Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-04-27
Murder i'm Bristol, vermont.

SCtue Vi Il HOITlDit uuu DiOOuy muruer,
in which Noah Thompson was struck
down aud brutally assassinated by John
Riug, wbo stabbed him with knife, 10
dicting nine or ten wounds in various
parts of the body Excitement was so
intense for time that it was feared
Lynch law would prevail, aud the
wretch would be made to expia,e his
crime upou the nearest tree. 1t seems
that Ring had been driving horses dur
ing the afternoon, and had drank too
freely of that which brought out his
true aud unvarnished disposition Iu
short, whiskey committed the tragic
deed, which doubtless, had loug been
anticipated, bur like Il peul up fire, had
been smothercd in his murderOu, bosom.
waiting to escape, Shortly before the
murder, he had been trying to swap
wagons with the hosler at Rldleys ho-
tel, but being unsuccessful, he spoke in
suitngly to him and finally coIIared
him, and t'.rew him down, boa>,in9
he coull whip anything in town. Tn"mp-
sou stood near and remarked that th.rc
was one he could not whip, and he
might try it whenever lie would lay
aside his weapons, at the same time
walking moderately near to where Ring
stood, much profaDe aud vulg&r lau-
guage be ug exchanged. Meanwhile,
Riug told him not to come near him,
saying he would make hole through
him if he did, at which Thompson said
he could travel where he pleased, and
walked slowly along, but not directly
towards him, till within about four feet
of Ring, whcu the latter sprang upon
him with knife striking him i'll the
right side Of the peck severiug several
arteries and the iugular vein, which
was followed by auo'her stab, when
Thompson dealt him blow, and
both grappled in a tug for life.
Thompson had already received a NOR
tai wound, but Ring continued to stab
him as he lay face downward upon the
around, in his back, head, and shoulders.
Thompson finally caught the knife, il
appears, by the blade, as three of his
myers were gashed to the bone, and
then cried ont take away his knife, he
is cutting me-
BY this time a crowd had assembled,
and the murderer was choked off, aud
the knife taken from him. Thompson
was raised TO his feet. When he stag
gered backwards into the arms CT the
bystauders, aud was carried, perhap
two rods, and laid down gasping hut
once or twice afterwards. The time of
the whole transaction could not have
exceeded five minutes. On examination
by Drs. Wheeler, Prince and Eddy, it
was found he had received ten stabs
and that either of them would have
proved fatal. Ring was Immediately
taken into custody by constable Viutou,
who, turning to speak to person, and
not being fully on the guard, the wretch
darcd from his grasp, and with II hide
Gus yell, leaped into the darkness, fol-
lowed by the excited crowd which soon
overlook aud recaptured him, and after
being pur in irons court of inquiry
was called, which consigned him 10 jAiI,
10 await his trial for the crime OF mur-
der.
Between Thompson aud Ring, Il
deadly hatred has existed for years
growing out of JEALOUSY on account of
Rings intimacy with Thompsou's wife.
They had quarreled also previous to
their marriage, Thompson yet having
the scars made by u pi'ch-'ori in the
hands of Ring, when a mere boy.
About three years ago, II quarle ell arose
between them on the same ground where
the murder took pace. when Rins
armed himself with q revolver aud
Slung shot a"d openly avowed his rfad-
mess TO meet him. Soon after tUi-
even he was arrested in Burlington for
having slung shot on his person. He
has several times been jailed for disor
derly conduct anil drunkenness. Ga
the whole, he is hard character and
the people of this community are but
little disapp inted in his end.
Thompson, TOO, was rather below par
for respectsbliIy, being of care-tor
nothing and lawiess turn Of mind, aud
caring not for the respect of the COM
munity. Bot, nevertheless, he had re.
deemiug qualities, and was possessed
of benevolent disposition aud was not
in any way considered quarrelSome,
ever ready 10 do all in his power to as,
Sist fellowmau 10 trouble, and his
family have the sympathes of all.
Ring has some property in real estate,
horses, carriages aud some money, over
which the authorities have assumed cou-
troll, although his friends have made ef-
forts to secure it, evidently for the pur
pose of Keeping it from his creditors.
These friends have heretofore been at
var with him, but now that he is can
didatr for The gallows, they cannot hear
IT word against him, even while his
hands are dripping with anoher's blood.
But the citizens of Bristol feel re.
licved. that one who has long been ter
'or and corrnpler OF young men, has
been removed from their midst.--ArguS
G Patriot.
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quet winds up; ''it is not distinctly re-
membered by ANYBODY present who