Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-06-18

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goods on the day following the TIE showed
a stock to the value Of 5000 on hand. with
an insurance Of $500. The loss 10y the lire
was very slight The fire occurred about
fifteen minutes amer the store was closed
for the night.
THE ASSAULT OK MI. HADLEY.
Our village was thrown into a great
state Of excitement last Friday morning
by the announcement that Mr.. Hannibal
Hadley had boon the victim OF a murder
Gus assault by vlllaiuous tramp. aud that
the perpe;rator OF the outrage had been
promptly caught, brought before justice,
and bound over TOT trial. The facts in the
case proved to be that on that morning, at
about half-past scyel o'cloek, Mr.. Hadley
wen, out 10 feed his pigs a. his residence
on High street. In STOPPING over the pen,
and while in The act Of enjoying a pail Of
swill into the trough. he heard a noise b.
hind him, and before he had time to look
around, received a severe blow just back
Of the let ear, and below the base Of the
brain, which stunned him and caused him
10 fall over backward. He los: conscious
ness only for an instant, and on recover
ing found his assailani on top Of him and
graphing with him. Mr.. Had.ey at once
began to scream loudly, which alarmed
the villain so that he ran under the barn
aud out at the further side on to High
street, with Mr.. Hadiey and others in pur-
suit It happened very fortunately that
| Policeman Eason was just at that moment
[ passing in tie immediate vicinity, and
I hearing the noise and seeing the fellow
| run down High street. he started after him.
/ TAe villain turned into Oak street and Mr.
/ Eason jumped into DR.. Newtons buggy
/ and thus had The advantage Of him. Find
/ ing himself In close quarters the man
/ jumped over the fence and attempted to
/ 20 aerUss lots, evidently aiming for the
/ woods OF tie railroad; but Mr.. Eason fol-
! 10 we'd suit aud quickly caught him aud
/ took him 10 the lookup. lie was imme-
/ diately brought before Justice Newton, and
/ the above facts being brought out, he was
/ bound ov or 10 await the action Of the grand
I jury at the September Term OF court on two
/ complaiuis-fOr an assault with intent to
! Kill, aud for an assault with intent TO rob.
Tue bail on each complaint was fixed at
500. On his examination the fellow gave
his name as james Boyce said his age
was eighteen. that his parents were Irish,
and that be was born in the Fort Hill dis
trict. Boston. NJ reliance, however, is
placed on his statements. The officers Je-
lieve his age 10 lie aboutlwenty- f We years,
1 aud there j. some reason to beliey that be
halls from Bennington, this State. \ slung-
shot was found on his person, showing that
lie had prepared himself for his business.
lie admitted having slept in Mr.. Hadley's
barn for two nights, and be WAS seen in
Mr.. Hadley's market the night before the
assault. TAere Is no doubt that lie had
been on The watch for sufficient lime TO
find out that Mr.. Hadley was likely 10
have money on his person, and to become
acquainted with his habits. \ pitcbfork
had been missing from Mr.. Hadley's barn
for two or three days, and the blow was
struck with bludgeon about two feet long
which had been cut from the handle Of this
fork. The marks Of the knife upon the
wood, where it was Gu, around before break
ing it OF, indicated that the stick had been
prepared some time before it was used.
That the blow did not prove a fatal one
was evidently the merest accident. II it
bad been struck lille higher up It must
have crushed through the skull, and lit
lie lower down it would ia all prot ability
have broken the neck. There is no posi-
bic palliaton for the crime, as the whole
a fair shows the most deliberate and cold
bloc ded preparation, and it IS to he hoped
that Newfare jail will safely hold the
wretch, until in due course of time be is
placed in the only proper abode for such
characters. There is no man in town in
" hose defence the whole commudity would
ooRer rise up than in tha: Of Mr.. Hadley.
and II a fatal result had followed the as
sauli it might have been difficult to have
saved the fellows neck for the deliberate
action O! . couE; Of justice. II is believed
that othe ifamps were lying about to await
the resu.. Of this bold venture.
THE S. T. 7. P. o. c. IA.
Mr.. Geo. I. Angel, President and
founder OF the Massachusetts Society foT
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, be-
ing on a vacation in our vicinity. has con-
sented to deliver free lecture in our town
hall, on Wednesday evening, June I'D, at
a quarter before o'clock. Subject: Ami
mails The relation of those that oGR SPEAK
to those that are dumb" THIS lecture has
been delivered before many lyceum and
other audiences, including the legisla lures
OF several States, teachers conventions,
clergymen's conventions, young mems
Christian associations, &c, and is highly
spoken Of by the press. Mr.. ANGEL has
travelled very extensively in EGrope and
/ ka r,l
which he speaks. He founded the Illinois
Humane Society, also the Ladies Humane
Educational Committee OF England, OF
which the Baroness Burdett Cou,ts is
President. lis gives both time and mon
ey, asking and receiving no compensation
except the pleasure OF doing the work, and
as our citizens may not again have so good
an opportunity of obtaining information
upon a subject which is now attracting 50
much attention all over the world, We hope
he will have a full house. In an interTie W
with Mr.. \ ngell be expressed a strong de-
sire that the ladies, whom he has found
both in this country and Europe to be most
earnest in this work, will be present in
large numbers. Mr.. Angel assures US
that a committee Of two thousand Of the
ladies Of Massachusetts recently join
ed in holding fair for the Massachusetts
society. that many Of the directors Of that
society are ladies, and that he never found
any audiences which seemed 10 be more
interested in his lectures than those com
posed largely Of ladies. 1t IS proper TO add,
in this con nection, that al a recent meeting
OF the Congregational clergymen OF Bos-
ton and vicinity the following resolutions