Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-24
Correspondence 81 tho Dooton journal
A Double Murder-Fatal Railroad Acct
dent

NoRTuf1RLD, Washington Co., VT, July 10.
TO the Editor cfhe Boston Journal.
\ most fearful tragedy was enacted in the
town Of Calais, in this county, on Friday of last
week.
Atrial Martin, Il young man nineteen years Of
age, who resided with and worked on a farm
owned by his mother, went day or two pre-
yious to his brothers, for the purpose of Dor
rowing rifle, which was refused him. During
the absence of his brother. he took the rifle and
carried it home. and loaded it with powder and
ball. lie started from home on Friday morn
ing early, and went some distance to the house
of one Jenison l.. Wheelock and inquired of
Wheelock's wife where he (Wheelock) was
She told him he on the meadow moving
lie Immediately started in that direction, and
resting his gun across a log. deliberately shot
Wheelock. The ball entered his right breast
between the third and fourth rib, causing in
Simultaneous death. The ball remained inside
Martin was only six or eight rods from Vince
lock when he fired.
Wheclock'S wife. hearing the report and the
cry of some one whom she supposed to be her
husband suspected something wrong, looked
out and saw Martin return past the house She
then went Immediately to the meadow, where
she found her husband lying few steps from
his scythe in small brook, with his head upon
the bank, dead.
Martin then went in the direction of the farm
of one Goodale where one Luoius Ainsworth
was at work. in company with Goodale and his
boys, with whom he had some conversation
Then he rested his rifle across the fence, took
deliberate aim at Ainsworth and fired. The
ball entered his back Just above his hip bone
and came out at his right breast. Ainsworth
Immediately fell, and Martin made off, loading
his rifle US he went. Surprising Answorth dead,
Goodale and his boys made good haste to OBJ
tain assistance to secure the murderer, leaving
Ainsworth where he fell. He afterwards arose,
took fork and made his way to Goodalc's
house, where he fingered in the most excrucia-
ting agony for about three hours, when he died.
Martin, after having shot Ainsworth, went in
the direction of Kents Corner in Calais where
his loaded gun was taken from him, and he put
under keepers. No cause can be assigned for
the horrid deed. Martin having always borne
the reputation of being an honest, steady Young
man. The only reasons he gives for having COM
mitted the deed are that he "was mad at them
and meant to kill thenl" He had an cxamina-
ton before W. W. Caldwell, Esq, on COM
plant issued by {. II. joyce. State Attorney,
and was ordered to be committed for trial at
the September term of the Washington County
Court. The deceased both bore good repu-
tation, and were both married about two wears
ago.
\ shocking accident occurred as the mail
train from Boston was leaving Mortified on
Saturday. From some cause unknown, VIII
liam ShattuCk engineer on board the train, Ell
ther jumped or fell from the engine and struck
his head against a tie where the rail crosses it,
mutilating his face and taking. the top of his
head completely off.
lie was young man twenty-seven years of
age, and much respected by all who knew him.
His funeral was attended at Windsor Yesterday,
an extra train being sent from Northfcld to CON
vey his remains and the friends of the deceased
who wished to attend.