Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-20
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A First Move in n Seheme TO Murder
a Family.

bOu4F AtLAD hkltE ulE - vi hAlc IihEi VI
rusry 5;1, lst across the Maine border.
A buliet-hole In the heart showed how .
the murder had been committed. OtiGer I
Shields Of Station 3, Boston, who was one I
Of a party Of two hundred or more who 1
started out this morning 70 search for the T
body, happened upon tue grave az lis p. /
n. Tia grave being opened there was re-
vealed ticksnlrg eight. The body Eas 7
naked Save for tue socks on the feet. Ihs
head ard bo,h arms had been chopped OF /
the feet weSs uppetmost aud within few
fee, 81 the suttAce, They pressed against
the thighs and The shoulders wers Of the
bottom Of the grave. rns body, thus bent
had been rafnm d Into the narrow hole, and
only the dish. lring of the ground By the
spade and the disturbance Of ths brush
showed mere tht corpse WBs concealed.
10 the hole was also found tbs shell Of
the cartridge whose leafeu messenger sent
Hiram Bawreila TO eternity. A gold collar
button wss also found n the hole. The
head anu arms are not Ia the grave and
hGvs mot bsen found. Tn grave WAS made
In q thick growth Of shTuDbsry, " point
shout rs feet from the road Leading 70 East
Lebanon, In Bsrwlc. county. The place is
known as BlgsdelP5 Corners aud Is four
miles from this town and I'll iaside the
Maine boundary. Within rod Of this
Identical spot Officer Shields found the
piece OF bfogn zrGppln1-paper Ia which
carpentef's hatonst from Wgilacs's store IN
E4s. Lebanon. lhs Bosom detective then
said he Tas Confident thtt the corpse was
buried not far away.
now THE ButcaERg WAS DONE.
II is now perfectly Easy 10 see JUS. how
Isaac Sawteie Killed his upguspectins
brother Hiram. He met him nj the train
week AGO lass Wednesday IN Rochester and
drove hin in a buggy to East Rochester,
81 To- Cd
Il 10 now thoroughly believed that Isaac
pntposely crossed Into the Pine Tree State
10 commit the murder there. knowing the
capital punishment Law rad long glca
bean abolished aud that Imprisonment inr
life would be bis sentence IN tee event Oi
discovery lie took tho long circuitous
road from East Rochester TO LEBANON,
through district spatsely settled and
aboludtnR III forests.
The blood stains inside ths buggy show
That he shot bis brother dnrlng the ride,
holding his revolver close to the body and
thereby deaianiBS the report. HitchinS
his horse 20 a tree, the murderer carried
the liieless form OF Hiram into the woods.
Then be got Out bis plck-a1e aud, With his
spade dug hole about feet daep and =
feet wide, 1t is believed here that lsaa0
sawtelle Was plotting the murder Of his
brothers. GatiTe tamily order 10 rem5ve
every obstacle to UbtailinB complete con-
ttol OF bis mothers property. Hran's
family consists OF hts wife, daughter aged
eight, son aged five and an infant.
BogToS, MASS. Feb l5.-Mrs. Sawtelle,
the wife Ct Hiram SaEtelle, left this city for
East Lebanon, Me-, this morning, IN COM
pany With al officer, She expressed Herself
Rs confident that she could identify the
body 10 spite Of Its mangled condition. She
SAYS her husband was IN the habit Of wear
ing loWcut shoes and the shoes had caused
practically permanent mark on bis al kles
by which che could identify the body.
BosTos, Feb. 16.-ThsEe have been no
new developments In the Sewtelle mys-
tory to-day, but the Boston polica are not
inclined to accept Isaac Sawtelle's story,
connecting DR.. Blood with the direct
murder of his brother, Hiram. They still
| believe that Isaac did this himself, the
chain Of evidence about him being SO
complete, though oircumstantial. They
have awakened to the Importance, how
ever, OF securing the doctor, and also
Edward Russell, the mysterious ga"
whose name has figured in connection
With the case. This ia to be done TO meet
any unexpected development.
| DR.. Blood is man about Sc ye0rB, and
though known as Charles, he has figured
under several other names. Massachu-
| sets he claims as his birthplace, bat
when quite young he went to Philadel-
phta, remaining there until 1865. From
there he game to Boston and soon be.
came known IS an extensive traveller and
advertiser and curer OF consumption by
means Of oxygenated air. About this
tine he became interested in "laughng
gas" introduced by DR.. Cotton OF New
York Blood learned tho manner of its
manufacture and then claimed to be the
inventor OF "o1ygenzsd ar"
He coon had an elegantly furnished
house on Harrison avenue and was ad.
yertising extensively to cure all diseases
OF the blood and lungs by means Of hi
air, and to sell the rights 10 use his
remedy in various states and territories.
Some time after he got into trouble with
ths United States government through
failure to properly stamp his pRtenI
medicines and soon a'tef di5apD are
from the city, his last appearances beng
made IN tho custody Of two deputy
Urited States msTshAls
He got cut OF this difficulty, however
and turned up in Philadelphia again
who're da led busy life for while. Il
Msy,lss Blood was brought into the pub
lie eye III this city by reason Of his afres
for blaokm Aling ona Eraest Weber, {
Boston musician
Blood l. came acquainted with Mis
Jennette NickarsOn in April, 1881, ant
was soon taking her to theatres aud Ire
tuFea Rnd q most daily to dine at Young
Hotel. Iie pfocured from her, it VIZ
alleged, b. io:ne, an af,l issit to the efIee
that she hAd bson ruined by Weber.
| A IA 4 AT.
Townsend" exhibited the affidavit, 10
ye,her with several LISTERS from Weber t.
Miss NieSerson, in lawyers Office il
ths presence OF Weber, whom he threat
eued to send to stare prison unless & ,0Oi
was forthcoming. Weber consulted tn,
police authorities, who arrested Town
Rend and Blood. and after a senss
tlouAl trial they were both cunyictai
of blackmailiug and sent up for tern
OF years.
Russell has figured as housebreake
and bears reputation similar to that o
Isaac 9awtelle.
Down, N. H., Fob. II. What will
doubtless prove AZ important develop
menl in the Sawtelle murd myaterY h.
baen furnished by MTs. Charles Rich
moad, who, apan taking up Bugtoi
sunday papar this morning saw n
picture OF 'Dr." Blood. who is s.fongi!
supposed to have boen Implicated in tht
taking Of Of Hiram Sawtelle."
.Why, / know that man." she said
"He called here week ago TO day I
! was in the afternoon. H9 a-ked for
Voam. told him had one, but when
! looked st his face refused to give hin
! one lie had two bundles, one done II
} in wrapping paper; should say IL Nigh
have contained clothes. Tho other wa