The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-26
A Hired AssasSin..R Remarkable Scan.
daI in Saratoga County, N. Y.

dal IN Saratoga County, NJ u
From the Troy Times, June %.
The southern part of Saratoga county
has lately been greatly excited over n
matter, the developments in regard TO
which are about rs follows: A little
more than week ngo, Isaac q. Lansing,
II farmer, living in the town of oflIalfmoon,
went west with II gentleman from
VisCher's FerrYto buy sheep, lmmedi-
ately after his departure most horrible
story became whispered about, tho sub.
stance OF which was that Mr.. Lansing
had bargaincd with man TO murder his
wife during his absence. When MIR.
Lansing returned, he found the rumor
was rife in his neighborhOod, and ut once
commenced suit for slander, md OBJ
tanned an order of arrest against Abram
DGvOc, Of Crescent, the author OF the
story. Upon being arrested, Devoe ut
once made II criminal complaint against
Lansing for plotting the murder Ofhls own
wife, upon which lansing was arrested
yesterday and arraigncd before Justice
tramer, of Waterford.
The examination of Lansing was Ht once
proceeded with and DevOe disclosed u
state of facts which, II true, reveal n plot
lOr wilG.murdGr on the part Of Lansing
which, In horrible and COld.bloOded de-
tails, rivals Ruloll's most damnahle crimes.
DevOC swGars that more than year ago
Lansing approached him with complaints
Of"tr0uble in his family" and PROPOSE
ton to Devoe to get his wilo tout of the
way" for consideration. DevOe says he
received the proposition fayorably, and
that on the strength of he has ut various
times received iavOrs from Lansing in the
shape of ire wood, etc, and small sums Of
money. DevOG also disclosed the nature
Of the proposition to several persons, tell
ing them that llG intended TO make use Of
il 10 get considerable money out Of Ian
sing and finally expose him. As Devoe's
story goes, about two weeks ngO Lansing
told him that he was about to leave home
lOr several days, that his wife would be
alone In the house, which Is quite isolated,
every night with their two small children,
aud he wanted the business done then.
DGvOe relates the details Of instructions,
which hU received from Lansing, how TO
enter the house through certain insecure
window, how To make his entrance noise.
less, where to find his sleeping wife, how
to find certain jewelry and silverware In
various parts OF tho house, which he was
10 take away, and thus to make II appear
that plumber was the object; also how 10
rob neighbors house near at hand, and
thus made the "blind," darker, md fin
ally how Lansing cautioned, him to
make no mistake" and mot harm the
children, but to 'make sure work Of it,"
Then the blood.money was paid, the sum
being $l05, and the devilisl business ar.
ranged. Devoo tells his story in such
minute detail and COpncCts so many COLA
tGral iaCts and outside parties incidentally
with It, that before tho investigation Is
closed II cannot fall to appear that DevOe
has told on ingenious and tremendous lie,
or Lansing ought TO he hung. The oX.
animation Is Adjourned to the 9Sth inst.
Mrs. Lansing has some property, and both
she and her husband are very respectfully
connected. The "trouble in the family
II is rumored, Is certain entanglements
with other women and the wlIC's property
is suggested as an inducement to the
plotting. II Is certainly most strange and
unfortunate affair.