The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-07-18
A Singular Case.

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ENHE Troy N. Y. Times tells the fol-
Il lowing story The southern part of
Saratoga county has lately been greatly
excited over matter, the developments
in regard to which are about as follows:
A little more than week ago, Isaac
G. 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 a man to
murder his wife during his absen ce.-
When Mr.. Lansing returned, he found
the rumor was rife in the neighborhood,
and at once commenced suit for SANDER,
and obtained an order of arrest against
Abram Devoe of Crescent, the author of
the story. Upon being arrested, Dovoe
at once made u criminal complaint against
Lansing for plotting the murder of his
wife, upon which Lansing was arrested
and arraigned before Justice Cramer of
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The examination of Lansing was at
once proceeded with and Devoe disclosed a
state of facts which if true reveal plot
for wife.murder on the part of Lansing
which, in horrible coldblooded details,
rivals Ruloff's most damuuble crimes.
Devoe swears that more than year ago
Lansing approached him with complaints
of " trouble in his family" and a propo-
sition to Devoe to get his wife =" out Of
the way" for consideration. Devoe
says he received the proposition favorably
and that on the strength of it he has at
various times received favors from Ian
sing in the shape of firewood, etc, and
small sums of money. Devoe also disclos-
cd the nature af the proposition to several
persons, telling them that he intended to
make use of it to get considerable money
out of lansing and finally expose him.
AS Devoe's story goes, about two weeks
ago Lansing told him he was about to
leave home for several bays, that his
wife would be alone in the house, which
is quite isolated, every night with their
two small children, and he wanted the
business done then. Devoe relates the
details of instructions, which he received
from Lansing, how to enter the house
through certain insecure window how
to make his entrance noisless, where to
find his sleeping wife, how to find certain
jewelry and silverware in various parts
of the house, which he was to, take away,
and thus make it appear that plunder
was the object; also how to rob neigh
boris house near at hand, and thus made
the "blind darker, and finally how
Lansing cautioned him to "make no
mistake and "not harm the children"
but to "make sure work Of it." Then
the blood-mony was paid, the sum being
$105, and the dcvilish business arranged
Devoe tells his story in such minute
4 detail and connects so many collateral
facts and out side parties incidentally
with it, that before the investigation is
closed it cannot fail to appear that Devoe
has told an ingenious and tremendous
lie, or Lansing ought to be hung. The
examination is adjourned to the Goth
inst. Mrs. Lansing has some property,
and both she aud her husband are very
respectfully connected. The "troublo in
the family, it is rumored, is certain
.. ENHANCEMENT with other women, and the
wife's property is suggested as an induce
ment to the plotting '1tiis certainly a
- most strange and unfortunate affair.