New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-21
ATROCIOTS ATTEMPT AT MURDER N
VERMONT.


On Sunday lsborer named Cooke, in the emplo,
of Mr. Chaupcey Z. Wood OF Fairhayen, Vt. made q
murderous attack upon his employer under the follow
ing circumstances:
Three n onths ago. Yesterday NJ. Wood enrsgeI q
man calling himself Tho mas Cook TO assist him foi
thu season in his farming. Cook vas stranger AMI
Was poorly clad at the tiHae He Immediately coun.
meDced work, and continued up to last Sunday an
attentive willing and industrious hand. He ate at the
table with the family, and treated as ons Of them.
lie slept III a on tile same floor with Mr.. Wood 9
opposite 10 it, and only separated from ir by small
entry or passage-way. This warm weather Ire doors
OF both rooms were left wide open through the night.
La Sunday night. between IL ana H. when Mr. Wood
was sound asleep 10 his bed, Cook en- erred his room
with broadax III bis hand and struck him heavy
blow with the edge over the eft eye. lthapDened from
the direction OF the blow the duness of the edge or
rome other Circumstance, that the skull vas not
broken aid the az glanced down the left cheek max
ing long frightful gasb. This awakened Mr. Wool,
aDO he raised himself up and stretched Out his hands
under the sudden impulse to feel what il was. Cook
then gave him blow over the left arm. Cook con-
unued to chop away iur0usy, hitting Mr. Wood left
leg once and cutting twice deeply into his nigh. thigh.
Mr.. Mood kicked OF ~ much AZ he could, with his
feet, and hit him hard blow in the breast with his
foot which knocked him back against toe side
Of the room. Mr. Wood then rus ed fro n the
room down the stairway leapng seven or eigh. steps
The blood was gushing from his wounds. and he
hurt his foot badly By striking the edge Of
step. AppreheDding that Cook might follow him he
passed 10 the back kitchen aud armed hims If with
long piece OF irou-an old fashioned " fire vice or
poker. He came back 10 the dining room, where he
found his motser ana sister, who had been arouseI
from their bed Ia an adjoining by the noise Of
the scufle aud il a of great agitation were try
ing to liz bit a candle As soon as they could snke a
uRht, Mr. Wood seized II IN his lett hand and
with the fre-slce IN his right started up stars,
saving 10 bis mother and sister; II am gong
" M again. and YOU will find one or us dead
Tie blood was streaming from his wounds ana
H.. tod ola
OIL are him. and on entfrii COOK room, i0und me
hiosdsx lying his bed covered with Hood, lhe WIN
dow W. ana COog gone. Inis vas the INST thal M
Wood knew what KIND of weHpon mai been
med agaipst him or who mad used IL. Cook
sANs that when be first struck wood, Wool called
him 10y maine, from which he supposed that ne
recognized him. But II appears that he was only
shouiirg to him for help which, SUPPORTING that
he Wss steering IN tie next room, be wond very natd-
rally gi,e-and that he had no idea that hi own
hilsd man was dealing HIM such death OlOWs.
MIR Wood tainted from his wounds, and his sistcr
ran 10 tie house OF the nearest negnoor hepW
ves promptly rendered. soon the whole OF the people
OF he county on the alert, and by dawn NgOr-
Gus pursuit commenced. On Tie following day
two resceuts OF Rupet no bad been Induced D. The
sdverisened Of tie seectmen TO start IN the pursuit,
were trsytling IN the road near mountain, about
tReuy miles distant from the stene OF the crime When
IA, saw a man come down from the mountain mo ne
road Tie, thou BIT from the dcrcr JtlOn IN me hand
bill that it mutt Ice Cook. one OF them stopped hun,
and without any attempt al resistance, he owned
No the whole matter and surrendered himself 10 ihef
hands They took him into wagon aud brought INN
10 Fairhayen. He was arraigued before William [.
Ktuecoe ESQ. Justice OF the Peace, charged WIN
assault with intent TO Kill. He pleaded gully, ana
was committed TO the Jail IN Rutland last nigh by COn-
stable " lizard TO await his trigl IN september next
He il q STARE man, about the medium night, with
thin face and Prominent nose. His eounlenance Is
Lot cereiul, prcpossessing but IL rather blank than
savage though his eye L mali ana serpent-lke.
He islked freely OF what be had done; said he had
no good cau-o 0r il that tire family had treated him
too well. and bee was sorry for what be had done lie
n ede 10 attempt 10 escape after his arrest ana sAd
he ,1pecf,d noibiLg les than imprisonment Tor hie
He told the officer that his object was 10 disable Mr.
God and Il en- force bis sister, with whom he pro-
fer 10 be overpowerin y enanored 70 ny Win him
TO his n d tassion for her be attributes his crime
He nffears Ike very we5k minded wretch shd
II ia possible that he such fool a. 10 suppose
tlis selen,e feasible; but IL IL deemed ho1n mJlc
urobn III. that be intended to murder The whOe FANNY
lis plan AT auv rate C y AID deliberately all
He stated that be carried TIE brOadax uP TO his own
roou in the evening, so as 10 have Il ready. Cook
avs that be is native of Manchester, Engand
where according TO tie last accounts he nad iather
living. His loTner occupation was workng IL stables.
He came to Montreal .wo years ago, aud l. now
twtu'y-six ye0rs Old
The wounced man is alive, bat in very critical
stuation.