Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-06-11

his money, which was taken IN charge by
his sister, aud is said 70 have been A coosid.
cradle sum, and on opening a drawer he
found a pasteboard revolver.box-but The
pistol was not in il. Up to that time il was
not supposed that be had any revolver OK.
cept one that be had loaned his brother. in
the village. This was another suspicious
circumstance, but still DO communication
was made to the anxious family. Finally
about noon, q young man named David Tebo
heard a pistol shot in rear of the barn Of N.
L. Skinner, on the east side of the street,
opposite the home Of the Weeks family.
lie thought it vas caused by boys, paid no
attention to 1t and went home TO dinner.
Then the thought came to his mind that boys
ought not to be firing about the barns lest
they should set them on fire, and accordingly
he went back to prevent IL. As he neared
a small rear barn, which was entirely open
at the east end, he saw the dead body of
Weeks lying partly on the back, feet to the
east, a revolver, with one empty chamber
lying near him, and a bullet hole 10 each
temple. His throat was also cut on the
right side. Justice Farnsworth ordered the
remains taken into Mr.Skinner's house where
a post norton examination was made and
the body was dressed aud removed To the
stricken home.
Clifton S. Weeks, the suicide, was the
eldest son Of the late Philo Weeks and was
30 years old the 18th Of last August. He
had always lived at home, for ten years past
he had carried on the farm, and since his
fathers death, which occurred last February,
he had been the reliance aud protection of
his mother and sister. He had always been
a perfectly steady, sober aBl peaceable young
man, one OF the last persons in the world to
be thought of as the perpetrator of anything
desperate. tie was Of a very retiring dis
position, never seeking society, wholly unac-
customed TO the society Of ladies' outside his
own immediate circle of relatives. He was
devoted to his work, fond Of his horses, kind
TO everybody and rather a silent person.
For some weeks past he has seemed depress-
ed, so much 80 that his mother once asked
him about his feelings, aud about his affair
with Miss Wilkins. He told her that he
liked the girl, but for some reason she did
not encourage him and he was not disposed
to blame her, rs she probably had her rea-
sons for it. Hfew days ago he called a son
of Patrick Mooney to his barn to see a sick
horse. The young man, on looking the horse
over, said he didn't see but that he looked
well enough, whereupon Weeks told him
that it was something else that he called
him in for. He was in trouble; he had loved
a young lady, and somebody had interfered
and set her against him he had his suspi.
cions who it was, and it he found out he
would make it hot for them. He had told
some member of his family lately that it
seemed as though all the world was against
him. For several days past he had suffered
from some disturbance in his stomach and
was irregular at his meals.
The afflicted family is one Of the besI
known and most respectable in town. Mrs
Weeks is sister to Hon. VIM. l.. Sowlea, oil
Swanton, to Mrs. DIR. Clark and to the late
Hon. HE Sowles, of st. Adams. The
grief and sorrow which has come upon then
IN the shock of tragedy and the humiliation
Of what would have been crime if the de.
ceased had been responsible, cannot well be
measured, and they have the sincere sympa
thy of the entire community, aud Of nobody
more than Mr.. Greene, who has suffered q
much from the calamity.
Mr.. Greene, though terribly shocked By
the assault, the disaster and the wound, il
in a comfortable condition, and under tn,
care ofDr. Hall he expects to soon be about
He is a man 50 years of age, a peaceabl'
citizen, the father Of a large family of grow
up children, II farmer in moderate but com
Portable circumstances (before this loss) anC
a long standing Justice of the Peace. On,
Of his sons is Luther o. Greene, Esq, pro,
prietor of the Woodstock Standard, and an.
other is Mr.. l.. b. Greene, editor Of the
Engineers Journal, Cleveland, Ohio. The
wounded man has the sympathy of everybody
for the misfortune which came upon him SC
wholly without his fault, aud all hope for hi:
speedy recovery.
Miss Wilkins appears to be an intelligent
educated, sober and sensible young woman
she enjoys an excellent reputation aud is EN-
ployed as a dress.maker in many of the best
families. Her deposition shows hat Week:
had fallen in love with her but that as hi
feelings were not reciprocatcd she had not
encouraged his attentions, aud he had of late
avoided her company.
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