Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-24
From the Mscoupin Mo- Times, pee. ),
4 Wan Murders his Wife and IL
Lynehcd by Nob,

On Friday evening last, after DARK our
community was startled by the arrival IN
town Of Young man named Moore, who
/ brought the report that a man named Iarl
Engleman, living some eight miles south
east of tho town, had murdered his wife.
by cutting her throat from ear to ear
The murdered woman was daughter
of Mr.. Elijah Mitchell, the assassin being
her second husband, The murderer, Carl
Engleman, was German by birth, Of
whose previous history we can learn bu,
little. He served in the regular army
from 1855 TO 1860. BY her he had
two children, the youngest of whom is
now a babe about three months old. Their
married life was not happy one. Quar-
rels were frequent, but the sympathy OF
/ the neighborhood was on the side Of the
woman, who seems 10 have been highly
esteemed by her acquaintances. Last
/ spring the difficulties between them cul-
minated by her swearing her life against
him, in consequence of which he was ar
rested, and on the 2d Of April last was
committed 10 Jail. He remained in pris-
ON until the 2Sth day g last September
when he was discharged from custody
upon giving his own recognilance 10 keep
the peace, in the sum Of $500 and pay
ment of costs During the September
term of our court she procured bill Of
divorce from him. He has, however, an.
noyed her constantly ever since, some
times demanding money, and sometimes
insisting that she should marry him again,
promising better behavior in future.
; ~. TI,r-1,,. L.. E,,.,1.t,,..T, "a
Clyde. and ground up a pocket knife
which he carried with him. lie suisse
quen.Iy wont to II drug -tore and procured
a vial OF laudanum. On Friday, about
noon. he came to the house and demanded
Of her the sum of SO, which he claimed
she had promised. She refused to give 1t
to him. and insisted that he should leave
the place, and not annoy her further. He
refused, and claimed that he should
come when he pleased, as the law
gave him right to see his children. She
then sent one Of the children for 4 young
nephew of hers, by the name Of Moore,
who was gathering corn on the farm. lie
came TO the house. and, taking pistol
from the bureau drawer in which IT was
hvpI, ruIved EugIeman to leave. Wait
/ ing until he was ont of sight, young
Moore then returned to his work. Engle-
man see ms to have walked down the road
some distance and then concealed himself
where he could watch the premises. This
was soon after noon, About four o'clock
he returned to the honse, and found his
victim alone with her little children. As
an excuse for his return he stated that he
had left his pipe behind him on his preyi'
Gus visit She arose and commenced
looking for the pipe and while SO engaged
he seized her by the head from behind
and drawing her head back, drew his
knife across her neck, cutting her throat
from ear to ear. She screamed and ran
out of the house, and leaning against
tree, stood a few moments, until weakened
by the loss of blood, she sank to the
ground and died.
While this tragedy was being enacted,
the Oldest daughter Of the murdered wo-
man. - years Of age, ran, and getting the
pistol, placed il, with the muzzle against
the villains back, and tried with all her
strength, to discharge it, but could not.
1t was subsequently found lying on the
floor, half-cocked, her ignorance of the
weapon having prevented her from pull
ing the hammer far enough back to enable
her to discharge it. When her mother
ran out of the house, she picked up the
babe, and knowing that the object. Of the
villain was money, she had also fore
thought sufficient to secure a carpet-sauk
containing 800. Engleman had by this
time fled. Going to her mother, she asked
if her injuries would kill her, and was told
that they would. With the babe and car
pet-sack she fed to the nearest neighbor's,
leading another of the little children by
the hand She here told her tale of hor-
ror. Upon going to the house, the poor
woman was found to be dead.
The neighborhood was at once aroused,
and search organized for the murderer
About nine o'clock in the evening he was
overhauled near Macoupin creek, about two
and half miles from this city, by three
young men. He made no resistance. He
was found to be covered with blood, which
was first thought to be that of his victim,
but further examination showed that it
proceeded from wounds made in his own
neck and arm, by repeated attempts at
suicide.
He was at once taken to the Jail. On
Monday mob assembled and took the
murderer out of Jail. The lock of the
door was shivered by blows from the
sledge, which gave them admission to the
hall Of the Jail. The prisoners were all
locked in their cells except the notorious
Mrs. Taylor, of Springfield, who is here
for safe keeping while the Jail of Mont
gomery county is being built, and who,
hains, n ,,oor health hos hanp allowed tho
liberty of the hall. In accordance with
demand from the leader of the mob, she
pointed out the cell in which was their
victim. The sledge hammer was at once
brought to bear upon the lock, which at
last gave way. Engleman was found
standing up, ready for his fate, with his
coat buttoned to the chin. He spoke not
word, and only by turning ashen pale
did he show any sign that he read his
doom in the flushed faces which met his
gaze at the cell door. A rope, which had
been previously prepared, was now
brought forward and the moose placed
over his neck, and he was hauled by
dozen strong hands rapidly to the door.
The whole transaction did not occupy
moro than ten minutes, but during this
time a crowd Of perhaps two hundred
persons had collected around the Jail yard
As he was ierked out Of the door by the
halter around his neck, wild yell went
up, They've got himl they've got him"
No one, however, seemed to care to face
the demoniac crowd who had him in hand,
and they at once started at full speed
down Broad street, towards the south part.
Of the city, dragging their victim after
them, and followed by the wild crowd.
After running about three blocks they