The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-17

ANOTHER VERMONT MuHDER.
We gather the following particulars
Of a brutal murder and suicide near
Brandon from the Rutland Herald
About ten o'clock Saturday morn
ing the village Of Brandon was thrown
into an unusual state Of excitement
by the rumor that q mar had been shot
on the road leading to Sudbury, about
4 mile and a half from the village, The
victim proved to be a young French
man about eighteen years old, by the
name OF Frank Brassor. who with bis
father is ia the employ of Mr.. q, III.
Winslow. He had started TO drive the
cows to pasture. taking bis employers
breech.loading rife with him to shoot
woodchucks on the way. His lifeless
remains were found lying in the ditch
near the roadside by a resident OF Sud
bury, who was driving TO Brandon.
The authorities were Immediately noti-
fed aud the alarm given. After the
bedy had been carried to Mr.. Wins.
lows house It was placed ia the care Of
Drs. Woodward and Peck for exami-
nation, A bullet hole was found en-
terIng the right side, between the ninth
and tenth ribs, and a corresponding
opeaing on the left side, the ball having
passed through and out OF the body.
Another bullet was taken from near the
surface, IN front Of the upper part Of
the left lung. The rifle which young
Brassor had with him corld not be
found, and this with the fact that the
bullet found in his body did not CORES.
pond with the bore Of the missing
weapon precluded the idea Of acciden.
tai shooting. a murder had evidently
been committed, but by whom the hor.
ror stricken villagers could not surmise.
BY night the excitement had become
i]ntedsc, and the streets and sidewalks
we're thronged with people. The MUIR
der was the only theme Of conversation
but no clue to the murderer could be
found. His victim was a quiet, unofIen-
sive young man. Of good habits, and to
all appearances, without enemies. Some
suspicious were aroused, but they
proved TO be unfounded. An old man
cutting brush about fifteen rods from
the scene Of the murder said he had
heard two or three shots. followed by
an interval, aud thea two more and a
voice crying, Oh He had thought
nothing more Of it for the sounds
ceased and he went on with his work
Early in the evening the FIRST clue to
the murderer was found. Mr., u. II
Kinds, living three miles south Of the
bridge came in with the news that b,
had seen a man walking through The
field with a rife similar to tue on
stolen from the murdered man. Whel
! spoken to this wanderer had started
aud run away. a suspicious circum
stance in itself, aud was supposed tc
be sheltered 10 a neighboring barn
! About a hundred men ~immediatel'
started in pursuit, but the bird ha,
flown.
Shortly before ten o'clock John Pen
J ~dergrass, the section man on the lowe
end Of the railroad between Pittsfor,
: asd Brandon, arrived bringing wit.
: him the missing rifle and an account {
! a scuiie be bad had with a tramp Will
; walking over the section Of the trac
. Of which be has charge. About tvs
miles above Pittsiord, lie said, be wa
met by a tramp who fred at him wit
a rife. the bullet whizziug close b.
5 Before be could fire again Pendergraa
n struck the tramp aud Knocked bin
n down. The rife dew out Of bis han
!. and striking the fence went Oh agait
While the tramp was on the groun
. aud being vigorously choked be maj
i aged 70 calculate, / give up. You ca
take me t. The guard house. PendeI
grass then let him up aud, not hAvin
! heard anything Of tho Brandon murder
Jet him g.. he thea continued on hi
! way, having the tramps rife in hi
: possession, Before be bad gone far b
a heard another shot. but does not kno,
o whether il was aimed al him OF no
Having met the section man from Brat
don, sooa after. and learned the Who'll
4 story d The murder. Peadcrgrass COZ
y tinaed % 10 Brandon.
Having procured assistance Pendei
grass started back % a hand-esf Tor ii
seeae d the encounter The ride wa
4 IA exciting one. ssd a. the party role