Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-16

The New York Herald allndes to the lac.
that Shepard Il Gill. Boston. will issue 10 d
day or 50 Mr. Collins new hook. Dead
Alive" and says
The plot was suggested q, MIR roilin.
by the printed account q; trial which
actually took place in the nitei State IN
the early part of the present century. The
names of the real criminals upon whom Mr.
Collins has constructed his imaginary ones
were jesse and Stephen BOorn, and the
name of the party whom they were tried foz
numbering was Russell Colvin.
The famous trial ef the BO0rn brothers a.
Manchester, Vt. many wears ago. produced
immense excitement al the time: and is re-
ierred to in books 10 Ihi- dly A. the mos.
remarkable case ever tried in this country
Seven years after R;isseil Co,yin disappear
ed the BoOrnS were isiei FOR MS murder,
convicted (partly on their own confessionl
and sentenced 10 be- executed Thirty DAYS
prior 20 the execution tplvin returned
from New jersey, thus outwitting the law
\ gentleman of this city. who i connect
ed with the courts and interested in the col
lection of celebrated trials, knowing of this
remarkable trial and believing it to be of
interest, not only to the legal fraternity.
but to the reading public generally, CON
ecived the idea OF publishing il But one
counsel (ex-GOvernOr Sargent of VermOntl
from among all the active participants 10
the trial was found to be living: both the
State and county records were found to he
burned by fires occurring at Montpelier and
Manchester. Bat, after diligent search,
the materials ~ere gotten together and after
authorization and revision hy Mr. Sar-
gent, published last fall When Wilkie
Collins visited this city upon his lecturins
.l.,,, har
to him, and Mr.. Collins after scanning the
publication, said he ''might write a story
founded upon the sketch some time. The
Dead Alive * that production. and Mr.
Collins claims, therefore. that all the main
incidents in his new story are matters of
iact. 1t may be added that the end IL bliss
ful for the hero and heroine
ST. JOINsBuRY ON the first Sabbath VI
1874 27 persons united with the Church Of
the Messiah (Cniversalist) and Is were
baptized. Ten united with the North Con
gregatlonal Church-seyen 1n profession.
hive OF whom were bapti.ed
The Athen,eum and Art GALLERY were
thrown open New lear's evening, and tbs
whole town invited in. and large number
availed themselves Of this opportunity for
social interview The band was in attend
ahNt. ht M NAllttl WIZ " ga
for the first time. and with the addition Of a
few choice paintings vas more attractive
than ever.
The CALEDONIA CorNTy CO&r.-fhe De
cember term of this court for 1873 adjourn
ed last Monday. Hon Jonathan Ross pre-
sided. Twenty-one cases went to the jury,
and in all save one the jury agreed in their
verdict The Caledonia bar is an able one.
and is usually reinforced By some of the
best talent in the vicinity around The
members are generally young men and men
in middle life. Two veterans remain-Hon
Thomas Bartlett Of Lyndon, who has been
one Of the most able lawyers and successful
advocates in the State. and Hon. Bliss y
Davis of Danville. whose fame has been
scarcely less than the former. Judge Ross
fills mis- position with great credit to himself
and satisfaction to the bar generally He
is calm, clear, courteous and decided-&
JOhnsJRry Cor. Boston Jorrnai.