Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-07-31
Domtstir Nrms.
rUE ASCUTNEYVILLE MURDERER.

THE ASCUTNEYVILLE MURDERER
Henry Williams alias Hiram Miller who muir
dered Mr.. and Mrs Gill Gowing at Ascu;neyviIe,
Vt, on Monday morning the 22d inst. bad bis
preliminary examination at Windsor ON Ihursda,
the 25th INST aud WAS committed to awsit the ac-
ton Of the grand jury at the next term Of the
Windsor county court Va December The muir
derer is French Canadian, and left the serNice Of
Mr. Gowing on the Path ult., and went 90 Canada.
lie came down on thu train 90 half past . o'clock
Monday morning, and, with another man who IS
supposed 60 have been an accomplice. was Dec of
the cars at High Bridge, near Carcmont n H.,
and went from there straight TO the scene Of the
murder. When Mr.. Gowing came 20 the door,
on being called, be was FIRST knocked down hy
lever or bar, and was aiierward, dispatched with
an AK which Williams procured from the tool chest.
Alter numbering Mrs Gowinc. t appears that
Williams did see the child. a girl OF l3, iu the
tundle bed. with the sheet over her head, AMI too
terrified TO speak, but only pushed the crib under
the bed with bis foot 90 get u ont of The way
For bali an hour be prosecuted bis search for mon
ey, breaking open the bureau with his murderous
Ak which left blood stains and clottcd hair where
ever it fell, but did not succeed in finding any,
although under the pillow beneath the dead wo-
mans head 500 In greeubacks and government
bonds were concealed. After leaving the house,
he quietly proceeded to a neiehbors. half a mile
distant, and engaged 60 work through che having
season After working iu the field few hours,
evidently to make bis escape by rail, and on the
road he was overtaken 10y a man In a carriage who
gave him ride The news Of the crime had pre-
coded him, however, and upon the evidence OF the
little girl who had recognized Williams voice, be
was arrested when he reached the town. Although
pretending 10 be astonished when taken he was
greatly agitatcd aud manifested all the premonio-
~ evidence Of a conscience stricken uncuder-
Springfield Republican.
Williams who goes also by the name Of Miller,
was committed 10 jail, Thursday, after eNamina-
ton, to await his trial for the murder OF the Cow
ings, at County Court neXt December. He WAS
identified by conductor Dow MS the man who lclt
his train at High bridge about two O'Clock Oh the
morning Of the murder. Williams admit, that he
came down ON BOWS train aud got Of at Sugar
River Bridge-that be did not get of at Windsor,
as there no one there that be knew that he
went toward Ascutneyvllle till lac came to the cove
cred bridge. n. b. Flanagan testified TO finding
tracks leading and from the house distinctly and
peculiarly marked, owing to the nails and patches
on the boots that made them and the tracks eX-
actly fitted the boots which were found on the
prisoner when arrested Marks on one Of the
doUrs which kicked open corresponded also
with the nails on the boots The boots when
Williams arrested were wet as il they had been
washed. but traces Of blood were plain on them,
bis clothes be accounts ior 10y saying that bis nose
had bled. Mr.. Gowing is who has dealt
considerably IN cattle, aud kept money by him for
that purpose This fact was known to Williams.
Huntington Free Press.