The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1871-01-12
THE VANDERPOOL. CASE.
Extraordinary Letter from the Hother of
Herbert Field.
From the Ypsilanti Mich.) Sentinel.

From the Ip,ilanti Mich Sentinel
The following letter from Mrs. Field was
evidently written with the expectation that il
would appear tefore Christmas, but it did not
reach us until the o6th We insert il at the
request of the writer, the probability Of a
further prosecution Of the matter is not sc
strong that VIC feel in danger of pr-judicing
the cause Of the accused:
''NtyoT Me. Dee 81 wish to write a
few facts which, perhaps, the i..iies of your
State have not learned, especially the ladies
Of Kalamazoo.
First, that Herbert Field has father,
mother, two sisters, and brother. besides a
large circle Of friends. living in Maine Tha,
our dear son and brother was murdered 80
brutally by George Vanderpool. no candid
person Can have the shadow of doubt lie
confessed it in hi. speech to the jury. in say.
ing there had been two murders committed in
Manistee which had not been noticed. as il
the third one would not be noticed. as it would
not have been if he could haze succeeded in
making the people believe my dear son ad
run away
Ladies', / know | have your sympathies
especially Of those who hive sons and broth.
ers. If you have any doubt Of yandcrpoo!
guilt, come TO our place in Maine. | will
take you into an upper room which We have
reserved for the bloody garments of my dear
murdered boy. 0. my d! help me to write
this. His books and papers sprinkled with
his own blood done partly by the assassin
partly ny the wife ana cousin Of the assassin
in their eagerness to plumber tho trunk o.
their victim, as the only thing of value left
was bible which ! hung on the Christina
tree for him three years ago. Dear sisters.
will you remember me on the coming Christ
mas day, in my sadness and terrible bereav.-
ment! viii you pray for me that may bear
this almost unbearabe affection with Christian
patience. knowing that the Justice and ven.
geancc Of God Will soon oyertakc the vile
muir crerl
Herbert WAS the iiappicSt Of the happy at
our Christmas festivals; can it be | shall see
him no more forever? May Nat hand become
pastel which struck that terrible blow, and
may the spirit OF God rcproYe him that lie
will be unable 70 resist it until he has confes-
sed the whole crime.
i emily wish the assassin could be brought
TO Maine; he would soon meet his Just deserts.
with very little expense. where We have quite
number from his native state New York
who are lncarcerat ID for bank robbery. Van
derpool belongs, undoubtedly, to the same
clique. My sisters, do you know every word
for the defence IN that trial was false? Do
you know that lawyers and jury were bought
with the price Of the blood Of my precious son!
hope Michigan will try the cowardly muir
ferer until ali he stole is expended and he
meets his just deserts, which will be close
confinement during this life. and just where
God appoints his portion IN the world TO
come
My sisters, | think If you could know my
suferings while reading an account of some
testimonials of joy manifested toward some of
the periurcd jury. you would certainly pity
nc. as | should you if the same hand should
strike down one Of your most idolizcd sons
which | have no doubt will be the case, if he
be allowed to 90 free.
Il will gladly receive a letter of comfort
from any lady in Michig n
'MRs. NJ S. FIELD,
"Minot Maine =