Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-07
The 81. Adams Tragedy.

A fresh mystery has been added TO tn
already mysterious and terrible TRACED.
enacted on the East hill last July. A
near as we can learn, some time duripI
Monday, an excavation eve feot and l
half by two feet wide. and about two ant
one half feet deep, aud evidently intend
ed for grave, and lying nearly nortf
aod south, with the dirt carefully thrown
up on tho east side, was discovered by 8
party 81 visitors to the scene Of the hor
rible tragedy. The excavation is north
west Of and about SIX feet from the place
where the body OF the unfortunate young
lady was found,
Reliable parties who visited the place
on Sunday as late as sundown say there
vas nothing Of the kind there at that
time, but It is said that where the oxca.
walton now is the dead leaves and other
rubbish had been carefully cleared away
and tho dirt somewhat disturbed. Ifthis
be true there can be no doubt but that
the work bad been planned beforehand,
and probably BY some one PRIV to the
murder Of the young girl, il not by the
william himself IL the work was used a
spade with q sharp, straight edge, six
inches vide. an inch crobar, sharp, we'll
set saw and an axe, the impression Of all
of these tools being left in the dirt and
on large root. some six inches in dame
ter. which originally lay longitudinally
through the ground where the grave was
dug and just below the surface Of the
ground. Tho work done bears evidence
that tho party aud parties who did it.,
knew how to handle saw and axe, and
puts to fight the absurd and improbable
theories advanced as to the doer aud
the motive, many Of them too absurd to
bc thought of; but every one having the
above facts eau form thor own conclusion
1t is sufficient to say that this singular
occurrence does not relieve the case Of
any Of its mystery, but on the contrary
seems to add to it.
No effort will be spared to give the
matter u thorough Investigation, and we
earnestly trust that something may come
Of it which will relieve our community,
and bring the atrocious criminal to speedy
justice.
Wednesday afternoon. about 8 o'clock.
q bright, intelligent looking man stepped
briskiy iute the Office of St. Adams Fouu.
dry Company and inquired for Mr.. John
W. Newton, Selectmun. Being told that
Mr., Newton was in. the man stepped to
tho door aud called IN q friend who he
said was to be his witness to the claim
that he made then and there, to the re.
ward offered for the arrest and con.
viction Of the murderer of Miss Bal.
He wished a note OF tho claim to
be made in writing, which was done. Mr..
Newton keeping copy and giving the
original to the claimant The man gave
his name, aud the name Of his friend, but
wished them to be withheld from the pub.
lie though he wished the fact published
that be had made claim to tho reward.
lie stated that he vas working in cooper.
alton with skiliful New York detective
who had been in town incog for about
week. He did not state wha. his clue wa,
nor who was the party suspected of the
murder, but simply stated that the next
fOrty-eight hours would disclose something
of Importance and they hurried out into
the street. The authorities, though they
haven't tho slightest information Of this
mans discoveries cannot but feel encour.
aged, by a hope that they may be of val
Ut in the way of detecting the murderer
Of Miss Ball, if indeed, he has not al.
ready been caught. The general impress.
sion is that this strange party's claim TO
the reward, is IN some way, connected
with tho finding eftho grave 10 the woods
an Monday.--Aduertiser.
The mystery Of the grave and the
claim for the reward is Low explained. II
seems that a bogus detective hired boy
to dig the grave and then went to man
whom he suspected, aud told him that
mob from the village were to lynch him
and bury him in the grave. Tho man did
not scare, and the detective" left 10 dis.
gust.
Silver Wedding at Essex.