The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-06-08

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nearly All torn % She was dead All,
most pAa'Ezed al ,he spectacle, Be
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sfagp afiafes eg four urstriakou
men @gigg ta the baase They
acre ie3 hy lapo who BAD nothing
gu bat the tattcfoa remnant 81 shirt
aud was crying aai bowling ike a
mailman The party proceeded 70 the
house aud made an investigation The
murdered woman lay upon the floor
near the back or kitchen door, her
head literally crushed in, and the brain
protruding through the broken skull,
her hands beaten black with some
blunt instrument. bruised about the
shoulders and scratched upon the neck.
Close By her, on the floor, lay three
sticks Of stove wood, more or less
blood,stained, and an old musket,
which usually stood in the stairway
Leaning against a sink close by was an
Ak, one side Of which was deeply
stained with blood. aud on the floor
near the stove the trousers Tatro had
worn through the day. The usual
slceping.room Of Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
was up stairs, aud adjoining the one
occupied by Tatro An examination
Of ii showed that some one had APP
parently been lying not undressed up
on the outside Of the bed. The floor
aud walls we're covered with blood, as
were also the floor and walls of the
ball, and the stairs. A stove-ppe in
Tatro's room was knocked down, and
that also was blood stained in various
places. An old chair, which had stood
by the head Of the bed il the Buffers
room was found in the hall broken 10
pieces, and ore Of the legs appears to
have been buried by a terrible blow in
the murdered womaus head Tho boy
Tatfo was examined and found covered
with blood His bands were crimson
with II, aud blo,chcs and spatters were
on bis bare legs and arms. He.was
watched while Mr. Butler rode rapidly
to Highgate and brought back a
physician aud officer, when be was i'm
mediately taken into custody. lie
was nearly crazy with excitement,
sobbing and crying, but stoutly deny
ing any guilt. Saturday morning Coro
ners jury was called by Justice Lewis
Christian, and an inquest held at the
scene Of the crime The Justice aud
jury examined the premises carefully,
with results as above detailed. Upon
taking the testimony of several wit.
nesses, the jury found a verdict that
the deceased was murdered by the
prisoner who was committed 10 await
The action OF the Grand Jury next fall,
and was brought to ST. Adams jail. In.
tense excitement prevails, and there is
10 other topic Of conversation on the
streets. The murdered woman was
very pretty and attractive, and prob
ably would not weigh more than a
hundred pounds. The scene between
fatr0 and his mother and sister al the
close Of the examination was heart
rendering.