Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-27

The Providence MURDER.-The murder ct
ProvideEo, Of George Il. Favor, which was
brought to light On Wednesday Of lsst week.
wss one Of the most terrible tragedies that has
been recorded in Rhode Island for many a dsy.
Mr.. Favor, who wss a sssh aud blnd manu-
fsctarer sn dealer, has hSd in his employ
gince last February an Irishman named Patrick
| T. Danne5y, who acted as teamster and man-of-
sll-So1k. Mr. Favor Wss last seen alive on
Thuridsy morning Of last week, and his dissp-
/ peAranoe did not at first cause any anxiety, ss
/ Dennehy plsusibly accounted for it by telling
| the CLERK in the Office that during the latler's
/ temporary absence his employer had been called
| away, and had gone 10 his summer residence at
| SSbn's Point. Dennehey was about the shop SIS
ususl en- Thursday and Friday, but did not
mske his appearance on Saturday morning, and
investigation showed that he had left his hoard-
irg place the previous night. Upon going to
the safe the clerk found ne could net unlock it.
and, on breaking il open, it wSs discovered that
ell the money, aud even the postsge stamps-in
al, cnly SlOc-Was gone Even then, how
ever. it was only inspected that Dennehy was a
robher, and Mr. Fsyor's non-appesrance was
sti.l piausibly accounted for on the Eapposition
tha; he was sti.l ct the place where Denuehy had
tod the clerk be went on Thursdsy. Bat as
line passed and nothing vas heard Of Mr.. Favor,
fears began to be entertained of foul play, a.
Though 10 the hope that he had been called awsy
on bgs.Iess, telegrsms were sent to various
plsceo where it var thought he might be found,
bat in all cases without success. As the circum-
E,snces Of tho case were more thoroughly ex-
amirel, it becsma known that on the day Of
lis disappearance. he called from the
Ers. a3or for Deanehy, and was told
lie vas down cellar, End from inst time
lie had neither been teen or heard Of. Il sls)
spqaTei thst during Wednesday, Thursdsy
AID friday, DenEeLy hsd been at work in the
cellar, sq.rliag wood and cleaning up the cellar
generally Ia onc portion Of the cellar vas =
large pile lf straw, piled on some rubbish. and
On Tuesday Nr. Fayor's brother aud his clerk,
noticing a stencil in the cellar, made \ sesrch n
this straw, thorough, az they thought, bat with
out EllinE suy tr.5es Of the missing man. and
they gave up the reach, tupposins tue stencil
srose from dead rats. az the ce'lsr sboundei in
safs. Pa:tes were iu TIE cellar on Wednesday,
bat noticed nothing strange ill just before six
o'ci,.l, Whcg min vent down after some
etrav, ard r1..cai .hat the ttench smelled very
strongly. Hs susriccus were sgsin sToused,
suj np1n 2 thorough examination Of the pile Of
rubbish. the missing man WAS found, with hay
cutter on bic heal aud a sleigh over his body.
II s halis were bidiy eaten by rsts, and his face
by worms and rats Examination revealed
quite large hole in the top Of the left side Ct
the tkul, from which the brain had pTotrGiel,
and which probably caused his death, - no
other injuries were discovered, Snl shortly after
has found. 10 feet sEay, r;iok Of wood, with
o1c end bloody, which the doctor thought might
hsse produced he wound in the head spot
o1 tlc ccmeuted f11r vas LlE3 Uncovered, which
bal tae appearance Of having tosn = pool ot
blooi, vhich hal saaSei into the floor. The
whole thing w.s nos p,sia. 40 the time Mr..
=-. y. a
Day mornir-. ari Wa told be was down cellar,
be probably went down TO zee him, All while
,hcIc, either in the heat of passion, or in pur-
saance Of vcl defined p-sn probably The later,
as there had b5-l u1 tloGG.s tatEeel the two
mcu tbs. Is k1aHE, ana Deunehy hii always
spoken h.cliy Of Air fsyor) tie mcrdcr was
c1mm...eI with fta club that gas found. For
D.rushy 20 conceal the b-ly vas c9c-
ra.atvc'y -z-y. Or he wa 10 tle cellar
tor the FuTFrl; ci clearing /; Up, sal of courte
t-i everything biz oangs9, p..ins up the rub
h.si sul She ffraw ss best s1i.ei bis purpose
sit-.st fear Of l3J ueu appearance in ,he pile
causing -ls7'cc1E iie was then ieEdy With
h.s rtIls. tua= Ar. fsvor tod bim To tel the
c',sk ttsti be (}ir f=yor) Nzs soing awsy, aud
ilrew cd suspicion al night, Wlcn be could I1b
the tsic urda. cover u tie darkness, IS be
lall,ir-1 intended o. l5that night, bat was pre-
vented iy s. & .r-EcrEusn who sfaii Eiih hlm
uati uassy l1 Gel ck, .aI they went cut q
t.ccf5s tel.tl- The next day be worked IS
as-al, having 2. luch fcsr OF discovery, sc be
u-e iu . s..aa.io1 20 know that It wls supposed
N- Favor lai gone 60 Lis summer lesiteEce. II
Friday night De g1tl-ai ,ae cihce With the key
tlst hal ..r lc1e tilc bsen in Lis pos5essil q,
rohJcl ti-: fzls, tempered with The lock il or
Ger 90 give him Ftrhars f5W moments more in
lie fi-l-. is.. e letter in Lis trunk acsE3Rlejc-
iar tle robbery, TO throw Of suspicion of the
murder s7 long a. p75sidl1, fearing that the
searchfr him would be ucze thorough for
murder 'hta :lr robbery merely, sn1 lelt The
ul-le-,l llu wss az American, IS years Old,
and leaves wife aGi three Cons. He formerly
lived ir lawrence znl Lowell, Mar. Dsnnehy
Els Irsi, - years 90, hut looks o,3er is
s5lu. d7e feet seven iachss Il height lie has
bseu uar-ill -5'y ln-e The latter rar, o' July
isst, Biz v-f- living NlHgi.e.