Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-11-03

Evidence has been discovered in the Wealth
ersfeld murder case which has led to the ar
eest of one Henry Carpenter, Gravein s
nearest neighbor. At the inquest Carpen-
ter testified in q very emphatic manner that
he knew nothing of the murder; and the
whole drift of his testimony was an endeavor
to throw the guilt on to GraYelin. This. in
connection with his appearance while CIV
ing the testimony, gave rise to a suspicion
that be might know more than he was will
ing to own. Acting on these suspicious,
two neighbors went TO his house to search,
and found the place alone and securely
locked. Breaking in the back door, their
search was rewarded by the discovery Of
blood on the floor of one Of the rooms, in the
| front part of the house. In a short time.
| DR.. Marden. Of PerkinsvIlle. arrived, and,
using his microscope. discovered that the
spots were blood. and that there were hairs,
that looked like human hairs, with it. On
the west side of this room was door which
led into the front hall. Before this door
was a large pile Of apples. Removing these
and opening the door. access was had to the
front hall, room about four by ten feet.
and on the floor pile of apples and pears
which were put in on some hay. and IN
doubted proof was discovered that here was
here the body of White lay before it was
thrown into the well, il not the very spot
where the bloody deed was done. The floor
was not yet dry. and looked as though some
one had been at work trying to remove
traces of guilt; bat the work was not
thorough enough, for in one corner was
place which looked as though the head he'd
lain there, and that blood and brains had
ooyed out and dried there while on the
wall were spots Of blood, and on the
front door blood and what looked 10
be dried flesh or clotted blood. The
house where these discoveries were
made stands in sight of the well, about
half way between Gravelin's house and the
well where the body was found The house
l. al old-fashioled structure. stands in an
Isolated position, and Is the place OF all
Others one would choose for the scene OF
any dark deed. The place was occupied by
Carpenter. who lived there alone doing his
own Homework. Carpenter is Of medium
height, heavy built, with coarse brown IN
kempt hair and tail beard, has coarse fea-
lures, and Is 3 rough. repulsive-l0oking
man. lie has always borne hard name,
and is reported 70 have served two terms
in the State Prison. 1t - also reported
that he was married in the West, and that
he tied his wife 10 a tree and beat her -
that she died OF Ter Injuries. and that to /
escape Justice he fed the country. He has I
always been 4 companion of Grayelin' :. /
and, 1t Is said. has been CONNECTED with /
him in mau3 dHty JOBS.
A. the case now stands, the evidence 1
points very strongly toward both Grayelin 4
and Carpenter. as being Implicated t1geth /
cr.
In relation TO Gravelin a corr spondent
says: Grayelin = man about A. years old .
and has very bad character. His vile
died suddenly under peculiar circumstances
q few years ago. and It was currently re-
ported at that time that she had been fully
dealt with. The BAtuot woman threatened
to poison her. ard Tor some time before she
died she would not taste any food unless
prepared with her own hands Many ru-
uOr- are afJat Of dark deeds d ne by GRAY
elm ard Carpenter. but the on.y ones which
ian be traced To any reliable source are the
Fifteen year, ago Gravelin came
INTO Neather-ield poor and went to chop
ping Ia a few years be bought one OF the
arms that he LOW owns and paid iJr il in
gold. Soon be commenced buyIng adj in
ng farms. and run in debtor some About
line Years ago two Frenchmen came from
Canada and stopped at Gravelin's. who
stated to the neighbors that they were in
-earch OF suitable farms for themselves
luey looked at a number in the vicinity
IrayelIn going with them. and the neigh
lors saw twenty-nine hundred dollars in
heir possession. Soon they were missing.
md Grayelin reported they had gone to
y Westminster, Vt 4 short time after thi,
man came from Canada and saii
he men were missing, traced thlm t. /
FravelIn ana there the trail was lost
'O1n alter This Grayelin paid TWO thou. ,
AID dollar mortgage on his farm. This