New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-24
STORY OF A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY
Murder OF A HUSBAND.


r ,hirk II vas In the year 1899. tns, q physician,
vbo.e name need be repeated here, fed from be-
Iov Quebec 70 Vermont where be wn speedily ar
rested on charge Of foul and cruel nurder, Alesei
10 have been by him committed IN Se,gniory nesf
the ST. Lawrence he vas accused Of having taken ths
life of an e-simsble gentleman, young and ~ea'ny
sicn;or the father OF fine children. q, tne Est
vs.p of her mother then under "a years OF age,
woman Of refined manners, good educs'on, remark
sble beauty ard sris'ocrstc family connections.
The onlv ousston mooted in the Vermont tribunals
VA. vbetber the Law Of nations in the Absence Of
,p.cial treaty authorized State sathorss- "a .eine
rr,op. TAX NJ refuge within their territories aod 1e-
liver them over 10 foreign power 70 be tried Tor I'VE
The Repub ican Courts decided that it did not. TIE
nbxsicisn ua Of course released, and ~h-u GOV.
Van Ness became Collector Of Customs at the port OF
Esv York urged him to relae all the circd nstan -
be could recolect, including TIE law points ibe
ueuorsnda still preserve.
Nsny yesrs elapsed: ! returned n Canada and TO
public lie al being business in Q1sbec, requ---
ed persons Of sSvaDcef years and undosbted verscy
resicng ID az the plsce where the murder had
beep 20 rnmiffed H. the facts us az they oc-
CURED. Well may we eIclaim, Truth s more VOL
"derful than fiction.
Mrs.. wa on a visit 70 Quebec where she net
with Or - whom II IL SAID sh- b ID been acquainted
with before her marriage; they agreed that ner aHec-
tiopate husband should be poi-oned; servant NO
man who bad been long upon the se'gnory unfer its
feudal chiefs, sorels tempted with heavy ofioe
10 20 down 20 - and administer poisoo n her IN 81
II
him enough a the pol-on IN beer - sckeu bu' rot
TO kill relented returned to her mistress al Quebec,
and told her that he could not hnd IN her heart 70 ur
thsr injGre the feigIior her conscience wou'd nos
permit; sfe could lot 90 H. All us 'o'A FiSce
curing the winter Of lr5-.
DIR. and 10. lady were, Of course di'ple'sed
with her ard they finally concluded that b. mo- 90
dow bimsef and do their dreadful WORK a. accord
nely crossed the 81. Lawrence travelling al"hs IN
his carriele to, whore he called upon the seSnior,
asking BIN 70 taxi drive with him in bis csrrOle;
and they went the barn o. farm not 'sT distant
10 See some cattle where tue doctor radfenJ struck
the seiyIior on the head with the butt end of his
heavy pistol till he became senseless The murderer
then dragged him back 70 the ctrole, Lad hin 10
the bottom Of IT, put the robes on him. aud then sat
in il with be feet upon the body. From thence DR..
= drove 10 the beach intending TO bury his victim
In the ice on the way bOweve', the .eignor recov-
cred his senses 90 far ne % scream and moan family
Some Of the Aab,f0Rs met the csrrole, and asked
what the doctor had got IN his carnage VINO replied,
"a pig he had bought, and was taxing nome aod
which be kept under his feet 10 prevent ms escape
At the beach. the bu'cbery vas completed, but the
murderer bAd so maDged the body thlt the blood ran
down from his csrrioe ard left red track or streak
uLon The snOw, extending for great distance rom
the .pot wi ere The corpse hid, buried under huge
pieces Of ice, on the south shore oil the great Ser OF
Canada.
Tenor speedily took bold of the strong mamie
felt the shoe gull, Of his dreadful position, and put
til lie horse its full speed reached Polst Lew at
mans house and ask I'D the wife TO let him lie down
and rest on a bed. but not 10 touch bis sleigh and
robes ss he had Just come from medical operation
the blood from wbich had been split on the iurs He
thus rested until four and then rose and made tue
beet Of biz way to Vermont, II having been arranged
between him and the wife of the innocent and very
esms able gentleman he bad slain, that she was so IN
10 follow him TO place agreed on She however,
wrote him first, and he replied that be never wished
10 see or hear from her ain and believe he never
did. Whether be yet lives have not sascertaned
His brother belonged to the church, was al the time
teacher OF youth, cheerful pious, and well beloved.
From the day Of that fight he never again held up
his b. ad among men, but spec Oily dropped snd deu
Of broken heart
There was great excitement in those days, at Que
bee; the young seigniors BODY was, of course, soon
found being readily traced by the train OF blood up
on the beach and road the worthy gentleman had
been at missed and very diligently searched for.
The woman at Point Levi had also told thst Dr..
- looks had actually filled her with such extreme
terror, that she did not even dare to wake up her
busbasd, but allowed the stranger to rest as he had
desired too much afraid 10 venture to PROFOUND any
leading questions.
The servant woman, on Ter return from, know
ing Of the foul murcer that had taken place, told in
Quebec to many persons who IT wa that had sent
her down, and for what purpose she had been sent
pubic iriel 90 bsvo taken place; but She
being the main witness got rid of certain
sooiers wore hired 70 entice her TO house Of public
entertainment where riot was purposely got up,
and il was conrived that che was beaten 10 death
IL the quarrel. Whether the two infants we're then
at - or sojOurping up az Quebec With their bar
bArcus mother ] am DOT informed The newspapers
Of Car ada and the United States we're at one time
filed with the details of this horrible story, and it
was publicly ad III the connections ofthe segnoress
did lot desire any trial. | presume they did not.
Che soon mar led again, is still alive, and asked
leave not long since. 10 return TO the manOrhouse Of
her youth, but plainly told by the villagers that
if sbe ventured TO do 20 the inh abitants would
Die and stone her out Of the domain.
Mr. -, thus barbarously murdered. was Of small
stature, young, active; well liked by his neighbours
esteemed good man and generous pro )retor, and
was very wealthy He doated on his cruel aud tresch
erous bride; be actually idOlized her. Some al
firm tbs, che was attached 10 DR.. - before AIRY
ing the rich Canadian gentleman, whom she welded
for bis wealth, 10 please her parents Even no~ il is
affirmed she is fne-ooking woman; but sngularly
courageous and deep in love must that m4n have
been who ventured upon such partner for LIES iong
jourpe,.
Several curious incidents are related at Quebec a.
10 evidence taken and evidence not taken, and the
way the foul deed finally hushed up, bat shall
not burden this brief narrative with them. Much do
we hear of nobility Of sou aDd elevation Of senti-
ment but from the days in which KING David ordered
the man he bad deeply wronged 10 be placed 10 the
heat Of the battle, in order that he might be there
butchered down 10 the terrible ST. Lawrence tragedy
of 1889 human nature has ever been ungovernsble
and Neutrality-suspicious. in some times has stayed
s crueliies-but all history proves that the heart Of
mai lie deceitful above all thiogs and desperately
wicked McKenzie's Message.
SKATING AMONG THE DUrcH CoLoSlsrs OF MIcHI