Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-03-11
3ns 81 tae E.ost aarribIe Murders GA

John A. Monroe was hanged at St John, y.
B, tie other day for the murder Of Catherine
Vail, bis mistress, and their child, in Septem-
Der last. lie ief written confession Of bis
crime The youth was Of high social position,
and his victim beautiful woman. The history
Of the oriuei IS as follows:
Las. September, as some negroes we're gath
ering ferries in a ticket situated about one
hundrei yards from the Black River Road, ten
miles from s. John, they came upon some hu-
man remains. Ii was lonely spot by a nearly
uufre0uented road no houses were near, ex-
ceqt a farmhouse and a tavern. Search IN the
thicket brought TO light the skull, ribs and
thigh bones Of an adult and the skull Of an in
fsut, which fell in pieces on being taken up from
the ground Ia addition to these, roll of hair,
portions Of woman's dress a wooden jacket
AID piece Of Undertaking, were found, which
pt5bablY-ceranly as the Jury afterwards
saii-had once belonged TO her whose body was
so decayed that il was utterly unacceptable.
at some distance from these was discovered
baby foot IN a little stocking, and piece OF
lead, fat. and about the size Of 2 silver half
doll Limbs hsl been torn from the sur
r5lH..lI ,Isss and placed upon the corpse to
clnrl.l them and moss hai also been gather
ei and .-.ToG above them, evidently with the
de= 20 of hiding all evidence Of the criae. Read
ing this. @ o4lmsu named W0rien remembered
th.t 'as' October he had taken in his carriage to
tle .-.-h4orhool where the bodies mad been
fauHi q uomal ami child, accompanied 10y q
man Worden said that the man was John A.
Nu-r1e. Wtil-bn0wn architect Of s. John and
a yoUne married man, Of whose integrity there
had uJ. hitherto been q doubt Munr0e WAS
then .rr7stgl L appears thai
few years ago Nunrle became acquainted
with girl l Carlton uqmel Susan Margaret
Val, hal seiuced her, and she had borne
d ch in lls. October she sold d house which
nii u..u JEFF. to A.r by her father, hut d.ssp-
uelr.- from Carlton. and since that time had
Nv. BEEN heard from Ia the latter part OF o.
,aIera woman giving her name -s Mrs Clatk.
and 1srlug child With her. came 90 the Bruins
wick Houzc 10 S. John, ana a day or two after
Wirj bad been visited :v Muu7oe, who hal hired
" ...ra 90 take them all ia bis carriage along
jae 6latl, River road 60 place near where the
n.a.as were a.tcrva5l i1u1l When near this
.fa- they l5ft tte carriage, aal. TELLING W0rlen 20
await th.u at Bsase- .sycru, they walked
s...y. iu. r,.grlet aE4.n shortly aterwari and
drove back 20 t1Tr. Some days -fieuari they
r.-al- q tle same thing. hut this time Mlnrae
r..-rlcl I'D the tavern alone, -'yiag ta.t the
woman h9d seen friend with whom -heiutcudei
torsu,u Eewas excited AMI in haste 20 return
o. toe city; be YVES So arzious 90 get away, thar
be paid .or Ne-il1-s dinner before & vas fully
eaten. l. aor r,maiucl arth- Coroner 90 prove
that che re-a rs Of the dead won and child wee
tias r. Miss Vail. who was supposed o. bee
ais. 'i-s Clarke Miss Nail's sisters were sum
u.a. before the Coroner. and r.l 1uzaI ;le
Llr .. fne person found I'm she se,-.t was