The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-11-18
The Murder OF Mr.. Ellnus J.
Morrison.

We put upon record in this number
of the VERMONT TRANscRIPr the notice
of the death of Mr.. Elinus j. Morri-
son, which was printed in the Man
chester, IN. H Weekly Mirror and
journal Of agriculture. This indicates
the estimation in which Mr. Morrison
was held by his friends and neighbors
where heresided. And it will be read
with interest by large circle Of ac-
quaintances in Northern Vermont.
Following this notice will be found the
application of the Selectmen of ST.
Adams to Mr.. Justice Gilman for an
inquest upon the dead body Of Mr.
Morrison, the testimony in full of Miss
Adaliza Blakely, and Messrs Myron f..
Wilson and +. d. Fuller Also the
minutes of the post mortem examina-
ton made by Doctors Branch, Wood
ward, Day and Stevens, together with
the finding and report of the Justice
To all of these matters will attach
permanent interest, and we, therefore,
make no apology for the space they
occupy in tho TRANscRIpr.
FROM THE MANCHESTER MIRROR
eve are panied to announce the
death of f. j. Morrison, Esq, of this
city. He died at St. Adams, Friday
morning, Oct 81, from a wound infict-
ed by one of the raiders, "Wednesday,
Oct. 10. He was walking along on
the street towards where the excite
ment was in st. Adams to learn the
cause, when he was shot by a pistol
ball His left hand was in his panta-
looms pocket, and the ball passed
through his hand, and the front part
of his bowels, and into his groin where
it caused intense suffering. From
the first his physician saw no hopes of
his recovery The news of the fatal
wound caused men to weep that sell
dom shed a tear Mr. Morrison was
an extraordinary man. Strong-mind-
ed, enterprising, resolute, undaunted
by disappointment generous, warm
hearted and broad hearted, he had
numerous friends here and in other
cities where he had lived that reioiced
in his presence and loved him rs a
brother He was brother of Hon.
George W. Morrison. He was well
known as a contractor, and was at one
time engaged in building railroads
West and latterly had done much
building for the Vermont Central road,
and for parties at ST Adams. He was
about As years of age.
He leaves a wife and five children,
almost disconsolate and broken heart
ed, to mourn n husband and father
who made home his chief thought and
supreme JOY.
AS his nearest neighbor and one OF
his best friends, we deeply feel the
bereavement and sympathize with the
sorrow stricken family His body ar
: rived here to day, Oct. 22d. The flu
neral will be from his house this Sat
urday afternoon at three o'clock, and
funeral services will be held at Music
Hail, tomorrow afternoon at two
o'clock
sELEcTMEN's ORDER.
TO Leonard Gilman, Esq, Justice Of The
Peace, 81. Albans.
We, the Selectmen of the Town o.
St Adams in the County of Franklin
and State of Vermont, having been
informed that the dead body of one
Elinus J. Morrison of said st. Adams
is now lying in the said town of st
Adams, supposed to have died. by VIC
lence, by being shot with pistol il
the hands of some person who frec
off said pistol in and upon the body O
said Morrison, at the time of firing
said pistol in full life.
!, We do, therefore, in our opinion de
= eide that the public good requires
that justice of the peace of sale
Franklin County should enquire into
= the cause and manner of the death o
the said Elinus j. Morrison,
> Dated at ST. Adams this 2lst day o
: October, A. ID. 1864.
BRADLEY BARLOW, c,
JOSEPH ID. SOULE, Detoe'
: FREEBORN f. BELL, J. 0N'
9 Upon receiving this official applica
u ton immediate action was taken b,
Il the Justice, and after issuing the requi
y site subpoenas, Justice Gilman pro
o ceeded to take the testimony of eye
n witnesses of the killing of Mr.. Nor
u rison, which we here produce.
MISS BLAKELY's AFFIDAVIT.
IA AJo1..o DloEaly ooa1 vao,c n