The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-03-01
A SARATOGA SENSATION.
A Young Girl Abdncted..AImcst
Murder--A sad story

The quiet little hamlet of Vischer's
Ferry, Saratoga county, has a first
class sensation. John Vischer, now
about thirty years old, inherited from
his father over fifteen years ago fine
farm at Vischer's Ferry and other
property amounting to nearly $780,
100.
About eight years ago he married
very beautiful girl, with, whom he has
lived pleasantly and peacefully until
within the last year Not long ago
Vischer began to manifest an improp-
cr fondness for a young girl named
Mary Hart. the "miiler's daughter"
who lived near him. His wife be-
came indignant and upbraided him
for his unfaithfulness, but to no effect
For nearly year suspicious intima-
cy had existed between Vischer and
this girl, and all the advice and efforts
OF the friends of both have not broken
it up. The girl is scarcely sixteen
years old, but she has followed up
Vischer and sought this disgraceful
amour with shameless persistency.
On December 2lst Vischer left
home for Schenectady, and took up
his quarters at one of the hotels there.
That same night Miss Hart escaped
by means of a ladder from window
in the second story of her fathers
house, and was carried away in a
sleigh, IS appeared by the tracks, the
next morning. After making a fruit
less search for his daughter, MIR. Hart
procured warrant for abduction
against Vischer, upon which he was
arrested in Schenectady last Monday.
Vischer stoutly denied knowing any
thing about the girl, but finally, to
"help find her, went with the officer
Amsterdam, where the girl was
found snugly quartered at hotel,
registered by Yischer as his wife, and
having taken an assumed name.
Both returned to Schenectady with
the officer, and at the Carey House
were confronted by the irate father,
who at once made preparations to
take the girl home with him. She
was rot satisfied to go, however. and
said she would die first" Vischer
interfered in her behalf, when the old
man lifted his cane TO trash him, Vischer
whipped out revolver, and presented
it in atwinkling, but just thena brother
of the girl came up, and drawing
revolver pulled the trigger on Vischer
who would probably have been shot
fire.
The brother again tried to shoot
him, but some one threw up the pis-
tol just as he fired. and the ball en-
tered the ceiling. Vischer was at once
taken before Justice and examined
upon the charge of abduction. He
was held to bail in the sum of $1,000
to await the action of the Grand Jury.
Miss Hart, it is said, has confessed
that Vischer carried her away from
home, taking her first to Syracuse,
and then bringing her back as far as
!, Amsterdam, and leaving her there as
has been previously stated.
, II is also reported that Miss Hart
, states that Vischer threatened to
shoot her If she should let out on him.
Many other facts have come to light
! in regard to the affair, which stamp
Vischer as villain of the deepest
!, dye, and fully deserving the fate he
/, came so near meeting at the hands of
young Hart. 1t is also reported that
Miss Hart, in her confession to her
parents, has implicated man named
! Lansing, also resident of Vischer's
' Ferry, in the abduction.
Lansing was arrested on Monday.
: He is the man who was arrested few
months since on the charge of having
5 conspired with another man for the
murder of his wife, but was acquitted
on being tried. The affair creates
great excitement at Vischer's Ferry,
and brings heavy grief upon the
friends of the miserable husband, the
/, abandoned wife and ruined GIRL