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[From Mackonzie's (Toronto) Gazctte.l
Story of Horrible Tragedy-Murder of {
Husband.

tFrom Mackonzie's (Toronto) Gazctte.l
Story of Horrible Tragedy-Murder of a
Husband.
think it was in the year 1899, that a
I physician. whose name need not be repeated
mere, He'd from below Quebec to Vermont
where he WAS speedily arrested on "A charge
Of foul and cruel murder alleged t" have
been by him committed in seigniory near
the St. Lawrence ; he was accused of having
taken the life of AN estimablc gentleman, ii
| young and wealthy seignior, the father of
two fine children, ut the instigation of their
mother, then under "a years olage Il woman
of refined manners, good education, remark
able beauty, and aristocrntic family connec-
tiOns.
The only question mooted IN the Vermont
tribunals was whether the law of nations, in
the absence of special treaty, authorized
state authorities to seize persons taking re-
iugs within their territories and deliver them
over to IL foreign power to be tried ior life
The republican courts decided that it did not
+ The physician was, of course, released, and
when Governor Van Ness became collector ot
customs at the port of New York, | urged
him to relate all The circumstances nc could
rccollcct, including the law points. The me-
morauda still preserve
Many years elapsed, | returned to Canada
and to public life and being on business in
Quebec, requested persons OF advanced years
and undouhted vcrpcitv. rrsidlug ~ ana near
/ he place where the murder had been com
mitted, to narrate the facts just as they oc-
Cured. Well may we eXclaim, truth is
more wonderful than fiction,
Mrs-wus on IL visit to Quebec, where
she met Wit Dr., whom 1t is said she
had been acquainted with before her mar
riage they agreed that her altctlonate hus-
band should he poisoned Il servant woman,
who had been long upon the segniury under
it's leulul chi.is was sJrely tempted with 1t
heavy bribe to 20 down to--,!nd administer
poison to her master, and she went stopped at
the man hOCse gave him enough oi the
poison in beer to slcken but not to Kill ; re-
Tented returned to her mistress at Quebec,
and declared that she could not find in her
heart farther to injure the seignlor; her con
science would not permit she could not do
II. All this took place during the winter OF
l33-.
Dr-and the lady were Of course dis
pleased with her. and they finally concluded
that he must go down himself and do then
dreadful work he accordingly crossed tho
St. Lawrence travelled alone in his carri
to, where no called upon the Selgnlort
skcd him to take Il drive with him III the
carriolc; and they two went to the barn OF 4
farm not far distant, to see some cattle
where the Doctor suddenly struck til,
Seignior on the head with the butt end of hi
heavy pistol till lie became senseless the
murderer then dragged him back to the car
riole. laid hun in the bottom Of 1t, put tn,
robes on him, and then sat in it with his fee
upon his body. From thence. Dr.-drOy'
to the beach. intending to bury his victim il
the ice on the way, however, the Seignio
recovered his senses So far as to scream an'
moan family. Some OF the hd6htahS met tn
curriole, and asked what the Doctor had 90
in his carriage; who replied, :" II pig he ha
bought, and was taking home, and whic
, he kept under his feet to prevent his es
!, cape
At the beach the butchery was completed
but the murderer had SO mangled the bod
that the blood ran down his carriole and lei
Il red track or streak upon the snow, extenC
ing for Il great distance from the spot wher
= the corpse was hid, buried under huge piece
Of ice, ON the south shore OF the great rive
Of Canada.
Terror speedily took hold Of tie strong ma
r. lie felt the whole guilt Of his dreudiul p'
sition, and putting his horse to its full spee'
reached Point Levi at two o clock next murl
ing, where he stopped at a poor mans hous
o,,l "clsed tha '"ii. :" l"t him lie down nr
rest on Il bed but not TO touch his sleigh III
d robes us he had just come from "A medic
operation, the blood from which had he'
l. siilt on the turs. lie thus rested until iou
and then rose and made the lest Of his WI
y to Vermont, it having been arranged betwc,
3. him and the wife Of the innocent and very c
timable gentleman he had slain. that she W
soon to follow him to place agreed ON. Sil
however, wrote him first, and he replied Tia
he never wished to see or hear nom h
gain and | believe never did. Nheth
he vet lives have not Dscertained. /
brother belonged to the church, was at I
time Il teacher Of youth, cheerful, piOus, a
well beloved From the day Of that flight
> never again held up has head among me
but speedily dropped and died of a brok
heart.
IS. There was great excitement in those da
at Quebec the young seignior' body was
80 course, soon found, being readily traced
No. = the train of blood upon the beach and roa
= the worthy gentleman had been at OF
missed and very diligently searched for. i
n woman at Point Low had also told, q
En- Dr-'s looks had actually filled her "
such extreme terror that she did not e'
cir dare to wake up her husband, but ALLOW
'ce' the stranger to rest as he had desired
'' much afraid to venture to PROFOUND :
leading questions.
The servant woman, on her return iT
-, knowing OF the foul murder that
taken place, told in Quebec to many pers
, vino it was that had sent her down, and
whut purpose she had bccn sent. \ pul
tral was soon to have taken place but s
being the main witness, was at once got
CTS of certain soldiers were hired to entice
to a house of public entertainment, whel
riot was purposely got up, and it was so {
7. triycd that she was beaten to death in
- quarrel. Whether the two infants were t
at, OF sojourning up at Quebec with Il
harblrous mother, am not informed.
newspapers Of Canada and the l, ). weT
> one lime filed with the "details of this ho
ble story, and it was publicly sald that
um- c,unexions Of the sriJnigrass did not de
.,Yo any trial. presume they did not. She /
~" marred again, is still alive, and asked le
,tf not long SINCE 20 return the manor hons,