Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-06-23
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Tho serenity OF our usually quiet town
has been broken the past week by suicide,
theft, add assault with intent to kill.
On Tuesday, the 18th inst, one Of our
well known citizens, Daniel G. Harrington,
man of nearly sixty years. was found
dead under his barn, having committed SUI
icide by hanging by the neck with a rope.
He was discovered by his daughter about
noon, aid had been missing about an hour.
Continued i'll health and low spirits are
supposed 10 have been the cause.
On Wednesday morning, the l4th inst,
as the stage driver was going from Wards
boro 10 West Townshend, he met man
whom he thought to be the person lately
estaped from Fayetteville, where he was
confined for robbing the depot at Bellows
Falls. Messrs. Page and Howe of Town
shend being informed of the fact soon
placed themselves upon the track of the
fugitive, who by reason of heavy shower
the evening previous was easily tracked on
: the road to The house of Mr.. Clark Harris,
well TO do farmer living about equi-dis-
tant between Wardsboro and South Wards
boro, where, being either induced by the
pangs of hunger or curiosity 10 try Mrs.
Harris's cookery, he broke into the pan
try and took thereirom quantity of pro-
vision, such as pies, milk, &c. From
thence he was traced south, past South
Wardsboro nearly TO the barn of Lewis II.
Barnard, which barn, together with the
fields and forests near, were supposed to
he thoi oughly searched, but no trace was
found and the search given up until about
one O'clock p. m. of the same day, when
Mr.. Barnard going into his barn and upon
The scafIold for eggs, was confronted by a
man suddenly springing from beneath the
hay. Mr.. Ii. being somewhat surprised,
and not fancying the looks of his company,
passed down the ladder and was about to
leave the barn when he was furously as
saulted with blows over the head with
pitchlork. After being struck three or
four times he grappled with his assailant
and both fell to the floor, when Mr.. Bar
nard endeavored TO call assistance but was
prevented by fists being stuck into his
mouth which knocked out some of his
teeth and by threats of stop your noise or
l will shoot you" AT length they both re-
gained their feet and both had hold of the
ptcHloIk anu MI ID. BeltlnS sllSul Az
vantage pitched his assailant into the bay,
fork and all. Upon this Mr.. Barnard ran
ont Of the barn toward the house calling
for help; he was soon met by several men
TO whom he presented a sickening sight.
He had received ghastly wound upon his
head which was bleeding >lleely and rum
ming down over his face, and what re-
manned Of his clothing. The alarm soon
spread throughout the neighborhood and
and different parts of the town. Search
was continued by bands of armed men but
proved fruitless. 1t was supposed he be-
took himself TO the woods which are near.
SherlHs Bowker, Stone aud Willard visited
the scene of the assault during the after
noon and matured plans for the capture of
the fugitive. Several roads leading out of
town were watched during the succeeding
night. Mr.. Barnard's wounds were prop
erly dressed by DIR. De Wore of Fayette-
willie who happened to be in the neighbor-
hood. His wounds though quite serious
are not considered dangerous.
The genuine Colorado potato bug, hay
ing anticipated the Green Mountain Rail-
road, has arrived in town ready to COM
mence business. ].