Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-12
From the Rutland ~ Herald, Of Oct. Q.
A Scene Of Horror e. Murder.

The editor of this paper was summoned from
bed on Friday morning last, at the dawn oil day
as member of an inquest To examine the case
OF female lying dead at a dwelling house
about two miles out of the village, at place
called Hayti, supposed ~ have 1esn '.-s'dsrsAd
On repairing to the spot the board of jurors
went into the house, and after being duly quail
flied by the coroner, Gen. Brown, proceeded to
the examination and enquiry. And such re-
voting scene of horror and bloodshed is prob
ably hardly without a parallel. From the tes-
timony there seemed To be no doubt resting on
the minds of the jury, that the deceased, Sophia
Daman came to her end by being wlliully muir
dered by Henry Daman her husband, by cut
ting her throat. This we believe was the sub
stance of the verdic, in the case.
Some of the testimony disclosed in the exam
ination was too revolving TO relate in this pub
lie manner. But we will attempt to give some
ofthe particulars.
The house was characterized as one OF i'll
fame-had been visited that night by wretches
equally detestable in our view with some oil
those who dwelt therein, but not so well known
that controversy had taken place between
the husband, Daman, and his wife, the deceas-
ed, in relation 10 the visitors--and that IN the
affray Daman procured razor while his wile
was in bed and cut her throat nearly from ear
to ear, severing the windpipe, and both the
great arteries nearly of. He then attempted TO
cut his own throat but did not so eiiectually
succeed as TO destroy life He admitted that
he killed his wife and intended TO destroy him
self, not having any desire to live longer, and
we should so Judge from his wretched appear
ance at that time ID further appeared in evil
dence that those who visited the house that
night carried with them jug of rum, or that a
Jug of rum was brought into the room just be-
fore the controversy--and that Daman drank OF
il two or three times, that there was another
man and his wife in another bed in the room on
the floor when the dispute commenced between
Daman and his wile--that this man, who be-
longed to the house remained there in bed when
the murder was committed-his vile being
frightened had left the room and the house
the man in bed on the floor had child with
him. left there by the mother--and HIS location
was such, that his view of the transactions on
the other bed was chiefly obstructed, as there
was then no light in the room except what was
derived from the moon through the windows
there was woman in another room IN tht
house. who related among other things ina
she was so frightened by the racket in and abou
the house that she leaped out the window ant
ran to the neighbors-dd not seem to know
what was going on in the other part oil tn
house.
1t NAV seem to the reader from these fact
that Damon might be led to commit this afro
cious deed on account OF jealousy, or IN con
sequence of discovering some criminal inter
course of his wife, with other male PERSONS
But il was disclosed in evidence, revolving an.
incredible as il may seem, that the husband,
he deserves the name, tolerated and was priv,
10 this intercourse, and sought out and inyite'
this infamous employment for the sake OF tn
gain thereby derived from il! And il was 18th
wages" of this worse than the brutal conduc
that led TO the revolving scene above attempte
to be described
Daman's wound was dressed on the morn
ing that the above transaction took place, an
in the course ofthe day was committed to prs
on; and on Saturday was taken before Justc
Brown for examination. The evidence beln
very similar, as we are informed, he was rt
committed
The INQUIRY now is, when will the crimin'
be tried! By the present laws organizing on
courts, without some special proceedings b
cannot have trial till next Sept. IL is TO- ?
hoped, however, that special session will ,
called for the purpose.