Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-04-30
A SERIOUS AHruy,

We regret W ssrp that serious sray took piece in
asion Friday night, which II is feared will result
the death Of individual and consequently. prob
w. no, IN ignominioss end OF smother, his utter
n by the conviction Of crime which will doom him
y The walls Of prison. II
We shall not now a,temP, 10 give only brief and
bhsps imperfee, accoon, Of the affair, we had i,
only verbally npcrson pressn, al the court Of
baaty. The indtridusls concerned in the niIfay
k,ncs Hoy, an 1tshman, and Philo Tomlinson, both
Casilston and near neshbors, living a5ou, two miles
IN the village.
There had bees lawsuit between Hoy and one
afdner, for assault upon hs the said iioys dwell.
~ house, formerly Kept IS tavern, aud now place
private entertainment and rendezvous, as we told
,hose Who pnhappiiy, fond Of revelry ard rows.
The fis al The late tenn ofeuf County Court, nllu-
10. Tomlinson was called on as witness by The
r.. counsel, oupposng he knew oil alnu, The rio, and
laii, bu, Tumlinson either knew bot little about lhe
fe, or refused to reveal Hoy, however. obtained
,tde, Of rising $500 damages Ia the course of the
rial il vas discovered that there were strong feelings
prejudice arai"si Hoy, and there had been a good
)sl ercitcment about the affair the neghborhood,
here the parties lived, a,d which still continues.
% Friday last IN the afternoon Tonlinson wns al
Iioys, and Hoy chsrged him with perjury, and said he
% perjured himself at the above iriasaid he should
70 him. and should spcnd all his property 10 obtain
kusiaeiion. OF revenge Al the time said we
en-, quarrel will be good friends, and if you will
doprs, 60 on, back in The yard, will settle
MATTER now ff,endiy cay However after
.e further aiicreaiion and after an assent TO this
aode OF settling, the part of Tominson LEFT the
oase OF hoy Ia the evening he gain and the
S,croation was renewed TheS wer. several lrishmen
s-ske house. Hoy again challenged TomIinson to 60
back Of the barn and settle the matter Tomlinsor
,ld he would CO. They went Out together, and ont
rith them. Af,er being absent some minutes il wa
proposed to 90 out ,hst they did not hurt escI
{iher, as was remarked; two three went out, anS
uhen the combstants we're frs, discovered they wer
ome rod two apart coming in direction TO meet a
thsy approached towards the house, aud when the,
zane in con,ac, Hoy gave Tomiinson blow and knock
q him down,and on rising he knocked him down agap
nd after rising Sd Sd time Tominson, it was tes
tilted To by witness was seen to thrust his arm to
wsrdS Hoy but could tell whether he reached him
or whether he had any weapon in his hands, nor did
appear al any time that Tomlinson had knife. Ate
The foregoing circumstances had occurred Tomlinso
veal home without catering the house. and Hoy cam
81 without being aware isai he was injured But 500
eomplaincd OF sickness atfhc stomach and dscovere
hat he was wounded in the bdomen. On taking o
his pantaioons il wss discovered that there gas
running Up and in the lower extremity OF the al
Ssmen, one side, two or three lLes long, and two
siee inches deep and thu, his tSels protfuded out
lie thea laid himself upon a bed, physician was sci
fot and the entfah put back aud .he wound dressed
/ The slit The clothes Eve six inches in leng
and Appeared 10 have been made with sharp instr
meat Hoys recovery, /, is said is exceedingly doul
iul Tomliascu was arrested on Saturday and put u
def $4,000 tsnes and was brough, to the jail IN III
lava Saturday evening, mol being able to procure be