Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-10
The TRAGEDY at BELLOWS Falls.


Times comes to us, containing the testimony be.
lore the Coroner's inquest, in the recent case of
suicide in that village.
c. H. Merrill (son of the bote-keenerA
Soorn-l was up stairs when this man drove up;
l mean Mr.. Sanders who is now living dead in
the house said he would like to have the bag-
gage carried to her room. asked him to give
me the ladys name; he said it was Miss Ken
dali, OF Weathersfeld. l so registered it. [
showed them up to their room, No. 3 Sanders
inquired if there was any other door that opened
into No. 4, except from No. 8. told him there
was not. then left him there went to bed
at halfpast II. Campbell came into nv room
half past 3, and said an officer from Springfield,
and another man, was after those people put
to bed in No. 3 and 4. | went to my mothers
room to light lamp, and while in there | heard
Daniel Sanders ask VIM. Sanders what he ran
away with her for VIM. did not make any re-
| ply that heard He then asked the woman
about the same question she answered him that
it was none of his business. He said she would
find out whether it was any of his or not before
she got through with it. The lady made some
remark that did not understand. Harrison
Sanders then said we have not got to die but
once
Daniel Sanders sworn.-I am twenty-six years
of ago, reside in Springfield am mechanic
had brother by the name of VIM. Ii. Sanders
He has worked with me for the last two or three
months he was 10 years old he boarded with
me he left my house last night about 6 clock;
about o'clock in the evening became little
alarmed at his absence, and went to the livery
stable to ascertain whether he had got a team
from there found he had got a team from Mr..
Haskns enquired of Haskins how far he en-
gagged the team to GO he said he engaged it to
about five miles, and said he would be back
about 10 o'clock. went into his room and
| found all his clothes were gone, and that made
me think he had left. then went down to the
tavern and found my brother George there My
wife was gone. | rather though she had gone
with William, because her things were gone;
the reason why thought they had gone togeth-
er was that they had been pretty thick talking
together about the house, and her things being
gone at the same time. She is 10 years old. l
went to Fred GRAIN deputy Sheriff in Spring
field, and told him what my suspicious were in
relation to my wife and brother, and asked him
what it was best to do. Grain and then got
team and drove over to Weathersfeld Bow, and
went to the tavern near the depot and inquired
if young couple had put up there, they said
no; then we went to the tavern in Claremont
village, and we couldn't find them there, nor
get any track of Them went to Charleston,
found nothing there; then we drove to Bellows
Falls and stopped at the Bellows Falls Hotel,
walked up the landlord and inquired whether
such folks had put up there he said he thought
! they had, but would inquire of his son, who,
he said put them to bed we looked on his
register but could not find any names there that
answered the description the landlord then
gave us lantern and we went to the barn, and
there we found the horse, sleigh, buffalos and
whip, all belonging to Mr.. Haskins. Mr.. Grain
and landlord then went to the room of the per-
sons who came with the team we found in the
barn. stad at the foot of the stairs; when
they got the door open, they called to me and |
went up into the room and found my wife and
my brother William both there, and Mr. Grain
and the landlord were present. my brother was
not in bed when first saw him he was in the
first room, had his coat and vest off, this was
about three o'clock this morning there bad
been no one in the bed in the room where |
found him, asked my brother what he1was here
for, don't know as he made any reply | then
passed along into the room adjoining and found
my wife in bed there. Mr.. Grain told her to
get up, she said she would get up when he left
the room; Grain went out and | got her clothes
and she got up and dressed her. When she was
dressed she came out into the first room, and |
came with her William went into the second
room ; when she came out she combed her hair
and William motioncd to her TO come into the
room where he was when she went in there
William handed her something white out Of his
hand, and they both at the same instant, put
it into their mouths and my brother catchcd
up the goblet and drank and handed it to her,
but got to her and knocked it out of her hand
before she had time to drink they then came
out into the first room, and he took up the
pitcher and drank and handed it to her, and
she drank q little before could get to her to
take it away. then took it away, and she sat
down on the bed 4; then called Grain and told
him they had taken poison Grain came in,
and my brother and Grain both went down;
my wife then said they had both been taking
strychnine, and wanted should get the doctor
, in hurry in about minutes my brother came
back with a cigar and sat down in rocking
chair, and in about to 5 minutes he fell out
of the chair on the floor; when he fell on the
floor he said to my wife awe are both goners. y
And about that time there were about half a
dozens persons in the room, some of them took
him up and put him on the bed, and he lay
UDere UOWuTuS I'LL pcIUIC ut ulcu my WIZ 0
name is Alkaline.
The Times says We learn that the strych'
nine was procured some time since, and that an
elopement was attempted about week ago.
, At this time W. Fl. Sanders proposed going with
O his brothers. wife to Chester. to ball. to which
n the husband consented, and finally concluded to
: go himself, and his presence frustrated the OBJ
g iect in view. Daniel Sanders, husband of the
10 tn hn
s dustrious, Woodworking man, and exceedingly
indugent to his wife. for whom he has been
n ready to make any sacrifice, and within short
,. period had purchased for her largely in dresses
q and ewery. On the other band she is said to
be rather pretty looking, gddy, and light heart
# ed caring more for balls and transient pleasures
j. than her own household. She has young
child which she left at home sick when she ran
away. On examination of II trunk which she
0 left locked up at home, she had taken out he1
A things and partly filled it with wood She got
: money of her husband under pretense of buying
. a shawl on the evening OF her desertion, but
made no purchase She is of French birth anG
!, q native Of Canada.
u Saturday Morning, Jan. 20.
y Mrs. Sanders is much better but is looking
% very pale. We believe she does not yet know
y that her husbands brother is dead, but suppo
10 ses he has been saved as she was. She is 50 fa
recovered that she will be removed to Springfield
to-day.
or The passenger depot building at Concord, N
"a H., took fire Feb LIST from the stove in the tee
graph office, and the flames spread through tn
building, by the means of the breaking of tn
vi gas pipes to such an extent that the fire coult