The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-04-09

EasrLa ra4s axEcs yIoS.
About n.4iy years ago man. evi-
deuils partially insane though harm
iess. made his appearance st tie house
II Taber Chaasick. 3, Polhemu- Mills
ia Ocean county. near tbe Monmouth
ane. n the present township 81 Brick
No persuasiyas could induce ibe strau-
ger d give any account u h.m.ali ~
whore d. came feom II siilinsly con-
soated to WORK for Hr Chadwick, al
though be Away, iasiy.el he Owned the
place himself ari that Mr G was only
hired man Tue real owner humored
him ID this fancy, and the stranger re-
NAMED with bim seven years at the ex-
mnii0n If which time slr Chadwick
uas called to New York npon business
Nmle thcre be accidentally picked up
newspaper which contained an ac-
count 81 tie tfal ana conviction 81 two
brothers named Bourn, for the murder
81 4 man named Colyn, which trial had
just taken place al tho village Of Man
chester. IN the State Of Vermont.
From the description Of the man alleged
to have been murdered, Mr. Chadwick
was AZ once convinced that be was the
same person Who had SO mysteriously
made his appearance at his place seven
years peforc and was still in has employ
aud he nj once notified the sheriff al
Manchester of bis belief The sheriff
immediately hasteued to New Jersey
and found Tint the stranger sure enough
was Colyin. for the alleged murder 70
whom two men had been convicted. by
what, Ms will be seen, seemed conclusive
evidence
Colyin, It appeared, was brother
in tw Of the Bouius They frequently
had had disputes, and one day while
working in a field they got into an altor
cation. and tho Bourns attacked Colvin
and beat him SO severely over the bead
with hoes that be fell senselcss, and the
brothers supposed they had killed him
They let the body remain in the field
IL til dark, when they went to look
after it for the purpose Of concealment,
but TO their astonishment it had mystic
riously disappeared.
When Cclyin's lisa rearnrce became
known IN eneebbosbood, it was eel-
orally Inspected That ths Baurns had
made way With him, MS they had fre-
nnautly been Heard to make v;o ent
threa aea MS him. Nothing, however
was done with them ( want Of evidence
mil about syrn wears afterwards,
when spme ones were found partiallg
burned, th,n supposed o have belonged
10 a human being but which subse-
anentlv proved to be sheep bones
Th and other circume'antial evidence
caused the arrest and trial of the broth
ers The most importan. and remark
able evidence brought against them was
a confession made by The vonacr Bon IN
ocknowedg ng they had k led Colvin.
and giving all the particulars of the af-
fair, but positively denying that they
had burned the hodv; be asserted that
be body had mysteriously disappeared
from the rllce VII re hey III 4 left it,
The elder Bourn donied The statements
nf bis brother, asserted his innocence,
and his belief thu Calyin had left Of his
own accord and would vel he found
Willis that part ofthe confession Of the
younger Bourn relating TO the disap-
pc rance q the body seemed improba-
he. yet his confession ms 10 the actual
m rdcr seemed So conclusive to the
court and iury that the Bourns were
convicted. and the elder sentenced 70 he
hanred. and the Younger to imprison-
ment fer lie A few days before the
time fixed for tho execution Of tho elder
Bnnrn the sheriff received The letter
from T bos Chadwick. and telling no
one ofi's purport he started foe Pol
hemus Min, where upon his arrival he
found Colvin at FIRST he positively re-
fused to go back with him. What be
could not beaccomplished by fair means
was Affected by stra'agen. and chiefly
through deceptive mean Colvin was
taken to Manchester where the sheriff
aud be arrived only Che evening b.. re
the diy appointed fer the execution
TIE si.laser8 were pnb,ei te
lagc Iuu. eague s. .sussng tic Il
some just.fying tle verde, aud sen ea-
ces, aud others condemns ( tl,ip, 4 10
dead body b "a been found and a -, IT.
in tAelr behei that Col,n would ytt
tarn up als,t Nh..e ihus debating,
ae ss.. dgosa ap aud inc sAonn and
to.tl. so oat .Ac ...-ie. Mas instantly
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