Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-09-03

SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.

peared that the attempt Mt murder had proved
unsuccessful, but that the suicide had sent a
pistol ball through his own heart and had died
instantly.
The circumstances Of the case are as follows
albert N DANIELS, an employe In the painting
orstriping departments Of this company works,
had met and fallen in love with another en-
ploye in the trimming department, Miss CARRIE
a. DENaoN, and they had been engaged TO be
married for about ten days. Daniels was a
young man about % years old, a native Of
Lyndon, where his father resides and bore the
reputation about the shops of quiet, excellent
workman, but those who were intimate with
him soon discovered that he was cursed with
remarkably sensitive and jealous disposition,
and that he, at times, exhibited most violent
and ungoyernable temper. This trait may
have been inherited by him. as his mother died
in an Insane Asylum, after being crazy about
four years Miss Demmon was daughter Of
Mr.. George Demmon Of Waterbury, and her
father had formerly been in the employ Of the
company at Waterbury. She il remarkably
bright and inteligentgrl and Of unquestioned
respoctability. Her age IS about %.
The fact Of their engagement soon got to the
ears Of bis fellow workmen, some Of whom, as
is usual in such cases, bantered him upon it,
These jokes he took in high dudgeon. but they
evidently made a deep impression upon him,
and for week before the commission Of the
crime he had been very low spirited. lie told
Mrs lIbbard, with whom Miss Demmon board
ed, on the previous Sunday, that he was aware
he was Of q peculiarly sensitive disposition,
and he much wished people would let him and
bis affairs alone lie frequently remarked
that every body seemed to be against him, and
on Thursday night said that he did not value
his life Mt all. His relations with Miss Dem.
mon bad all the time, however, been Of the pleas
ATTEST character, and on Thursday evening he
visited herat Mr.. llibbard' p, spending consider
able time there 1t is conjectured that on his
return from there, some Of his companions had
joked him upon the subject, for he was greatly
excited, and did not sleep at all that night rs
his roommate says.
Daniels went to work in the morning as
usual, however, but appeared singularly.-
About half past nine clock he asked the fore
man Of his shop, Nj Knapp, for permission
to 70 to the Post Office, which was granted
him. lie went directly to the store Of Mr.. f.
r.. skinner, where he purchased small
(,eyen shooter pocket pistol. lie told Mr.
Skinner that he wanted it to 60 shooting with
in the afternoon, and raid 50 towards il, pro-
missing to pay the balance the next day. lie
tried the pistol twice, shooting it out of one Of
Mr. skinner windows, to get the working Of
it, as be expressed it, lie then went to his
work hy way Of the covered bridge near the
depot
When he got to the shop, instead Of going
into biz own department, he went into the store
room adjoining the one in which Miss Demmon
was employed lie then went into the trim
ming room, speaking to one Of the young ladies
as he passed He walked up to where Miss
Demmon was sitting, stopped, and leaned his
elbow upon her bench, his head resting upon
bis hand, directly in front Of her. The pale
ness Of bis face, and the expression of his eyes,
struck her, aud she asked him il he was sick.
lie replied As well as usual She then
cleared a stool standing near her, and asked
him to sit down, which he did, drawing it very
close to her lie then made a little further
conversation with her and reaching back into
his pocket, as If to pull out paper. pulled
out the pistol, and, holding it directly at her
breast, fred it. She looked at him, saying
" What have you done ?'' to which he replied,
" Yes, and Ill kill you, too :" and as be said
it he pulled the trigger the second time, but
the pistol missed FIRE. She then jumped up,
and he did the same. She reached out her
hands to grasp the pistol, when he fired again,
the ball passing through both of her thumbs.
Miss Demmon then ran toward the Office,
Daniels pursuing her. She entered a door
leading to the cellar way, and closing the door
after he7, went down the stairs, at the foot Of
which she fell, saying that she was killed. lie
shot once more at her before she had closed the
door, but the ball missed her, striking in a
I beam
After Miss Demons disappearance, Dam
iel- turned around and, looking directly at
/ Miss Richardson, another empluye, who was
standing still in her fright, said "Now will
/ kill myself" He then took deliberate aim at
/ his heart, and fired. The ball was well aimed
and passed directly through his heart, lodging
under the skin below the shoulder blade. His
death was instantaneous.
Miss Demmon was picked up and carried to
her boarding place. 4 medical examination
disclosed the fact that the ball entered her left
breast, going above her heart, and passing in
70, or through her lung. It's position has not
been discovered as yet. She is quite comfort
able up to the present time, and although her
wound is critical and serious one, there are
good grounds for hope Of her recovery.
The remains Of Daniels were taken to the
American Hotel, where they were laid out, and
were sent by team that night to Lyndon lor
interment.
In Daniels pocket was found an ounce vial
Of audanum, about halffull, and a large sized
dirk knife, unelasped aud open, ready for use
Another smaller vial Of laudanum was found
in his trunk ut home. 1t is supposed that he
before going into the trimming room, had taker
enough of the laudanum to kill himself, as
Miss Demmon noticed a peculiar odor abou
him resembling it. His first idea seems t.
have been to kill only himself, and the idea o
killing Miss Demmon did not occur to him un
I'll that morning, and that he procured the
pistol for this purpose.