Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-19
THE EGREM0NT MYSTERY.
FROM THE GRAVE TO THE ALTAR.
The Woman said to he Alive and Married
to One of Those who Took Her from
the, Gravc--Thc story Confirmed by
Her Euusin--Shc will soon visit
Her Friends at Egrcmout.

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Her Friends at Egremout.
| SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dec IA report
| II of the Republican has visited Eyre
mont and CLEANED new particulars of the
Grave robbing mystery. The casc is far
| her than ever from solution and the
9tory grows more sensational and improb-
| ble. 1t seems that Miss Newman was
aiken to the Bellevue hospital at New
ork, where she remained while and, it
stated, was subsequently taken to the
esdence of an uncle OF one Of the stu
ents in s;chOharie county, y V, where,
he story goes, she regained her reason
bout two years ago. When young
Wright died in Connecticut she read
bout it and said she knew Wright.
md from that time her mem
ry came back and she was fully
Iestored to health and subsequently
(narried one of the young physi-
ians, nephew of the man in whose care
he had been since leaving the hospital
is further added that the couple are
how living in New York state, and are
proposing to come on and visit Miss New
mans friends in Berkshire county. The
Who said he wanted the grave opened at
|ncp. lie said tWo-thirdS of the people of
North. EgremOut believed that the story
WAS substantially true. and added that he
knew of his own personal knowledge that
four men drove out of the cemetery the
hight after Miss Newman was buried.
On the other hand Mrs. Chapel, Il sister
IF Miss Newman. and Mrs. Newman, their
mother, descredit the story. The sick
woman had been made insane 10y II rclig-
.ouS revival and her mania took the form
Of Il conviction that it was duty not to
Eat. and She died from starvation together
with spinal complaint. Her flesh was 50
wasted away that it was thought impOSsi-
Die that She could have been brough odck
to life in the strange way reported. 1t Is
also stated that Il brother OF the late DR..
" right denies that his brother ever con-
iessed to taking the body to Albany.
The Grave of Miss Newman Opened and
Her Remains Found Undisturbed.
SPEGNGFIELD, Mass, Dec 12-The Egg
remont mystery was exploded to-day by the
opening of Eetclla Newman's grave and
finding the body umdisturbrd. \ large
humber of people were present, including
ne town officers and much relief was cN-
pressed that he sensation i, ended.
|rwenty-two Rappahannock ONstermen
Lost in Tuesdays Gale.
BALTIMORE, Md, Dec. IA steamer
which arrived this morning from the Rap
|pahannoCk river Va, reports Il fearful
loss of life among the colored oystermcn
pm that river in the storm of Tuesday last.
IA bout % colOrcd men were out in boats
dredging for oysters when the storm
|,rose. The gale capsizcd almost all of
hem and those who escaped were unable
o reach the shore. Many OF lhem ciung
. the boats for time but were finally
Washed away and drowned. Eleven bod
les have been found and Il, many more are
|niSsin-
Additional ;.dvcr> from ;he Rappahan-
hook say THAI iN,"n canoes started from
he Lancaster side ,luour Urhana, to 70 to
i schooner on NiidleScM shore, TO sell Oys
crs when the storm struck them. There
were three or -four white n3ru in The party
Iind the Whui. number drowned was 81.
|rwo more bottles, ,hlrte-H IN all We're re
covered near Mill point further down tho
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