St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-09


article, considering some that have ap-
peared from time to time in its col
ummS. Id. and RerieW. BrdyetOn.
When Carruth became editor of the
Independent he began pitching into ev-
ryhody. LandiS advertised extensively
i'll his paper and was for II time spared.
He kept his ADVERTISEMENTS in the indie
pendent nine months after Carruth be
gan to abuse him. but when his family
WAS attacked he withdrew his patron
age from the journal and forbade its
being left at his house. The lndrpend-
ent did reach his dwelling, however.
Sometimes II waS thrown through the
open windows or doors. and frequently
Mrs. LandiS' attention was called to the
~curiilouS articles. Those who know
Lands say that he must have been
goaded to madness when he shot Car
ruth. None of his friends pretend to
Justify him in the act. They say he
should have hor>ew hippcd the editor.
Caruth was heard tn say that Lands
was too much of il coward To attempt to
do him bodily harm. Ii has long been
known in Nincland that Mis-. LandiS
WAS in delicate health, and that she
grievrd much over Carruth's articles on
her husband and herself Her mind
has been unsettled at times. and ii WAS
feared that she would become INSANE.
Her father. Commodulc Meade. WAS in
an asylum foI the insane just previous
to his death. When Lands WAS in Eu
rope last Year Carruth continued to
ridirulc him and on his return home he
found his wife almost distracted. Y. \.
sun.
Nh. Lands deserves to have the pub
lie informed of the nature of the offence
p.rpctIatrd against him 10y Carruth. So
that il may br seen that not Il single
paragraph. but Il long series of violent
assaults upon him and his family,
wrought him Ia desperation. tanuth
is one of those editors who believe that
indulgence in fierce personalities is IL
necessary thing il Il paper is t" hc made
''HNcIN." His columns therefore have
fur yrarS been filled with violent abus,
"t all against whom he conceived Il dis
like. tlc1N men. women. journalists
and other private citizens have been
ridiculrd. attacked and hullicd in each
number of his paper. He, had Il Ven
omuIIS and >curIiluu> pen. and he was
Il ma>tcI OF that low form ot inVectiVe
in intellectual force He never dis
played ANY especial ability outside of
this peculiar field. and II WAS probably
his consciousness of his deficiencies III
the best qualifications t"I Journalism
that induced him To indulge this OF
frn>iVr power - largely. Ever since his
appraIanrc in Nurltnd hr has been
arI.Ntd against Mr. I.audi>. and he has
not only abused that gentleman coar>,-
w. tVrIN week. but lac has quite fire.
uucntlN made the wife and family ot
Nj. LIndi> the subject ot his vile black
guartli>m. This sort ot Thing l. very
hard L" bear. especially III Il small COM
mIImitN where the latest indrccnch Is Il
subject of general CONVEX >atlor. But
Mr. Lands would have done better To
have boImr it mautully and patiently
rather than even to have stopped To
cha>ti>c his ;i>>.iilant. To attempt To
take his lite WAS only To bring fresh
trouble upon himself and to cNalt Car
ruth /" Il place III popular y mpathN I"
which he could never otherwise have
had i title Ercnjng B"Iictn. PLH.
We here in>cri Il portion of Nj. Ian
dis statement ni the act and IL cau>r:
y
has been edition of the independent his
assaults upon him O.audi>) have been
urrcilr>~ Mr.. l.audi> said that AS
long H. Cauuth confined his attacks to
me iclt like i general in 4 battle. wiu
knows that if hc can stand pounding
he will tire ont the enemy; and | knew
ilIII If could not uutliNc his SrurllitN
| did not deserve to succeed bat whci
hc began tu attack my wife and Chll-
dIrn. it WIS Il tal different matter. Mi
nulN was II my duty to project them It
all hlLud-. bat mN Witr l. nt Il >cIN
"N"Itahlr nature insanity l. III hrI
hiuod. lud these allu>Inu> tu her actual
l. drove her mad. Copies nf thc>,
articles were thrust under the door ol
thrown int" the window. spite of al
precautions. and she finally hcramr :,
! violent that she WAS dangerous, aud
: had often to call the servants To hell
! me huld her. Om the day before CaI
ruth'> last article apprlrcd urged DIR
l Lane to give her IN anndNnc. Sh,
: talked continually of the articles i'll tia,
! independent. She WIS rncicHtc. an,
there WAS Il certainty. this the doCto
assured her. that her reason would h'
permanently oVerthrown unless the cN
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;. danger ne ih" 'ir "i'lN remedy wa
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ii&' Wtn' l" my ounce carry 'tIN II"
her IL little quietcI than she had becI
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