Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-03-23

gers laughed and jested among them.
selves at the idea of a man being hid
In a spring scarcely big enough to
hold his head, and glances, rather
friendly than otherwise were exchang-
ed with the tavern keepers.
"Give me that pole," suddenly Or
dered the magistrate, pointing to one
some eighteen or twenty feet long,
lying little way off. 1t was done,
and he passed the pole down into the
spring till scarce any part of it re-
manned above the water, and then
moved the pole from side to side in
such way as to show that the spring
wldened as you went deeper, and that
the cavity was formed somewhat like
a bottle with a small neck and mouth.
James" said the magistrate to his
nephew, "take the lads horse, 90 to
my house and ask my wife for the
long lead line with drag hook attach
ed, and bring it here
The young man Spraug on the horse
and galloped off The magistrate
stood strokihg his oeard and looking
from under his eye brows at the tav-
ern keeper:
"a cool, ready villain" )" he muttered
to himself.
Very soon the magistrates nephew
returned with the lead line, and the
magistrate dropped the plummet into
the spring. Down, down it went over
a hundred feet, until only some three
or tour feet remained out. The vii
layers looked surprised, and the tav-
ern keepers seemed i'll at ease, except
their leader who was calm and cool as
ever. Several casts We're made before
anything was brought up, though the
hook repeatedly caught and broke
away. At length piece of cloth
with button on it, corroded and rot
ted by the water, was brought up,
which seemed to be a part of gentle
mans coat. Then a piece of silk
dress, and the next cast brought up
the body of a woman with the torn
silk dress upon it. The body had evi-
IDENTIFY hfc'' long time IN the water,
and Wa lormousIN swollen aud far
gone III decomposition. From one
side The scalp with long hair still at
tachcd, had slipped off and hung down
leaving the skull bare and on the
same sid the.swoIIen cheek had left
the bone, and hung down on the
shoulder, showing the grinning teeth
and on the other side the eye was out
ofthe socket and hanging on the cheek.
! A Shuddering, shivering "Ah !! burst
simultaneously from the villagers, as
with bian he'd faces and starting eyes
they gaz, ~ the horrid spectacle
4 The magistrate stroked his beard and
glanced cody on the body.
Secure the prisoners" was the
prompt and stern command. 1t was
done, and ,lc dragging continued
Presently Il leg and thigh came uL
torn from the body, aud the flesh fal
len from the thigh through rottenness
leaving the bone bare Another cast
and the body of a blood hound, quite
fresh and recently dead, came up
and then tue body of man which
seemed to nave been hut a few hours
in the water, and which was at once
recognized by the boy, George, as the
body of his master. After this though
the dragging was continued Ions
time, nothing except a few bones trou
bodies very far gone i'll putrefactiol
were gotten up, and the ghastly re
mains were buried III a common grave
The tavern keepers were condemn
ed and hung at the next assizes, con
Tossing to the murder of over hirty
fre personS! all of whom had beeI
hidden in the spring.
The blood hound had followed tn
lads track till it came to the bloc,
where the boy had fallen over tn
pile of rocks, and there it lay dowl
and no threats or blows could indnc
+ it to follow the track any further
Fearing discovery they had killed tn
, dog and sunk it in the spring.
. The chief OF the band, it was stat
ed, knew OF other murders, but b
E steadily refused to confess anything
, There was enough TO hang him." h
said coolly, what need of more ?
! and maintained an obstinate silenc
to the last.
y From that day TO this no one eve
, drinks of the diamond waters of tn
q Murder HoLe.-Virrinia AdUertiser.