Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-02-23

WY W veIuOut, " uevsng Deel arranged
between him and thswit of the ,nnocen
and very estimable gentleman he hao
slain, that she was soon TO follow hin
to place agreed upon. She howeve,
wrote him first. and he replied that he
never wished to see or bear from her u.
gain, and lbelieve ha asyer did. Wheth.
er he ye, lives have not ascertained.
His brother belonged to the church, and
was at the time a teacher Of youth, cheer,
ful, pious and we'll b.loy.d. From the
day Of that Aighi he never held up his
head sgaia asssDg msn, but speedily
dropped and diSd Of sSroken heart.
There was great excitement in those
days at Quebec ; the young seignior's 5
body. was Of course soon fosnd, being
readily traced by the train of blood upon
the beach and road; the worthy gentle.
man had been at once missel and very
diligently searched for. The woman at
Point Lev, had also told that Dr. IS
looks had actually filled her with extreme
terror. that she did not even dare 10 wake
up her husband, but allowed the stranger
to rest as he desired, too much :safraid to
venture 10 proponnd any questions.
The servant woman, OH her return
from-, knowing Of the foul murder
that had taken place. told in Quebec 10
many persons who it was that had sent
her down, and Tor what purpose she had
been sent. A public trial was soon TO
have taken place; but she. being the main
witness, was at once got rid of certain
soldiers were hired to entice her to pub
lie house Of entertainment, where a rio.
was purposely got up, and it was so Con.
trived tina, she was beaten 10 death in the
quarrel. Whether the two infants we're
then at at--,o or sojourning up at Que
bee with their barbarous mother, am NO,
informed. The newspapers Of Canada
and the United States were at one time
filled with the details Of this horrible sto.
ry, and it was publicly said that the con-
nections Of the scignioress did not desire
any trial. | presume they did not. She
soon married again, is still alive, and
asked leave not long since, to return to
the manor house Of her youth, but was
plainly told by the villa gers that if she
ventured to do SO. the inhabitants would
assemble and stone her out Of the domain
Mr. -, thus barbarously murder
ed, was Of small statute, young, active
and well liked by his neighbors; esteemed
as a good man and generous proprietor
and was very wealthy. He Dc ated on his
cruel and treacherous bride; he actually
idolized her. Some even affirm that she
was attached to DR. before mar
rying the rich Canadian gentleman, whom
she welded for his wealth 10 please hrl
parents. Even now, it is affirmed thai
she is fine looking woman; bu, s'ngul
larry courageous and deep in love mus'
that man have oeen who ventured upon
such partner for life's long journey.
Several curious incidents are related
at Quebec as 10 evidence taken and evi.
dence not taken. and the way the foul
deedswas finally hushed up, 'bu, I shall
not burden this brief narrative with them
Much do we hear Of nobility Of Soul,
and elevation of sentiment, but from the
days in which King David ordered the
man he had deeply wronged to be
placed in the heat Of the battle, in order
that he might be there bu,chered, down
TO the S. Lawrencr tragedy of 1889,
human nature has been ungovernable
and treacherous-religion in some time:
has stayed its cruelties-but all history
proves that the heart Of man is deceitfu
above all things. and desperately wicked.