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Hooded Murder I'm Walden

Hooded Murder In Walden.
iurdAy last, at about 3 o'clock in
bon. James Snow, a resident Of
~, shot 10 the head, and instant
. peddler by the name Of John
sho has for several years made
Dc in Newbury, VT, and made
Of peddIDg in that section of
ery.
srpetrator Of this Geld blooded
ipvOked murder has been a farm
i town Of Walden, and is sixty
prs Of age. He has the rsputa-
<sing an Incorporate man, and
30 HE fsmil, when under the in-
! ii spirituous liquors, and il was
\ Nat he had teen drinking cOnsid-
for several days previous to the
vbea this terrible deed was commit
anton was IN freshman by birth,
by his personal appearance, he
rally takon to be q German, and
e residing in NcwSury.
Dnt the hour above named, Stan.
n at tno house of Snow. for the
of soliciting trade. The only per-
scnt were Mr.. Snow, the murder
wife, Julia Snow, a daughter
gears of age, and two small boys,
aud the other seven years ofage.
c hearing of the case before Judge
at St. Johnsbury, Monday, June
b Snow, the girl above pamed,
the only witness that testified,
~ present when the deed was COM
testified, in substance, as follows :
ss twelve years old last January,
dr. Stanton last Saturday, l never
before. Have always lived at
/ saw Stanton between three and
9th horse and wagon, with goods
lies, come down the hill from Mr..
Rh's. Father was lying on tho
in tho kitchen-mother was sit
"a chair near father. There are
indows in the kitchen, Two in
nd one at the cast end. The wiz
erc all open. Stanton drove up
b house, but did not get out of his
but talked with mother through
Dow. He first asl.ed motber ifshe
= to buy dress pattern, or shawl.
said she guessed not, for she hadn't
ney. Stanton said you have got
enough. Father replied, how do
Nv we have? Stanton said, all you
have enough money. Father told
leave. Hc was then on the lounge,
nton was on his wagon. Stanton
was in the highway; father asked
be wasn't going to leave, and start
khe door. Stanton then started
G door yard, and went into the
ID stopped. Father went to the
nd told him TO go along. Stanton
am in the highway and guess
y hurt anybody father said, |
you know whether will or not,
tied in after his gun, took it and
out to The door. l. was looking
be front window near the door.
begged Of him not to shoot, but he
rely. Stanton held up his whip,
sged Of flasher not to shoot, and
ound to him. Father shot him,
he gun. AMI saw Stanton fall, but
hot see father, for | did not look
Ethe window far enough. Stanton
bis hands in the wagon; his head
yer the seat towards the house
then brought the gun into the
lie then went out and took him
he wagon onto tho ground, and
ther to go aud tell the folks he
II q man. l am sure l lave stated
conversation between father and
adler. Father could walk well
rther appeared that the body Of
remained on the ground in the
until about six o'clock, when the
ecome known, the people in the
rallied to the scene of the MUIR
the body was removed to the
1 Mr.. Stafford, one of the select
walden. The murderer did not
to escape, but was taken into
by the sheriff in that town, and
lay was taken to Et.J ohnsbury and
10 Jail. On Sunday, Drs. Brown
poks of st. Johnsbury, and DR..
cf Walden, held o post norton
ltion Of the remains. From the
ation, it appeared that the gun was
with quite large sized shot, and
as found to be upwards of forty
nnds about the face and upper
the head. Seven shot were found
p the brain, and some had pene-
he eyes. The face was very much
ed and lacerated.-The result of
1nat mas A. Gol;. 49, IT. l.