The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-23
Il VERMONT MYSTERY.
A Body In weii-Tbe Horse Tracks that Led
TO n Discovery.

SPRINGFIELD, VT, Oct. 20.-The town of
Weathershcld. just north of here. and. indeed.
the whole surrounding section, Is In fever of
excitement over the new, that the dead body Of
Herbert q. Mhite who has been missing from
Weathersheld two weeks. was found o-dav and
that there IL little doubt that he was foully muir
dered. This morning about o'clock y. l..
Meader, hired man on Henry Gnvelin's farm,
about two miles north Of Weathcrsned Centre,
and q. II. Leland employed as sheriff 4 keeper
of GraNelin property, while looking after cattle
In a pasture half mile from GraNelns house.
came across a well apparently nearly covered
over with stone. Something strange In t- ap-
pearance led them to make an examination,
aud. pulling away some of the rubbish. they
were horrined by the discovery ~ the dead body
Of man, head downward. The well is about
water, In which the body was submerged. the
feet only showing above the surface. The body
that of tho missing man, White. An examine
ton showed n fearful cash cut obliquely on the
the head, and the right side OF the head was
completely smashed in. The blows which in
l,r,en Vii, tnSse le,.oe w"uiuS We're ptpnanyg
upon Gravelin, between whom and White an
old feud existed on account ~ Whites turning
state evidence against the former In criminal
case about "A year ago. GraNclin i now ia jail
at Woodstock awaiting trial ona charge of burn
Mr., White says. that since the trial Graycln
tried To- gain the good will Of her husband. but
Ing To drink with him for fear of poisoning. ON
Friday, october H. just two weeks ago to-day,
White was sent for by Gravelin. who said he
wanted To let him 4 job of laying a stone wall ON
his farm. White harnc~-ed his old horse to
gig and rode or toward GraNclin's, since which
time he has not been seen alive. The horse WAS
found in Gravelin's pasture, seven miles from
Neathersncld, but the gig and harness are still
missing People living ON the road assert that
they heard horse 20 past In the direction OF
the pasture, and that week ago Last sunday
Grayelin war seen returning. Me-tons build
ingS were burned on the night % the 10th inst.
The distance from 6raNelius house To- the fire
r. three and half miles, and the road l. not
thickly settled. A man living about half way
between the TWO points heard that night a horse
90 past his house. toward We-tOu's, on walk
and later heard II ~ back on run. lie told "
| this and the report reused the ucighbor-. who
~ once started 10 follow the tracks. There IL a
cross road coming from the main road 70 point
about In rods from tho scene II the nre. where
were found the tracks Of horse, and signs that
minutes The tracks were peculiar and easily
ing several citizens followed the tracks TO Grave
| he was led out neatly rubbed down. hut hearing
| clear marks Of saddle. On being questioned Il.
| Grayclip said he had saddle, hut had not used
| IL for two months. II was found In the barn
! free from dust and bearing signs Of recent use
| horse hair and dandruh on the cloth. Grayclin
Al this time was very nervous. and kept away
! from the men who were examining the horse
and saddle. \ shoe was taken from the horse
and found To NJ perfectly in over 10 places la
! the tracks made the night before. GraNclu was
arrested on Thursday. and committed TO Jail Ia
| Woodstock on last "Wednesday.