The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-03
TnE VERMONT HoRRoR.
Killing his Father and Mother. Stabbing his
wife, then Hanging Himself.

wife, then Hanging Himself.
NEWPORT, w., Feb. 2.-In Fast Lyndon
In this state Yesterday, Silas WILDER, a well-to-
do farmer. about thiriy-three years of age,
killed Doth his rarents. wounded hts wife, per.
haps fatally, and then committed suicide. Tho
det ills Of the shocking iair show that the mur-
dCrer must have been insane, for on no Other
the lry can his bloody deeds be explained. lie
mad teen married only about Ave months. but
had lived unhappily with his wife. Hts parents
both strenuously objected to his marriage with
her, but he persisted ana BROUGHT her home to
live with them. Ihe parents resented this. and
there has been much bitterness and strife.
especi lly Of late. Wilder has been greatly de-
pressed In mind. and has shown symptoms OF
mental unsni nduess, but hNs negsr been
sustected OF murdcrous or suicidal tendencie'.
A. near rs can be learned, tue terrible events
OF Yesterday began IN a war OF words at the
breakfast table. Wilder then started TO Get a
new tr Of Ovcralls. the strai OF which his wife
hai cut too short. lie was very angry, and
began ahusing her when his mother spoke u
him. saving. " am glad II was not me. II hao
q ne this there would have been a eroater Tow
Ihnn III re Is n,w," or sonnet Ing to that effect.
teu, snid, u mn YOU. wiz dry you D." He
inv ediatcly star ed for tire woodshei. threat
eninR to Kill them all. His wife follows tim,
picked IN nm AZ which Y close at hind. She
cr sped the ~ ant ciune to him 80 that he
could not use u. NJ thc- me time screaming Tor
h. ID. seeing hs ged father coming to the rescue,
Wilder shouted, "It can't nut y stop u this
with an OK, | can with my knife" lie then
dfew lAtge clasp knife and stabbed his wife IN
her he ld and breast. She fell to the grOul q,
and wilder. turning from her. pirked up the X
and dealt his tdth'r blow On the head. tho htt
pcneifa' M the skull, ana he, too, fell bleeding
ant iu-en-ible.
wilier's mother attracted bv the noise Of tre
struggle, went ont To tie shed. and seeing what
" IA going on hurried back Into the house, took
down large Tin h'rn used to call The men from
tho field their meis ran into the front ward and
ole" u, hoping 10 ntir 'ct the attention Of the
rrighl on. wilder heard r ana follow ing her
into me var snlit her he al open with the me
murder a, wcspOn with whtcn he had feilcd
her rusuand She was Instant, kil ed, b t the
Old cen lem n. tn ugh tcrfiflA woun ed, had
somehow ~ an lced 80 or vi into the house n
distance II ABOUT seven f,ot ir IN where he
| fel. WtGcr rc'urnrd 10 the shed. and finding
lis father sun alive. lying II tho kitchen 'or.
he again struck MIN with III, axe. he irii sever
int The held irnm the BODY, and fastening tie
! Ihe murdcrcr's wife rad in the mean time rs-
gained her s-n~ez, hnd su .nmonifc all her cotr.
age nj rtreng ene started tor tho nearest
! n ightors. hhlf nile away. Wider saw Ter .
she went nut ~ the door. and started tor her
saving, "Ior Ood's AK, haven't | Killed you
! ytt! she eludrd him, however, and the des-
| perlie man cut his throat with the sane knife
| he had stabbed her with. he, however ms. ed
| the larger veins and arteries and, though he
| hled pt"iusely. " s not ti-iled that II wnuld
kll him. lhT1winC the knife away. ne vent to
| the barn. took rope from The still back Of his
horse aud climbed upon the hlgh beams under
the roof Then making one end OF the rome IA t.
| he tied noose b. the other placed 10 about his
neck, mi jumped oH H., neck was broken 10y
tne ihll, "nu VIZ II tie neighhor- summoned ~
his vile arrived, they found his bleeding turpse
swinging from tho cams.
Ihe murderer's ratner WIS ~ years old. his
mother 70, bis wife -. The terrible IN ir
hds ciolted Intense excitement in the neigh nnr.
mood, and II tie vrctCh~d tnan had not h nged
him- n, he wound undoubtedly have Leen
bnthed ny hn inut-n int townsnen,