The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-24

LTaRtool AFFAIR vermont
SENTENCE OF BRISTOL BILL AND MEADows-Ar-
TENTED ASSASSINATION or THE STATE Ar
oyR sAHvLLE sRnsrospnrcR.
DA,vILLE, juno 81, 1850.
I volunteer my services in furnishing you with .
statement Of shocking affair which has just occurred
in Court House, and has thrown our village into
state of great CONSERVATION and excitement.
The felons Warburton alias Bristol Bill and Meadow
brought into court this forenoon At half past ten
o'clock 30 receive sentence for the crime OF counter
feitipg, Of which they found guilty last week
report Of which trial was published in your paper.
Immediately after sentence was passed, to wit, ten
years imprisonment Al hard labor, each of the pri
soners Bristol Bill suddenly and with the agility OF
tiger sprsas upon Mr. b. ~ DaUis, Stale .4srn.y end
plunged the blade Of large knife rsH tire. inches
info hs neck, just back Of Ae right ear striking the
neck bone and gancing backward instead OF forward
to which fortunate circumstance Of the backward
direction the State Attorney 10 no doubt indebted for
his life The FIRST intimston that any present had
OF the prisoners intention the sharp tnkling OF
his chains he suddenly saped forward to inct the
wound Mr.. d. fell reelng to the floor, uttering but
faint cry, the weapon sticking in the wound A by
standcr pulled out the reeking blade while Bill stood
with look Of exutaton depicted pom his coun
tenance Indeed, while being doubly ironed, he re-
pesedly stated that he had but anxiety and that
the fear that the work but half done that ID
would not prove fatadurng which he evinced much
eoones, as though nothing Of any particular moment
The family Of the State Attorney were Immediately
Mr. D is in very critical situation though the attend
Ing ply sicans encourage with the hope that the
wound will not prove fatal
OUR LYNDON CORRESPONDENCE.
LYNDON, Vermont, June 81, 1860
The closing Of Bristol Bill and Christian Mea
dows trial is trsgical and melans oy-melsnchoy not
perhaps to them but to the entire community
Yesterday Mr.. Farrar submitted motion to the Court
on arrest Of judgment, based upon alleged
in tho indictment. His Honor deferred giving his
opinion till this morning, when he into the
court room and overrued tho motion aud asked the
prisoners IL they had any why sentence should
not be pronounced against them Bristol Bill rose and
after making several indignant remarks told the Court
he asked no mercy at his hsnds-Msadows seemed
somewhat penitent, and begged mitigation.
The Court then sentenced them to years each 81
hard labor, in the State Prison at Windsor.
Bliss N Davis, Esq, State Atty, immediately passed
round the outside the bar stopped over and began
to whisper something to Meadows whsreupon Bill rose
from his seat went round ID the side Of Davis and sud
denly stabbed him 1. the neck Davis fell and exclaimed
The rascal has killed mo-" He was tskon up and car
red to his lodgings, where he continues
gerous and critical condition lie bled profusely
and since carried to his room remains perfectly speech
less and feared by his surgeons and
the wound viii provo fatal
Bill stabbed him with knife, the blade which
Is some eight inches In length, aud without handle
He made only sudden thrust and left the knife stick
ing In the neck, where il remained till seized
IL and pulled 1t out Much fear and excitement pre-
vailed in the Court room; and though Bill fottered
he took control Of the house for some minutes The
Judge commanded the officers to arrest him; but 80
completely terror-stricken all present that
duret approach him. Bill stationed himself in
corner Of the room and be would kill the first
nan who should approach him. but ut last his counsel
Mr. Farrar, went up 10 him, spoke few words when
without further resistance ho yielded himself to the
hands Of officer and was imme diately handc ufed
and put In close confinement. Bill seemed frantic
with rage said he intended to kill Davis on the spot
and is most G-dd-ed sorry he did not ~ Where he
obtained the knife knows, bus IL 10 generally
supposed fur ed him with itfor what pur
pose that individual best knows
1t is most desperate and lam entsbe occurrence and
We trust that in the end strict justice viii be ms,ed
and Bill receive his just reward