The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-01-14
THE CASEY-RATHBON TRACE
ny AT SOUTH BERLIN, ny.
Particulars OF the Murdcrous Assai
NEARLY 4 DOUBLE MURDER.

NEARLY DOUBLE MURDER.
The northern part of Rensselaer, county
claims-and justly, too-the dishonor of
furnishing more murderous proceedings
than almost any whole county in the state
of New \ ork. Some Of the most brutal
and wicked murders have been enacted in
that section, and the lenicncy with which
the murderers have been treated is only an
encouragement to the blood-thirsty wretch
cs who commit the deeds. Tuesday night
OF last week, decd was committed that
bids fair to result IN double murder. A
special correspondent of the Troy Press
gives a long account of the same, from
which we CLEAN the following particulars
On Tuesday night, one Martin Casey, of
Berlin, a young man of bad reputation,
was at the hotel near Coal Switch" in
South Berlin, kept by German. Here
some dice throwing was INDUCED in by him
with three brothers, Thomas, Orlando and
Arrow Rathbone, and some words passed
between the parties, which were, however,
supposed TO have been amicaby settled
when they separated. The three brothers
left first, and were followed in half an hour
by Casey, accompanied by George + IIar-
rington. Near the home of the Rathbones
the couple met Arrow and Thomas on the
road Some words were exchanged be-
tween them, when Casey drew his revolver
and fired five shots, the first one striking
Thomas and the next two Arrow, while the
other two passed by the head of Harrng-
ton. Persons in the neighborhOod heard
the cry of "murder" distinctly and the fir
ing at the same time Immediately after
the firing Casey ran back to the hotel where
he said he had been knocked down on the
on him He had several fresh scratches on
his face, which looked like those that might
have been made by mans finger nails.
MIR. A. j. Jones at once started from the
hotel and went to the Rathbones house
where were the wives of the two unfortu-
nate men wringing their hands in the most
intense agony, refusing to be comforted.
Orlando Rathbone was almost Il raving mad
man, and it required his wife and Mr. Jones
to take him away from his bleeding and al
most dying brothers. Mr.. Jones searched
in the vicinity for club but could find
none The wounds of Arrow are very Sc
rious. The ball entered his abdomen,
passed backward and dropped downward
to the hip bone, and cannot probably be
taken from his body for long time, even
if he lives. The wound of Thomas will
result in total loss of one eye at least.
The bullet tore it away, passed in and thence
out over the ear.
Soon after Casey arrived at the hotel the
bartender took the revolver out of his pock-
ct and detained him there until Mr.. Jones
returned from the scene of the aifrav.
when he was turned over to him. The
prisoner being very demonstrativc, was
bound by BEDFORD and taken in charge by
a constable. In statement made by him
he alleges that he was attacked by the
ltathbones and used bis pistol in self de-
Tense. The statement of Arrow. whom
the physicians think cannot recover. dix,
proves any such attack, and is in accord
ance with the facts as stated IN the begin
ming of this article, which is also corrobo-
rated by the other brother The prisoner
waived an examination on Thursday, and
has been held to await the action of the
grand jury, and is now in Jail in Troy.