The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-24
,bomr,in mar, bod through tho s,roots toward

tacn. Thr nei .nhors thronlsrd the sidewalks
Fining Il the III on IN ~; but the stony
Mrs. SOW y WHO lived at Middlo.ury. had I'M
N.i.j beer 10 her house AMI she meant to 20
oUt o. si. lat tciurr thr Deacon sent b y daughter
,v.r and inv I'd her to stay Il his hous' untl
Iat dc"r, on hs slo ,rnin ,'' on 'I s%rlay
night. GA Monday the Dra On drove over 10
=" her. 20 nE by WY, OF d.!i-9n 80 us to-
throw iis 'lLhl ors oil the scout. II stopped
az 5lr- eiowc'- house untlgP. il. NJ. stowe.
an hon 81 miller. opened his eyes. llo de-
,trrd that u huuse suuull not b' made a rom
ii lVuuS. and ordered tho Deacon TO l,avr.
SHfh Hpol0.ln'd Nv suying that h' meant
nothing wrong and drove OF Before getting
Mrs. Cuampln IA burlington.
AsmAMrrEss JOURNEY
on his return to Vnrgenn.s the Dcacon doter-
w ned Co. N'sit r.lutiv ia Canton. s.. ItWr'n
EnniN v I. lie w,n' to linrihs,Yn. and ~ I
Mt@. tnmrin at tn hou-i ot Mrs., Duf, q
launtrles Arer dinner they walked about tho
ety.. unl visited NWooSN remrtery. Their
I con, i ih.ro Is unfit for pu' llcQiion. Tn'y
I lnii Hul .iuuiun thut tcrnuon and stopped ut
/ tnla llotri, North Lawrence. In the morning
7 t4cdotron Visited Mr.. ChumuiIns room an
rohAtinci tncro nearly an hour. From North
/ lGwrrurn tl v wont To- the residence OF Mrs.
1namphus ttncr. nonr Birmingham. Her
rcltN, "A bear 3D. hard character. Thcy arc ro-
nutcd suut slNrN. md sOino of th"n arc snid 20
nave unen run. rnrd in the kros',iir bank
her Tat rr'- house. and thrn went on to Canton
alone. Mhio moro he received lrttnr- from his
titt.t N'lNlflilA UNA lI Iltltlli'Nl'lI'lf
r''trn To- Nrr..' nn's. Us an nprli"iion had h'"u
m1tr 70 remove nun irm tnr eu9r.tlu.hlp OF
.bh MS way back hN wHs JOINED Ivy Mrs.
! tNumuiiu. and thry spent tho night ln pllu--
iurrh On tnn next DAY they arrived az Vail
tuut sli on. on tho Delaware AMI liu '-on road.
1 at9 T. w. Mrs Kalor mn aunt of Mrs Chum-
plins. rsided three miles from the station.
I Iury wulSnd that ii stauc' ia the darkness.
4 dgliyng thr,c timos un the WV. and arrived at
mother was visiting Mrs Bakrr Thn Deacon
! 40 riTIN the and Mrs. tI.tIutiI d
an her aunt walked down t0 fhe railroad CROSSE
Ing. ana waved Observation-Disclosures rs tho train
II Vas high time for the Deacon to return
home. u rruu-hs had discovrrcd thnt ho had
not paid join Lyon 5000. and began To- worry
,d WIN his attentions TO Mrs ChHmulin. aud
lcariul mat ne would rum himself hnlaltarhcd
tlr i4rm IA Addison Tor dent ~ 5000 Bur
roulhs asked tho Draton's brother to secure
his note. and WIS refused. Thereupon he at
iach"d h''n store and farm for $500. Other
creditors followed. and tho DeHcuns business
was COINS tu pi"r's. Burroughs and others mot
him ln tn" stNNlcop his return from burlington.
They cuu al .sct nothing definite out OF him. lie
sat down on the Darn ilOOr and cried out. " I'm
| rnincd.H Ihpy renamed with him unfil . 4
W., trying tu E,t 10 his affairs and siruightcn
thcm QUO. bat could cot no satisfaction. He had
no record OF his guardianship. and had evil
lie had borrowed money al round the board.
and thy could md no ono g whom h. had rald
i'm had secured fair share Of 1t, and forced
| the Deacon into bankruptcy.
4 THUNpLRBoLr.
But this was not all. Athundorbolt lroprcd
! from the sky. HIS shameless familiarity with
| Mrs. Champlin had recalled suspicious cir
/ cumstanres attending the d"ath ~ his wife.
] J.. \. Gully. his iather-in-luW, informed Bur
/ roushs that Mrs Irnah Warner had told him
| thut she suspected his daughter tordcla had
| been uoiSon"l. and advised him to inquire into
| the matter. " This aifnir ~ the woman, said the
| father. IL bad enough, huti l. EIra's business
and not mine: but II my daughter was poisoned
| II II my hu-in, ~ bring her murderer 20 JUS
! tee. lie determined To- SIT tho matter 10 tine
| bottom. ana employed SCION Burroughs. who
| had had some experience asa detectiv'. pa~- Il
! MN. IN conV.rsato on WIN NiIuur, champ m
| N amateur taNid"rmist, SCION heard that
! Wilbur had had some arsenic in tin black
! lng box f9r the preservation OF bird-skin-. The
| box hat been kept IN an open tool .chg u ia his
/ brothers house. Mrs. thamplin had been in
! the nahN of going 20 the chest for tools and had
| been cautioned against leaving the box where
! the children could get hold II it. On this dis
| cOvery Gully determined 20 have his daughters
remains eAhumed and subjected to u chemical
| analysis IL WIS aiinrward usccrtaincd that
the beacon had bought strvchnine ut drug
store in Nergennos, and incurred how much it
! would take to Kill man. The druggist an
! of the blade OF q ponknfe' and the clerk added.
IL YOU are going 70 xiii Yourself Deacon. you
| better take the Whole thi,l and make sure job
IxHuMISo THE BODY.
Gully and Burroughs laid the case before Dis
| trirt Attorney George h. Chapman. He was u
| brilliant Young lawyer. hut hositatcd 70 act.
! fearful OF entalliug unnecessary expense on
the county, ana MOVING 'lill an NllfllN~lN Nfl l
| prove his politi 'al Heath warrant should no poi
| son be- found. ~" father offered 10 guar
antee 800 tp Prot. pctor Collier of burlington
county refused 70 DAY the iil. Prot Collier
who Is now in the Agricultural Department at
! INV was tatrt ur ON SPIT "a. Ths siomn"h
| and small pic" Of the liver were removed 10y
! Dr. Khlller scaled ia Jar. anil given to tho
| Professor. Tho Deacon first heard what was
/ going ON from Burroughs. lie wis very angry.
and declared that he could not pay a cent to-
a.NF Ia I.f.. uni
calm. be said tlut when II post norton was h 'li
upon tho body ot his wife's sister. his wife had
made him promise that in case she should die
! lirst he would not allow her hody 10 De carved
/ hy the doctors ana he would not assent 10 the
! Proposed eNhumatl9n. Burroughs assured him
| What cau they expect 10 lind 2" said the pea-
| con. Arsenic is white powder II IL is taken
| In solution. II Will wash ont %! the system and
! nevrr be- found" Burroughs was astoundcd.
! Wilbur ChRmpn's chest and tho hlncking box
had been secured. but not n word had been sand
concerning the discovery IN Mrs Champln's
| house. Scion referred To poisoning cn,e in
neighborng town; and said that he had read
solution would wash into the lower organs and
remain, Il there's any arsenic ~ IN your wiie,s
sure's You live" The Deacon seemed shaken
little in his theory. and, replied that he had
thought they wouldn't He talked SO conilden-
tinlly about il that burroughs says that he i'm:
agined he was about to make n clean breast %
/ il, The Deacon wished some way could DE
| devised to buy OIL those men, evidently re;
| fcrring to the doctors. but strenuously denied
That he knew anything about the secret Of his
! wlic's death.
In a conversation on the night Of Sept 23 he
| WAS especially anxious that Mrs Champlin
| should know that they had dug M tho body.
| and wondered how he could get letter 70 her
| He sand that he had written one. but did not
| dare send 1t through the mail, and was afraid
! 10 70 and see her himself He asked Splon IL
! he thought he could get Nell Warner. m assoc
| ciatc OF Mrs. Champlin to 20. Burro ughs hcsi
tated. and then offered 10 got the letter to her.
! provided the Deacon would bear the ,expcn;o.
| Tho Deacon was pleased He declared that he
| had always regarded Scion as his friend. and
| now he frt sure OF it. lie told him that he
! would nud Mrs. Champlin at her Aunt Baker'a.
! and wanted him TO DEPART as soon As possible.
! Ho acknowledged that he was intimate with
| nor and gave him all the particulars above
printed. Many OF them were confirmed by other
| Witnesses during the trial. He declared that he
pnssionatcly loved Mrs. Champln. and bcsought
! Burroughs 10 make some Arrangement by
| which. in case poison was found, she should re-
| criVc immediate news. and be ready 10 jump
upon the Grand Trunk Rail- Dad and put for
| Salt Lake Guy. He would JOIN her by way OF
| the Like Shore road. burroughs asked whore
| She could get her travelling expenses. The
Deacon answered that he had left with her
| over 1870.
pELILAH ALARMED.
on Sept %, the day after his wifc's remains
! were "Xhumed. tho Deacon gave Burrougl5 two