Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1869-07-23
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Horrible Tragedy.
MURDER OF A CHILD, AND SUICIDE OF
THE MURDERER. A TEMPERANCE Leo
TURE.

the little town OF IolnphlnsNliie, oiatcn
Island, N. Y, was aroused from its won't
ed serenity by rumor that young girl
had been murdered, and that her MUIR
derer had afterward put an end to his
own existence. The rumor, upon inves-
tigation, proved TO be only too true. The
facts of the case are as follows Mr..
Charles P. Harrington, boot and shoe
manufacturer, whose residence and place
of business is in Griffin St. near the
first landing, had in his employ man
named Carrot Roach, who lived and
boarded in the house. About $50 A. M.
Tuesday, the two little daughters of Mr..
Harrington-Emma, aged IL, and Ella,
aged 6-were dressing themselves in their
bedroom on the third floor, when this
man Roach entered with knife in his
hand, such as is used in cutting leather,
and addressing the elder sister, asked her
roughly where their "money bank" was.
His strange manner frightened the chill
dren and they did not answer him, where
upon he seized Emma by the head and
cut two deep gashes in her throat from
ear to ear. Seeing him in the act of per-
petrating this barbarity, Ella ran out of
the room and down stairs, screaming for
help. On reaching the hallway, she flew
into the arms of servant girl, crying,
90, save me save me Roach is kill
ing Emma up stairs" Mr.. Harrington,
who was in the kitchen with his wife when
he heard the screams, rushed upstairs to
his daughters bedroom. Upon entering
the room he saw Emma lying on the floor,
with her throat cut, and weltering in her
blood, but not quite dead He picked
her up, uttering at the same time ago.
nizing cries for assistance, which were re-
peated by the household. Mr.. Ambrose,
livery stable keeper, living little fur
ther down the street, heard these cries,
and ran over to Harringtons's house.
On entering he met Mr.. Harrington on
the first floor, standing with his daugh-
ter's body in his arms, and his light
clothes stained with the blood which was
yelling from the wounds in the throat
Mr.. Harrington begged him to run for
doctor, but Ambrose remarked that the
child was already dead, and asked who
had done the deed. Harrington answer
ed, The man up stairs" Ambrose
thereupon seized club and went up
stairs. On reaching the third floor he.
entered the workshop, which is upon the
same floor as the children's bedroom
On entering he saw Roach lying on his
face on the floor with his throat cut, and
almost dead. A looking-glass on the
wall was all bespattered with blood, as
if the wretched man had stood up in
front of it to commit the deed. Mean
time the neighbors, attracted by the cries,
gathered around the house and sent for
Coroner Harcourt, who Immediately inn
panneled a jury to hold an inquest over
the bodies. Testimony was given accord
ing to the above account, and the jury
returned the following verdicts "That
Emma Harrington came to her death by
shoe-knife in the hand of Carrot Roach
while laboring under temporary fit Of
insanity" and " That Roach came to his
death by committing suicide" The poor
young girl thus cut off in her budding
youth, was great favorite with the com
munity, and was just beginning to b.
useful to her parents around the house
and in the store. Lying in her untime
ly coffin, her face wore a serene expires
sion, as though she had not few hours
previously been snatched from life o.
earthly happiness by the most violent
and revolving means. The murderer arc
suicide, Roach, was native of Ireland
but had been in this country for som,
years. He is said to have had a wifi
and children in Ireland, and children
also living with another shoemaker in
Brooklyn. He was we'll built man
about FIVE feet seven inches high, dark
hair and dark complexion, and apparent
ly between As and As years of age. H,
was confirmed drunkard, and had tax
en- and broke the pledge two or thret
times within the last twelve MONTHS
He has also been locked up several
z times for being found drunk in the streets
He had been in Mr.. Harrington,s EN-
ploy for over year. During the last
three weeks, until the day before yester
day, he had been almost continually
drunk, but on that day he behaved pref
ty well, aud did some work. On tn,
same evening he borrowed nine cents o
Mr.. Harrington, and stayed out the great
er part of the night. Early in the morn
ing Mr.. Harrington was lying in his
bed, when Roach entered the room.-
There Was an uneasy glare in his eye
and Mr.. Harrington asked him what
was the matter. He answered that he
could not sleep that night, turned and
went out Mr.. Harrington is of the
.opinion that Roach iptendad % l.-