The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-13
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
A swedish. Maniac IN 81 Connecticut
wheel Cactory.

The little village Of Wallingford, on the
Hartford and New Haven railroad line,
about ten miles i.om New Haven, WIS the
scene Of bloody tragedy Saturday fore
noon, involving probably the loss Of two
lives John Anderson. a Swede, living in
New Haven, became workman in the
wheel nisnufuciory of Hall 4 Parmalee ut
Wullngford about two years ago One
day last week he threw up his contract,
because. as he said, he couldn't make it
pay The company Immediately employed
other men in his place This seemed to
displcasc Anderson, and he left the shop
in anger. lie passed the Sabbath in New
Haven, and went to Walingrord again on
Monday morning. Last Thursday morn
ing he went into the factory. and was very
violent, threatening to take the lives Of
those who had taken his place and Of the
the officers of the company. lie assaulted
ono Norton, tor which he was arrested, but
deacon of the Baptist church gave bonds
tor him and unfortunately hc was released.
Friday he went back to New Haven,
where he greatly alarmed his family by
his violence and his threats At seven
o'clock Saturday morning he arose and
taking a pistol went to Wallngford swear
ing vengeance. He wandered around
for some time At half past eleven he
went 10 the factory, which is near the
depot. Entering with a cooked revolver in
each hand he declared he would shoot every
man in the building, and Immediately fired
at one Edward Yale, happily without eff
/ feet. lie then rushed up into the wheel
room, where Is or 90 men were ut work,
and running up to within six feet Of Al
/ bert Norton, one of the men who had
taken his place, fired at him without effect.
! lie fired again, putting ball into Norton's
| shoulder. lie then turned upon lIoratio
| Hall and shot him in the lower part of the
temple, near the ear. Hall fell, eXclaim-
ing, "Im shot for God sake get a doctor
as soon as you can" The mailman then
rushed Mt L. III. Ives. treasurer of the com
pany, and pursued him down stairs firing
at him twice without hitting him. Then
returning to the second story, Anderson
shot himself in the upper part of the
head, afterwards covering the pool
of his own blood on the floor
with sawdust. lie then went down
stairs with his 5evolvers in his hands, and
began to fire upon the workmen indiscrm-
inately, fortunately without hitting any OF
them. He then rushed on to the front
front platform of the building, thrust a
knife into his throat, and fell covered with
blood. He lay there about fifteen minutes,
when he arose and started for the depot,
still tlourishing his revolvers. He was
caught and taken back to the factory,
where he became raving maniac for a
time, and then fell intoa dcath-like stupOr.
At two p. m. he revived and his wounds
were examined. They are probably fatal.
Hall is delirous at.l lies in IA very critical
/, condition. He will probably die. Ander-
son is Il small man, twenty-five years old.
He has been in hscountry about six years.
; A cOuntryman of his. John r.. Johnson, a
3 man of refinement and good education,
! now lies in New Haven jail. sentenced to
death for numbering Mrs. Hess, his land.
lady, in Merden two years ago IN fit OF
ungOvernablc rage.