Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-02-13
THE DISCOVERY.

THE DISCOVERY.
1t appears that son OF Mr.. Donoghue
who was on his way to his grandfather's
house, William Donoghue, Esq, long
and we'll known in his day in Windsor
County, and approaching the brook in
the ravine, at the foot of the hill, he dis
covered his fathers oxen drinking, and,
looking for his father, asked neighbor,
Mr.. James B. VIM who was near, where
he was. On reply that he was back on
the side of the road, he asked what the
matter was, to which Mr.. Winn said,
"the same as usual" meaning, as it was
understood, that he was 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 lift
ed the body to the sled and supported it
as well as he could till he reached home,
not dreaming of his death. His wound,
; in connection with appearance, startled
the family, and DR.. Stevens of Browns
vile was called who pronounced him
dead.
Circumstances, including converse
ton heard between Donoghue and VIM,
indicated foul play, and the town au-
thorities decided to hold an investiga-
ton. DR.. Phelps of Windsor, examined
the body and found that the mans head
had been crushed in, as if by hard
blow. The evidence which most inplic-
ates Vim, was that of Mrs. Cyrus
Wheeler, a sister of the deceased. She
heard the parties in loud talk about their
accounts in which they appeared to differ,
and also about pair of oxen which one
claimed were unruly. They had passed
her house and some things she heard
we're after they had passed out of sight
The following is an extract from her
testimony. When she says Allen she
means the deceased:
After while heard my brother and
Winn talking loud. / raised the window
and listened. The talk was about the
cattle Winn was driving, and about theil
being unruly. took no measure tc
hear but raising the window. 1t ap
peared that my brother called the cattle
unruly, and Winn thought otherwise
and said 30, and Allen said he had tolt
him (Winn) that one of them was un
ruly, and spoke about their getting on
of Reading pasture, Allen said he didn'
know as they ever got tonic his land. M,
brother and Winn seemed some ways
apart, and talked louder than necessary
/ shut down the window sometimes, an,
couldn't hear till / raised it again. Tn
next talk / heard from them was abou
their accounts, and there seemed to be
difference between them. 1t seems MI
Winn said, as / recollect it, hear
Winn say, Allen owed him s25, an
Allen asked him what for, and Win
said for work and my brother said ''
can figure as closesas you can" l thin
l shut the window at that time, and can
remember anything else till heard n
brother say, Knock me down then
think he said so twice, couldn't he
VIM say anything. Tnen | heard n
brother say, the last / heard him So
What are you following me for
His voice was hurried and sounded as
be was going the other way could
hear VIM speak. / didn't hear Wi
say anything till little while after,
heard Winn start up his cattle and s,
"Ive taken enough of your sass al
damn you, you will lay there awhile
can't say which he said first. thi
that was the last heard. didn't b.
my brother after that, think he,
nothing from VIM unless it was to spt
to his team, saw Winn after he s
that, 90 round the team and pop out
sight with his cattle; can't say whet
or not he wac riding on the sled.
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