The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-06
CHAPTER TT.

THE VERMONT EIOPExENr AND SUICIDE.
An extra from the Office Of the Bellows Falls (vL)
Times comes TO 10 containing the testimony before the
Coroners inques in the recent Of suicide in that VII
age Ayouv of nineteen clipping with bis brothers. wife
Of the sge who leaves, for his guilty society sick
child ard anectenase husband-the attempted suicd
of the guilty parties, and The immediate death Of
thcm--these facts which form Of unbrded pas
sion and early crime not often paalIeed in this State
Who can fail &c ind the moral Of the talei
We copy the testimony Of the unfortunate husband es
given al the inquest the remains of his brother
Daniel Sanders sworn-I am twenty six years Of age,
reside n Springfield, mechanic had brother oy the
name of VIM H. Sanders he has worked with me for tue
last two or three months he nineteen years old; he
boarded with me- he left my house last night about Six
O'Clock: about eight O'Clock in the evening became
a little alarmed at his absence, aud l went to the
livery stable 10 ascertain whether be had got team from
CURED Mr. Haskins how far he engaged the team TO go
be said he engaged TO about five miles, and said he
would be back about ten o'clock went into his room and
found all his clothes gone and that made think
he had left then went 10 the tavern and found my
brother George there my wife was gone rather thought
she had gone with William because her things gone;
the why thought they had gone together WAS
that they had been pretty thick talking together about
time She is nineteen Years DID, Went to rrei Cram
Deputy Sheriff in Springfield, and told him what my
suspicious were in relation to my wife and brother,
and asked him what IL was best TO do; Grain and
then got team and drove over to Weathersied Bow,
and went to the tavern near the depot and inquired
went To the tavern in Caremont village, and could not
find them there nor track OF them went to Charles
tom found nothing there's then drove TO Bellows Falls
and stopped at the Bellows Falls Hote walked up tho
landlord and inquired whether such folks had put up here
he said he thought they had but would inquire of his son.
who, he said put them to bed looked his register,
but could not find any names there that answered
the description; the landlord then gave lantern and
went to the barn, and there found the horse,
Sleigh bufaos and whip all belonging to Mr.. Haskns;
Mr. Grain and the landlord then went TO the OF the
persons who with the found iu the barn.
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they called to me and went up into the room and found
my wife and my brother William both there, aud Mr.
Grain and the landlord present. brother not
in bed when first saw him; he was in the first room, and
bad his coat and vest OF this about three O'Clock
the room where found him. asked my
brother what he was here for; don't know as
adjoining %s a n BED there
Mr. Grain told her to get up she said she would get
ne ss the o o Gram went @ and got ne
dressed she came out into the first roon and
with her William went into the second room when she
came out che combed her hair and William motoned TO
her to come into the room where he when she went
in there William handed her something white out of his
hand and they both at the instant put into their
mouths my brother catched up the goblet and drank
and handed TO her. but got TO her and knocked
her before she time TO drink they then came
out into the first room and he took up the pitcher and
drank and handed To her, and she drank little before
could get to her to take away Ithen took taway aud
she sat down on the bed then called Grain and told him
they had taken poison; Grain in, and my brother
and Grain both went down. wife then said they had
doctor in hurry in about five minutes my brother
back with segar and sat down in rocking chair and in
about three 70 five minutes he fell out Of the chair the
floor; when he fell the floor he said my wife, "we
both goners about that time there about half
dozen persons in the room; OF them took him up
put him the bed and he laid there towards an
| hour before he died; my wife's name is Alkaline.
The Bellows Falls Times adds the following facts
We learn that srychntnc procured t;mo SINCE
and that eopemen attempted about week before,
At this time W. Fl. Sanders proposed going with his bro
theirs wife to Chester TO ball. to which the husband
sented, and nnay concluded to 60 himself and pre-
sence frustrated the object in view.
Daniel Sanders husband Of the truant woman IL said TO
be very steady, Industrious hard working man. and
ceedingly ndugent TO his wife, for whom he has been
ready TO make any sacrifice and within abort period
had purchased for her largely dresses and ewery On
the other hand she is said to be rather pretty looking
giddy and light hearted, caring for balls and
scnt pleasures than her own household.
She has young child which she left at home sick when
she ran away On examination Of trunk which she
left locked up at home, found she had taken her
things and partly filled il with wood. She got money of
her husband under pretence Of buying a shawl on the
evening Of her deseron but made purchase She is
Of French birth and native OF Canada.
At last the guilty much better and
would probably entirely recover.