The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05
,,,u,str,,s son on Trial for Sefftfs:
yIrc 10 u Church.

,.-,.,,t t.,,nrr,s,,oni,nrc y. Y. sun, May % J
>..h,nr which has franSprcd IN the
....,., l;1,Ir village ct North stamford Tor a
.rnc Ia. clIl>ed such an excitement as
.~r..t and trial OF Charles \. Peabody on
,h,r.,.. nt huruiu" the North lonSreS!i-
.,,.l ,.nrT,.h ofihiS place. which WAS destroy :
49,. fir. qbnui O'Clock on the morning OF
M, ~. r..o, ,,,,,s ~
nj, The son Of the Rev. josiah fea-
i.,h vno lor many years was pastor OF the
,.,...b in question, but who was dismissed
-r,-.'y before the tire; not, however, from
..r, rnhccumiug conduct on his part, but De-
,..I.,,.a change WAS desired.
y.ng Peabody i, al ptel!Sent-lookinS
I. who ha, heretofore borne Il good CHAR
o..... and i said 70 have always been kept
l.n,i,r Parental restraint.
-rf.rj.ion was directed to him as being the
,,,,har nt the crime with which he Is charged,
IA hi. showing very strong signs OF %ulit
,,f,..r fanyrr,lug about the matter, and this
,,.,. .rrrnginrncd hy the discovery about the
me. t,,na that hc WAS the author OF certain
,,,.,,,mou> Irttsr> ot 4 threatening ana OBJ
..Y.' character. which had been sent during
... r,,i winter to various parties III the
,.,. ~ had been picked UP IN the Street.
r.. . l.ltcr> contained threats against the
t.,.> nt their recipients. and were lSneu
.,.n.ti,n.. H,hcrnia club" and sometimes
with m,>tic irtcr> and devices.
The ,i.v after the tire Il letter WAS seen to
..r., from his pocket. which stated that the
,..n-g,.-}fional church had been burned by
.u.. Hh.rnit Clab for the glory OF The Ca
-.a.. tHGrril.
fs,- sheriff who arrested the young con-
...r.rr last Saturday found in his room
.trrd ltter> similar IN import and sIgna-
,rr, ,lih those mysterious ones that bad
,...af, ned slime OF the substantial citizens
,t -..lnit,rl ~ such an extent for months
.t. th> handwriting WAS also found to
.,r.>,vnrlrElrtlv with that of the anony-
,...,!, ..ll.I,. ana their authorship WAS un-
r...i,N ti'l. traced 10 him.
Hi~ Inni ON the charge OF lnccndlarlSm
-.aur.urcd Tuesday before Justice Adams.
e., - idrurc Tor the prosecution was heard
,att4; day. when the case was adjourned
un. seek.
INV main facts brought out tending to
Itol, hi guit WAS his being dressed and
ii~>t a' the lire at that late hour his explains
.nN If t!i. circumstance toy saying he had
...-n dreaming about fire. when he awoke
III ,lw the danes; his description 10 his
,,ujuniona the next day of how slow
nalgh could be made and Il building fired by
;h- aid Of kerosene. - that the incendiary
could escape detection; his belief, expressed
r,I"n'rdIv. rhat the llibernia Club did the
crime: tn" tact OF his picking up bis knife
rn the 10Th ~ near the church that 1t must
.aIr "..n dropped there before the fire
broke out and. :s before stated, the evil
,i.ur.. az .uiit in his actions. and the threats
ia the h.t1cr> he bad written OF burning UP
t,'' recipients buildings.
The Developments thus far show Peabody
L. have been a consu,nmate mischiet-makef
l"i =" Young person.
IN" "'n.ral sentiment among the people
l.r' j. that he is guilty, and indignation is
.yjr">,cd that his bond should have been
oN,d - low as so. His parents are natu-
ln:H dr~pIy depressed over The matter, and
t.rrH~ The >vmpathies Of the entire commll-
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