Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-06-29
A Horrible story.

The Southern part of Saratoga county
has lately been greatly excited over a
matter, the Developments in regard to
which are about after this wise:
A little more than week ago, Isaac
q. Lansing, farmer, living in the town
of Halfmoon, went West with gentle
man from Vischer's Ferry to buy sheep.
Immediately after his departure most
horrible story became whispered about,
the substance of which was that Mr..
Lansing had bargained with man to
murder his wife during his absence.
When Mr.. Lansing returned, he found the
rumor rife in his neighborhood, and at
once commenced suit for SANDER, and
obtained an order for the arrest OF Abram
Deyoe of Crescent, the author OF the story
Upon being arrested Devoe at once made
a criminal complaint against Lansing for
plotting the murder of his own wife, up
on which Lansing was arrested yesterday
and arraigned before Justice Cramer Of
Waterford. The examination OF Lansing
was at once proceeded with, and Devoe dis
closed state of facts which if true reveal
plot for wife murder ON the part o.
Lansing, Which, in horrible and cold
blooded details, rivals Ruloff's most dam
nable crimes. Devoe swears that more
than a year ago Lansing approached him
with complaints of "trouble in his faml-
w." and proposition to Deyoe to get hii
wife out of the way for consideration.
Deyoe says he received the proposition
favorably, and that on the strength OF il
he has at various times received fayort
from Lansing in the shape of fire wood
etc, and small sums of money. Devoe al
40 disclosed the nature of the proposition
to several persons, telling them that ne
intended to make use of it to get consld
cradle money out Of Lansing and hnaliy
expose him. AS Devoe's story goes, abou'
two weeks ago Lansing told him that he
was about to leave home for several days
that his wife would be alone in the house
which is quite isolated, every night witt
their two small children, and he wanted
the business done then.
Devoe relates the details Of instruction
which he received from Lansing, how Il
enter the house through certain insecure
window, how to make his entrance noise
less, where he would find his sleeping
wife. how to find certain iewelry and Sill
| yer ware in various parts of the house
which he WAS TO Jake away, uha III "a
make it appear that plumber was the OBJ
ject-also how to rob neighbours hous'
near by, and thus make the blind darker
and finally how Lansing cautioned him t.
snake no mistake" and not charm tn
children" but to "make sure work OF 1t.
Then the blood money was paid, the sun
being one hundred and fifty dollars, ant
the devilish business arranged. Devo
tells his story with such minute detail
and connects SO many collateral facts AM
outside parties incidentally with it, tina
before the examination is closed it canno
fail to appear that Devee has told an in
genious and tremendous lie, or Lansin
ought to be hung. The examination
adjourned to the Goth inst. Mrs. Lansing
has some property, and both she and he
husband are very respectfully connected
The "trouble in the family" it is rumore
is certain entanglements with other VIC
men, and the wife's property is suggest
ed as an inducement to the plotting. 1t
certainly a most strange and unfortunat
affair. We only hope that Justice wi
find out 1.-THE guilty.-7F0y Times, Jun
23d.