The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-17

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. IS, 1855.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
enclo notice cut from the Alexandria Gasae Va.
viii you please to notice it in your widely circulated
paper that the friends Of Mr. Samuel CAN'T may it ?
Hs friends Maryland npprehcnsve that the remains
alluded TO his He has brother Fielder CAN'T living
near New York, but do not know the Post Office
would write, and have thought it best to write to you
hope you will notice it in such to attract
the notice of his friends He Yves my house the last
Of June and promised to call again and me- in three
four weeks. j have heard nothing from him. j en-
close also letter received from gentleman IN Aexan
The clothing described In the notice of the Gazette
respond with the clothes by Mr. CAN'T while at
house, and the sleeve buttons correspond with those
by Mr.. CAN'T. Ii his brother should call you
please to him that shall to Alexandria and
more about it. b. Il. CAN'T.
NOT IDENTIFIED.
from the Alexandria, Va, Gazette.
The following communication from highly respectable
in relation to the recent raical which
took place in Prince Georges county Nd of interest
and presents several facts differing from those already
Considerable excitement and very painful rumors have
peryaded community for the last two weeks in
human being the farm of Mr.. A. Bcall, in Prince
Georges county. And many discrcpant reports and
h ora and in Ike causcd to excite
suspicion against innocent persons, the writer of this
article has been induced to make every effort as far
practicable to ascertain evidence could be obtained
having emotest tendency 10 mphcate any one in the
rcrIetration Of murder.
1he result, in my opinions has been entirely exculpa-
tony informed that the States Attorney for this
county will lave denomination OF oil the testimony
The gentleman who spent day two at Mr.. surrst's
tavern who has boon enormously represented by the
Cant OF Michigan who .n be engaged in making
pedestrian tour Of this country The wearing apparel
which found near the corpse and now in possession
OF the Coroner and stated in many papers to have been
identified BY Mr. snrrn was, on he contrary anhestts
tngly by that gentleman not to correspond
81, nfM In rfirnlu
fore presume Mr. CANT ia s,ill pursuing his journey.
ahe mkt individual to be accounted for, who was last
at Mr. Thorn tavern, has been most satisfactorily
traced out 1has gentleman, who spent the night with
Mr. Thorn represented himself to be Dr. Thompson Of
Centre county, Pennss lyania. On the morning OF the
18th July ir. r. left Thorn and went from there to
Fort Washington where he procured boat to carry him
tie to farm nrn IN ihgn OT1ea p ,o
thence into the lower counties OF Virginia This nforma
on which places the safe deli erance Of Mr. Can't and
Dr. 1h NIPPON beyond controversy obtained from the
most indutitable authority, and will no doubt prove &C
| cepable to their friends.
This sad occurrence, calculated to elicit such intense
emotions in community, has acsuated the Coroner
Mr. Lee with the cooperation OF Others to make every
effort 10 lit the affair thoroughly. My impression has
always been that this being laboring
der ndispOsition mental abefration wandered
from The pubc road and died in the woods The point
in the read from which he must have left very open
and in close proximity to several resdencesand muir
deIed it would have required the combined strength Of
persons the body several hpocd yards to
the 1pot where il was found And il the object carry
ing thus far to secrete it, 1t would have been de-
1 a
yards further The fragments Of the skeleton which
found, must have belonged to youth about sixteen or
seventeen years old 10 Of very small stature.
In Comparing the bones with those OF adult have
concluded the bones had not attained their full develope
| ment
The clothing found the remains consisted Of
black frock ccnt made Of stun and Of material
h: lead colored bat Of felt with high and made
by Hughes, Of Baltimore waiscoat Of watercd silk
enc;a Of dove COLOR black s handk erchef and
two q white linen with printed borders, pair of sleeve
| buttons with bunch.of grapes on each. B.
| AIExAyDnA, Aug 4, 1885,
| B. f. CAN'T, ESQ.,
Yours without date is just received. the
yesterday; he says that Surratt mot Sumwalt the
baltimore Sun had i at his house 10 examine tho
clothes OF the deceased and that they do correspond
with the clothes Of the M CAN'T who left his house
| two weeks ago. Tie pants much torn, do shirt and
boot but oun), buried with the remains. The
boot Of fine calf skinfoot remarkably small pants
black cashmere. Dr.. j. II. Bayne resides within three
quarters Of mile OF the place where the remains
found and II Is strange that he not sent for TO
| an,ire tie skull &c. +. D. ADDISON
/ Pho clue yet TO the murderer.