Jervis Stoot

Jervis Stoot

Jervis was a quite accomplished though quirky wood carver. He would often ask people to allow him to "set the birds free" from wooden beams and fenceposts, and frequently they indulged him. It became something of a treat to feature a "Stoot" as they became called. Then during the Great Unpleasantness, a vicious string of murders was attributed to Jervis, with most of the evidence sealed off inside his house on what is now called "Chopper's Isle." He is believed to have committed suicide to complete a strange ritual.