The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-09-07
STAGE NEWS.

ASorugR MuRDEI IN V~ERMoNT-Vsrmont is
no exception TO the e,ruival of crime nov preya-
ding througout our land. a horrible murder
was committed il N~iIiston, on Sunday night last,
the particulars Of Which we copy from the D.
~lington Times of Tuesday, as follows -
In a beautiful location, overlooking the hnest
farms 10 Williston, upon what IS known as the
old country g99ldt .t lf4Ra5i saE G9@ 81; Isss Stuff HpSOff'iiR6se
williston turnpike, III a pleasant two story brick
cottage, surrounded by l40 acres of land under
good cultivation, resides Mr. Ephraim Griswold,
an old gen llemln Of sixty, with his wife, Mrs.
Sarah Walker Gliswold, about the same age
18th this aged couple have dwell, Cor a few
month, past, che Charlss Potter, long a resident
of Williston, and his wsfe. who was an adopted
daughter and niece & the Griswulds. Potter,
however, has, within a few years past, lived at
Cooks Corner, c.. E., where he kept tavern
On Sunday morning last, Potter, his wife, and
two children, his brother Clark Potter, and Mr..
Griswold, left for Canada, leaving the old lady
with a small boy about 10 years Of age, named
Edward Call. alone in the house-Mrs Griswold
slept in a little chamber, about seven feet by
eight, just off the kitchen, while the boy occupied
wha, was known as he wood shed chamber
At ten O'Clock, Sunday night. some of the
ueighbors, in passing the house, noticed a light
in the window Of Mrs G's bedroom. Abont sew
en- O'Clock Monday morning, an Il ishman nam
ed Morris Sullivan went to The house TO procure
a wagon. the loan " which be had obtained tie
day previous, wheI he heard the boy call and
endeayoring to get out from the stair case lead
ing from his chamber, the door Of which was
fastened by a WOODEN cleat. After letting the
hoy cut be noticed an unusual stiffness about the
house. and also the fact that Mrs. Griswold was
not about, contrR y TO her usual custom. This,
he thought very mysterious and on finding ira
oes Of blood on the doorstep, proceeded to alarm
the neiehbors. Mr.. G.. W. BrowneIl and other
citizens soon arrived and proceeded 10 open the
back door, when they discovered a pool Of blood
in the kitchen near the stove, and other mark
Of violent struggle. Mrs. G's room was found
empty and eyideD. marks Of blood on the floor.
Dilligent search was then made in the out
buildings for the body, when II was soon found
in a calf pen near lbe house, in a horribly mutt
lated condition. the lower portion entirely expos.
ed and the upper covered with a blanket aud bed-
Quilt. On examining the house it was found
that the door ia the DINING room had been open
ed with a chiseI, also the sitting-room and a pri-
waite room where Mrs. @. kept her plate and
~jewslry, The upper drawers Of the bureau con.
tanning these Yaluables we're broken open and ri,
fed. Blood stains we're also found on the pisz
"a and upon the sills Of the windows in the din
ing room. The news Of The murder soon spread
through the neigborhood, creating much excite
ment, and towards noon. Messrs. Edmund Whit
nsy and A. b. simonds, Seleetmen Of Williston
proceeded 10 make inquiry into the matter, Hon
wm. H. French. Justice Of the Peace, acting Al
Coroner.
Drs. c. A. L spragus, and A. c. WEIGH pro
ccedei TO make an examination Of the MURDERS
woman. They found rounds on the left side o
The head, frsstsrine the skoll. which we're IN
dOubtsdly produced BY some blunt instrument. =
On the right side Of the head were four or Nv
esntpsiens. p~robobiy made By the same itsiru'
msnt There we're also several stalls in The neck
ose about two inches 10 .sngih from left 70 RICH
and seysring the right external jagular Eein.-
These sounds uert evidently made BY some sbaTl
rented instrunens. Two cuts vere found o.
tbe back q be lsh baBa, also 90 TIE back q ID
rgh, hand, AID one 81 inch aud a ~halfdsp q
,he left eide q The ehia, passing % The right u
% the osu,sr # he lip. The knees we're badl.
bruised. = RS ,hs lsh SIDE fths chest Thee