St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-06-02
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

MURDER IN ST. ALBANs-About | |
O'Clock last "Wednesday night George
w. Flanders proposed to one of his is
sociatCS, :. Il. Watson, TO accompany
him to Il house Of ill-famc, kept by one
Margaret Patterson, No. 9 Lasclle Street,
in a block owned by Ralph Laselle. On
arriving, Watson stood ut the gate and
Flanders raped at the door. Thomas
Patterson, son Of the woman who keeps
the house, aged 20, appeared ut an up
per window and asked what was wanted
Flanders replied that he wanted To 20 in,
whercupon Patterson told him to leave
or he would shoot him. Flanders step
ped back to the gate, and after standing
there parlcyinG u minute, either he or
Watson asked Patterson why he didn't
so 10 shooting, aid Immediately he fired,
the discharge, which consisted of buck
shot, passing through the hands and en-
tcring the bowels of Flanders, intiicting
injuries from which he died ut hali-pa~t
y TIN, morning. lie turned and ran and
Watson did likewise, though i'll differ
ent direction, its he did not know his
companion was shot. Shortly however,
Flanders called to him, and 10y following
the sound of his yuic. Watson found him
stretched, upon the Ground and suffering
treat pain. Ic Immediately went for
help F,Ianlcrs was taken into William
SherbInn's house near by, Drs. Branch
and Fa.sclt were called. and likewise the
dying mans friends.
Sheriff Place was notified and he pro
cecdcd al once to the scene of the murder
and arrested Thomas Patterson, whc
promptly confessed to the shooting, al>o
Margaret his mother, and two yuune
women, one 81 whom claimed to h,
Thomas Paticrsun's wife and the other
| is Il Mrs. Rolling, formerly of Swanton
| WHO i the mother CT child whose dead,
body WAS found III Il cellar in iwant"r
two years since, AMI for tlle ALLEGED mur,
der of which her husband was atlcrward
tried and acquitted in the county court
Til" whole crowd are spoken of as de
cidoily tough. As we 20 to press they
| have not had their examination.
The gun used was British muskct
ami when tie prisoner was arrested
Sheriff Place found that he had loaded i
again.
Mr.. Flanders, the deceased, was IL ma
tive of Sharon, was y years of age, an,
was employed on wood work in the dc
partmcnt of the master mechanic of th'
railroad lie was very respectfully con
ncctcd, and his friends, who have dun(
all that lay in their power to reclaim
him from maynard paths, will have tin
sincere sympathy of the community.
As usual in such cases, we are oblige,
to record that Rum is probably responsi
bic for the tragedy. As poor FIandcr
lay upon the ground he called upon tn,
bystanders to take notice Of what Run
would do. To be sure, he might hav,
sought the house even in perfect sobrlety
but he had been drinking, had Otter
drank before, and it seems that in hi
diving hour he realized that he was reap
inc the whirlwind where lie had sowl
the wind This. of course, does not JUS
tify nor mitigate the rash crime of tn,
upon the comparative Indifference will
which nine tcnths Of the respectable por
ton of the community contemplate til
lion o! destruction that prowls in on
midst, ut midnight and at midday
awakening all base passions and leadin;
to call shames and crimes. st. -AUm,
Messenger.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
A. Mr.. John Rice was paSsin;
through Il pasture Hired by him on III
east side OF Bad Mountain. about fly