The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02
THE MISSING TRAVELLER.
MYSTERY THAT rs Pulling THE
PEOPLE IN SULLIVAN co.
A Murder suspected aud Theory Formed
The Arrest az Thief Of the village BIack-
smith who I.nsf Entertained the rtranVer.

MURDER suspected ana n Thcory Formed
the arrest as Ih,ei % ,"e h'"Rr hinc"-
smith who l.nst Entertained the Stranger.
o,,..... ........ 49, wi, Il, -,...a
oulli'ah county, ne" iorh' u nIi.ateu
over six ware On a SATURDAY. in O,toher lsGa
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n hhely httiren anu ha1uSoihe Hian' "hoSe chhr-
acteristic seemed to be nervous excitability was
dtsc,ycrod II, N ionelv rad hrt, vaen Park aVille
ana Morrston' near the "lhe"emoo riNcr' ne
was aurveyinR tho partial demolition OF
a buggy and endeavoring to pacify an
I,Doa,,on, h,rso farmer .boved him
a., - q. ~ ,,..,,.n,,,n shon 80 cso,g.
VIZ ""S w '"0 'i'.N9',' F "
hanett, VINO roughly pun tne wagon III
ra,n .,or,, am, d.rLnass xyara ranidlv apnroacb
.h'h So III "''u "a' N"o'' i.,,.,
Ing. The stranger was ohered the hosptailues
Of the blacksinith's house for the night, and the
tnv,,a,,,o ,yus acc.ntad ,rhua far ran thu viii
,"'''"''o" ""s ~. - ~" ~.
layers go with the story lhey never sa" tho
stranger again hut several DAYS subseutent to
tho ti,ne of his stonninp at the blacksmith's his
horse and buggy were found In the
woods few rods from the highway
,asI1m, to-, p,,-s,. :, n.iruc. and i'm, n
leaul"k H""' i"i''7 w NO""N'' 49,
short distance from the home OF Manett
The horse, IL was said, had subsisted on the
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DARK OF the Tree to WmV V nv wa .,'' IL LIZ IT,,
scarcely ang =" wqIH Mnvn , "in
To- the heavy rains, was az Hood height, Pe ,s
aIhs ou.u w ~, "h 49,, ,ol 49,, ,,"nn
- ~ ~ ~. 800, 800 49, - o,;,,i.,,
M, ~ wo,v n'' 5on III sud that ba
,hat the stIhhRi Vas nulsc til'el' auiu ma ~
I''.,,.ii ,r ta,,t uthers tba,,,,bt thst he had
a.JS , "a ,t, ~. a,d ~ Tow A.
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scltcu ,leit p'Vt M, .' IA ~ " ,i,,, ~, ~,
rir , .r,,,i syyvap IN tic iiond it bnd bcen
river anu Vhrrcu aN"S w 'ne hv WIN =. , ~,
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hcaNvt NH ulu Wy ~ 1,iu ,i
Der OF hNes hau oeen lost. MS puuy hllEil !
vas'g nav n'c, s"p' amns W., IL, aha
never secured = tt III, Que sutpeV'cu tha. INC
iid' 'lAAtliA ~ ntsN' 49, "Hr''N ~
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MARRIAGE AND MURDER.
About four years ago when the New York
! Os,vurn and Midland Rn!lrCad ,yas being con-
| structed a lahurer on the road Marx brown,
| married Nancy Mafett, the blacksmith daugh-
ter In October 1874. the Sherwood House in
| Marr-ton changed uropretor-hip. and the new
| landlord announced = free house ON opening
dav' MANY OF the Younger Villagers dIank 10
| excess and among the number was MARI
Keeper, sylvester Carr known as Vet" carr,
! utinrrrlled with IIroWn over AN old score that
| lie ATTACKS ipon his honesty Carr knocn ed
IIrown down and choNed him. Brown, return
wax,nJcd S,rr Viii A nlsIoi shot and was M,
staltly arrested. lie was tried in Monticello
aud found guilty Of murder In the hrst degree.
He pleaded that lac had no knowledge Of the
! Tragedy. and that lie was insane from urin, AT
| the time OF II. On the Win Of last July be
was hanged. Previous TO the murder of
| Carr, robberics had been perpet rated in the
| county, aud all of the same handi-
work. The thefts continued during the
I
! hanged. At length some of Mdncits neghbors
| SUSPECTED him They wondered At his com
/ Portable mode IT living, and his di-inClinatIOu
tn work ie.ldos. they failed to understand
how hc honestly came INTO possession Of funds
10 aid In defraying the expenses Of Browns de-
fence hut he met some OF the ruspng In
quircs with the assertion that Brown mother
had died ia foreign country but short time
previous to the murder aud mad lett her son "A
| legacy of several thousands OF dollars. one day
wnen he aud his family were absent some of the
,oubter- entered his abode. and found many
butter tube bearing the names oil farmers Whu
had been robbed. stolen leather and large
quantity Of mail matter taken from the NeN cr-
sins post Office Was also found, besides much
other property upon which the Manets had n,
rghtful clam. Il climax. burglars tools wer,
taAen from their hiding place In The barn. " hst
Manct returned he was received by the police
This wa ON the 18th Of November. Manet and
his son. Eugene, and Thomas Turner were a
once arrested and tahen to Monticello. On tn,
18th Of November Mrs Nancy brown, widow O
Marx brown. the murderer, was also arrested
and on the sth Of December, Riley Gail ant
Laura Manett. the young daughter Oi the black
smith. were escorted to the county jail at Mont
cello and locNed up. The daughters OF Mane
were arrested as aceomphees. All are to be trie'
In April.
The disgrace u Nanctt made people nj ono