The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1868-10-06
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Burhnrtou Free Press
AgAln has inarier like that which
borrscd the eommunisy when Mrs.
GTiswold met her fate in wiiiis,oa. two
years ago, confused enc u our qnac,
Vermont towns and set All TO trenshl-
ing for their safety, Perry Russell. An
Old and we'd known citircn Of Hinca-
bursh, was murdered saturday night
At has own door The facts Of this
dreadful affair are substantially a. fol-
lows
About hslipsss eight O'Clock SAtur-
day evening, Mr. Russell aud his wife,
who had just gone 10 bed, were reused
by knocking at the door. Mr. Rus
sell had slready dropped asleep. aud
Mrs r., who fret heard the knock,
awakened him with the words "there is
some one At the door, and bade hmm
not open il an he knew who it was
then calling out what do you want 2"
was answered want 10 come in. ~
Who are you 2 said Mr.. Russell. get
ting out Of bed; "Joc Busha, was the
reply; what do You wantY' want TO
come in, was again answered
Mr. Russell. knowing who Joe Busha
was---a boy who had worked for him in
August last stepped TO the door in his
night clothes and unlocked il. The
bed where Mr., and Mrs Russell slept
commanded full view Of the side door
where the stranger was and Mrs, Rus
sell sitting up, saw by the dim hight
which the Just risen moon shed in the
room, man crowd in Ms soon ms the
door was unbolied, and instantly strike
her husband blow on the head, a cry
Of ooh my Lord r and the noise Of bis
fall followed Springing from her bod,
Mrs Russell rushed through the room
and by an entry way out Of the house
at another door, distinctly seeing her
husband PROSTATE on the hoor appar.
emily on his face. aud the murderer
kneeling by or on him with one hand
apparently holding him down, and with
the other beating him upon the head
with some weapon Groans reached
her ear as she fed ont OF the door, and
in momentary expectation Of being her
self knocked down by the murderer or
some Ct bis comrades, she made her
way as fast as age and infrmites would
permit to the nearest house, Jerry
Coleman's, about fifty rods south. She
reused the Colemans but she was SO
exhausted with fright and her exertions
that it was some time before she could
tell her sad story. The women refus-
ing to be left unprotected, Mr. Coleman
went with them to Mr. Walston's, one
hundred rods still farther south, where
the women remained and Mr.. Coleman
went to the next house south, where he
found Mr.. Hutchinson and Mr.. Brow,
then a quarter Of a mile on the cross
road east TO Mr.. N. r. Miles, son-in-
law of Mr.. Russell's and returning the
five together went back TO Mr.. Russell's
and found the door shut, and on open
ing it, discovered Mr.. Russ ell lying on
the floor on his face in pool OF his
own blood, his head about six inches
from the door, his hands by his side,
alive but unconscious, Hastily dragg-
ing the mattrass out, some laid Mr.
Russell on it, while others went to
arouse the family of bis son, Edward
Russell who lives half mile north, on
the road to Burlington His frighten-
ed family, on hearing the dreadful news
their neighbors brought, refused to let
him go from them, SO the whole family
went down the hin together.
| Medical assistance was at once sent
for and Drs. j. +. and J. w. Miles were
soon on the spot, but Mr., Russell could
not be brought TO consciousness, and
died about 10 q, m. Sunday, having not
spoken word, and apparently suffer-
ing no pain. There were eight wounds
on the top and back Of his head. and
two on his face, one on the latter on
the left temple and the other striking
across bis nose. The upper part Of the
head was cut to pieces by the blows,
and undoubtedly the skull was frac-
tured, though no post Inortem examin-
alton has yet been made. m
The weapon used by the murderer
was an old-fashioned strap gate hinge,
about twenty inches long and two and
a half inches wide; it was discovered
lying on the floor by the body.
| A little search revealed the motive
for the crime. In little closet ct the
foot OF Mr. Russsll's bed, on shelf, he
had kept for thirty years small leatb-
or trunk, IN which we're bills, receipts,
money, &c, This was gone; his paDta-
looms had not been riAed, his wallet
with sl13 in il being found untouched,
and nothing else In the house was dis.