The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-04-18

received detailed statement from our
special correspondent, as follows;
BRlsroL, April II, 1871.
A fatal ARRAY occurred in Bristol. Sat
urday evening, April 18th, between the
hours of 8 and 0 o'clock in which John
Ring stabbed and killed Noah Thompson.
COMMENCING OPERATIONS.
The row had its beginning between
Ring and the hostler at tho Bristol House.
Thompson said something to the hostler
which Ring noticed and replied to, which
changed the scene from the hostler to
Thompson as the opponent Of Ring
AS Ring moved towards his horse and
wagon which stood near, Thompson fol-
lowed, not very close however. Ring in
the meantime saying"do not follow me too
FAR" when he reached the wagon the per-
son holding the horse handed the lines to
him but he laid them down and said to
Thompson,if you come here mentioning a
particular spot) will make a hole
through you, you never will go any fur
ther, Thompson replying that he was
not afraid, and that he had right to
walk where he pleased; and he came near
the spot named by Ring.
THE sTABBING.
This last movement Of Thompson
brought the two quite near together. At
this moment Ring made sort of spring
towards Thompson, plunging his knife in
just at the upper edge of the collar bone.
They struck at each other once or twice
when Thompson gave Ring such blow
in the face that he staggered back and
downward, Thompson falling upon him.
Ring turned Thompson and then the by
ISLANDERS heard the cutting Of his clothes.
Ring was then seized and taken off. Thomp-
son said, after he was down, that he had
got the knife away from Ring, which
proved true.
REMOVAL OF THE BODY.
Thompson never moved after Ring was
taken off from him. He was taken up and
carried and laid on the front steps of DR..
Hasseltine's Drug Store. He gasped two
or three times after he was laid down.
Drs. Hasseltine and Prime examined the
wound little, but no human skill could
save him.
APPEARANCE OF TIM BODY.
The appearance Of the body as it lay
there upon the steps, lifeless form, well
tering in its gore, that ten minutes before
was full of life and vigor, now covered
with blood and still bleeding, was terrible
to look upon-a sight that would invol-
UNFAIRLY cause the beholder to shudder,
and humanity to weep.
THE MURDERER.
We can call him nothing less. He
dealt the first bow-it was fatal. He
has taken the life blood of fellow man.
He robbed the wife of husband he
robbed the husband of life. He was i'm
mediately put under arrest by our consta-
bic, yet was not taken from the spot
where he had committed the deed, 1.-THE
spot was a few feet west of the Boot and
Shoe Store of NJ. s. Wild,) nor was he
hand-cuffed, which should have been done
at once, and which was urged by some of
those present,
HIS ESCAPE.
Watching his opportunity when the
constabc's attention was turned in anoth-
er direction, he sprang away and ran for
dear life. Those present started in pur-
suit. He passed around the hotel and up
North Street as far as Rev. d. Bosworth's,
passed through the gate or over the fence
through the lot back of the barn into a
lot north Of the Academy, where he hud-
died down into one corner of the fence,
and it being quite dark hoped to elude
his pursuers and effect his escape.
REcAPTuRE AND RETURN.
His skulking in the corner did not
avail anything in his favor, as those in
pursuit were so near that they saw him.
Two of the number secured clubs and
approached him suggesting that if he at.
tempted to run, they would smash his
head When sufficient number arrived
he was marched back to the scene of his
recent exploits. BY this time the neces.
sity for the use of hand cuffs was appar.
ent to all. The whole crowd shouted
"hand cuff him, hand cuff him." and they
were fastened upon him with a will.
FINAL REMovAL.oF THE BODY TO HIS RESI-.
DENCE.
A one horse lumber wagon was brought
upon the ground, and the body placed
upon it, the box having been removed
and some boards placed on the bottom
Such freight was never before conveyed
on our roads, and it is to be hoped never
will again. 1t was new sight here
The excitement was great, and the deep
est indignation was expressed ON every
hand.
POST MoRTEM EXAMINATION.
Doctors Eddy, Wheeler and Prime
examined the body of the deceased, t,
ascertain the number Of wounds and tn,
| nature Of the one that proved so fatal il
so short time after being inflicted
They found 3 fingers cut, two of then
T badly; cash on one wrist, one it'll
one side Of the left eye, one near the to-
of his head, too on his back, one on hi
shoulder, and the one that proved fata
the knife striking the claricle or cola
bone on the right side of the neck an
-, near to it, chipping off small piece, tn
I knife entering the body on the upper sid
, of the collar bone, cutting the subclavia
: vein. The fatal blow was the first bio
given while both were on their feet.
COURT OF INQUIRY.
J. Proceedings were Immediately con
n menced at the same time the Post Morte,
i examination was being made, and Coul