Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-05
[ From the Burlington Timesl
HOrriOte Murder IN Hinesbur0H.

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HOrriOie Murder it Hinesbur0h.
Great excitement was occasioned In
our city sunday morning by the news
that Mr.. Perry Russell, u we'll known
and wealthy farmer in Hinesburgh, had
been murdered in cold blood the even
ing previous. In company with some
fifty OF our citizens we at once proceeded
to the scene of the murder, which is in
the northwestern pant of Hinesburgh,
about nine miles from Burlington, five
from Shelburn and two from Hines
burgh.
Mr.. Russell was an aged man of 70
years, though in rugged health and quite
vigorous. himself and wife who was
about his age, lived alone in two story
dwelling, but occasionally hired men
to assist in working the farm. Both re-
tired to rest about 8 o'clock Saturday
evening-nO one else being in the house.
About half an hour afterwards some per-
son Knocked at the door of the dining
room which opens to the north. Mr.. Rus
got up and went to the door, his wife
telling him not to open it untilhe ascer-
tanned who was there. Mr.. Russell ask
ed who was there, and received the re-
ply, 80 Bushy; 1 want to come in, ~
He then unlocked the door, when as
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Il blow from a hinge of barn door,
about 20 inches long and weighing three
pounds. AS lie received the blow Mrs.
Russell heard him say "Oh Lordn' She
then sprang out of bed and came into
the room, when she saw shortish man
with his back towards her pounding her
husband on the head Fearing for her
own life she at once ran out OF the back
door and down the road to the nearest
neighbor, Jerome Coleman, who lived
hundredrOd south, and awoke him and
bis family. Unfortunately instead of at
once returning to the house, they pro-
ceeded on and aroused the next neigh
Dor, Daniel Watson, and afterwards
Mr.. Russell's sOn-in-law, N. II. Miles.
All then went back to the house and
found Mr.. Russell lying in pool
of blood with head to the door, breath
ing heavily, and blood OOzing out of
deep wound in the crown OF his head.
Drs. J. w. j. +. Miles were at once
sent for, but human aid was OF no avail.
He fingered on in an unconscious state
until 10 am. yesterday, when he died.
An examination showed the presence of
8 scalp wounds, from IA to inches in
length, and deep cut III the crown of
the head. The skull was not fractured.
Death undoubtedly resulted from the
conclusion of the brain and the exhaus-
ton occasioned by great loss of blood.
The murderer, after finishing his hOr-
rid work, evidently searched the house
for booty, but obtained nothing except a
small black trunk, which contained
deeds, notes, ard other valuable papers.
This was found by Messrs. Edward Mar
ramore, of Charlotte, and Luther Pierce,
of Shelburn, yesterday, about half a
mile from the house, on the farm of Or
rim A. Morse, of Shelburn, broken open
and the contents strewed about on the
ground.
Mr.. Russell had between $4,000 and
$1,000 in U. S. $50 bonds but had de-
posted them in the First National and
Merchants National Banks in this city,
some time since. So the miserable man,
like the Weathersfield murderer, got
nothing by his awful crime.
In the same clOthes-press from which
he took the trunk, hung the murdered
mans pants, containing 1925, but they
seemed to have escaped his notice.
Soon after the neighbOrs reached the
house, Constable Andrew Currey, of
Hinesburgh, was sent for. He imme-
diately came to this city and awoke ex-
Sheriff Flanagan, and they together
proceeded to search the country for the
murderer, visiting the railroad depots,
E. sex Junction, Shelburn, and other
, pc nts where he would be likely to take
the cars. The night was very light, the
moon being up, and the early hour at
when the murder was committed, gave
Z ample time for the murderer to reach
Shelburn depot, At miles distant land
f whittier there is good foUtpath almost
! in a direct line) before the arrival of the
S night express train from Burlington,
a due at 1915 pm. The Charlotte depot
is 81 miles from the scene of the MUIR
/, der.
E No person has been arrested up to the
: hour we go to press, though Mr., Flana-
: gan, Sheriff Munson, Deputy Sheriff
Ashley, Chief of Police Drew, and other
officers were active yesterday and all
last night in endeavOring to arrest one
Henry Welcome, of Hinesburgh, OF
whom there is strong suspicious. Wei
come is a young man, about IS years OF
age, and has just been released from
Montpelier Jail, where he had been con-
fined for stealing a horse and buggy
from Bruce & Ladd, of Waterbury, last
summer.
He formerly had worked for Perry
Russell and was familiar with the prem
i ises. His description as given to us by
Sheriff Munson is as follows: Henry
!, Welcome, French descent, 10 years OF
age, 5 feet s inches high, pale face, short
!. dark hair dark short sack coat, pants
pepper and salt, light colored vest, cal
boots with caps on toes, new fashion
Scotch cap, new style, red and black
$ with red band. Welcome was last seer