St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-09-08
Another Terrible Tragedy in Vermont.
A Man shoots His Wife and Her Defender.
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The other has not been found Hayden
also shot her brother-im-law, G. o.
Brigham, Il lawyer of this place, in his
breast. The ply sicianS think now that
the woman cannot possibly recover.
Hayden has been arrested.
He had not been living with his wife
for about ten months, she having lett
him because of his abuse of her and his
diSSipated habits. He has been clcrking
the past summer ut the st. Leon House,
st. Leon Springs, and came here yes
tcrtlay afternoon, and now admits hay
ing come for the express purpose of
killing his wife if she would not agree
TO live with him. The revolver with
which he committed the deed he Dor
rowed from McsSrS. Parsons q Carpen-
ter. druggists, saying he wanted To kill
dog that had bitten him. Hayden
then went to the Derby Line Hotel,
and few minutes before the shooting
was talking with his wife and her sister,
Mrs. Brigham, in the presence of Mr.
Brigham, and not conducting himself
properly Brigham threatened to have
him arrested, and suggested that the
ladies go into another room.
THE SHOOTING.
HAYDEN then went down stairs, say
ing, In go down and get II drink and
come back and settle with YOU" \ few
minutes later he went up, found Big
ham guarding the door, and without Il
word shot him in the right breast. The
ball passed into the lungs. Brigham
staggered to the Neranda, when Hay
den Sprang into the room, the door al
which had at this moment been opened
10y Mrs. brigham. He pointed the re-
volvcr at her head and she sprang be
hind the door into the corner, drawing
the door back to shield herself from TIA,
aS>a>sin. He then pointed the revolver
at his wift'S head. For Gods sake
Ned, think what You are doing" Sh,
exclaimed, at the Samc time striking
his extended arm down. but too late
At this moment he fired. the bullet
entering the abdomen. She partly
turned. and a> she was falling he fired
Il second time, hitting her in the left
side of the small of the back BY thi,
time brigham had rallied sufficiently t,
rush in and grapple with Hayden
throwing him to the floor and hnldin :
him there. This VAS the position il
which they wrr'' when the people he
low, hearing the shots and >hrickS, RAJ
up and found them.
That the attack WAS prrmrditatrd j.
shown 10y the a>>a>>im'> admission whrl
being taken down stairs 10y the Officer
Il have done what came for. and Il,
he WAS being taken through the street
he said To the ;i>>cmhl,.d crowd. 9Th,
I IN
was had of the prisoner this Afternoon
before H. ID. Holmes He pleaded gull
tN. said he came for the express purp">,
of killing "GcItN." his wife. but va.
>nrrN he had to shoot brigham To gel
At her. and that he had thought of al
! his toI months lli> bonds was set al
>IO.WU in each case. and he went I,
lrI>hurg jail.
SOME FAMILY HISTORY.
Mrs. Hay den was the Noungc>
daughter of the late Levi Spal,limg ("
this village. MI. Spaldiug died Il few
Years since. leaving a large property
t" Ice divided among his two SONS an,
| five daughters. One Of the daughters
married Charles .. Brigham, Il son I"
Rev. Elijah Brigham of NrwtouNillr
Mass. and he with his wife wrrc board
| ing at the hotel here.
Hayden has led the life of a profit
gate. and had Squandcrcd nearly all hi.
handsome estate. He had also trcatc,
his wife with such neglect and cruelty
! providing no means OF >Istcnancc, that
Mrs. Hay den some months since thought
ii her duty to decline t" live Longer
with him. This WAS last fall. and MIS-
Hayden went to Boston and passed tn,
winter with her sister. Mrs. BI\hN
MIS-. llaN den returned to this place {;
few weeks since. and WAS Spending {:
few DAYS with her >i>tcl. Mrs. Brigham
"Wednesday attcInoou Hayden mad,
his appearance in the Village. sought
an interview with his wife. and it now
appears that he told her she must pre-
pare t" die. for he would Kill her if ST,
did not live with HIM. 1t also appears
from his own statement. that he left 81
Leon springs with the intention of Kill
ing her unless she complied with hi.
wishes.
! The tragedy Is appalling. tr"nI it.
atr"citN and the REORGANIZATION Z"
the :I>>;l>>iu. who Deliberately left hi,
occupation and Travelled POO or nor,
miles To murder Il Young aud hrautitn
wife who left her home and friends on
~ three Years since to marry him
against the best Judgment of all hcI
/ friends.
1t now appears that toI two Years h,
has treated her with great cruelty
NhIch INCREASED IN severity a. her prop
crtN diminished. She WAS cNcccdingl
amiablc and lovely, and never had al
enemy. Had her critical situation beef
known before Hayden WAS committed
the nci"hhors would undoubtedly hav,
| lNnchcd him on the spot.
MIR. Brigham had been pursuing til,
study of the law in this place. and VA
intending to offer himself for admission
to the bar of this county at the comm!
September term. He is pleasant
gcntlcmanly man. and is appreciate,
as gentleman of high standing an,
promise Il man who never quarreled
The would-hc murderer expresses n,
remorSe at shooting his wife. He say
he hopes she will die. and regrets tina
his shots we're not Immediately fatal
He says he did not intend to kill Brig
ham unless il became necessary 50 t,
do, but that he is sorry for it.
LATER.
DERBY LINE, September l. Mrs IIav
den is still alive, but only slight hope
are entertained of her recovery. He
brother, Lyman Spalding of Boston, ar
rived this morning with DIR. Porter
Surgeon of the Massachusetts Gener;.
Hospital, who thinks Brigham may re
cover, rs the ball has just been takel
ont. 1t was found just to the right q
the spine, near the middle of the back
having passed through and into tn,
plural cavity without injury to the lung
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