Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-03-08
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, THURSDAY,

| that she felt was Newland, the iatner OF ner
child
The boat went on amid the darkness and the
pouring rain it took its course towards the
mysterious old barque.
| The boat reached the vessels side, and New
land was assisted on board. The boatman then
pushed off for the shore his oar struck the wa
ter within few inches of Aquila's head but
he saw her not, and in moment, he was gone.
The frantic mother climbed up the cable, and
passed over the bows to tho vessels deck 1t
was apparently deserted. She stole along the
deck towards the companion-way, from which
faint light was emitted She looked down
she saw several finely dressed gentlemen in the
cabin, standing around table In moment
one of them produced someting that was wrap
ped in a tatterred cloak. He xsmoved the en-
veiope. He laid an infant okths table-the
little innocent opened it's blue eyes and smiled
in his face. He raised long and glittering
knife to pierce the infant to the heart. One
loud scream that rent the murky heavens, and
the mothers body was placed between the knife
and the infant.
In their amazement, the surgeons drew back
paralyzed.
Maria Purrssuira! Save my child !" burst
in wild echoes upon the night air, as the mad
dened mother rushed to the deck, and plunged
with her infant into the boiling waves.
On-on towards the black rock the wreathing
pillows bore the mother and her precious bur-
den, while the death-shriek of Newland rose
above the roar of the elements as the bafied
murderers thrust their knives into his heart
The mother and child reached the shore. She
fed to tho house of her parents and told her
tale in tones of such deep agony that the stern
Spaniards were moved--they relented-they
embraced their half drowned daughter, and min
gled their tears with hers
Aquila's father lost no time in summoning
the Alcade. A powerful force at once proceed
cd on board the brig. As they pushed from the
beach, they heard the galloping of a troop
of horsemen as tho surgeons fed in fear
towards the mountains. They had evidently
gone ashore as soon as they had revenged them
selves on Newland, fearing detection.
When the authorities reached the brig, they
found the old wretch that kept the vessel, in
the absence of his masters, dead drunk in the
hold.
Lights were still in the cabin. The table was
there, and near it the bloody corpse of New
land, stiff in death, and pierced with half a
dozen wounds, either of which would have prov
cd fatal.
All the implements for dissection were there,
and beautiful gold watch hung against
the bulk-head, where it it had slen left hanging
by the alarmed assistants. 's'
The old ship-keeper was seized and dragged
to the shore. Having been promised full par
don if he should tell the truth, after he be-
came perfectly sober he stated that the brig had
been long used as trap for seamen, and indeed,
for all who ventured on board. The man was
invited into the cabin to drink-and while the
poor wretch was quafing the liquor, the old man
} would thrust sharp dagger into his neck be
hind
A surgeon from St. Jago, visited the brig at
} midnight every week, and when corpse or
corpses were on board ho gave notice to the rest,
who came on horseback to the beach, and from
thence came on board in the briggs boat, always
at midnight. The body was dissected, the flesh
and bowels put into bags, and the old man
sunk it into the harbor before morning. New
land had found out this dread secret, and had
, agreed to sell his child to the surgeons for a
few ounces Of gold. The result is known.
The old wretch persisted in saying that he
knew not the names Of the surgeons, that he
could not identify them, as they always appear
ed before him in disguise, and never allowed
him to be present while they were dissecting a
f body.
- Although this old villain escaped the law,
t such was the contempt with which everybody
treated him, that he soon after hing himself.
Aquilla survived the death Of Newland bu
+. three weeks. The rescued infant is now mos
admirable and talented woman.