Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1873-09-05
Murder Mt Montpelier.
OF THE MURDERER.

On Friday of last week the people OF
Montpelier were thrown into a state of
excitement by the announcement OF a
murder and suicide in that place, the
following particulars of which we copy
from the Burlington Free Press
"About eleven o'clock Friday fore
noon the workmen in the trimming room
of the Montpelier Manufacturing Com
pany's shops were startled by the report
of pistol shot, and upon turning in the
direction of the sound, saw Albert N.
Daniels pointing pistol towards Miss
Carrie +. Demmon and fire a second
shot at her-she in the meantime run
ming to escape from the effects of his
murderous intent. In her exit from the
room Daniels fred a third shot, but
without effect He then turned to one
of the workmen, who was standing a
little distance from him, and saying,
"Snow, I'll shoot myself" pointed his
pistol directly at his heart and fired, the
ball passing through the heart and kill
ing him almost instantly.
At first Miss Demmon did not know
that she had been hit at all, but imme-
diately after reaching another room she
tainted, and it was found that probably
the first shot struck her colar-bone, with
what effect remains yet to be seen. The
second shot hit her hands. AT this writ
ing she is conscious, and, but for the ad-
vice of friends, would converse freely
concerning the affair and the probable
cause of it.
Miss Demmon is from Waterbury, VT,
and has worked in the trimming room
since the commencement of work by the
Manufacturing Company, some two years
since, and is in every respect reliable
and worthy girl. Mr.. Daniels was from
St. Johnsbury, VT, and has also worked
for the company for about the same time
in the stripping room of the paint shop
and until very recently was regarded al
/ a genial, pleasant young man; but fo
, a week or two some things in his appear
ance have caused his more intimat
friends to fear that everything was no
e right with him.
An intimacy had grown up between
Mr.. Daniels and Miss Demmon, and
was supposed they were engaged to b
married, their last interview, previous t
t this tragic affair, being on Wednesda
:. evening of this week, when they appear
r ed as pleasant and happy as they eve
had been, and parted with apparent
anything but disagreement. 1t is IT
/ mored, however, that third parties ha
Il made trouble in their affairs, which lie
l. to the sad results of Friday.
= In Mr.. Daniels pockets were found
large dirk knife and bottle of laudi
u mum, which together with remarks h
% made to his brother workmen early i
s. the forenoon, led to the supposition this
the affair was planned beforehand b
him, but that he did not fully decid
. upon the shooting until this morning, {
y he left the shop and went across th
9, river to the village, purchased the pist'
l. and Immediately returned to execute b
i. deadly work-it is now believed fats
:. only to himself; though what the resu
~ will be in Miss Demmon's case is "
"a uncertain"
Another account has the following:
III LUIS mOIulnS dt y " Siooh DebhiO
e. left the shop on some pretence, bought
~ revolver, and returned in an hour, goin
- to the trimming room, where Miss Den
u mon worked, when, after talking wit
re her, he said, "Then / will kill you" an
ID drew his revolver and fred. The sh'
ID took effect just under the left should'
!, blade, the ball going downward throug
N the lung. She did not know she was b
a. until she had fled to another room, whe
she was pursued by Daniels, who fire
Id two more shots, one of which struck DO
- of her thumbs as she threw up her hanc
the other doing no harm.
no Daniels then stopped, and saying to
1t. workman, "Now | will kill myself"
Ir. deliberately shot himself through t
mt heart and died almost instantly. In
- pockets were found large dirk kni
nv and bottle of laudanum. His apes
I'D ance for a number of days has be
strange, and many think he was insal
90 The condition of Miss Demmon, who
:. respectable and worthy girl, is critic
III The ball has not yet been found, b
ng she is entirely conscious -converses fir
ed ly about the affair, and hopes are emit
nj tanned that her wound will not pro
hv fatal. Daniels was twenty-eight yes
=, old and Miss Demmon is twenty-five.
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