Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-06-03
Excitement mt Essex.
EXTENSIVE FoRGERIEs by ASA SAN
DERsoN-FoRGED INSURANCE PAPERS
AND FORGED NOTES - FLIGHT OF
SANDERsoN TO CANADA

Principal of the Academy at Essex. Thi
revelation has produced a profound ex
citement in that locality:
The people Of Essex have been thrown
into state of feverish excitement during
the past few days by the astounding dis
closures coming to light in relation to Mr.
Asa Sanderson, formerly and for many
years Principal OF Essex Academy, anG
later one of the teachers in the graded
school at Swanton Falls. Ills pecuniar
affairs have been for some time past III
muddled condition. eliminating in TIA,
burning of the Academy building just a
the clos of the last winter term. The
building vas largely insured in the Yer
mont Mutual and in the Putnam insur
ance companies The amount OF in-ur
ance. as settled by the agents of the in
suranee companies. was about seven thou
sand dollars, nearly all of which wa,
pledged to inyiduals a. security for debt,
owing \ portion Of the money thu,
pledged ~aa procured by Mr. SandeIsor
on papers forgsa ios tie purpose, the Vt
Mutual being dome" out ii one tho, md
dollars by the process.
On Saturday last Mr. SAnderson Vi
zited Essex for the purpose Of complet
ing the transfer Of the site Of the Aca.
denny to the new building association
when. on being confronted with the eNf
dcnea ot his forgery To the iu~uriug,
company. h. Il. hrowledgcd the fact. al
lcging IL excuse the pressure ot circum-
stances. aud seemed anxious To make all
things right by securing the payment oi
the money he had falsely obtained to tho
rightiui person In pursuance of this oh
ject he eluded the vigilance OF the officer
who had him in charge by promise upon
his honor to stay with friend. in town
till the whole matter Was settled and AZ
ten IN. of that evening he took leg haii
for Canada via Fairfax and Fairfield. at
which latter place he hired team to carry
him To Berkshire. and another to carry
him to Pigeon Hill, Pc
Immediately upon his departure new
evidences of forgery made their appear
ance III the shape OF notes to various in
dividuals for money loaned, purporting
to be signed by the most Responsible men
in town. In some instances forged notes
We're given to take up those that were
genuine, iii others large amounts Of mo-
uleut. The amount thus obtained ~ tlr
as now known is between two and three
thousand dollars dating back 10 August,
lSGS. and continuing at frequently re-
peated intervals TO the date Of his removal
tn Swautan and -anainu - r.,,>s,-.t -
true, III the passage Of forged notes for
part pay smcnt Of the place recently pur-
chased by him iu that place.
Mr.. Sauderson has, 30 far as we are
aware, always borne character for integ-
rity beyond reproaeh, ard stood high ns
a successful teacher The discovery of
the fraud in relation 10 the insurance on
the academy cannot fail to arouse suspi-
cion that the burning of the building was
not accidental, rs was supposed at the
time but that Mr. Sanderson has added
another grave crime to that OF forgery
The case Is melancholy one in every
respect.
ENGL>Np AND SENATOR SIMMER
England wakes furious over Senator SUM
ner's speech. Some of the journals of
that country take the same stand that
Goodwin Smith assumed, and claim that
the people Of Great Britain were ,rue
friends 20 the North throughout the war
others say that they favored the South,
and are not ashamed to own it, Mean
while we listen amused, and wait the re-
suit with patience. Mr.. Motley i not
likely to receive as many invitations to
dinner as Reyerdy johnson, but lac will
be treated with all due respect And
there is no danger that England will be
in haste to declare war with this country.
1t is noteworthy that the British nuthori-
ties of Nassau have promptly attached the
steamer San Salvador. on, the charge of
recruits IL Cuba They have
no sympathy with the patriots, hence they
keep their eyes open. Had they displayed
half as much vigilance in detecting
pirates, the Alabama would
not have escaped and our international
troubles would not have arisen.
OBITUARY.-Samuel Stone Butler,
NJ D., an old and esteemed citizen of East
Berkshire, died at that place, May 10, in
his S3rd year lie commenced the prac-
tice of medicine in 1910, and continued it
until about three years since, when his
declining health necessitated withdrawal
from the active duties of life. During his
career he educated to the medical profess
sion thirtythree young men, enjoyed a
lucrative practice, and held high positions
He was ever Jealous in the cause Of Ma
sonry, and III questions of Masonic law
his advice and council was much sought
by younger members of the fraternity
throughout the State.
Wesley Whipple, former resident
of Williston, died in HilIsdale, Mich, on
He was native of North Danvers, Mass,
but came to Chittenden county before the
war of 1912, and took part with the Yer
mont troops i'll that conflict. Tie removed
from Williston to Ohio in 1882, where he
until some three years since,
when he moved to Hillsdale, Mich He
was father of twelve children, among
them Prof. Fl. E. Whipple, of Hills
dale College. He professed the religion
Sf Christ while yet young man, and for
more than fifty years was an active men,
Der of the Baptiss church.
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SIGNIFICANT.-It is a. somewhat sig
nifeant fact that the only speaker at the
late radical convention scrimmage in
Nashville who succeeded in commanding
attention was colored delegate from an
interior county. .r
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A NEW NATIONAL CHAIN.-It is stated
insa Texas paper that a." chain Of cattle
md horse droyes " for northwestern cities