The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-08
The Lyndon Tragedy.

The funeral of the murdered Wilders
was attended at Lyndonville, Friday, at IL
o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Tillo,son of st. Johns
bury, officiating, assisted in the services by
Revs. Mr.. Gushing of Burke, and Sterling
of Lyndon vast throng of people,
crowding every part of the church and the
vestry opening out Of the main audience
room, gathered at the funeral The deep
sympathy for the bcreaved ones was visible
on every countenaDce. Rarely is such an
exhibition of sincere feeling manifested as
on that occasion.
1t seems that the Wilder family were re-
spected in the town, and regarded general
ly as good neighbors an1 citizens. The
father was man of integrity, whose word
was regarded as reliable as that of any
other man in the vicinity. The brothers
and sisters arc married, and respected
where they live. His mother was disposed
to look upon the dark side, and was some
what fretful, but the children say, twas
good mother" His wife is kind-hearted
young woman, of gentle disposition, and
beloved by all. She is quite intelligent, has
taught school in the district, and is well
spoken of by all. There had been troubles
in the family, and young Wilder had often
manifested violent temper and passions
beyond restraint. This fact was in part
explainable.
In the funeral address Rev. Mr.. Tillison
remarked that latter a careful consider
alton of all the facts af the case, and he
had taken pains to learn them correctly, he
was fully convinced that all the time the
fearful tragedy was acted young Wilder
was not in his normal condition. He had
consulted some of the best medical author
tiles, and had sought the opinions of sew
cral OF the best physicians in the vicinity,
and they were unanimous in this opinion
1t is well known that Wilder has been, fol
several years, the subject of epilepsy
Every one acquainted with this strange
disease knows that its sudden attacks come
all unawares, ard often with or without
the slightest provocation. AT that time the
the provocation wa, the slightest imagin
able But when he arose in the morning
he remarked to his wife: Il have had sucl
| leIIlDlc ulGut buCu uTcdIll5 Az tus
breakfast table she observed his trembling
hand, his countenance deadly pale
his CLASSY eyes, all ominous of some
thing which filled Der with apprehension
and dread. For some years, until within
few weeks, these epieptic fits had beer
frequent. Recently he had taken medicine
to check them, which, his wife says, affect
ed him unfavorably. The conclusion i
that, on that fatal morning'at least, hi
brain was crazed from some cause, ant
with an uncomfortable frenzy he was driv
} en- on to the commission of the ctherwls
F unaccountable deeds of horror"
These were the views, says correspon
dent of the Boston Journal, taken inthe fune
> raj address, and believe they are general
= ly accepted in this community. The ad
dress occupied little more than half a
hour, was listened to with the closest al
tention, and contained many wholesom
suggestions Tor the consideration of tn
4 vast audience present. Such funera
a scene was never witnessed in this regio
before, and may nothing like it ever occu
again.