Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-11-10


Rumors Of a most horrid mo,do, -
eide reached Middletown Conn s".
ter the arrival of passenger bv n. ~"
train OF cars, and they were IN snch -.
TO leave but little doubt Of their ,ecc,si.Y
confirmation now given them. M.
deeds were done in a small houso n.s. 4.
track Of the rail road, and were cocr,r,r,,,1
as is supposed about the time we uas,cS nj
in the first train of cars The murdered }
man was only about 20 years OF AGE. MI
married TO the man from whom she W.
vorced, she was Is years old. Her md
was In bed with her a, the time Of the ma
The following particular accoun, of thu N,
affair is furnished US by correspoad,u' }
resides near the see, c.--Nep Har,,
Palladium.
HORRID MURDER AND SuICIDs
A most horrid murder followed BY M.
was committed In Walhngford, c.. On M
day mo ming the Goth inst, by David n
kins Hotchkiss, on the person At \
Harriet Jane Allen. Information Of WIN
taken place was early given to Juslc. +,
roy. who summoned jury Of inoues, 4,
House of said Hotchkiss: and when
others we repaired tl,ither, scene Under,
ably shocking and painful TO every ieeEr
humanity was presented On bed in
bedroom at one end of the kitchen Law tbe
less body of Mrs. Allen, with her arm,
and head horribly cut and hacked with ,
axe--the instrument used 10 her de,,yucl
On bed also, ut the other end Of the KIN,
lay the lifeless body of II,tchkiss, with !,
profusion of blood on the floor. lie !,
to have been sitting on the edge Of NJ
when he thrust his large pocket knife MI
side Of his neck by which he opened III. !
lar vein, and poured forth his blood upa|
floor. Rising up, he walked a few sles
wards The door, as the blood tracks of hui
feet would indicate, but probably finding
self faint, he returned and threw HIMSELF
ward upon his bed, where no soon expire
The murdered woman about two year
left her husband, and since that time had
chiefly with Hotchkiss at his house, II u
posed, on adulterous terms. In one or ,w
stances she had been removed thence, b.
select men Of the town, to the house Of
rection, but she soon returned. The dsy
vlous to the murder she had been with N
kiss to New Haven, to obtain OF the SUP
court bill Of divorce from her husband
bill was granted, but had not been prep.u
due form by the clerk when they resa
home. 1t was their agreement that whsl
obtained bill they would be married.
evening after their return the matter wa,
ed over, but he was not disposed 10 be
married; nevertheless he wished her "a
tnue to live with him as she had done
told him that il he would not syvos W =
her the following Sabbath evening she ,
leave his house the next morning witt
mother; saying that she had lived In sir
enough They retired about the usual
he to one bed and she to another viii
mother. Early in the morning he was 81
about the house and went to the bed d
Allen and asked her to get up; for whs|
pose, It did not appear by any ,es,nosI
lore the jury. She declined. lie ld|
room, and after while returned with lid
and being again denied his request, b. 4
his axe and with repeated choppings 4
her life. lie then went Immediately
own bed room, leaving the axe in the KID
as ne passed through it, and let on, Bis
life blood upon the floor.
Hotchkiss had long been man Of M
rate habits, but not subject 10 helpless
r enness. He drank little at time and
+ olien, and consumed large quantities Of
icating liquors. The evening bef@l
dreadful tragedy was performed, the yos
sister of the deceased was sent to ih 4
with tin pail for two quarts Of spa
, which little more than pint RENAMED
9 the murder. On the stand by the BEDS
Hotchkiss was his cider pitcher almost
ed, and on a shelfin the pantry stood I
which retained the smell Of spirits.
In the providence Of God here is -
awful lesson on the use and traffic 10 4
e drink, an awful lesson, too, on the violrf
y the seventh commandment. How DIN
. the path and how different the end OF Slfi
The ways Of wisdom are pleasaniness al
!, her paths are peace.