Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-06-07
Murder at E!i-hsate.


lH''' years '2o I'>' January 'h'r-'>
Butler. Il young farmer. twenty-five year,
old. WI, mlrrjrl to Miss A'jrr N4,I. an
~, .,
VI It '''.'' ''H ~" ''7"''tl
years Oh '2'' h"'''f owns i ltrIn' upon
which h|> dwelling Is situated, two miles
north of Uirhta,r Center. The housn i.
I small one. ~%ttnIinr near the main r,,I
but some fifty or >iNtv rod, from any other
buildinr. To tins house, he took hi> VIII.
and thrre they have lived Since. Th.v had
no children. and the family consisted nf
man. and Edward Iatro. Frenrhman
cmplovcd by Butler ON hi, farm.
Iatro i,a Young man, twrntv-onc wear.
old. small and of Slight build. but cordy
and strong for hi, Sire. He i tn, son Of
i widowed mother who live, in the nci.rh-
borhood, and ha> been for some wear, in
the habit Of working around for the farm
crS in the Vicinity. He has not 4 bad rep
utation really. but i, considered 4 sort Of
dare devil: "Nc'cr do vcu:" j in the
habit of drinking occl-jouaIly. -v,,rrno
ana u-iny tobacco to cN,cse. lie has been
at work for Butler most Of the time since
last summer. and hi> relation, wiki Mr..
ana VII Ibl.ti' GINt Dttll III IH'' mann
pleasant, though it is >aid he and ButIcr
have sometime, haIa few words when
they disagreed about the work.. Friday
the old gentleman. Buffers father. Wl>
away on Il visit to one Of the n~cirhhor~.
Butler wa, away assisting 1T Il raising at a
n~ciohbor-. and r,tro w:s blowing with
Butler, team for another ~nclghbor. Ed
ward IIt>hin-. Butler came home between
and O'Clock in the afternoon and Tltro
lust before q. Butler asked him WHY he
came 60 carly. and the Iuv answered that
he had broken the plov-point and Lean.
Butler. ON examining The plow, found this
untrue and taxed the boy with il. where
upon he said h" came because he had rot
hi, " ,tcnt' done. and he wanted to sharp
ON the u'oW-roiut.
Attcr supper Butler told hi, wife h, had
some businc-- ut lliohratr Center. and
asked her if She would not like to ride
over there with him. She replied that ,hc
Vl- not feeling w5l. and rIc>>tl >hc
wouldn't 90. Something wa, then sud
about Tatro, eoinr. but when the team.
wa, ready Ec aid he would stay with
\In.c. who htI meanwhile zone into =
bedroom below the stairs. opening ont of
the dininr room, and laid down upon the
bed. Butler went away ut : o'clock.
~r,vinr them alone in the house.. and no
,iL.r n.r.nn :. known tn have seen Mrs
Butler alive after that. except a little boy
vho ~ fine huu.r aOout holE-p,sl
.i.rht o',lnrk on an crr,uI.
Rutlrr returned ,bout ten o'clock ,ut
hi, hor,. in the barn, and went INTO the
house by the kitchen door. Opening the
door ne advanced a few steps. when hi,
foot hit AGAINST sometime lyiur ON the
floor and Inv the dim Iioht he saw il re-
,rmblcd Il human being. and surprising it
wa, Talro. who had zone to Sleep there
w~,itinr for him. he called him bv name.
Gcttiur no y he stepped to the box
and struck = match. 1t flickered and
went ont. but by the flash Of lirl.t he
s,w blood ON the floor and a fearful hca,
nf .omnthinr lvinr there. The neXl
match hnrnr1 and revealed the terrible
nic,nro nfhis wifi. lvjno ON the floor in =
lrnnl Of FLOOD her cioIhin" nearly all torn
tpT Stink and dead.
t1mn-t ,,r,Iylrd bv the suectac}e h,
obnvrI hi, first impulse. and. rushing te
the barn. mounted his horse to ride to the
nni, hhnr. Ear assistance A. ne rc,chc,
,hn 4,tn he hr,,J = sound of confused