Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-10-14
.sAD TRAGEDY ArLoNawooD.

One of the saddest domestic tragedles
which we have ever recorded took place
at an early hour Friday morning at
l4oDgwooi. Mr. George L. Richardson, Of
the firm Of Page, Richardson g. Co., ship
ping merchants of this city, while labor
ing under temporary insanity, cut the
throat Of his son Henry. causing his
eeath, and also attempted to pe'petFate
the same act upon his second son, George
who though badly wounded, it IS expect
ed will survive. mH a.f Ia asr fae
Such in brief is the sad record If this
iamentable event, which has cast a gloom
over the business circles Of this city, the
unfortxnate prcpetrator being widely
known from his extended tusiLess and
social relations. ~
Mr.. Richardson is a gentleman abont
forty years of age, whose business and
domestic life were of the most pleasant
character. His family is without the
faint Of hereditary insanity. and though
there were premonitions of mental de-
rangement, there was not the slightest
fear entertained of its assuming any vic
lent or dangerous form,
During the intenae heat of last summer
he was exposed to the sun and suffered
mental depression For the past ten days
he has been too i'll to engage in business
but has not been confined to the house,
though he suffered from an inability to
procure his usual amount Of sleep. His
friends were anxious about him on this
account, and in the hopes Of restoring him
to health, foreign tour was suggested,
Thursday evening he retired early, and
abort one CLOCK Friday mcrnin5 his wife
awokc and found him very wakeful. In
a few moments he arose and taking q
razor went into an adjacent room where
his two boys were sleeping and committed
the deed. Mrs Richardson hearing the
cry Of the youngest (thc elder dying pro
baby instantaneously, his throat being
cut from ear to ear ran to the room and
pulled her husband back. A moment Of
reason came and lie exclaimed /: "Great
tod, what have done !" and Immediate
" left the house, clad only in his night
SHIFT.
4he neigh borhood was Immediately |
alarmed and messengers dispatched for
medical assistance. DIR. Helry j. Big
GLOW gave medical attention to the young
est boy. and strong hopes arc expressed
that he may recover.
After committing the act Mr.. Richard I.
son.left his home, which is on Pleasant
street, and made his way toward the Mill !
Dam. lie stopped at the house of an
Irshman, and rapping upon the door
demanded admission stating that he was
cold and wished to warm himself While
the man was preparing to descend, Mr..
Richardson went off, and calling at the
house of Mr.. Henry A. Green, near the
Cottage Farm Station, on the Worcester
Railroad, Knocked at the rear door. i'hc
doDestics hearing him inquired what he
wanted, when he implorcd admission,
stating that be was cold and urged them
to conse down and make fire. Before
they had time to consider he threw up
his arms and rushed away. He was
found this forenoon III his own barn IN
der the hay. When he vas found he .
was laboring under great mental depress
ion, and though unaware Of the decd I
that he had perpetrated, was impressed
with the sense Of having committed some
great crime. Fa .Ha
Mr.. Richardson has wife aud four
children, The lad who is dead was
youth Of about fourteen years Of age, and .
beloved by all. His sudden death has
thrown the deepest grief upon bis circle
of acquaintances, By whom be was esteem
ed for many pobc traits of character. |
Mr.. Richardson's love and care of his
children has been something more than
fathcrly. He was their friend and conf
dent, participating in all their plans and
enjoying with them the pleasures Of very
happy homo. He is biinself man of dc
cidcd religious character, being deacon
in tic Orthodox church at Brockline u
Continued i'll health, acting upon nature
naturally sensitive, created mental de-
rangcment, which 10 the only explanation
to be given Of this truly mOurnful affair.
In the immediate rcighborhood Of this
sad event, among those who knew him
best, there has been tender and genial
expression Of sympathy for the wife aud
family thus suddenly and fearfnlly be-
rGaved. - Boston Jomnal 'h
81 ---------------.-----4.-. $500, ~ /
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love her husband il he is, either witty or
chiyalrous German woman, if he is
constant and faithful Dutch woman,