St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-07-14
.lHItffr IN CHPiSrU.


One of the most cold bloodrd murders
ever pcrpciratrd in this vicinity, and Ger,
tainly the most terrible affair that ever
took place in Chelsea, transpircd IN that
city Friday niIht, when one OF the best
officers OF the police force, Da>rd J..
Wilbur, was shot dead in the presence ol
another officer IL They were convrrsln%
together on Park street, one ol the main
streets Of the city. The affair has crra-
tel an intense excitement, and large
crowds of people were gathered about
the City Mar+Ial'S office and the i"lic"
Court room nearly all Saturday fore
noon, Li@rus-in" the horrible affair.
The particulars cleaned 10y - Jo"tmH
reporter are a follows: Friday NIGHT
about twenty minutes before Il Mr..
Wilbur and Mr.. Wesley hbhott were
standn" ON the sidewalk in rIik street,
near Congress avenur Wilbur waS
leaning against a fence and MIR Ahbutt
was STANDING" in tho middle ui the side
walk conIcrsinH together. ~ lhry talk
cl they >:lw Il man comm down Park
street from The direction of City Hall.
a. hc approached, Abbott stepped 10 the
cd4cs!unc to allow him t" pas. The
man, however, stopped when liz got t"
them and addressed Mr.. Wilbur. -ll in"
GLOW are you, and pnt ont his hand
a. if to hakc LANDS with Mir. " ilhur.
but instead discharged p.s o., which he
had concealed, at Mr.. Nillur. The as
Sa~-in then turned and fired III Mr.. Abb
OFT, but happily the shot dill II t take rt-
feet. The latter officer then drew his
pistol AMI lrvclcd II At his a-,hilant: tl:'
cap snapped on the first trinl, tat til"
second time l,- pistol went oil. Atl thu
time he man WAS running oil. and ju~t
after Mr.. Abbott fired hr Disappeared
around the corner OF Con@rr-- avenue.
Mr.. Wilbur after lac WAS shot never
spoke. H. started To wall, towards
City Hail, but after walkine some thirty
feet tell dead to the iIcwalh, .ju,t ~ NJ
Abbott reached HIM /" inquire nov h:d
hr WAS shot The shot took cIl.yt Just
over the heart, -c,rrin@ the lIr2r blood
Sr~>cl, r;ln-ln" him Ia bleed to death
Mr.. Ahbnit ran +" lhe City Marshall
office. but Il lew rods distant. and ave
the alarm, and tho body of tie murdered
officer wI- Carried thence on a ~trrtchrr.
From the description gwen u. the muir
drrrr 10y officer Abbott suspicion ~lron"-
" pointed towards Curnrliu~ Connects.
known aS ''G!cc-' Corners, and at hllt
past orn h. was arrr>lc! At hi h1I-r.
adIuiuinr Iii. saloon on naik street.
There .Ic many circumstances con
nrctcd with the affair that seem to point
toward Cpnnrr- IL the murderer. Npnr
two year a,p hr was arrested hy officer
" ihur for cummittin. an ASSAULT with a
dumb bell, AMI WAS seat To- the House #
Correction iur sN mnulll-.
S.urr Thu time Counci- h:., entertain
eel a g;uL..r AGAINST officer " iIhur, and
has Repeatedly announced III L.trrmllr,-
ton I" pet square with him. \ day or
two sine, Eomrr~' father va. iim,d i,r
krrpin" 4 do without a Incense. which
hi IN had t" pay, and Fril y the n."th-
cr 81 CUuncr- WIZ ~rnt t. tho il,u-c r
Correction il. default 81 ban. haNim" Lrrn
committed Il a common raider AMI Draw J.
er. Come. himself L. a drunken. Dis
>olutc character and keep, iuw cra@
scry oh lark Street, near the -c.nr ct
the murder. ia which ,irinity he M
seen shortly before the murder.
Mr.. Wilbur. the mIrirr,.l man, Ma
one OF the mos! cliiricn; officers uu the
force and wa- highly esteemed hy hi~