The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-02-09

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evening by the roadside near the top Of the
hill, west of Mr. Cyrus Whceler's house, in
the so-caled Flagg district. His nose and
face were badly bruised, as If he had re-
ceived a severe blow by falling. His skull
was crushed in, presenting a CHASTITY sight.
Suspicion fell upon ncghbor of the Don
ohuc's named
JOSEPH VIM.
He was friend of the deceased,
and had also been at the village who was
riding home with him about five o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t is supposed the fatal blow
was struck with
HEAyY-CLuB OR STAKE,
so terribly crushed was the skull of the
murdered man.
TIE MURDERER ARRESTED.
Wlnn was arrested and brought before
Grand Juror and Justice of the Peace.
The examination developed the fact that a
misunderstanding had taken place between
VIM and Donohue before leaving for
home, and that high words ensued, which
were heard by several parties. Both men
were accustomed to the occasional and en-
# ;,,4o l,,, lie
supposed they had been ndulging while IN
town on Wednesday afternoon, and the |
fatal blow struck in the heat of angry pas
sion.
An INQUEST
was held on the body of Donohuc by the
authorities, and the post mortem examina-
ton fully corFohorates the evidences of
violent death. There appears strong
CigCCMSTANCIAL EVIDENCE
against VIM, who was the last man seen
in company with the murdered man, and
was seen alone about six o'clock the same
evening.
THE ACCUSED MURDERER,
Joseph Vim, heretofore has been an inof
fensive man. and kind neshbor, and this
terrible affair brings great grief to his fam
lily.
THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIM.
! Donahue, leaves a wife and zine children,
stricken with grief, at this sad termination
Of his life.
/ On Saturday, after the examination. the
/ prisoner was conveyed
at Woodstock, by Deputy Sheriff Amsdcn
Of Windsor Vim seems to fully apple
ciatc his situation but is entirely rcticent,
making no explanations relative to the
murder or liz cause.
The people are Of course, greatly excited
over the affair, which is the topic Of con-
versaton everywhere, and is increased by
the fact that it is the second murder COM
mittcd by a Windsor county man during
the past week. Blodgctt the Iaconia, n.
H., murderer, and his wife, the victim.
were residents of Baltimore, in this county.
G.. II.
From an extra of the Windsor journal,
received last evening.
THE DISCOVERY.
1t appears that son of Mr. Donoghue
who was on his way to his grandfathers
house, William Donoghue, Esq, long and
well known in his day in Windsor county,
and approaching the brook in the ravinc,
at the foot of the hill, he discovered his
fathers oxen drinking, and looking for his
father, asked neighbor, Mr.. James b.
VIM who was near where he was. On
replying that he was back on the side of
the road, he asked what the matter was, to
which Mr. Vim said, ''the same as usual
meaning, us IL was uuuclstoUti, Nndt hc W 40
intoxicated. The young man drove the
oxen back and found his father lying by
, the roadside, with his hat partly covering
his face. On raising the hat, he discovered
that his head and face were bloody. He
lifted the body to the sled and supported 1t
as well as he could till he reached home, not
dreaming of his death. His wound, in con-
: necton with the appearance, startled the
family, and DIR. Stevens of Brownsville
: was called who pronounced him dead.
= THE SUSPICIOUS.
: The singularity of the circumstances in
4 which the remains were found and of the
, nature of his wound, in connection with
4 certain other circumstances, combined To
o awaken suspicious of foul play, in such de-
g gree that it was thought best for the au
thorities to take the matter in hand Ac
cordingly on Thursday morning Hon. Hi
ram Harlow. chairman of the board of Sc
lectmen, grand juror T B Vim and one OIL
~ two other men visited the locality of the
!, scene and the remains of the unfortunate
10 man at his late home. The result of theil
:, examination was that
l. LEGAL INVESTIGATION
a was resolved upon and on Friday morn
ing an autopsy was taken of the body II