The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-07
RUINED AND MURDERED
DREADFUL FATE OF An EHRISo WOMAN IN
CANADA SHALLOW GRAVE In \ wooD--A
SHOCKING DISCOVERY. 1870.

CANADA SHALLOW GRAVE IN wooD--A
SHOCKING DISCOVERY. 1870
~ i.i' From the Toronto LeadeE1s ule RI +
cAsrLErox. Juno .. 1877.
Further particulars OF tho murder OF Mss Wade ..
few days ago have TO hand IL 10 sdiincnu to
learn ell The details Of the tragedy, but tar
DO gathered Is in many details counterpart OF tho
Jeanic Gmour case in Toronto though It's shastiness
appears even 10 exceed that OF Davis The
tim, MISS Alberta Wade, daughter OF John Wade,
Brighton. was engaged school teacher tho neigh
borhood Of Casteton. The last seen OF her alone was
on Friday evening Of last week. when she noticed
driving with young man named Mallory. son OF
farmer IN The neghborhood. About one O'Clock thai
night young Mallory returned homo alone and
informed his iather that he swaptod money,
as no had got into serape which would
obgs him 10 leave tho country--thAt he seducsd =
young lady. His father advised Tim TO marry her
He stated he could not as she had gone After sccur-
ing what money no could ho drove 10 Colborne where
he bought second class ticket for Detroit BY some
means The news that Mss Wade was missing did lot
rcaoh his fathers house until last Sunday search
found II was IN lonely dell IN low swampy place
In tho woods. about quarter OF milo IRON Maory's
farm. She had been thrown into hole apparently
scrnpcd out With hoe and when found had all her
clothes except her DRIVERS. which tightly drawn
around her head aud neck A covering OF loose sarh
leaves, brush, &c, thrown over the body to
depth OF few inches the top being carefully snoohed
over with moss and leaves make tho grave look AZ
natural AS possible. The body had boon taken 10 tho
woods In buggy or wagon, tho ground where the
horse stood near by having bong paved Tho presence
OF freshly broken bough the means OF Indicating
the Whereabouts OF the body. IL Is stated that when
she found sho eciente she Induced to visit
old man named Smith, who bears too reputation or
being QUO OF those detcstablc medical specialists
who arc resortcd 10 such He apparently tried
mechanical appliances several times, but lated Ono
oil HIS attempts appears have been mado weck ago
IRA Miller stated, IN evidence. that smith told
he made Tho attempt and falod. but was bound TO
compsish Il She stated that appoiutment for
another attempt was made for the following Friday
evening" that on which Miss Wade notc1d driving
with Mallory. II further appears from the evidences
that on Friday evening after her drive with Mallory
man named Melton au intimate friend and rcla-
tive Of Mallory, noticed driving the direction OF
Grafton with young lady. Though the later has not
OF several Witnesses as TO dress, &c, goes 70 show
almost conclusiveiy that II was she. The wero
traced TO hotel In Grafton Here there Is break Ia
She chain Of evidence The Two noticed A. tho
hotel IN Grafton al eight O'Clock Friday evening The
same evening about ninc Mallory Casteton
and u was about one O'Clock next morning no aw0kc
hts father ana told him no had got into the Bcrape The
result Of the post mortem examination has not YET
transpired. Tho general theory that repeated At
tcmpts 10 procure abortion having faicd the young
woman was Induced 10 30 10 The woods and WAS thcrc
deliberately murdered. The inquest " postponed
until Tuesday, when missing links Will be supplied.