Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-10-09

OI u thifc uistuht, thc tiuhh was 'N"'"
by Edward Narramore and Luther
; Pierce, 1t was broken open and its con-
tents scattered about
, So far as is known, there was at the
, time of the murder no money in it, and
the assassin got absolutely nothing for
his horrid crime, unless possibly closer
! search may show some certificates Of
/. Bank Stock have been carried off.
: Suspicion naturally fell upon Busha,
whose name was given at the door, and
J who had worked for Mr.. Russell and had
some difference with some of the family.
He is IS years of age, but inquiry found
that he was in Burlington that night.
Suspicion also pointed to one Henry
Welcome of Hinesburg, who belongs to
respectable family, but who is himself
hard character. This Welcome was
seen on Thursday of last week in compa-
ny with Busha in the rear of Mr.. Rus
sells house. Mr.. Russell's hired man
llNeu at SOHlc llttic uiStdhCS, anu tho
hired girl had gone to Canada on visit,
so the old couple were entirely alone in
the house, of which the murderer was, no
doubt, we'll aware. Mr.. Russell owned
farm of 400 acres, and was quiet
man attending closely to his business.
Over hundred dollars was found in his
wallet, so that it is pretty certain that
the trunk contained no money. Mrs.
Russell is ~ years of age and very in
firm from paralytic stroke three years
ago. The family and the town of Hines
burg offer a reward of $1,000 for the
murderer. The murder of course Great
ed great excitement in that vicinity, and
one thousand people visited the scene of
the tragedy, meantime efforts were being
put forth to arrest the murderer.
ARREST OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER.
Henry Welcome was arrested at Wa
terbury, Monday morning. The news of
the murder was being read at Essex
junction, and when they come to We'll
come, Mr.. White, shoemaker, ex-
claimed, "Why, Welcome stayed with
me last night and has just left on the
train going East" saying that as he
was returning from meeting, Sunday eve
ming, Welcome stepped up to him and
said, < How do you do, Mr.. White" He
replied that he had the advantage of
him; Welcome then said, "My name is
Welcome, from Hinesburg, you know
me-" Mr.. White said, (Which of the
boys is it?" He said Philip (the eld-
est | wanted to take the early train in
the morning and my brother started to
drive me over here, but being ignorant
of the road he carried me to Winooski,
and as it was getting dark and he was
afraid of losing his way back, he left me
there, and | have just walked here, and
now want ynu to keep over night"
To this proposal Mr.. White assented,
having known the family previously. He
then asked him where Henry was, who
had been taken up for horse stealing
the boy answered, that he had been let
out and had gone south five days ago.
Mr.. White said he noticed spots of blood
upon his coat, but thought nothing par
ticular of it at the time.
A dispatch sent instantly to Water
bury secured his arrest there by officer
Stewart, who took him to Hinesburg for
examination. There seems to be no
doubt he is the murderer. He appears
Indifferent, of French descent and 10
years of age. 1t seems that about
year ago Mr.. Russell was reused one
night by knock at his door. In reply
to his inquiry who he was and what he
wanted, the person gave fictitious name
and said he had some business with Mr..
Russell. Mr.. r. at once suspecting that
all was not right, replied that he was too
old to transact business in the evening,
and commanded him to leave, at the
same time making considerable noise
with heavy stick. Then going to the
room of his hired man, who Fortunately
happened to be in the house that night,
he aroused him, and taking loaded gun
standing in the room, they both went
down to the door, but found no one there.
They fired the gun two or three times, to
show That they were armed, and retired,
and were not afterwards disturbed.
There seems to have been no special pre-
cautions taken, however by Mr. Russell,
against robbery, except the removal of
his bonds, as before stated and having
always lived undisturbed, he probably
took no thought of any danger.
= An enthusiastic democrat, during
large democratic meeting in Indianap-
oils, at which Frank Blair spoke, ap-
preached Capt. Meredith, of the Journal
Office, with the inquiry if he had ever
seen such crowd of democrats before
" Yes" said the Cantoin aNbara o.,