The Republican journal., 1869-10-14
MURDER IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Herald.
PORTLAND, Ne Sept, 2S, 1SG!

ment of a sensation worthy Of New York-or
even of Chicago. The good people OF the
bluc-nosc city OF 10000 inhabitants, or there
abouts, had barely got over the excitement
of a dejcu31e1 to their Governor General and
a ball to Prince Arthur, when their attention
became absorbed by the discovery Of the re-
mains OF q woman and child, in lonely spot
about twelve miles out of town, under cir
cumstances which showed clearly that a
double murder had been committed. The
scene of the murder is called the Black River
road, and the spot is near to house Of enter
talnment and resort from the city called
''Bunker's,' from the name Of the proprietor.
Not far from Bunkcrs is Lake LOmond and
around the lake is the virgin forest, entered
by different roads and paths running from the
main road and at right angles to it. Not far
from one Of these paths the skull, the hair
and other remains Of a woman, also portions
of her dress, which was of black Coburg an
embroidered skirt, q Berlin sontag. and some
other articles Of female attire were found
The remains had originally been covered with
moss and spruce boughs. The place where
the boughs were cut was distinctly visible in
the little forest. The wild creatures Of the
woods, attracted by the smell of the dccom-
posing bodies, had penetrated through the
slender covering Of boughs and even torn the
dress of the women into shreds On exam
nation the track Of Il pistol ball was found
in the skull, Immediately above the left ear.
This discovery caused no little excitement
and led to further search. At u short dis
tancc from the spot where the remains of the
women were found, portions of the body and
of the clothing of q child We're discovered :;
they had received 4 slender burial, like that
of the body OF the woman, supposed to have
been its mother, and had been uncovered and
manglcd by the same agencies rs those al
ready mentioned in the case of the woman
The articles of clothing found belonging to
the child included u hood made OF Berlin
wool, II frock, boots, Sc. A liatcned piece
of lead, sewed in u piece of cotton, was also
found believed to have been used as i truss
This additional discovery fed the excitement
and left no room to doubt that a mother and
her child had been dispatched by the hand Of
a murderer. who was probably the father OF
the child, which had apparently been about =
year old. But no woman on child had been
missed. In 4 small community they could
not have disappeared without Inc fact being
noticed.
! 1t was concluded that the murdered woman
and child were strangers, having probably
come from the United States, 1t was re-
membered, too, that some scandal had arisen
in connection with Il man named Cain, who
had returned some time ago from the United
States where he had served in the war and
who it was alleged had been followed by q
woman who claimed to be his wife, and who
was accompanied by Il child, both of whom
had subsequently mystcriously disappeared,
In consequence of the discovery Of these and
other facts, Cain was arrested, examined and
rcmanded to Jail pending the inquest, for
which preparations were being made.
| But here the case took u curious turn, lead
ing to further and even more startling deycl-
opmcnts. The policcmen in searching up
evidence Us to the reported disappearance
from some Of the hotels Of the woman and
child referred to in the Cain ease, made 4
great discovery They learned thata woman
calling herself Mrs. Clark, who had . child,
had bccn stopping i'll November last at the
subsequently at the Union Hotel kept by Mr..
Lake. that She had disappeared and had moi
since been heard from. "lt appeared further
that her true name was Sarah Margaret Vail,
and that she was u native Of Carleton, which
is the Brooklyn Of St. John. While stopping
in the Brunswick House she had been Visited
| by John A. Munroc, an architect in that city,
Il gentleman apparently of high social posi-
ton, and him She claimed rs her husband,
though she passed by different name. He
and She had, it was understood, returned
from Boston together immediately prior tC
her takin" up her quarters at Lordly's; hC
had visited her therc, and She and her child
had left in his company in n coach, with di-
rcctions to her, however, not to return, a>
Mrs. Lordly did not like appearances. She
! knew that MIR. Mumoe was u married man
had told her that such was the case, and sent
word to his father, u highly respectable gentle
man, rs to what was going on Munroc, the
women and child were driven away from
Lordlv's by u coachman named Wor,lcn. lie
took the party to Lake Lomond, near Bunkers
and parted company withthcm mnear that place,
Munroe stating that they We're going to the
house of a Mr.. >Collins, whom the lady wish
ed to see, that they would walk there and
that Munroe would 90 back to Bunker's to
the COACH which was TO be in readiness or
his return. In the course of an hour or tive
they all returned, Munroc remarking that the
lady had not found her friends, the Collinscs
at home, and would have to return some
other day. They then drove into the city
and Mrs. Clark and her child put up at the
Union Hotel A few days after that, on
Saturday, Wordcn was employ yed by Nun
roe to drive the same parties to tie sam,
place, and received similar directions IL Il
being ready for Munroc's return. In abou
an hour after the coachman parted COMPANY
with the party, Munroe returned, saying I,
the eoachman, The folks are at home tina
Mrs. 6fark wishes to see and she is going t
stay Sunday. They will bring her il il
times p9at ,1;,, on Moln1"y ,1 moniHg' m, ,'! I lh
the day Wor,len then drove Munroe int
the city and was directed by him to take Mrs
Clark's trunks to the Boston boat on Monday
morning This Worden had done, saw Nun
roe at the boat, was informed by him tha
Mrs. Clark was on board and received pay
mcnt for the carriage Of the trunks which
were removed from the Union Hotel, kept b,
Mr. Lake.
As soon us the police learned portion o
these facts from the hotel keepers they search
ed out Worden, who gave them the remain
der of the details Just stated. lie was requr
ed by the Coroner and the Chief Of Police I,
accompany them to the spot where he In,
left Munroe, Mrs. Clark and child in Octobc
, last, and though he had not subsequent
, visited the spot and didn't know where tn
remains were found he took the party to with
in i few yards of the spot where the remain
were found 1t was some distance off th
main road in y secluded spot in the forest.
In consequence of that information Munro
was arrested. Previously learning that sue
u was to be the case he surrendered himself t
the custody of the police, firmly stating his in
nocence and alleging that Mrs. Clark wa
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