The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-10
Fed Bodies to the Hogs.

The rocc, who have been making search OF
the Bastian farm at Geneseo Ill., were led to be
lieve by what they found Monday that Henry L
Bastan, who committed suicide March Is, wher
he knew his crimes were about to he discovered
not only killed three men who were In his EN-
ploy, but that the fed their bodies to his hogs II
Is said that u colored woman who had been EN-
ployed by Bastan has not been seen since the
day she decided to leave him In the mire OF
Bastian's hogpen two watches were found. Both
show the effect of long exposure, and the cases
are badly battered Buried two and half feet
in the mire was piece of clothe. Two buttons
were dug in the same place From these discov.
cries comes the inference as to the disposition
of the victims. Among other startling dlsclos'
ures Is the unearthing ola hip bone near me
chicken coop. Not far from where Lauderbachs
| remains were dug up was found aportion OF q
human skull. 4 wash basin, = which chung a
bunch of hair, was also unearthed there Bias,
tian was but q years old. and yet 1t is believed
he deprived of their lives at least three persons.
He had forge his parents names TO the prop;
erty they were permitting him 10 live on ant,
forged the names of other kind relatives ana
friends times without number; had been sus-
pected of arson on a neighbours farm for the
purpose of robbery, and yet had gone out among
those with whom his life had been spent as a
happy hearted industrious farmer, gentle III
disposition, and church attendant
The Great Forger Run to Earth
slim the Penman" Is the name by which one
of the cleverest counlcrfeiers in the world mas
been known al the treasury department. Tor iiiil
a generation. HIS real ndlhc Is E4lidnuSi YIN
rer. With pen and brush he produced the clev'
crest countcrfcits of $40, $40, 800 and SlOO bls
samples of these bills have been on eNhibltion
at the treasury department Tor tweiVe OF nt'eci,
wears How many are in circulation Is NOT
known The discovery of the countertelts mas
been legacy from one administration 70 w
other, and every chief of the detective depart
ment had exhausted his powers upon the huntI
nnsuccessfully till Chief HaZen uncarthed MN
RECENTLY at his home in rla@gtOwn, -, Where
he was living rs quiet farmer ana Wiierg ti,e
neighbors conld not believe tine charES, ny It, p
rest was the result of an accompllce VINO illu ~
tempied to pass q spurious $50 bill IN a saloon III
New York. Detectives have looked for Ningcr
in all the chief cities OF Europe.
Rev DIR John Lanahan, who has Tor many
wears been presiding elder in baltimore con.
ference. sprang sensatii9,n III '',J Ma Wnn1av
preachers meeting at Baltimore, Ma, Mohu1S
when he announced that in lew DAYS ne WOMB
publish in permanent form, "Ihe Era OF [au a =,
In theshIethodist Book Concern at New lolh,
rher, he was at one time an agent. lie salu nc
yould furnish proof that for more than IL Years
every financial report TO the church was la is
from $4,000 TO $4,000, and that sald Reports
were false as TO the amount OF casn IN the onoe
and Gather bank where the official account
was kent, because the senior agent kept Arse
amounts of the concerns money III MS persohui
account and to speculate IN W an stiee. a co.
large sums of money sent 10 the CONCERN ioi
rhnrch heueyolences were used IN the same
way DIR I.anahan stated that there Wers iai f
companies secretly organized ana carried On W
Il
ZION of The employees of lhe concern, without me
tnowiedge of the Methodist church. the capital
stock of the three companies aggregated ""ie
than 81 ,OOe,Uu'
while n, work in the lathe shop of the rem
sylvania Railroad Company, william o9ne7 r."
Tears old. was accidentally electrocnteu. nc
,vas standing on an iron girder which supports
The shatting, engaged in oiling the nl.chinen
The snout of his oil can came III coH'ict VIZ
Love rlcc.rir arc wire and f,WO VOWS p"se'"
tN.,..I IA IA 1v killing him instantly.
u,,,,ber particulars received at Boonyille, ny,
- =" he Hooded territory in Clay and owsiey
amn,ies in that state. show that the KNOW ',
dcad number 25 One hundren FARMERS '"a'
their houses, barns ana iiNe stoch'
Fifteen persons were drowned Nv the '. ,,no
hrrnt on Little sexton and Buffalo Crerks' lmo
,,'nrdburst occurred in the gorges, me "a.cI
altered in a moment and the VITA noou pou ~.
5own in n solid wall, carrying death an"
truction in Its pain ,,.,,,.,
James Carpenter, horseran i,r,,, s,rc,t
vas arranged Friday before Juuscu III
~ nm a charge of assauiting anu id'alIN n"
me- In The abdoman IL II Moore VINO o" , n.,
ga Moore made the charge IN IN ANU '''' y "
statement. ,,-,, Nj,
p;.hara Rinrler a merchant ioi frienu' .en.
Ii..,, ~ p dog several months ago. y nc"
DAYS since he was stricken Win "nt. -, ~
.',ssed 70 he a severe ease of grip snniaS N, s
sicians agreed L WAS ea ,,,I,on ne heard the
stc ,.i,,,n seized razor when nc is 49,, b;s
i,,,nsi. and almost severed his nead o'i
bodr before any one could Interfere "''"-
once. ,.....,...,s f;r
Worcester, Mass, had her mos ,h .,,rnr inr
sine ~ III he oeinsigamond works Of the wa" ,tcI
bum Moen mannisciS,ns The S Dr. 6risi,.
hnrntu VIII ';l ,ine connected with one al me iui
, ,'s,.,u in the mill which was being rspT viii
,sr,. men. The building was 50 si, .l,.,,,
Nv IN IN, r the men had barely time To e7'"P'
Mary j. sy iDE ai "A, ~ f her husband
AZ tue ie ;,', She has made deposition agGus
as' her husband of jumping IN her a ,,,asr S.
IN. M, strilinr her. He IL held Tor ti'''i
bonds. -, 4, ,,,,,, N, west
Franz ,-aautv, VI. and i ir'yenns
S ,1ar toward Arlon Ne APPEARED Il weeks in
,sn last Friday, haying i,e.n M rfh towns IN
retrcs, ..onn,y. performing Fure-. htsI,b
i soJ", egYpaciated but says he ! IN sY Law AMI
lie saws that he jus; eR'iei i '''S' u