Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-02-09
From the Wood stock Standard.
Laura Dewey Bridgeman.

W give III Il pl;tcc Ill THESE cOlulnnS.-
BY an article copied from the Boston
7rareNer into the New York Times of Jan.
u, see that the achievement of DR.. S. G.
Howe in the case of Laura Dewey Bridge
man is the subject of renewed and lively
interest. now that he is dead. This has
suggested to me that it might he interest
ing to many to have some authentic account
of the occasion and manner of his first
knowledge of and acquaintance with her.
The writer, when Il student in Dartmouth
college, in the spring of 1887, was helping
the secctmcn of Hanover in mrkiny the
annual assessments and tax bills. Lauras
father was one Of them, and | was in his
family while doing the work. She was
then about ,hl years old->priyhtiy and
joyous of spirit in her intense physical
darkness and obstruction, and manfe>ting
unusual brightness and activity Of mind.
She was about, in doors and out, with all
the freedom and immunity and eXhilarael
playfuness of Il child with good eyes and
sporting with her younger brothers,
fixing and taking care of her own dolls,
helping her mother in various ways, such
as putting the dishes on the table for
meals and putting up the cl.airs- placing
the clildren's dishes and clElls in their
for the older persons who We're to be at the
table. Though there was no system of COM
municatiOn between her and the members
of the family, still they We're able by eX-
tempOriZcd eXpcuients to make each other
understand very many things. Her mind
and spirits seemed to be in eager effort to
reach out and apprthend and comprehend
her surroundings and relations. In the
few days was there | became intensely
interested in her-such Il spirit SO mpris-
Oncu and obstructci, only touch and I'M
paired taste being left to her rs means of
receiving impressions from the material
world Her condition was caused by the
scarlet fever, when she was some two or
three years Old.
On returning to college told DR.. Muzzv
then at the head of the medical depart
ment-about the child, and he became in
terested for her. He told me Of DIR. Ilowe's
interest for the blind. and OF his institu-
ton at South Boston. then in lis early be-
ginnings. | requested him to write to
DR.. H. about Laura He did So. As 4
result, DR.. Howe visited Hanover on the
occasion of the commencement that year.
Mr.. Longftllow. Mr.. Geo. y. Iiillard and
DR.. O. w. Holmes being also therc-Mr.
lIllard making the address before the liter
ary societies. DR. Howe and myself We're
brought together by DR.. Muzly. and car
ricd DR.. III. to ,lr. Bridyrm,n's. seven
miles distant from the college. and intro
duccd him to the family. He then first
saw Laura This led TO an arrangement
by which she. in October, 1881, WAS taken
in charge 10y DIR. Howe, and out of it has
come the marvellous development of the
mind. and spirit, and character. and capa-
bilities OF Llur, Dewey Bridyeman.
WHERE WINsLOw CAN 90 WITHOUT
DANGER OF ARKESr.-Trcutie> of extra
ditions exist between the 'nited States and
Great Britain. France. Germany. Sweden
and Norway the Swiss confederation.
Venezuela, the Dominican republic, Nca-
ragua Austria. Italy. Mexico, Havt and
Belgium. Winslow theretore vii have
sllu:t rope on the continent OF Europe. If
he wants to leave Holland. He cannot 90
into Belgium or Germany without liability
to arrest; but he can travel at his leisure
in Denmark, Russia and Spain if he chooses
There are abundant steamer connec-
lions between Rotterdam and Amsterdam
and all European ports. Moreover, there
is "A weekly line of steamers from Rcttcr-
dam to the East Indies by the WAY Of the
Suez canal. If he has taken p,onty of
money with him, the skill! and lnling
which he has thus far shown in his mis-
deeds will very likely lead linn to continue
his flight He Will find rs soon as he
lands in Rotterdam that he is known and
watched. Tie eNp-dicnt which Will
naturally suggest itself to his mind will be
a flee to some remote country. lie can
take a Dutch vessel 10 any of the Dutch
colonies. OF he can go TO China or Japan.
or BAIL, or to Greece OF Egypt. for with
none of these countries have we cXtral-
ton treaties. 1t will be seen that. if the
world is not all - before him where to
choose u very large part of it is open
to him. and rs he cannot be apprchcnded
on his arrival i'll Rotterdam, he may still
scatter his forgeries in 4 dozen countries.
Mr. WinslOw has made good his escape.
positive proof having been obtained thai
he sailed, on Friday. under the name of
John Clifton, with his wife, son and SON
in-law, on a steamer for Rotterdam. lIol-
land. with which country the 'ntrd
States have no cNtrtiition treaty covering
such crimes AS his, so that he Is safe from
arrest. The man who rc>cmbled WlnSlOW
who sought passage on 4 Brazil steamer,
Saturday. WAS either Il case of mistaken
identity or. quite rs likely. y confederate
whom he instructed to make such inqui-
ries to throw the detectives off his track. 1t
appears that the steamer WAS advertised
to sail on Thursday the day the party az
rived in New York, but WAS delayed till
Friday; the Win>low>. however. ut once
went on board and KEEP: in their staterooms
all the time she remained ut her dock
The extent of the forger's operations. is
now put rs hight rs 100000.
Two winters ago an ancient Egyptian
papyruS volume WAS uncarthcd at Ihcbcs
The learned decipherers have stated it to be
one OF the six IIe1meti, al books on mcdi-
cine mentioned 200 b. G., by Clement of
Alexandria, as comprised in the forty-two
books of wisdom which the priests of
Egypt, also doctors. attributed to lIermcs.
god and father Of alchemy. invcotor Of
science arts and laws. 1t is. moreover,
stated that the prescriptions and receipts
contained in the volume have different
origins and were collected from still more