscience would
not permit; she could not do it, All thi'
took place during the Winter of 1o3-.
Dr.-and the lady were of course
displeased with her, and they finally con
cluded that he must 90 down himself and
do their dreadful work; he accordingly
crossed the St. Lawrence travelling alon-
in his carrlOle To-, where he called
upon the seignior, asking him TO take d
drive with him in the carriole; and they
went to The barn of farm not far distant
30 a
denly struck the seignior on the head with
the butt eud OF his heavy pistol till he be-
came senseIeSS; The murderer then dragged
him back to the carriole laid him III the
bottom OF it put the robes on him; and
then sat in it with his feet upon his body.
From thence Dr-droye to the beach,
intending to bury his victim IN the ice; OH
the way, however, the seignior recovered
bis senses so far a> to scream aud moan
family. Some OF the hIbiianS met the car
riole, and asked what the Doctor had got
in his carriage; who replied, "a pig be had
bought, and was taking home, aud which
he kept under his feet to prevent his e>
cape"
Al the beach the butchery was compile
ted out the murderer had 80 man4ird the
body that the blood ran down from hI>
carrioe aud left red track or streak upon
the snow. extending Tor great distance
from the spot where the corpse Was Ind,
buried under huge pieces of ice, on the
South shore OF the great river OF Canada.
Terror speedily took hold of the strong
mamie ielt the whole guilt of his dread
full position, and putting his horse to its lull
speed reached Point Levi at two o'clock
next morning where he stopped at a poor
mans house. and asked the wife to let him
lie down and rest on bed, but not to touch
his sleigh and robes as he. had just come
from medical operation, the blood from
which had beer split on the furs. He thus
rested until four, and then rose and made
the best of hrs way to Vermont, it having
been arran spd between him aud The wife
of the innocent and very e>hmable gentle
man he had slain. that she was soon to fol-
low him to a place agreed on. She, how
ever, wrote him first, and he replied that he
never wished to see or hear from her again; ;
and believe he never did. Whether he
vet lives have not a>certaIned' fi'S
brother belonged to the church, was at The
time a teacher Of youth, cheerful, piouS'
aad we'll beloved. From the day OF that
a. .hs he asvsr again held up his head a.