Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04
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Special dispatch to the Rutland Hersld.
49, t',. The Hoosick Murder. ~
CONFESSION. OF THE ACCUSED.

l. ..r.2 S..Z NORTH BENNINGTON, Dec: .. Z d
! Charles Green, the man who was
yesterday arrested ON suspieion,of being
| the murderer of Ann Dolan, made a
confession last evening and has sworn to
| it; entirely corroboratipg the suspicious
of the people. 49,, 81, 4.
He says, after the trains left he at
| tempted to outrage her; but, meeting
| with as violent resistance as she was
capable of making. abandoned her and
started for home, but upon looking back
saw her sitting down on a rock. near the
track, and returning made another bru-
tai assault upon her person; she using
her utmost efforts to keep him off. Ia
this way they went down the track a
short distance, he finally leaving her,
| (after three or four of his british at
I taeks), in a partly unconscious. state.
He says she had not the perfect use of
her limbs when he last saw her. ,...-.
Indications around the scene showed
signs of a desperate struggle, he having
knocked her down and dragged her into
the bushrs, where she was found by the
track man in the morning, Tracks in
the snow showed where he had drawn
her body along quite distance.
An inquest was begun yesterday,
which was this afternoon brought to q
close The verdict of the jury was that
s'the woman, Ann DolaD, came to her
death from exhaustion, caused by her
struggles with Charles Green
The prisoner was taken from North
Hoosic last night to Eagle Bridge, and
thence to Troy this morning, He was
there confined in the county Jail 10
await the process Of the law.
The most intense excitement prevailed
about the house where the prisoner was
supposed to he confined last night. 4
party. of men, armed with ropes and
pistols, gathered around, and for a tune
| threatened dangerous results.
The post mortem examination was
! conducted by Drs, Newton-of this place
and Bacon of North Hoosiek.
The utmost Indignation is expressed
here Ivy the friends Of the deceased
i s... r. ~
; row GREENS ARREST WAS MADE.
r. NORTH HoosIol< Dee. g..
Before arriving at SALISBURY, Warren
went once to the residence Of Green but
found that he was not at home He
I then stationed a lnan at the house with
Instructions to watch for him, and start
ed off through the village in search of
the prisoner. He had not walked far
! before he saw a man coming towards
him, who eyed him in very suspicious
manner and attempted to conceal his
face With his hands as he passed, Not
knowing, bat suSpecting that this was
( Green, the deputy sheriff turned and
followed and saw him enter Green's res
idence Warren went in also and In
/ formed Green that some friends waited
| to see him at the state line. He was at
| first reluctant to go but finally consent
ed, and upon arriving there he was fur
nished with few glasses of liquor,
I which soon put him in acondition that
made him willing to go anywhere. He
was then taken to North Hoostck,
where he was put under arrest.
THOSE. SCRATCHES. ...l..-
Green's face is very much scratched
up, the appearance being that the
+ scratches were inflicted by finger nails.
| He claimed that they were made by 8
fighting dog at Byer's place, but The
testimony of Sheridan contradicts that,
and it is evident that the scratches were
received from the hands of bis victim.
THE BODY REMOVED.
After the examination of the body
| Yesterday afternoon it was removed by
some of the friends of the deceased and
taken to Bennington for interment.
Mrs. Shay's maiden name was Dolan,
but some time ago she married a man
named Shay, with whom she has not
lived, however, for some time. .-#.
The writer had an interview with the
prisoner last night, but he would scarce
ly converse. He was very much de-
iected, and acted very nervously
| when spoken to. He asserted his limo
cence, making substantially the same
statement that he made at the inquest.
The prisoner is a young man twenty
four or twenty live years of age, and
has loaferish appearance, although he
does not look as if he were murderously
inclined. He has q bad reputation,
having been in the hands of the law
several times for various Offenses, prin-
cipally for assaulting women. When
arrested he was searched, but nothing
was found on his person that pointed to-
ward him as the guilty party.
NORTH HoosICK, Dec. 3.
The excitement here was intense this
morning, and threats of lynching the
prisoner were made. About four hun
bred people from Hoosick Falls are
here, and before 10 o'clock the effects
of whisky was noticed. In order to
secure the safety of the prisoner he was
removed by stealth about 1870 o'clock
and taken to Eagle Bridge, from which
place he will be taken to Troy,