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

to converse. His family, consisting of
Il wife and five children will share the
sympatlies of this entire community.
The sympathy is not all bestowed on
one side, however, for it is wcll-known
that Tor the past six wears the lndepen-
ent has aSStiled not only the public acts
and private character of Mr.. Lands,
but has heapcd abuse on his family also.
and even while Mr.. LandiS was absent
Ill Europe there was no cessation to
these assaults, and the result has been
that after goading Il sensitive nature
beyond the power of endurance he has
brought Il terrible rctrihution on his
own head.
We are no apologiSts for crime. wlIeth-
er it he the stabbing of ones leputa-
tion and domestic happiness by news
paper Threats. often repeated until
wounds are inflicted which time cannot
heal, OF whether it he 10y shooting one
dead on the spot.
An extra from the same office later in
1t now appears that Mrs. Llndis first
called her husbands attention to the
'rsr-,, cie she had clipped from the indie
pendent and asked him how long she
had to endure those saunders from that
source. He took the paper from her
hand and said he would try to find the
author and started Immediately for the
Independent office. The details of the
transaction i'll he office We have already
given.
W hen the fist persons rushed into
the office LandiS handed his pistol to
Ward Bidwcll and surrendered him
SSlf To the sheriff rcmarking as he did
50. ''IVc shot Carruth but hope
haven't killed him. I'd give all the
world if | hadn't done it. My wife
handed me that article from the paper
and | rushed up here under the excite
meat and shot him. I'm sorry for it
and hope he wont die"
On arriving at Sridgrtnm. Lands told
his wifi, t" telegraph To Philadelphia
/ for two of the best surgeons To come
down immediately and do all they
could to >Ivr Carrulh. He ais" told the
sheriff he asked n" flv"r> but expected
the same treatment "thrl prisoners re
reived. Mrs. Lahdi> refused +" leave
/ her husband aud was locked ia the cell
with him.
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