Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-08

that Ellen had said to him that ''Bil is a
bastard didn't you know that his mother
was w. to which Grogan said no :;
l laughed and Bill got mad and
said: IN never stand my mother
being called that name and I'll go up and
see about it,; Bill went up and Grogan
and tried TO keep him back; when he had
been up there few minutes, | heard
squabbling and hallooed; George sent in
word after the O'Clock mass to William,
to look out for himself to-day; think this
word, was brought in by Mickey Wall !;
heard alter Bill went up stairs he and
George talking; Bill was saying sis nv
mother We, your wife says so :" when
William was told what Ellen said he
snapped his fingers and said there will he
a fight to-day"
MlchaI Waa-Am eleven years old and
son of Daniel Wall boarded with VIM
/ Buchanan told my father and William to
I look out for themselves, for heard from
trogan that George had the spite in him for
them, and would pay them on account Of
/ he ticket tro uble.
Dr. Hrdm II. Atrater-Camc to George
buchanan 5 rooms about ! 30 D. M and
found W lillian Buchanan lying on the floor,
between the stove in the front room and
| the door that leads into the bedroom, with
his head on a pillow, and his head toward
the north, and lying on his back he was
| apparently unconscious, and breathing
| heavily; there was blood on his face and
/ his shirt was saturated with it examined
and found no pulse; he was in state OF
collapse. tore open his shirt and discovered
some cuts, also cut on the right temple
and slight cut on the nose all these cuts
were about half an inch in length three
H-pv fff q 10 oh
! vas on the right side of the sternum or
breast bone, and over the junction of the
| sixth rib with the sternum, one and one
/ eighth inches to the right of the median line:
/ by probing this wound. it was found that
the direction OF the puncture was upwards
| and to the left side of the body ,thrce-fo
/ of an inch deep the probe at this depth
struck the right edge Of the sternum; the
/ second cut was on the left side Of the ster-
mum, between the fifth and sixth ribs. one
| and one quarter inches to the lett of the me-
/ dian line; the direction Of the puncture
was upwards and towards the left the
/ third cgt was y inches below the last one
and one and half inches to the left of the
median line, the direction was downwards
and inwards the cut on the right temple
was about two inches above the outer angle
Of the orbit Of the right eye in a direct line,
Iosc wos a slirbt On. or tho III, o,rns. tho
bridge: there was also a cut on the back.
about three inches 10 the right OF thesprne,
boIfan ;rr5 deem aIso c NJ ' on the
left side of the body. over the
ninth nh, and penetrating to the RIB
az LunG anu f zen tSn, lb pos o. nor'el
described in the front of the chest, pene-
trated through the front wall of the heart
nh ' 5ea oC'MGgn ,no .TI c 'TtpiJ,oS
in depth, It also went through portion of
me lei. -1ng Inc ot1er wounds i would moi
diotelv fatal All tbesc wounds were made
with a sharp cutting instrument. and with
the same. As they were all Of equal length.
pe'enSgI ii'gl ao2ut twenty minutes AFTER
time ANY, action Of rho heat the the pericar.
dunn or covering Of the heart was filed
with blood Al. these cuts must have been
made with powerful force, tw) OF them
cut through the cartilage OF the sixth rio
the cut through the heart was about haitian
inch 10 extent, showing the width OF the
knife.
Dr. William p. Lt1ld c0rrohorated the
statements OF DR.. Atwater. whom he assist
cd IN the autopsy.
The Coroner then f,und rnon the fest
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''i'"J '""' ''io Ue'e''eU, " i'ilAin e'''iA'''
came 10 hiS death by stabs inflicted by
knife in the hands ofGeorre Buchanan
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crowd winch had hung about the house be-
gan 10 di-persc. Ii Is estimated that over
-nn ,-..-l t.l...r o., mn
''-" - '''' ''' we
dered man, yesterday.
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W 'i'''
y representative cd tins lourna. called
upon the prisoner, George Buchanan, at
the Jail SON oftc- his arrest lie WAS very
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f-'0 ''-'' i"'N w "'-'' anu
when informed that ms brother was
dead nearly faintei away In re
rlv T., in1u;rios he .,i1 "a. the
II. ,.'t..l.,.. ...- IL, -,
must tell the truth. / Shall be = wears old
on the ID of July next; was born in Quebec
Of Scotch parent. came to vermont r, when a
enlisted from ,ien in ise5 in e., ~ GCaot.
Woodward'-) Of the FIRST Vermont Cavalry
anu served through the war have lived
i,gnJ me 49, anu ue 'iI ion 81 ~
Inst for SbeparI. Davis A Co.: live in upper
story of house on lower corner of Cherry
and Battery streets; between twelve and
one TODAY had an engagement with nv wife
and Maggie Gancy to visit my mothers
grave in Lake view Cemetery something
after twelve o'clock. not feeling well. laid
down to take nap about one | was
awakened bv hearing some one call my wife,
who was in the room. a G-d-w-c:
jumped out Of bed and saw that
Groraa and nv brother William were
in the room. and ordered them both 10
leave NV house tiroran did 50. but Bill
would not leave my wife ran between us
with his fist We then had a scuitle. and he
threw me down then We hoth GOT mp anu