The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-23

down town without her thinking of
him. Healso said he had an affection
for her. Jtold him IL his intimacy was
known all had done would be Of no
avail. He once promised 10 have no
more intimacy with her for Two months
| asked him If he was strong enough.
and he said he was. About this time
MIR. Gulley came to me and employed
me TO work up the poisoning case. This
was about the 9Th to 10Th of September.
can't tell exactly. From that time as-
sumcd the role of detective. went
where thought poison might have been
obtained. Found there WIS poison in
hrs. Chnmplin's house. Got an order
from Wilbur Champlin for his green
trunk. which | found Mt Essex. Tool,
out the box of poison, sealed it up. and
Kept 1t until | gave it to DR.. kiddcr
| met Smith on steps of store and told
him heard that he had been to Middle
bury and seen Mrs. Champlin and stayed
until he was ordered out of lHr. Stowe
house; he said it was fnlsc-another
scandal; after his return from Canton
saw him at his barn, Sept. 20: his
brother Rufus was there Rufus said to
him he ought to come home; he said
there was no truth in the story that he
had boon up there with Mrs. Champlin.
Smith said his son told him of the at
tachmcnt upon his property, and said
he was ruined; we talked of his bust
ness, as to whom he owcd--he repeat
cdly mis-stated his condition to us; his
brother told him if he had taken his and
my advice and kept away from 4Niddle-
bury he would have been better off. I
think 23d of September, at his house
and in his parlor, We were alone speak
ing of the intention to take his wife up /;
he said arsenic was n white powder
and if taken in small doses il would
wash out of the system and couldn't
be found; | told him arsenic would
wash into the lower organs and leave
traces of it there; hc said they were
going to arrest Mrs. Clnmplin rs soon
as the analysis was completed. il they
found any, and he wanted me to have
her get away. | went to his house at
one time and got box of powders
from Mrs. Van Amman; sealed them
up and gave them to DR.. kiddcr.
arranged with Smith to go To sec
Mrs. Champlin-(hc wanted her
brought somewhere near whore he
could sec herr and gel some presents
and letters, and did 60, and these are
his letters:
Mary nv Dear
take my Pen To address You. arrived here
about nine this same evening found all well But
the condition Of things are awful. They have al
tached everything that have: The farm and all
(How Is that Ii WAS done before | got home yes
terday, 1t was reported that we had gon 10 Cana
da amt was not comeing home again and that is
not the worst of II : They are to take mp Cordeia
Tor examination. How awful: and the public
opinion are against you you know do not be.
iieye any such thing If 1t should prove To be the
cause of her death rather they should decide Ii
was so would ask you to leave for the present
fou VIII pleas put that ring with name: earrings
and Pm and dress pattern ont Of Ii they nnd
them they VIII condemn Pleas do not have
anything that will lead to suspicion. The Neck
chain ana green ring no one knows anything
about II II came from York State) % how / feel
But It IS not going To make me poor Il don't think
you had not better write to me yet unless you send
II by some friend T. F. SMITH
AT the head of this was written with
pencil as follows
"Piease Burn this 80 MIR Il will know tl,t il Is
Destroyed or return 10 me as yuu think Best BY
| Mr. ~
Nergennes sept u Isl
How do y"n io. am almost crazy. II Is per
iectly awful here They are going to take up
| Cordelia TO day: II they should lind ANYTHING
they will Try every means 10 lind YOU / wouli
advise you 10 move 10 some place, The Lord onely
knows WHARF. >ou know do not believe any
power to sccreet you we live through This,
shall consider myself obligated To you As We I'm
dence In you my dear lfary YOU had better dis
pose of those things gave That mentioned be-
fore SO they will have no trace OF anything of the
should be anything found. Dear ! think can see
you enjo! ling yourself with your mother and hope
you are. But fyou could be here: % dear Ian
guage Is not strong enough 10 EXPIRE, the state of
things) For your Sake and mine Take care of
Yourself pleas ! look head for better days
way looks dark risk anything, Tor the telling is
bitter toards you am afraid what the conscqiicn.
ces would be provided they should find the lea Il
part Of medicin hut they would moi look at il in
That light, send this by the bearer Mr. Bur
rough lie j. Ia work for lis | take him To
be our friend Now if | wa. in your place
should here 10 him lie can tell YOU more
than can think. How wi h could see yon
| Pleas keep dark and tie time will when snail
If you 10 leave pleas let Mr. Il. know where YOU
go So can know where You are think you had
better Send those things to me. lie understand.
AL now we are respecting each other Ny proper.
! ~ does not trouble me much. | shall have -onIr
mug ZEN lyc- plenty don't worry about that 81
Good by MARY sends Love To You To yuu) Mr.,
| Warner and Nell wcr here To See me twice ycstcr
day Don't think | was pleased To see them win
you( How dread 10 20 IN Bury ing ground l,ut
Pleas Burn this letter
nom your friend.
della and Taken the stumach 10 Burlington Mr.
Gulley said to Frank if they found any Thing in
lne stomach lie should arrest you nj once Look
Pleas write me aud send BY Mr. borough
" SIT ny my '''' T"''' hr's
lie said when he was alone and
thought of her he felt like writing TO
her, and did so. He told me he had
been intimate with her for some time
ever since a sociabe at his house. They
wore plavino strino auI ha l.ieeo,l 10,
mn I.:.9 H ~, Nv "i'''' ',oi'
Inc Intimacy grew. lie went 10 her
house and STAYED late: rode ont with
hor Sonotin,oe lJor,. ,ro,,, ,,;.L i
''N'' 'i,'H -"". Weh' WITH iilcni
l-gcnerally they were alone. Thought
his wifc lid moi know nc thoir ;,t;,,ao,,
W. -. ~" 1' ''o' i"'ii'"..
" itHcss Wcit 10 see nef, accompanied
by cousin of his wife, and reached
Thorn hetweon nino aud Ton a, i'll,
'N'e "''WVt" "i"t uhi tcii NJ night,
tgaVc her the letters. She went up stairs,
but came down hastily. and said foam
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