Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-02-04
Shocking Murder.

Mr.. David f. Blodgett of Baltimore,
Windsor County, has had much trouble
with his family. He was Jealous of his
wife just now, but had quarreled with her
on some ground or other ever since the
eldest of their children can remember \
son of his undertook to regulate affairs at
home few days ago and worsted his IA
Their, who undertook to continue in his
own way. Almira, Mr.. Blodgett's wife,
had left him several times on account of
his abuse, but returned.
She left the last time on the 10Th of
january, on the advice of the son above
mentioned, and went to Laconia, y. II ,
where she had Il married daughter Blod-
gett hunted for her, and went to Laconia {;
st;lid Il couple of days, came back to Yer
mont, but ut once returned to Laconia
where his wife was.
On going into the house he at once be-
gan to urge her to 90 back with him. She
told him she would not; that she would
die first; that she had seen all the trouble
by him she ever would by living with him ;
that she would be drawn in two first, or
run Il dagger into her heart before she
would live with him. He began to cry, and
she told him that he might take all the chill
dren but the baby; that she would take the
baby and 90 among the farmers and take
care of herself. He said he would follow
! her, 90 where she would; that he did no;
want the children, but wanted her to %
/ back with him and sell ont the property ir
Baltimore, Vermont. and try to live happy
She persisted in refusing, and he said ht
would never leave her till the law force,
him to do it.
At the end of the talk, which was JUS
after dinner, while in the room with hel
and her two boys, he suddenly seized hen
head under his left arm, and struck the
blade of large jack-knife into the RICH
side of her neck, cutting the jugnlar vein
and wind-pipe, causing almost instan
death. They had seven children, the
Youngest of which, about one wear old
was in the mothers arms At the time til,
blow was struck.
During the talk, which occupied nearl,
half an hour, he had his pipe in his hanC
or mouth, frequently lighting it ut tn,
stove.
After he had stabbed her and been Sc
cured by persons near by, he made violen
efforts to get ut her again. and was onl,
restrained by being thrown upon the foo
and held there until a policeman was call
ed. The child fell to the floor with he
when she was struck. She got up, tool
hold of the child and. going to an OUTSIDE
door, fell out, but with the help of he
son, thirteen years old, got back into tn
house. where she fell on the floor and died
Her own clothes and those of the chill,
were drenched in blood, and the floor
doorway and steps and snow were covere,
with her likelihood. Blodgett is of medi
um size, sandy hair and complexion, long
full beard and black eyes. His looks indi
cate violent temper. The boy, thirtee
years old, pulled off his coat and tried t
/ stop the flow of blood by COMPRISING
about his mothers neck, and, when tina
was soaked, off with his jacket AMI use
that for the same purpose, meanwhile as
sisting to keep his father from getting q
his mother. His conduct was that of
, hero.
Blodgett was at once arrested, and wi
be brought to answer for the brutal mul
der, ut the Supreme Judicial Court fc
Belknap county, which holds its next teri
+ in March.
The prisoner was born at Springfield
d Vermont, and is forty-three years ole
Mrs. Blodgett. whose maiden name W.
Brown, was born in Michigan, and
thirty nine years of age. They have bee
married twenty-three years.