Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-01-03

keepers Of the saloon, shot i've persons,
two Of whom have died since aud iwO more
are mortality wounded. One Of the vic.
tins vas ksrwsll's 900 sged eight years.
The ahai. creates intense eIciiemeni. Far
well and Lawrence are under arrest.
A humber Of young men have been 10
the habit Of visiting Lawrence & Farwell's
grocery store TO obtain lager beer. and
rum. Recently there has been some
words between these parties, aud hatred
existed which caused considerable uneasi.
ness among the inhabitants. Some time
since the saloon-kecpers caused the arrest
Of these young men for intoxiesiion aud
they threatened revenge. On Christmas
day these three young men went TO the
saloon TO carry out thei. threatened pur-
pose. On their entrance Farewell, said,
I'VE are ready for you" and went across
the street TO his residence TO procure a
pistol. While loading the pistol il was
accidently discharged, killing his only
son in the presence Of his family.
lie returned to the saloon and gave the
pistol TO his partner, Lawrence, and re-
turned TO bis house TO look after his dy-
ing child. In the meantime the attacking
party smashed deeanters, tumblers, glass.
ware aud commenced a general cleaning.
out process. Lawrence fred upon them,
wounding John Hams, aged "a years !;
Frank Buck, aged about 90, shot in the
abdomen; Edward Rafferty,, shot in the
thigh. ball taken out and will probably re-
cover; Thomas Mallory of Glastonbury,
who went to the saloon to buy some tobac-
co. On opening the door be saw that a
row was going on inside and turned to
leave when he was shot in the back of the
head, and has since died.
The parties implicated are under arrest
and their examination was commenced
before Justice Stafford, Tuesday morning
but was adjourned until Friday morning
10 allow the prisoners an opportunity to
procure counsel. The examination is
looked forward to with great interest by
the community, thus outraged by such an
occurrence in their midst. Rum, the cause
OF most such bloody transactions, will pro-
badly be found to be the cause Of it.
There is great excitement the commun-
ity, and a determination to close up all
rum shops in the town. Large numbers
of people from the surrounding country
ale making a pilgrimage to the scene of
the murder.
Hams Burke and Rafferty, are report
cd by the physicians to be out of danger.
EXAMINATION OF TIE PRIsoNERs.
Little new has been developed since the
account OF the arrest Of Lawrence. After
firing five shots and hitting four men,
yonng Lawrence fed and was Immediate
ly followed BY an officer, and others, and
found in barn on the mountain. He
was armed with musket, and said, when
discovered, mo rooster shall take me
alive ;" but when informed that the arrest
was by law quitely surrended, and was
taken back to the village.
On his arrival the officer was obliged
to use threats and Indicate a purpose to
carry them out, to prevent the friends of
the victims from doing violence to the
prisoners.
The examination Of the prisoners began
at Arlington Friday. The community was
greatly excited, and the court room was
crowded. Some sympatbize with the vic
TINS, others Justify Lawrence and Far
we'll. Confusion still exists in the reports,
and in measure it extends to the exam
nation. 1t is yet in doubt which of the
parties fred the first shot, and the fact
will probably never be known.
The intense excitment seems to have
confused the memory of witnesses.
An eyewitness says that at one O'Clock
Christmas day. Lawrence said he expect
I'd raid. Soon after John Hanna APP
oeared aud commenced smoking. When
Lawrence ordered him out, he refused to
20. Lawrence said he would make smoke |
else, when he knocked Hanna
Town with an az heve. Lawrence then
pointed pistol towards Hanna. The
vitncss heard the report ofthe pistol, and
Naloney falling out the door. He heard
several reports of a pistol, and when he
'cturned Hanna had been shot. The other
parties then rushed in, and Rafferty, seized |
he pistol and held it, On going out, at- |
er all had left the store, he found NAL
'ney and Hanna lying on the sidewalk
md Burke against the fence.
No one testi6es to seeing Hanna or
Burke shoot. No evidence shows that
3arwell fred shot. There we're frequent
hreats Of the parties to clean out the
grocery, and they were there for that pur-
rose. The party had that day chased
into his house, and threa ened |
lis life, and he was compelled to hide to
ave himself from harm. The proprietors
lad reason to fear destruction OF property
nd bodily harm. ...sl.
The shooting Of young Farwell was at
lis fathers house, and after the affair at
he grocery was all over, and was caused
y the accidental discharge of a revolver
ghile being loaded by Farwell, or by the
explosion of metallic cartridge placed on
hot stove.
The prosecution is conducted by States
Attorney Batcheler assisted by Col. Joyce
t Rutland. Hon. A. l.. Miner and II.
(. Fowler of Manchester, and Tarrant
lbIey Of Bennington, appeared for the
risoners. ~ 5e
On the 14th inst, while Madison Hig.
ms of Troy was returning from a fox
unit, in leaving the yard where he had
1T his horse the the sleigh upset, throw