St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-04
Double Murder and Suicide at
Lyndon.
A Man Butchers his old Father and
Mother, Slabs his Wife, and then
Kills Himself.

then
| Kills Himself
y most shocking tragedy occurred i'm
the east part of Lyndon Oh Tuesday
morning of this week. The scene of
this dreadful affair is il fam house some
nearly Il mile beyond what is known lis
"Rcd Village. A. one passes east from
Red village ON the Kirby road, some
half Il mile. Il road turns sharp to the
right. leading l." Titus IIutchmSon'>
Henry Perry :, VIVA. L. iloughtun'S. etc.
THE PLACE OF TIE TRAGEDY.
Very near Henry Pcrr>'s house. is Il
gate on the night OF the highway. and a
private way leads up I" Il small wood
'"l"rrd farm house on the slope of the
NIL, some seventy rods away. In this
house Levi W iidcr and wife have lived
tor many Years. and reared Il family of
>lA al seven children, all OF whom have
grown zap, and all left home but one
son. Slla> II. W ildcl. the principal actor
III this fearful scene.
HE MI RpEEEE'> ANTECEpENTs.
'N''"""S'' the 'i'''l " l'dtr ahd his VIE
"''' ""' "'N'I'"'c Oh temper. witch
showed itself occasionally. they were
not passionate people. and We're Kind
''ISh''"iS ana S""d CITIZENS r"a'ta"I"
'''l'' ''l"'leh>iN'' ne ll'h'i WAS eighty
Ht"'S on. an" the mother Sr\cht \-tlr"r.
.. '"''Sh aged "hI''-h''"t" ana past
'"' 'ii'''''' age III man. 'h'E were YET
""'' i ''''''' H''''i' ana a''lNe'
Nv 50" '7'''> WIS 'iiIi'H three Years
''' ''' u ''H '"''''' INV
1t VI ''' WIN '''' "''' HUNS -N>'ot from
9" '"' VI ~ "''''" '""H' ""'''' PhH
''''' '"''' nv '"'' Always i've" al
ii"i''''
"'i ia NAMES iE"' HLi-.
''"'''' '''''' az" the eld'r W lidtr made
WV '''' ''' III ANA pi"f'f'H' value" at
-'""' !" '0'''H' ''''l\ M 4 mon S"St
'''''N anu me ''">t- inns arrangement
~ WV ''''''"' '''''h IL 'n'ie Wis ANY
pau wv "''i ''"""'' on '''''l score ana
INC "''' i"'"H ana ION @"' along without
'''f ''"> ''''''''S ""'' i'' '''''' WIS
i |'"" ny "'>i">'''"'' ON the part "i the
-" =" h"" ''"'' an" eve" 'Il''''''''
Nv '''' ''''' ''' '''"'' reserve" some
ih'l>''Ildl property IIt uIlIt'l tnIl'lltll.
'l''''i'd MN an" from Inc Time the
property was made over MS "%lIhrs>
'"'l'a>'d' an" h' WAS especially bitter
'"N"i"N SISTER WI" ny iiSh' should
nave nome 'i'le.
I"" WOMEN ONE roo MANY.
\ N''' az" '''>' '''""'l' HiIas married
.h'lN rl'h'fn i-adh''l' Il gun zen Years
MS JUNIOR whose parents I'VE at Red
Village. and TOOK her home with the old
folks. This arrangement did not please
his mother. and she LOST no favorable
opportunity to say sharp things about
the young woman. both To her face and
before her husband. We cannot learn
rs the Young woman did aught but what
Il faithful wife and daught,r-in-law
should do: but the Young man was
more like his mother, and they had fire.
qucnt ..spats." The Young man grew
more ugly. giving loose rein to his pas
Sinns. and using the most uufilial Ian
guagc to his parents, and at times we
learn threatening their lives. Al one
time lie attempted to shoot Il eat in the
door-yar,l, when the eat run into the
kitchen. SiaS followed and shot it
there, before. his father AND mother.
Upon being demonstrated with 10y the
father. the son threatened to serve him
in the same way.
TIE TROUBLE WITH THE ovERALLs.
Thus matters stood up To one day last