Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-12-08
Murders and Executions.

81 "A paragraph has been going the round
n to the effect that homicide had beef
f committed in West Newfeld, Me-, AM
n that the accused party had been takel
into custody, but no particulars had beef
{, published. TIL Portland Advertise
Q furnishes them as follows:
: at appears that one Daniel Folsom
6 a man ofintemperate and eccentric habits
b went TO the house of Abram Durgin il
s the evening after cider. He got som,
o and probably became somewhat intoxi
}. Gated. During the evening, as near a
$ can be found out difficulty arose abou
paying for the cider. Durgin's son.in'
law, one Dudley, was there, and who
was probably drunk with the rest, took
part in the scrape and struck Folsom
with club, dragged him out of doors and
left him. He lay there all night until
, about four o'clock, when Dudley became
alarmed because he did not ge; up and go
. home. Dudley went out, carried him
back into the house, and tried to revive
him. He was dead. Upon examination
!; it was found that the skull was fractured
and the blood was coagulated upon the
brain. AT first Durgin nor his family
would acknowledge that they knew any
thing about the affair, but on the whole
concluded to tell the truth, and on the
examination before the magistrate gave
substantially the above account Those
who know the parties do not think that
it was case Of premeditated murder,
but that the parties were all drunk to-
gether, and this was the result of
drunken row. Folsom was addicted to
intemperance, and has been so long so
that his mental faculties were somewhat
shattered. Dudley is in Jail at Alfred,
to answer what the Grand Jury may find
against him at the January term"
SHOCKING MURpER.-At Shelbyville
ILL.,, on Wednesday of last week, instiga>
ted by Jealousy, it is said, Thomas Nj.
Thornton, of banking firm in that place
walked into clothing store and deiber-
ately shot, without any warning, Lieut..
Geo. Tackett, who was reading news
paper at the time. Tackett rose from bis
chair and staggered toward the door,
when thornton shot him again, the ball
entering his shoulder. Tackett then ran
out of the door into the street, followed by
Thornton, who again shot him i n the
small of the back. This shot brought
lim to the ground, Thornton then walks
I'd up to the dying man and placed his
'evolver TO his head and shot him again.
he ball passing completely through his
read. Thornton then walked to
lankiDg house, mounted horse aud He'd
Nothing has been heard of him since. A
lumber Of persons were witnesses OF the
.ffair from the commencement of tn e
but made no effort to interfere.
DEA SENTENCE ON MARTHA
GRINDER, THE Po1soNER.-On Tues
ay last, at Pittsburg, Penn, Judge
Sterrett presiding in Court, Mrs. Martha
Grinder, who has been pronounced gull,
y of murder in the first degree, by adj
poison WI C h caused the
Heath of Mrs. Mary Caroline Caruthers,
IN the lst of August, 1865, was brought
before the bar, apparently very feeble
10 much so that she had to be supported
)y Sheriff Stewart and one of the Off
,ers of the Court. Her face was pale
md indicated that since her conviction [
he had been the subject of great mental
After being seated in the box {
he cast her eyes upon the floor and did
lot raise them therefrom until called up :
or sentence. When asked TO stand up
he rose tremblingly and responded to
he question whether she had anything to ,
nterpose against The death sentence about
o be passed upon her saying: Il have {
otting to say / am not guilty, that is !
IL l have to say She appeared over. |
ONE, and was ordered to be seated q
Judge Sterrett then pronounced sentence. G
Immediately afterwards t be prisoner, c
erving herself apparently for the occa-
ion, with tears streaming down her
heeks, addressed the Court as follows c
81 have only to go to the bar of God c
is the only place have got to go to, to q
how my innocence. If it had not been c
Or Mrs. Caruthers getting things from t
ne, and from none but me from my '
ouse, would not have been suffering
ere as l am. Mr.. G. wanted me to take q
girl up my stairs, and the trouble grew 7
ut of that. They then tried TO separate r
ne and my husband, and did all they q
ould to do so. Mrs. Caruthers was q
ne woman; she was a good woman and |
dear woman; Mary Phillips was an !