Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-10
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The Ludlow Murder.
o PERSONS ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.

| A great excitement prevails in the viii
lage of Ludlow over the finding, on Mon
day morning, of the body Of an Italian
organ grinder, who had evidently been
murdered. Early in the morning one of
the olergymen of Ludlow was strolling
near wood adjacent to the cemetery,
about half mile from the village, when
he came upon the lifeless remains of q
man buried in the leaves An alarm was
given and the citizens fastened to the
spot, when the remains were recognized
by several as those of ono of band of or
gan grinders, who had been seen about
the town few days previous. His head
was badly bruised and skull broken, be-
side pistol ball had been shot through
the breast and had shattered one arm.
The body also bore evidence of severe
bruises about the chest and stomach.
There was evidence of severe struggle.
A further search brought to light his
coat, which was torn and bloody, also his
organ covered with leaves a short distance
from the body.
The Selectmen of the town took the
body 10 charge, and proceeded to take the
necessary steps to hold an inquest, An
Examination of the body was made by
DIR. Palmer, which elected, the fact above
recited as to the condition OF the body.
The body was in forward state of de-
composition, having been partially ex-
posed to the hot sun and the efnavia,
arising therefrom was among the things
that attracted the attention of the gentle
man finding it. The body bore other evil
dences of having been dead for some
time. The murdered man was about
five feet eight inches in higth and stout
ly built. There was no clue to his name.
Nothing was found upon his person
except anold knife. He had appearances
of not being over thirty years of age.
All was involved in mystery and no
clue existed pointing toward the party
committing the brutal deed. After a con-
sultation suspicion pointed toward his
companions or oo-partners, with whom he
was last seen on Thursday or Friday.
Officers and citizens started in various
directions In pursuit. One man was found
at Cuttingsville, and arrested and taken
back to Ludlow. This man said he slept
on the ground with the murdered man in
the field near where he was found, on
Thursday night, and that was the last
time he saw him. The second man was
on Monday, and was brought to Ludlow
on the evening train about seven O'clock
Their examination will take place this
morning.
These are The facts as they are COM
nunicated. Several versions are given,
but this seems to be the most reliable
gathered from the several statements, and
items obtained during few moments
stop at Ludlow last evening.
There are incidents given that point
toward the co-partnership Of the three
parties At Mount Holly two of tham
purchased a needle and thread, the MUIR
dered man paying for them, aud had the
appearance of being the more intelligent
of the two, and the cashier of the party.
All the circumstances point to these
com panions of the murdered man az be-
ing the perpetrators of the foul deed The
causes leading to its preparation, Of
course are only conjactured, that he was
the leader and took charge of the funds,
probably some Misunderstanding in refer
enoe to the financial affairs of the COM
pany led to the killing. The fact that
the three men, wherever they have been
seen, were together plying their vocation,
and the circumstance that the two sur
vivers were found in different directions
from the scene of the act, and several
miles apart, and each fastening their sep
Grafton as fast as possible is indubitable
circumstantial evidence against them.
The three men are evidently Italians, and
from their being strolling characters no
motive could have prompted others than
them to have thus committed tho deed in
field distant from the town. These cir
cumstances point very strongly against
the parties arrested. Further particulars,
by reporter at the location of the muir
der, will be given in Wednesdays issue |
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The excitement in Ludlow, in refer nee
to the murder of an italian organ grind
er, still continues intense. Groups of ex-
cited persons are congregated at different
places, all eagerly listening to the latest
facts and rumors, or discussing this or
that theory in reference thereto. Every
person has some new discovery, real or
imaginary, to detail, or some new, and to
him unanswerable argument with viii h
TO sustain or refute some ones theory in
regard to the murder, or hes new theory
of his own to lay down, which, if followed
out, will conclusively settle the whole
matter and bring to oondign punishment
the perpetrator OF the foul deed. So in
tense is this excitement and feeling, so
assured is each one of the correctness of
the facts reported by him, and that his is
the only reasonable, or even probable, if
not possible theory of the case, that the
discussion and consultations, in some in
stances at least, instead of being SO con-
Quoted that the true facts may be ascer-
tanned and the ends of justice attained,
become mere wrapgles, ending in high
words and even blows.
The facts of the case, 80 far az they
nave been ascertained, are these: Rev.
Mr.. Perry, pastor of the Methodist !
,hurch of Ludlow, while taking morn
ng walk. on Monday, noticed very of.
ensive efiuvia arising from a piece of 8
woods, some half mile northeast of the I
'illsge, and upon approaching the spot t
rom which it apparently proceeded, and }
moving the leaves with his cane, dis C
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