Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-02-10
The Late Tragedy nt Bellows
Fails.

We have received, says the Boston
Traveller an extract from the Bellows Falls
/ (Vt.) Times, giving full particulars of the
late treged Y in. that town, resulting in the
death of young man who had eloped
with his brothers wife. His name is w.
H. Sanders, nineteen years old, as was al
so his partner in guilt. The brother pur-
sued them to Bellows Falls, and it was dis
covered that he swallowed quantity of
strychine. The woman was in the act of
following his example but before she had
imbibed a fatal dose, the vial was dashed
from her lips by her husband. The man
died in three quarters Of an hour. The
woman will recover. The Bellows Falls
Times says:
'Danie Sanders, husband of the truant
woman, is said to be very steady, indus
trious, hard working man, and exceedingly
indulgent to his wife, for whom he has
been ready to make any sacrifice, and with
in short period had purchased for her
largely in dresses and jewelry. On the
other hand, she is said 10 be rather pretty
looking, giddy, and light-hearted, caring
more for balls and transient 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, she had
taken out her things and partly filed it
with wood. She got money of her hus-
band under pretence of buying shawl on
the evening of her desertion, but made no
purchase. She is of French birth and
native of Canada"
On the inquest the husband of the gull
ty woman testified that he and the land
lord and Mr.. Grain found the two in ad-
Joining roems, which were connected by
door.
went up into the room and found my
wife and my brother William both there,
and Mr.. Grain and the landlord were pres
cnt; my brother was not in bed when l
fist saw him; he was in the first room,
had his coat and vest off; this was about
three o'clock in the morning; there had
been no one in the bed in the room where
l found him; asked my brother what he
was there 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 10 get up, she said she
would get up when we 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 room; when she came out, she combed
her hair and William motioned 10 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 catched 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 into the first room, and he took
up the pitcher and drank and handed it TO
her, and she drank little before could
get to her to take it away. l then took it
away, and she sat down on the bed; | then
called Grain and told him they had been
taking poison; Grain came in, and my
brother and Grain both went down; my
wife then said they had both been taking
strychine, and wanted l should get the
doctor in a hurry; in about five minutes
my brother came back with cigar in his
mouth, he threw away his cigar and sat
down in a rocking chair, and in about three
to five minutes he fell out of the chair on
the foor;- when he fell on the floor he said
to my wife, 1--WE are both goners." And
about that time there were about half
dozen persons in the room, some of them
took him up and put him on the bed, and
he lay there towards an hour before he died.