Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-09-30
SUPPOSED MURDERER ARRESTED.

SUPPOSED MURDERER ARRESTED.
Last week we copied the following from
the Bellows Falls Times, of the week be-
fore: ... ..... ...... ..,
Fred f. Streeter, formerly barber
in this village, and who went out for
while in a company of Sharp-shooters,
has been arrested, charged with having
committed horrible murder in Ohio.
In the Times of last week we find the
following:-
I'VE are indebted to the courtesy of
Mr.. james Burlison, the officer who ar
rested f. F. Streeter on charge of MUIR
deriug the Coy family, for the following
letter promptly sent us in reply to inqui-
ries we had addressed to him:
AKRON, OHIO, Sept. l9, 1868.
"M. .SsDain-.Sr: Yours of the
18th inst has been received. AS regards
Mr.. Streeter, | will give you the particu-
larsl Jas near as | can. Mr.. f. T. Streeter
came to Medina, Ohio, as a recruiting off,
Ger, something more than year ago; but
not succeeding in raising his company,
has since remained there without any
visible means of support, having in the
meantime married a Miss Whitmore of
that village The circumstances which
led to his arrest are simply these: Street
er, up to the time of the murder, was very
short in line of funds being unable to
meet many small bills existing against
him. and borrowing small sums of money
from various persons Soon after the
murder. he sud enly became flush, eypend-
ing considerable sums for clothing, &C.,
and soon afterwards. with his wife, start
ed on a trip west. Soon after | followed
him He and his wife first proceeded to
Woodstock. Illinois. learned that they
had been there, but had started for Win
ona, Minnesota, he. in the meantime, hav-
ing visited Springfield, &c., where he had
been very lavish of his money. stopping
at first class hotels, purchasing $l5 boots,
&C.. &c. At Winona he paid 50 for
boots, and $50 for watch, paying $7,50
for board, and being at the same time
very free with his money. On leaving
Winona he purchased tickets for himself
and wife to McGregor, but stopped off the
boat at Prairie Du Chen, and took the
cars for Milwaukee, and from thence star
ted for Chicago. Learning that an un-
Gle of Mrs. s. lived at Kenosha, and
thinking that perhaps they might make
them visit, gave that place a call, and
found them there. On searching Streeter,
$64 in greenbacks we're found upon his
person, together with through tickets to
Boston, Mass, for himself and wife.
From information obtained as to articles
purchased, and careful estimate of their
expenses of travel, hotel bills, &c., the
fellow has paid out from $3.50 to $500
during his erratc journeying. His state
ment in regard to being in possession of
50 large an amount of money. is that he
obtained it in Cleveland by gambling,
though he cannot state the name of the
house or the person from whom he won it.
The money found upon his person was
stained with blood. One s20 bill, one
ten and two fives. The Coy family, con-
sisting Of Mr. O., his wife and one boy
teven years old, we're brutally murdered
in their own house. in the village Of Me-
dina, on the night Of July first, 1868.
and the house set on fire, but the fire was
put out before burning much. The inur-