Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1867-02-08

ne'er to rise again.
On this fatal occasion of in.oxication,
Thompson met Miss Bailey with lady
friend on River street, and placing his
hands before his mouth somewhat in the
shape of tunnel, blew disccrdant sound
into Miss BIS ear. She turned upon him
and remarked, g That is not very gentle-
manly" when Thompson replied with a
foul and vulgar expression. The lady
passed on and soon returned home. Here
she found her brother, Thomas. who had
like herself, returned from walk with his
wife. The young lady detailed the cir
cumstance of the insult TO her brother.
who, without remark, left the house. 1t
was not the nature of Tom Bailey to pass
an insult to himself or friend lightly by.
He closed the door-left his young wife
and fifteen minntes afterwards was a
corpse
Bailey passed down the ssreet--his res
idence was No. So North Third street-to
the Rankin engine house, where he met
John Law, the driver of the company, and
asked him, to take walk. The two pro-
ceeded down River street, and on the way.
Mr.. Bailey explained to Law the insult to
his sister, and that he intended simply to
caution Thompson not to do it again. The
two friends called at the Crystal, Griswold
and Miles sa oons, but did no, see Thomp-
son and were proceeding back the engine
house Bailey marking he could see him
any other time, when they reached the
| junction of Grand Division and River
street, and Bailey discovered the object Of
his search on the opposite side Of the
street, nearly in front of the Ronald's
house, on the spot where the murIer oc-
Cured. Bailey and Law passed across
the street. Bailey in advance, and the for
mer met Thompson face to face.
i What transpired in that one moment Of
the meeting and at the time of the shot is
Of the most awful consequence to Thomp-
J son as it was to Bailey. Mr.. Bailey. as
! we have said, was attended by Law.
, There was at leas! one person, if no, two,
with Thompson, whose names have been
5 studiously kept in the back ground. These
men, we are informed, are prepared to
: swear that Mr.. Bailey, on approaching
: Thompson, seized him by tie collar, re-
5 marking, 8 have been looking for you
! | will learn you TO insul. my sister," and
y slapped him across the face with his hand
d knocking Thompsou's cap off his head
y and upon the ground. Mr.. Law was in
II rear of Bailey a foot or two. Before h,
y had got up TO the contendmg parties, tn,
: words had been spoken, the pistol drawn
e and discharged, ard he came up ju.t in
g time to receive the falling form of the
: murdered man," Thompson, you have
e shot me-" were the only words of poor
S Bailey, as he fell back into the arms Of
e Law. He never spoke again. Thomp-
e son, in moment sobered by the shot and
d comprehending ITS terrible effect, exclaim-
d ed: Is Tom, didn't mean to hit you;
y would not have fred if you had not struck
: me-"
IS The news of the murder spread like
If wild-fre through the city. VIM. Bailey
> brother of the deceased, was sitting il
l. the Rankin steamer house, when a mes
d senger came rushing in, exclaimng TON
y is shot +" The brother Immediately rushed
n to the scene Of the tragedy, but arrived
e only as the dying mans eyes we're closing
at in death. The mother, Mrs. Bailey, hac
IF been to market for her supply Of provi
It. sions, and was returning home when she
t. encountered the crowd that was Assem-
It. bling in the vicinity of the tragedy. Sh'
g inquired of a stranger the cause Of th'
a excitement. "A man has been shot," wa
O. the reply. A gentleman who knew he
t., said in as kindly accents as he coul,
III Mrs. Bailey, your son Tom is shot
st The poor woman dropped her marke
er basket to the ground, and rushed to tn
ut room where her murdered son lay. II.
ns looked as if he was quietly sleeping
those manly features little tinged witt
the paleness of death, but otherwise tn
expression was calm and natural. an
! gave no visible sign Of pain in the transi
at ton from life to death. The scene tina
h ensued when the mother arrived and sa,
the corpse Of her son, beggars description
as We will draw veil over it and over tn
- agony of the poor mother as she CAV
in vent to her grief in the widest laments
ID tions and every sign of wretchedness an
4. woe.
ms But there were other hearts to be rer
he and torn by the horrible tragedy; anon
ne these the young wife of the deceased, b
n sisters and numerous relatives through III
ms city. A servant girl in neighbor's fam
i'll ly, who passed by the scene about the tim