Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-27
Frightful Murder in PiermOnt n. II.

Piermont, n H., on Friday forenoon Jan.
d. Mrs. Alma Emerson, sitting alone
in her room, had her head blown entirely
from her body by dis barge from a
double barreled shot gun (which was found
living not over three feet from her chair.
The scene of the murder was about two
miles from Piermont village, and nearly
the same distance from Bradford, Vermont
The building is an old fashioned. two story
house Il comfortable farmers homestead.
John p. Emerson. the husband of the muir
tered woman. moved on to the f,rm some
light weeks ago, taking with him his wife,
whom he had married onlya month before
lie is % Years old, Il worthy, Industrious.
md upright man. He worked some Years
N Lowell. where his marriage took place.
The victim of the murder WAS before mar
ilge Miss Aim, Merrill, and belonged to
me of the best families in town. For the
nast six years she had been employed in
he Boot corporation. in Lowell. She is
described by all who knew her IT'S 4 wo-
man of prepo>scssing appearances. and Of
many good qualities of mind and chlrac-
ter She WAS u little below medium height
md in the 25th year of her age. The fun
" consisted of Mr.. Emerson and wife, and
Moses b SAWYER.
After breakfast Friday morning. Emrr-
ION m ,de Il pleasant remark to his wife.
md kissed her. and then went out to look
ftcr his cattle. Sawyer 1T the same time
went into the door-var.l to cut wood. In
he meantime Mrs. Emerson performed
Ter orLln,ry holseh ,ld duties of The
morning. and then at down 10y the fire. in
her cosy kitchen. t. do some sewing. At
:, Ii tie past ten IL terrible explosion took
place in the hOnSe. Mr. Emc son heart i
II his barn distinctly. and started 1T once
or his dwelling. The nearest nriyhbor.
John Flanders, about 40 rolls northw:lrI.
lso heard it plainly. Mr.. Emerson went
through his door yard -whcrc he saw Mr..
sawyer ut work to the house H. opened
he door leading into he hitc en- IN for L
moment stood almost punlyz,'i at the
sight. Then he raised his arms and gave
4 shrek of anglisl and rl-hr To the street
rv'nT NV wife my wife IN APP
pearlng almost like 4 maniac. 1WNrrrN-
e. .In,e,i. = l. she dead? ami Wen; quiz ky
INTO The house In u chair by the stove
was the headle>s body of Mrs Emerson.
\bout three feet from hrr. and ly.nr ON
the floor, WAS Il heavy doublc-b rIclcd
hot gun the muzzlr pointing toward the
chair. Almost the en- ire head and neck
were blown from tn DO lv; ail that re
manned WIS Il small portion of the lower
Nv. which hung upon her b cas-. and :,
SIN Ill remnant of the neck near the bIck
bone not over IN inch in width. Fl"m
tbs he.tdcsS body blood WIS ~puting in
copiols streams and gathering in pools ON
he floor The head was almost wholly
blown to atom, and scattered on the cril-
ino and west ami spulh walls OF tn, room
The largest portion of the head loanl VS.
i piece of skull alb ut tIrre inches in
Length bv two in wild II. which had p;t>-cI
throu I'll Il w nd"w. bre thinw Il p &C" o: i
tx ,ct Zc in the 9la-> ana lodging in the
door yard. SOM. ten feet from the no l>t.
AMI within about that distance ui where
SAWYER WIS 1t work.
On tie stove ceiling. walls and floor
were scattered blood, flesh ana h tr. form
NJ IL scene ghaslly amt IcNoniny t. all
VINO witne- sed il. Ih. body rested in the
chair as natural IL if III life. | ne ft.l
We're on the fender of HE >;uNe one hand
Incl | 4 piece of cloth. while tie other
yrasprd Il needle an tneli II il t. tlkr
ano her >titch in tn wor>. Ihr POSITION
of the body showed uum~tth lhlv that not
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said ne expected it. auI VT wiil;u.r To-
90. When the officer pat the II ,nIcutl
upon him. tn. prisoner .iI jh,r.. was NO
need of it f"r he >Aun.d uot rUu away.
The crime WIS no sooner discoveries. til IN
Suspicion fastened up Sawyer. Tia" r\-
cited ih ony n the h'u>, tr,r.y Expressed
the ob. Mon tlut he Vas .rIIl y.