Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-09-06
Terrible Tragedy.

cr- in law. al Derby Line. After the death
Of his mother, Il dozen or more years ago,
Hon. Charles Reed and others Of this place
were his guardians. but could do but little
towards curbing his fast propensites
Hayden had considerable money left him
md his wife had Il fine property. He
Squnndcred her money and his own, and
besides making several unsuccessful at
tcmpts to do business in Boston and else
where. got rid of much money by his dis
sip'tin.
Last Thursday Hayden shot his wife
i'll the abdomen twice with Il revolver
One bullet. which passed through the left
kidney. has been taken out at the back
The other has not been found. Hayden
also shot her brother in-l:lw. c. O. Brig
ham, law student of Derby Line, in the
breast
He Ic,d not been living with his wife for
about ten munth~. she having left him l'e-
rluSt of his abuse of her and his dis>ipatcd
habits. He has been cltlking the past
summer at the st Leon House, st. Leon
Springs. and came to Derby Line Thurs
day afternoon, and admits having come
ior the express purpose of killing his wife
if sh' would MOI agree to live with him.
The revolver with which he committed the
deed lie borrowed from Mrs~r>. Parsons Il
Carpenter, druggists. Rock Island, T. G..
saying lh,t he wanted To xii Il do. that
II I'll bitten him Hayden then went to
Derby Line Hotel, and Il few minutes be-
tone the shooting lie WI, talking with his
wife and her sister. Mrs Bri. ham, in the
presence OF Mr. Brigham. and not con-
duclin- himself property Brigham threat
,nru to have him arrested, and suggested
that lie 1t les 20 INTO an 'ther room.
Hayden then went down stairs saying,
- I'll 90 down and yet 4 drink and come
back and settle with NOu.' \ few min
ulc> later he went up found brigham
yuardny the door, and without Il word
shot Enn in his right breast. The bail
which is 81 calihre long, passed into the
lung. r1ham staggered to e vcranda
when llayd, II sprang into the room. the
door Of which had ut this moment b, EN-
opened Ivy Mrs Brigham. He pointed the
revolver 1T her head, and She >prang be-
hind the door INTO the corner drawing the
,l or lcN to shield herself from the as -
sin He then pointed The revolver at his
wif,'s head For Gods sake. Ncd
tn NJ, what YOU are Ioing.' she exclaimed
- Il
down. hut too late At this instant he
fired. the bullet entering the :,bupmrn
She partly TUNED and ~ She WAS falling
tc fired Il second time, hitting her in the
left side Of the mail OF the back Bv thi,
time Il ighAm htl rallied sufficiently To
rush in and yr.u pie with ilavdrn. throw
iny linn to the floor and holding him there
Ihl> WIS tn position in which they were
" hen thr people hclow, hearing the shouts
and hrirks ran up and found item.
Ihtl the ttl;-k WAS prrncdlta"d is
shown bv the ass >sin> :,Imi,>ion when
hciny taken down stairs 10y the officer. :"
have do what came for: and as he
Vas beng taken through the street he sad
to the ;t>~enblr! crowd. = The funs all
over. boys. An examination WAS had OF
the prisoner Thursday At rrnoon before
IL ID. Holmes. He pleaded gull V, sail
n" cam" tor Jhr express purpo-e of killing
- Grltv.' his VIE. bat WAS sorry he had
/" shoot Brigham t" ct al her, and that
he mad lnou@ht ul all This tn- months H.
bonds wrrr ~rt At : 1000 in e.ch c.,~r
Mrs.. lltv!"n w:t> the Youngest daughter
al The late Levi SpahIny of Darby Line
Nj. >puiuin- uItd /, few lcAi> since. lrav-
M Il large ptor rty To Ir divided among
hi tWo sons :tnN five Il tuLhttr~. Onr OF
lie '!,u -itcr- married Charles . Brir-
II an. Il son of Rev. Eli ia brigham Of
\rNtouyiiIe, Miss amt ne with liz wife
We" i"u'iln- at ,h* h"t' where the shoo,-
Iu1 ur.ultcI.
FOR Sum lI!nr previous {" the attrm tel
murI,r HAYDEN ht~ been telling variou,
persons thu Ii" intended Ia Xiii hi, wltr
On Wet 'e>I'v afternoon. when h" arrived
t; Ntln''rtI ) "nriIo" on his WAY to ID ri y
Line Il W. rr'hArh'd hN tii"St. who knew
ami -" il'.H '''' III liie ,'uhtl ION mt he
~" r'd d"Anc.t>t Hnd evidently sid
" n u spoken t" about II toy a lr.cn' he re-
Pa :, IN iIr "'d not irrl well:
WI hfi-h"lh' y. ! Hil he and John
l''h- were also Il Tue junction When
10y "'' ~ u ih'H were OH 'h''F Way
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t'N' " l"' u i H. N"'I' l'''i'l !.'d |" btt--
II I'm III II II 'E"' II WAS pt"Eth'N on his WAY
/" ~ y Lane l'' Il" G""d motive. and he
Is iEiltm) "'4i. t" II urn Mr. Hri4h'n
took i'Ir advice 81 h'S frI"nd, IN trle
-Ft'li"d ms vile nom tn" lIr-i station th:tt
~ ""'''' i l.I" ."IIl"!il' "hlHh ne !Ii
0H''l'N '!"'i I'NHth "Ii lFtl at Derby
i'."' ne 9''-Ht an IAltl ne" "Hh NJ
VIE. ia 'h'> IH'''Nt'" me- urged her t"
AGAIN live "itA hlm. she replied kindly
tiltt She F"uId not brctu>r he 'ild not pro
vl'r property l"F IT. lie th"re'lpon told
her /" prepare to d.r, ~ h" should sur "
h h'F- lie lnrh 'rIt lI'r ana rroc'edri
u N'n'>"'W. NJ threat however, 1t APP
pears I'll l"l lnllhldte htr lie be- III
"i lIAIH| heavily 1T - ul-'e1d. winch ne
,1y> ne 'i'> not done l!r NM months pt>t
ne ['i 'lh'' To l''' ~ i-ih' II" Nr'ln">-
"'N ni-H Il we lll"Alt;'ti pr"cr'dr 10
vi. III -h''lh room anu rem tlned there
ul'iH i IL e h"lf tIihlnI wien ne return
''' /" : ''i>tr.r. on lhlfsl'y morning
az see" ~ y ','>",' seemingly lht"N-
''e = II II + jt'-'' ny lnthy WIo ; NV
II II, l'1t ~ vas Summing ln'oNir hl'n.
ne N'>I''1 ne ll''tI II ":'' lhal>dly
'ii' 'i"@ ann '"'' t P'itv he was 4 mar
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