The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-28
TEnE ASSAULT UPON DIR. RK ANGIE
Full Particulars.

Full Particulars.
Our Geographic columns of Monday
morning gave a brief account of n murder
Gus assault committed upon DR.. John
Branch of st. Adams, on Friday night
last, and we CLEAN from the st. Adams
Adpertiser further interesting particulars of
the dastardly affair.
About twelve o'clock that night, the
Doctor was called upby ring at the door
bell, and on answering it he met n young
man, apparently twenty years old, slightly
built, and dressed in light clothes, who told
him that he was wanted Immediately at
by" (Byron) 1ullars. The doctor in
quired who was sick and the fellow an
swered ''Tullars wife" He then asked
| what allied her and was answered that she
was ''faintng, or something OF that kind;
don't know exactly what" The doctor
thought the call was somewhat strange, he
not being the family physician of Mr..
| Tullar, but concluded to answer it. He
then asked the fellow how he came and
was answered horseback" Every we'll"
said he, ''walk in and will go with you
in the same way" The man declined to
enter, saying he would rather stay out
doors, and as soon as the doctor had finish
ed dressing, he went to his stable but did
not see the man any where about.
He saddled and bridled his horse, and as
he was leading him out through the door he
received a crushing blow on the back of his
head, which the doctor thought was a num-
Der OF wooden blocks which had fallen
from some place over the door. The blow
was quickly followed by two others, the
second on the head, and the third, being
the severest of all, on the right shoulder,
whirling him about so as to face his assail-
saiant, whom he saw for the first time,
with club raised for another blow. I'm.
mediately the thought passed through his
mind that he was being murdered, and will
the exclamation, 80, you wretch !" he made
pass at him, whereupon the man dropped
his weapon and ran across the yard will
the doctor close at his heels, the villain es
Gaping by jumping the fence and went, a
his tracks indicated, across the field in I
southwesterly direction, towards the New
ton road.
The doctor suddenly became faint, bu
was able to get into the house, where HI
soon found that he was bleeding profusely
from a cash about two inches in length OF
the back of his head and his right arm wa
useless, while severe pain ran through hi
shoulder, chest and side. AS soon as pos
, sible he sent for Drs Fassett and Clark
the latter of whom arrived first and foun'
: his condition as above set forth TIL
bludgeon used was piece of common
tence-board, some four or five inches wide
, and three or four feet long, which was evi
IDENTIFY picked up on the premises. Although
the doctor has no recollection Of ever hav
ing seen the william before, he thinks h
could identify him if caught. BY Dr.
e Branchs direction, handbills were issue
! offering one thousand dollars reward TO
. the apprehension of the would-be assassin
@ The police are making every effort I
: bring the william to justice, and on Saturda
y arrested two men on suspicion who wer
+ finally discharged.
+ The only motive which can be assigne
|, for the assault is robbery and possibly tn
motive was revenge, though the doctor