Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-07-29
State News.

Adams from Holyoke, Mass, where he
had been at work or seeking work. He
belonged in St. Susa, p. O., and stopped
here over Sunday visiting acquaintance.
On Monday afternoon he left to 90 to
Canada, or perhaps to seek work among
the farmers on this side of the line. Ac-
cording to the story told by him, he went
GU! Cd the track to the woods near Brig
hams Crossing, where he encountered two
men with whom he entered into converse.
ton. One of them was tall, slim man !;
the other short aud thick set. They pre-.
scented themselves as sailors, who had re-
Gently been discharged from service. In
the course of conversation Minor stated
that man could make 500 working in a
Holyoke factory five months. One Of the
men caught one Of Minors foro-fngers
and bit it so savagely that the flesh and
tendons hung in strips. The other man
then stabbed Minor three times in the
left breast, whereupon the latter fell to
the ground, and knew no more until an
early hour Tuesday morning, when he re-
covered sufficiently to crawl to the house
of Thomas Murphy, and asked for water.
He drank four glasses Of water and was
subsequently taken to the house of Peter
Jondron, where he had taken dinner SUM-
day. Mr.. Jondron washed him, put him
to bed and procured medical attendance.
The scene of the ARRAY was visited, and
Minors carpet bag was found, but the
contents were scattered over the ground.
Except the blood stains of which there
were several on the ground, there was
nothing to indicate that severe struggle
had taken place.
Minor fingered until the Goth and
died at 4 o'clock A. M, Justice Farms
worth held an inquest in tho forenoon,
when the foregoing facts were elected. A
post mortem examination was made by
Drs. Fassett and Comeau. They found
three wounds in the left breast, one being
about one inch long. second two inches
long and slightly penetrating the heart,
and the the third long, ugly looking
wound, and inside of this, completely COW
vered from view, was pocket.knife of
the common sort, which lay half.closed.
The blade was sharp-poiuted, but the
edge was quite dull, The appearance of
the knife indicated that il had been in
use long time.
So far there is no definite clue to Mi
nor's assaiants. He was able to give on
ly confused description Of them. There
are two or three MYSTERIOUS circumstances
connected with the case, which may be
cleared up by fuller investigation. The
above embraces all the facts Of material
Importance. Messenger, Oath,
Minor had sum Of money with him,
of which about 81 so in currency was
found in his pocket, and S54 in bills Sc.
creted under his shirt. The knife found
imbedded III the third wound, which is
now in possession of DR.. Fassett, was a
common pocket knife with white bone
handle, and originally had two blades,
but the smaller was broken off short.
When the large blade is open the knife is
about six inches in length. 1t passed
through the wound to recess back of the
heart, and its presence could not be de-
tected by probing though Minor had re-
marked to the Doctor that he felt what he
supposed was part of a knfe-blade in
his side. 1t must have required unusual
strength or more than one desperate blow
to have driven it to the position where it
was found. The authorities now believe
they have some definite clue to the per-
petrators. and arc doing all that is posi-
BILE to secure their apprehension. 1t is
thought that they went to Canada. The
mother and uncle Of the murdered man
arrived here from Canada yesterday
25th.
Close on the heels of tho above muir
der comes one far more attrocious, being
coupled with outrage. The victim was
Miss Marietta N. Ball, modest and in
teresting young lady, employed as school
teacher in District number two, situated
three miles east of, ST. Adams village.
After closing her school, last Friday after
noon, she set out to visit friend, living
q mile distant. Her course was over a
lonely road, partially through woods.
When she had walked about half the dis
taucc, she was seized by "a man with a
mask about his head, who sprang from an
ambush by the roadside. She was brut-
ally outraged and murdered. Her body
was then conveyed about 40 rods into the
woods, leaving traces Of blood on the way.
She was girl of uncommon muscular
power and appearances Indicate that she
made desperate resistance. Search was