The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-06
F|IENDIsH TRAGEDY.
A Windsor County Man Murders His
Wife,

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A Windsor County Man Murders His
Wife.
ARREST OF THE MURDERER.
Particulars Of the MorriS Deed.
special telegram from Laconia. n. H..
dated 31st, to the Boston Journal gives a
full account as follows
David e. Blodget killed his wife, Almira
Blodgett, on Water street, in this place.
this afternoon. They had not been living
together for some time. About a y week ago
he came here from Vermont and was stay
ing with her. just after dinner. while in
the room with her and her two bows. he
suddenly seized her head under his left arm
and struck the blade of a large iack-knife
into the right side Of her neck, cutting the
jugular VEN and w%indpipc, causing almost
instant death. They have several children,
the youngest of which, about one year old.
was in the mothers arms at the time the
blow was struck.
ARREST or THE MURDERER.
Blodgett was at once arrested on a war
rant issued by o. A.. j. Vaughan, before
whom he was brought for examination
pom the hearing it appeared that he came
here At noon and committed the murder
within a very short time after he reached
the house where his wife was stoppipr
with their son-in-law. She came here from
Baltimore, VT, to get away from him. as
hc has threatened To Kill her. Jealousy
was The cause, although it does not appear
Afior his arrest he tried to simulate 'inngqq6-
ity but il was evident that he was sham
ming. lie was committed to Jail to ans
wer for Wilful murder at the Supreme Jul
liciol Court for Bclknap county at the
March term.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The prisoner was born at Springfield,
Vermont, and is forty-three years old. Mrs
Blodgett, whose maiden name was Brown,
was born in Michigan, and is thirty-nine
years of age. They have been married
twcnty-ihrec years and have seven chill
drcn~thc oldest Il married daughter, rcsid-
ing here. BlOdgett owns a farm in Balti-
more. VT, worth 81. 800, and stock valued
ut 800. The parties have lived unhap-
PLY as long as the oldest daughter can re-
member, Inc getting mad with her without
cause. and frequently kicking and choking
her and pulling her by the hair. and punish
ing his children severely on frivolous pre-
texts. She had left him before, because Of
his violence.
ms JEALOUSY AROUSED.
She left the last time on the 10Th Of Jan
uary, by the advice of her son, vino lives in
Baltimore and furnished her the money to
come here with. Geo. Jcifs, of whom it is
supposed Blodgctt is jealous, wa, sent with
her, as the son feared violence from the
husband. jeff ; is a distant connection.
Blcdgctt came here on Tuesday last and
stayed till Thursday, going back to Yer
mont. but Immediately returning. On GO
ing into the house he at once began to urge
her to go back with him. She told him
she would not, than 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 ran a dagger into
her heart before she would live
with him. He began to cry,
and She tod him if ne was jealous
of ,Jcffs that he should go back with
him and then he would know that Jeifs
was not with her, that he might take all
the children but the baby. that she would
take the baby and 50 among the farmers
and take care of herself. He said he would
follow her. 20 where she would, that he
did not want the children. but wanted her
to go back with him and sell ont the prop
crty in Vermont, and return here and try
to live happy.
SHE PERSISTS N REFUSING To GO WITH
HIM.
She still refused to go with him. lie
said he would never leave her ill the law
forced him from her, and theIcupOn COM
mitled the bloody act rs before related.
during the talk. which occupied nearly
half an houI, he had his pipe in his hand or
mouth. frequently lighting it ut the stove.
THE MURDER.
After he had stabbed her and had been
secured hy persons near by, he made VIC
lent efforts to get at her again. and was
only restrained by being thrown upon the
floor and held there until Policeman Hart
vas called. The child fell to the floor with
her when she was struck. She got up,
took hold Of the child and, going to an out
side door. fell but with the help of her
son, thirteen years old, got back into the
house, where She fell ON tire floor and died.
Her own clothes and those of the child
were NItltllNN III bl'pN. anu wv ll'N
doorway and steps and snow were covered
with her life-blood. Blodgett is of me
dium size, sandy hair and complexion,
long. full beard and black eyes His looks
Indicate a violent temper. The boy, thlr-
teen years old, pulled off his coat and tried
to stop the flow of blood by COMPRISING il
about his mothers neck, and, when that
was soaked, off with his jacket and uset
that for the same purpose, meanwhile as
slsting to keep his father from getting n
his mother. Ills conduct was that of {
hero.