The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-10-29
Oct.$6th, 1872.



Burglary and Attempted Murder.
RANDOLPH MAN ROBBED AND LEFT FOR
DEAD.
About twelve on Wednesday night
Mr.. Alonzo Reed, and workman in The
employ Of G. E. Abbott, Esq, of West
Randolph and who resides. about midway
between that village ard Randolph centre,
short distance from tho main road, was
startled from his sleep by hearing the
noise made by some one who was cudeav-
oring to raise the window of the room in
which his bed stood. Mr. Reed hastily
though quietly arose, and allowed the in-
truder to make an entrance undisturbed
When the assassin had got into the room
he stealthiy walked toward the bed and
FIRED A PISTOL.
in that direction. At that moment Mr.
Reed, who had taken the precaution to
secure in his grasp revolver, fired it at
the would.be murderer, and with good
effect, bringing him down. Reed imme-
diately proceeded to tie the hand of hi.
assailant, and while SO engaged, con.
federate, who, as is supposed had been
on the outside, came into the room and
with some heavy, blunt instrument, the
back Of revolver or club, dealt NJ.
Reed a fearful blow on the back of the
head and rendered him insensible.
That is the last Mr.. Reed remembers
Early Thursday morning Gilman Mann,
Esq, near neighbor of Reeds, went to
the latter's residence on some erraud, and
found him lying upon the floor in the
middle Of the room. Help was rallied,
a"u niuuIUaI assistance from the Village
summoned, and by the use of proper
restoratives skillfuly applied, Mr. Reed
was restored to consciousness. His skull
was badly crushed by the terrible blow
he received, the fracture being three
inches in length. A pistol shot was found
In the head-board of the bed, showing
that it was the intention of the one who
fret it to have taken life, and also show
Ing to almost fearful concusiveness
what the certain result would have been
had Mr.. Reed been in the bed, as the
mlscreant supposed him to be.
BLOOD WAS TRACKED.
on the frost some rods from the house to
where a cirriage evidently stood, and
traces of blood have been discovered in
the road leading to Bethel as far as Justin
Ii. Moulton's.
Mr.. Reed has expected, we understand
that something of this nature would occur
to hm,-though it is not learned with
the excitement that is prevailing exactly
the reasons on which his suspicious were
based,-and prepared for them to a GER
tain extent. During the day, which he
had occupied in working on his own
premises, he saw two men near the edge
OF wood close by and taking a pocket
beld glass he brought it to bear on them,
and from their actions his reasons for
believing they meant mischief we're con.
tirmed. In the afternoon he found that
his revolver had been tempered with each
barrel of which had been unloaded and
the caps carefully placed back as though
remaining as he had left 1t. 1t was by
the mcrest accident that Reed found that
/; had been handled he at once reload
ed it, and by this providental discovery
alone his life in all probability was saved.
Wednesday evening he gave his watch
and some silver to neighbor, Mr.. Stack,
for safe keeping, saying he was sure there
would be trouble, before long. Mr.. Stack
urged him to stay at his house that night,
but Need declined, saying no was not a
coward
1t was found that Mr.. Reeds pockets
were rifled to the mount of sl5 or 500
With their ill-gotten booty the villains
have decamped. Sheriff Bass has offered
A REWARD OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for the apprehension of the robbers, and
with Constable Moses aud a volunteer
pose, he is actively engaged in searching
for them.
There is considerable mystery connect
ed with the affair, but when the facts of
the matter are made more patent, as they
doubtless will be soon, it is probable things
will appear in clearer light.
Mr.. Reed, though dangerously wound.
ed, it is thought has good chances for
recovery. He was alone at the time Of
the assault, his wife being out of town on
visit.
Owen O'Connor, a Spectator, with
drew to-day from the safety deposit com.
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