Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-10-09
4 REU.fRD OF ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS OFFERED
ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER

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Again has a murder like that which horr'hel
the community when Mrs. Griswold met ner
fate in williston, two years ago, CONFUSED ore
of our quiet Vermont towns and set all 10
trembling for their safety Ferry ha77,-'' ''''
old and well-known citizen OF HinesourGh' was
murdered Saturday night at his own door i-'
facts of this dreadful affair are suos'ah'l'ly Us
follows
About half-past eight CLOCK 9'''IiAS ''-'
ing, Mr. Russell and his wife who h'd JUST gone
to bed, were reused by knoeLihs 1t ',i'''
Mr. Russell had a'feauy uiopP'' ''7''i,
Mrs X who hrs' heArd the An''N' ~.
him with the words 'neie Is some o'
door and babe nm not open " ''.' '''
who 1t was u'en cal 'ls OUT "' ~,
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steppei to the door in his night clothes and un-
locked it. The bel where Mr. and Mrs. Russell.
sleft commanded full view Of the side door
where the stranger was, and Mrs Russell sitting
up. saw by the dim light which the Just risen
moon shed in the room, man crowd IN AS soon
as the door was unbolted, and instantly 'tIl@e
her husband a blow on the head cry Of 90 "H
my Lord .'' and the noise Of his fall, o--o"'-
Springiug from her bed, Mr.. Russell rushed
through the room and ly az entry way out VI
the house at another door, distinctly seeing h..
husband PROSTATE on the floor, apparently on "'-
face and the murderer kueel.us By or ou him
with one hand apparently holding him down,
and with the other beating him upon tie head
with some weapon. Groans reached her ear as
she fled out Of the door; and in momentary e2-
recitation of being herself knocked down by the
murderer OF cong Of his comrades, She made her
way as fast As age aud iHfrmities would permit
to the nearest house, Jerry Coieu.qa' 81 about
fifty rods south. She reused the caieman=s 'ni
she was SO exhausted with fright and her eAef-
ti0us that it was some time before she could ''-
her sad story. The women refusing ''.e ''
unprotected. Mr. Coleman went with '"''. To-
Mr.. Wals'on's. one hundred rods s'... ilI.i.''
south, where the ~onen remained anu VII '-'
man went TO the next h'nse s'''.' ''',' "
found Mr.. hutchinson ana VIZ. j. '''"' -+
quarter '- H''e %" ''i' 1i''
" H. mics Il s'ii-i''-'A" '' ''-' ~ a.
returning '',' ave
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nm the road q, grrlir,,an. His frightened f.-
,,-r- ., bs,-;,,., the 3r...itl news their neigh
t.-s b-sY..b- refused to l4t t.a, .5 t..r ,a,a.
So the whole f.milv went down the hill ,o-e,h,r
Medical assistance was at once sent for. AID
DR.. J. F. and wv Nile, were soon on the spot.
but Mr. Russell could not be brought % cone
s,iouspe.- and died about l0a. I'D. Sunday.
having not spoken a word. aud apparently stt-
ferinr no pain. There were ei.ht wlaud. On
the TOP and back Of his head. and two on hi-
face one Of the latter On the Ics, temple and The
other striking across hi. nose TIL, .el-p on
-bs hack and ,,nrsr mart Of ,be head was terri
ti, b,7ii.ei and I,,sr,tsj and the ,.rre.r.ri-
. iu.- inner table # the skull wa, probably de-
messed l.v fraet,r. abi.b would produce CONF
preston Of the brais asa ,sn..Iu,ut uucan-
ssiousnc,s. even if the outer tallfs.s .i.t t-k-
emf tbi, We are not able to speak p..i,..tr,.
AS no p3sf morton examination has vet been
made
The reqrap u.,,l iy tho murderer was, aa old
fashioned strs, slre-birre. about twenty fucbe,
long. and twoand a-hs,, ,,..a. wide II was lis
covered living on the fsor ~ r.s -i..rtle
holly
little search revealed the motive ftp the
grimm. ~, r.+rs cr,-s- OF, .l. f.,...f NJ Pen
.sl-s fsi ,,,, -,rf he f,j ken. fir -f,,.-, ,..,--
81 small leather covered frank in ,,f..f. wore his
hills reeefris. money. &C. Tia. 49, gone. Lis
r.,pt,lo.p. had not been riieI .bf. v,,'ar gi.,.
/ -113 IN If t.s;p,, f,,pj untouched ami r..,i;r.
,.s in ,ba t,u.s WAS disturbed ..,..,.. ... .
Ir,yqsr I'm g, rttIo t,bI. NJ tr. be,j .f tl.h,l ..
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