News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1905-07-26
LOWELL LAWRENCE HEARD FROM
Young Man Who Disappeared From Morris
town Monday Night of Last Week
Writes From Rutland.

A clue to the whereabouts of Low
ell Lawrence, the much talked about
young farmer of Morristown, who so
mysteriously disappeared from his
home, situated west of the Laporte
road, Monday night, July II, reached
here last night in the form of a letter,
written by Lawrence to Mrs. F. j.
Smalley in regard to the team be.
longing to the Smalley estate, which
the young man drove away. The
letter referred briefly to the unsatis
factory condition existing previous
to his aving home and stated that
the writer had left home with the idea
of striking out for himself, etc. The
writer also assured Mrs. Smalley that
she need have no fears regarding the
team, as he Intended to pay every
dollar he owed for them, ii he lived.
The letter was postmarked at Rut-
land Tuesday morning. The Berwick
House was communicated with by
telephone last night and the clerk
stated that man registered there
Monday night uuder the name of l..
NJ. Lawrence, leaving there Tuesday
morning The clerk did not known
whether Lawrence had a team or not
and was instructed to place an Of
flee on his track ct once.
Deputy Sheriff j. R Parker, acting
in the interest OF the Smalley estate,
left Thursday morning in pursuit of
the span of greys. He has found sew.
eral clues, but up to last night had
not succeed in locating either Law
renee or the team. A team answering
to the description of the missing one
was driven through Richford last
week Tuesday. Sheriff Parker ar,
rived in st. Johns, P @ Monday and
found that a party answering to the
description OF La wrence and the team
had been in town the Saturday pre-
vious and that the driver hal en-.
quired the way to Montreal. The
supposition is that Lawrence went
from there to Rutland, by way CT
Rouse's Point, but whether he dis
posed of the team before reaching
Rutland is not known as yet.
The facts concerning Lawrence's
going away are pretty thoroughly
understood hereabouts. He has been
carrying ON, under a lease from bis
father, Fred Lawrence, the latter's
farm, and apparently had not made
a success of the undertaking, but on
the other hand appears to have &C.
oIr n lta to1 1nhto nd tN hox -
a general unsatisfactory state of af-
fairs, which led up to his sudden de-
parture. Most of the debts were Sc
cured on live stock, personal prop
erty, etc.
About week previous to his de-
parture he attempted to make a sale
OF % head of cattle to W. E. Hanson
of Craftsbury, at a total price of
$3.50 FL. Waite & Son had a chattel
mortgage on the stock and upon
hearing of the sale informed Mr.. Han
som of the fact, but consented to the
sale upon condition that a certain
sum be paid to them. Lawrence
drove the cows to North Wolcott,
but as Hanson had become still fur
ther suspicious the trade fell through
and the cows we're driven back to the
farm. Lawrence was in the village
on Monday, July II, and secured a
loan of 5000, giving security on per-
sOnal property and wood, which is
said to have been previously mort
gagged, the wood belonging to j. T.
Hill, grandfather of Lawrence. He
also got trusted for a $50 watch at
Campbell's, set of driving harness
at the Enterprise Harness Store and
for several articles of clothing at diff
ferent stores In town, until he had
succeeded In ''stringing" several ofour
wide.awake dealers. When he left
home he drove a matched pair of
grey horses belonging to the Smailey
estate. He told the hired man that
he was going to Waterbury, Bolton
and Bristol to buy cattle. 1t is
thought by some that said hired man,
Joseph Denton, knows more about
Lawrence's going away than he is
willing to tell. Last Wednesday at
tachments were made on all the per-
sonal property, including the grow
ing crops, on the Lawrence farm.
Much sympathy is felt for Mrs.
Lawrence, the young mans mother,
who is left with the care of the busi-
ness. Her father, j. T. Hill, of Mcnt-
pelier has been with her since last
Thursday.