The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1872-01-02

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the habit Of visiting Lawrence Il Far
wells grocery store to obtain lager beer
aud rum. Recently there has been some
words between these parties, and hatred
existed which caused considerable uncas-
mess among the inhabitants. Some time
since the saoon-kcepers caused the arrest
Of these young men for ntoxicaion and
they threatened revenge.
On Christmas day these three young men
went to the saloon 80 carry out their
threatened purpose. On their entrance
Farwell, said "wc are rcady for YOU"
and went across the street to his residence
to procure u pistol While loading the
pistol it was accidently discharged, killing
his only son in the presence Of his family.
He returned to the saloon and gave the
pistol to his partner, Lawrence, and re-
turned to his house to look after his dy-
ing child. In the meantime the attack
ing party smashed dccanters, tumblers,
glassware, and commenced general
cleaning out process. Lawrence fired up
on them, wounding John llama aged "A
years. Frank Buck, aged about 90, shot
in the abdomen; Edward Rafferty,, shot 10
the thigh, ball taken out and will probably
recover; Thomas Mallory of Glastonbury,
who went to the saloon to buy some to-
bacco. On opening the door he saw that
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, Tuesda y morning
but was adjourned until Friday morning
to 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 probably be found to be the cause Of
it. There is great excitement in the COM
munity, and determination to close all
rum shops in the town. Large numbers
Of people from the surrounding country
are making pilgrimage to the scene of
the murder.
At the examination commenced on Fri
day before Justice Stafford, Benjamin Ba-
con testified that he went into the grocery
between IL and ] o'clock, that Lawrence
told him he expected a raid and that the
boys were going through him. Soon af-
ter John Hanna came, asked for some to-
baco; obtained it, filled his pipe and COM
menced to smoke. Lawrence said to him.
"Jack Hanna what in h--ll are you in
here for" and ordered him out. He re-
piled he would 60 when he got through
smoking. Lawrence said he would make
him smoke somewhere else, went behind
the counter, got axe helves, handed one
to Farwell, aud with the other knocked
Hanna down, and then dropped it. Far
well endoavorcd to strike Hanna, when he
was getting up, but in turn was struck
and knocked down by Hanna. Lawrence
went behind the counter, got pistol and
pointed it toward Hanna. Bacon then
went into back room, and as he was clos.
ing the door, saw the fash and heard the
the report Of the pistol, and Maloncy act
ing as if dizzy and hit and then fall out
the outside door. The back room door,
where he (Bacon) was, was then closed,
and while so closed he heard several re-
ports Of pistol. When he opened the
door, Hanna had been shot and going out
of the door, and Rafferty,, Frank Buck
and one Carr coming on run in the door.
Rafferty, went over the counter and
took hold of Lawrencc's pistol, which W as
fred three times while he held it, one ball
entering his (Rafferty's) leg. He remain
cd in the back room until every one had
left the grocery, then came out and out
of the front door and there saw Maloney
and Hanna lying on the sidewalk and
Buck leaning against the fence.
The testimony Of Rafferty, is mainly
to the same effect, and neither Of them
testify to seeing Hanna or Buck shot.