National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-10-16


the murderer WIS in it. The funer-
al was on Tuesday and attended by
IA large concourse of people.
The person arrested at Waterbury
on Monday morning on the charge !
OF numbering Mr.. Russell at lines
burg, Saturday evening, is Il lad,
about II years old. ) feet 8 inches
nigh, weigh ing l4U lbs. lie is well
made and muscular, fare mp'rxion
smooth face, dark hair, and alto.
gether a handsome young man
though his eye is rather dull and
his face does not show keen intelli-
gence. nor shrewdness or cunning,
nor even that righteousness We eX-
pect to see in a youthful murderer.
His parent are respectable French
Canadians wi o came to Hincshurgh
in their youth, married, and have
worked iM.ustriouSly to support a
family OF IL children, of which Hen
is the fifth. Henry has been intro.
duced into the Sabbath School two
or three times. but cunld not be in
duced to remain, or to attend Sat
bath worship regularly. lie had
the full opportunities OF attending
the common schools but was always
irregular, idle and mischievouS.-
His principal school was he street.
From the age of six or eight lie was
accused of pilierng, at the age OF
eight or ten he entered the MrthU.
dist parsonage in the absence W tn"
family and carried off some articles
: of value. Scarcely Il family in the
: village hnt has suffered some little
loss by him. \ Year ago he was
suspected of entering a store and
rJbhii9 the money drawer, was
traced to Waterbury where he took
the cars for Boston, al Il the pursuit
given up. a few weeks aiteI he
, was arrested III Boston for theft,
and sent 10 the House of Correc.
ton, in So. Boston, for six months.
Lust Summer he returned to Water.
. bury, where he hired a livery team,
> went to Colchester, offered the team
" for sale, thence to Milton. where he
offered it again, and WAS arrested
for stealing it. and taken t,
Montpelier, was committed for tra
aud brought before the County
: Court ut it's next session. The jury
not agreeing he WAS set at llheat\
, Sent. Goth, went home to his iather''
staid Il few hours and LETT. Stalt
:. oNep night vt l.. {. PatcllS, IL
=. I(ineSbttrgh, where sister OF his
r WIS living, his father having fur
nisaet him Il few dollars WIKI wLicl
!. he said he was going 10 New York
Friday he went to F'erriSbuI Oh
thence hy carSto Ver.ennes, whcI,
he SIMS he staid over night. Satul
!, day morning he came back to Shel
= burnc on the cars, aud staid ab0u
the station ard Il store till about
-. o'clock y. M, when he staIt d OF
tow ard the scene of the murder
about or ) miles distant. He wa
seen ON the road, oa0 or two mile,
from Shelhurne, at two o'clock, b
an acquaintance who talked wit
hm. Then mile further on by tw
=, women who ident!ty him; then
. mi'c from Mr.. EuSsell's and agar
~, near his house by per seas who wei
within 10 or 80 rods If him, | D or =
minutes after shutdown On his WA
=, tr ON uinoSburgh to Burlington q
H. Tuesday, after ais examination an
:. coinlnittal, in custody OF Shen
Stewart OF Waterbury, he met Il
funeral cortege going to the gray
with Mr.. RuSSell's body. Wclconl
sat upright in an open buggy, b
Ter
wrists ironrd, aud looked wilho,
finching into the faces OF one aft,
wv another Of kindred friends, and t,
- Nv citizens of the murdered mdi
y" occasionally smiling as he nod'l,
To IL familiar associate. lie maj
'"H tested no emotion while passing Il
"" ho,,se where the awful murder "
WV Wv committed, which Tor cold blood
III" airocity has no superior.
lck
a., About three miles from Mr.. RI
ryt sells towards Burlington, as til
mt were passing the residences OF n
,,r, lfnyey Russell, Welcome remal
,,rr cd TO his.attendant, IL staid IN Il
ON baru Saturday night" lie $
Ia. iurti er that he had found an I
III, coat in the shed, and taking it il
col. the barn, laid it on some straw II
,uth slept there TIL three or four ocl,
men Sunday morning; that lie got th'
, of about eight O'Clock after HE fam
sbut were abed !, that soon after he