St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-04

he arose from the table with the remark
"NOw this matter will he settled an,
passed out into the shed. His wifi,
Thought his actions peculiar, and fol
loved him. meeting him on the steps
returning. with AN aX in his hand. Sh,
asked hun what he was going to do
and seized hold of the AK handle.
THE HUSBAND SLABS HIS WIFE.
During this struggle. the father came
out and attempted with the Young wo-
man To get the aX away from Silas
| Holding Ia the AK with his left hand
NIl'~ put his right into his pocket, drew
ont Il pocket knife, and opened Il blade
with the hand which held the AK. and
struck his wife in the left breast. She
sill chung to the aN, when he repeated
the blow. hitting her above the right
eye. She WAS partially stunned and
terribly frightened, of course, and does
not remember much that happened for
Il few minutes. Very soon she started
t" run to Henry Prrry'S, ncighbor who
lives some % rods away. and in plain
sight OF the house. Before leaving the
door steps, she remembers of Silas pa>S-
ing her and SAYING. Good God, Fan. |
have not killed You. have 20 And
while running down the hill towards
Mr. PcIlN'S she heard him shout after
her:
1T ALL SETTLED NOW '!
This Is all the only eyewitness of these
fearful scenes SAW to remember From
other parties and several Indications,
the murdcrer'S work was undoubtedly
done as follows: After the second blow
upon his wifc'S temple. she rclinquiSlcd
her hold upon the AK. when Silas turned
and struck his father with either the
knife az the ax
THE MOTHER BLOWS AN AIAEM
While this struggle between the three
had been going on 10y the wood she'd
door, the old lady had seized the dinner
horn, and passing ont the side door To
the corner of the house, in plain sight
of Mr.. PerrN'S, she blew several blasts.
Mr.. Perry heard the alarm. and going
to the door WIS Just in season to see
SlltS come up to his mother III the cor
ncr of the house, and strike hcI several
blows with the aN. and hcai him cX-
claim:
THERE. DAMN loI. LIE THERE"
Mr.. Perry ran out and met Sila>'> wife.
VIII" was fleeing towards his house.
Very soon Mrs>r>. Hutchinson. II"u.h-
ton. and other ncighbol> came /" the.
place of the tragedy. There WAS no
one III sight except the aged mother.
who lay dead upon the SNOW at the con
ncr of the house. with tri.htlml wounds
upon the sides of her head. and the neck
almost severed from the Trunk hl Il
blow from the aN. the hIt OF which went
entirely through it,
The ncighbors who had gathered
around. supposed the murderer t" hr in
the house, and knowing that he had Il
gun. they did not at fist dare to enter.
Finally physician c.tmc from Ilr,. Cor
nrr. and the doors were opened. when
another
GHA>rLh SPECTACLE MET THEIR GAZE.
Ll ing upon his back on thc Kitchen
floor. was the aged father. with Il wound
III his throat, and two terrible wounds
IN the head. the hit of the aX being
the wound. It required considerable
strength for Mr.. IIoughton to remove
the aN.
The search then began ion the mul-
dcIcl. He was not found in he house.
and some men going /" the barns i"nnd
him
HANGING FROM IIIE GREAT REAM>.
With life extinct. The most plausible
theory Is, tt"r no one living >aw the
of the IN. >ila> struck his old father
Then hearing the horn. he lcit this Job
halt dome and ran out T." the corner al
the house and struck down his aged
m"tiIcr. Making sure nt that. he r,-
turned to the house. Meanwhile the
blood on the SNOW rrN Gals the, fact hat
while >ila> WIS killing his mother. the
father came from the shed. along To the
side door. and entered the kitchen.
where Sila> returned upon him.
Then having made sure OF his work
SilaS went to the barn. fastened the
doors behind him.
cur Ills OWN THROAT.
Climbed upon the high beams. secured
Il rope about Il pole oNcI the centre. of
the floor. put Il moose about his neck.
and jumped Oft The fall must have
been seven "r eight feet. This com
pIeted the tragedy.
TIE WIPES WOUNDS
Are believed not to he serious. She
was able to he removed to her fathers
house. and convcr>cd freely and intelli-
gently about the whole matter. As she
is the only living witness of the most of
these terrible scenes. and is she had
been in this household as wife of the
murderer for the last sixteen months,
her testimony and impressions are of
more value than neighberhoed rumor.
although the previous character of the
man must he taken into account.
WHAT THE NEIGIIBORs SAY.
In answer to the question ot what sort
of a hoy and man this SjlaS has been