The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-07-04
For the Register.
A Teacher Murdered in Missis-
sippi.
NRw HAVEN, june 3Oth, 1855.

ing shocking murder committed
short time before she wrote. 1t contains
the following:
We have lately had a terrible TRACE
dy committed In this village, which has
thrown gloom over the whole face of so.
ciety. A Prof Brown from N. II ., the
Principal of the male Academy here has
just been murdered. lie was a talent.
ed and excellent pcrson-one Of the
best teachers in the State.
He had corrected boy for disobe6i.
encc, who was very angry, aud complain.
cd to an older brother.
After coming back on Monday morn.
ing last he swore, talked ipsultingly, and
managed to behave so as to be expelled.
Ills brother armed himself with pistol
aud Bowie kuifc, and went to meet the
teacher as he was going home at noon.
lie attacked him. Brown took a small
whip from his pocket in self defence,
when the young man drew his knife and
rushed upon him like tiger, iuficting
six mortal wounds. Brown gave one
bound and fell dead, a short distance
from his boarding house, where his
young wife stood in the door waiting
bis return.
1t was the most shocking murder
ever heard, the parties living among us,
aud our acquantances.
Prof Brown was a noble, educated
gentleman not very long since from the
North. He had no relatives except a
wife, whom he had married short time
since. She is nearly a maniac
But he has frieuds--his pupils, who
saw him killed, led by their remaining
teacher, (whom the murderer intended
to kill also,) followed him to the grave
as mourners. The funeral was a solemn
one-the procession immense. First his
wife, and her relatives,-then his school
then our Seminary, and the other fe.
male school, which had been his pupils.
aud lastly citizens.
The murderer was SIN art intelligent
young man of eighteen, connected with
the 6rS, families here.
1t is a we'll known fact, that great
many murders are committed in Missis.
sippi, but no jury can be found who will
hang man for the crime of murder !;
they always are cleared. The majority
of Tie people desire law and order, but
the more powerful few consider it
point Of honor. when insulted or angry.
to seize a knife, or pistol, and sa,ate
their own revenge This, however, is
too glazing an instance. There is intense
excitement, and Indignation. and the cit
liens say that if he is not hung, they
will take him from the Jail and hang
him where he committed the dreadful
deed. lie had not shadow of justfica.
ton. A teacher is doing his duty, and
is butchered in the street.
The people say if he goes unpuuish-
cd, there will be no protection for teach.
ers, and their children will run riot over
society.
The similarity of the case with Mat.
Wards is often noticed, but this is much
worse than that
The scholars Of this school feel as il it
might as easily have been the Principal
of this school, our respected, aud beloved
Prof Conkey
Prof Browns position-a friendless
stranger, so like ours. has made US feel
more sympathy for him.
More about the "Bristol Bill" Case.
When it was first rumored that Gov.
Royce intended to pardon out Bristol
Bill" we deemed the repor, incredible.
1t docs appear, however. that His Tx.
cellency las declared this to be his pur.
pose. A more Infamous and thorough.
paced villain than Bristol Bill mover liv-
ed, and to abate, in the least, his alto.
gether too mild punishment, would be an
Outrage on justice. lie has shown no
such tokens oepenitencc as would Justify
executive interference.
We take the following from the Free
Press:
BRrsroL BILL was taken from the
State Prison at Windsor, on Monday of
last week, ard conveyed to Danville. to
take his trial before the Caledonia
County Court, for attempting to kill
Bliss n. Davis Esq, the States Attor-
ney,wbom he stabbed in the neck in open
court immediately on receiving his sen.
tence 5 years ago. His counsel moved
for change of venue. alleging that he
could not have such trial there, as the
law designed, owing to the feeling in the
community. The motion was argued by
his counsel, and also by the prisoner
himself. who thought that bis former
trial and conviction were illegal and un.
just
Judge Poland overruled the motion
upon the ground that the Court had no
power to change the venue A motion
was then mado to have tho cause contin.
ued, which motion was granted, and the
prisoner ordered TO be remanded to
Windsor. He was taken back on Thurs.
day BY the Sheriff The prisoner was
brought up for trial at the present time,
by ihe Attorney for the Government. at
the suggestion of the Governor, acho has
etren the prisoner 10 understand. and
also animated the same to me Goreyn-
mem attorney that he ShouM grant q
pardon 10 BiUfor tie remainder of the
term for tehich he is noao serring his
Hme,being five years. Bill looked healthy
and well, but his hair has grown alm ost
white.
His re.annearance nj Danpille created