New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-22
THE DOUBLE MURDER IN VERMONT.

Correspondence Of The Boston Traveller. ,o-,
MoNTPELikR, July IL, 1875.
On Friday, the 10th inst, one of the most painful
trse edies which ever shocked a Vermont community
occurred in Calais, rich farming town adjoining
Montpelier on the no theas A hitherto inoienslve,
though a somewhat odd and unsocial young man, OF
about 49, Of the name of Aris srtn, called early in
the morning. with rifle in his hand, at the house OF
MI Jennison Wheelock, a respectable young farmer
with wife and two children, and inquired OF the
wife for her husband and on being directed TO NOW
field near BY he passed 10 that direction, without
exhibiting in his cemeanor anything unuaual or cal
cuated to the least suspicion of his Intentions
But in few minutes the wife was startled by the re-
port Of the re and with it, the death-screech OF her
husband. She for the spot, and found him wrth-
ing IN the agonies Of death from the bullet-shot
through the vitsls, while the murderer had turned
and was fsst making off in another direction. Ac-
cordpg his subsequent confession Martin had eyy
approached the border Of the field, saw Wheelock
rowing got behind some bushes, deliberately rested
his rihe on log and gave the fatai snot, Without
warning his part aly provocaton on that OF the
ether. ,.-
After committing this unsccountable act, Martin
soon made his appearance on the borders oi anothe
mow-feld in the neighborhtod half mile OF more
distsnt. where three men were moving, one OF whom
hailed him and asked him what game he expected TO
find.
40, plenty of it," his reply; 81 have just killed
A f ne deer back here IN the meadow.
Nothing more was said, aud the mowers, leaving
Martin in the rear, proceeded onward with their re-
fpectve swsths, the hindmost of the line beng mr.
Luclts Ainswoith alsO y0uDgerly, mdrrleu inhn,
hut without children. In few mir utes the two fore.
most mowers were aroused by the sudden report OF
Martins rife and looking round, snw Ainsworn
pitching forward to the esrih. moraly wounded and
Martin hunyiDg off for the woods, Loading MS rhe as
he went The bullet had entered the victims back,
vassed through his vtsls and out at his breast He
survived about two hours.
Meanwhile the news of the tive astounding murders
flaw in all directions; rallied, intercepted ana se'
cured the almost unressting murderer IN another
ueiRhborhood, about two miles distant. lie was e1,
suiIed before magistrate yesterday, ana committed
TO stand trial for the crime o. dehoerate murder d.
our next County Court to be held here IN September
thousand speculstions are, of course, entertained
as 10 the motive which could have led to these aPPa-
ling homicides and the condition OF the mind OF tne
perpetrstor The usual defense OF insanity tor want
OF aIy other was set up at the Court OF inquiry uul
no one of all his causnaDce has noticed in him
a1y previous alteration Of mind; and all thar MS
family could say in supp0t of such plea was that
eight years ego be had the measles which, proving
nearly fatal had left him puny singular In his ways,
ard subject to nervous star ts and feais.
The only motive he himseh gives for the deed Is
ha, he shot the rst Wheeock, because he had once
used him meapy and the second, Answorth, because
after he killed WheeloCk he believed Ainsworth the
latter being great friend of the formerl would XIII
bim il net put out of the way As Martins mother,
q widow woman is an active spirituslist, some De-
eye her son must have become crazed with spiritual
ism But don't believe be has intellect enough 10
be disturbed in that way He 10 probsbly, a. he ap-
pesIs stolid british fellow, with an extremely OBJ
tuse moral sense and lees appreciation OF moral oo-
hgations--ike the yourg murderer Heath of your
State, perhaps. .....
This is the first murder known TO be committed
in This Washington ty and consequently 1t has
crested great sensation among the people.