The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-15
THE BRANDON MURDER.
The Coroners Inquest-somo Clue to tho
Tramps Whereabouts

business, although the murder was con-
slant theme of conversation. Many theo.
ries are advanced as to the murderer and
bis victim, some believing he was shot una
wares, and others that tussle ensued.
Many absurd rumors are a1oat, but the
inquest, so judiciously conducted by Grand
Juror j. Q. Hawkins, before p. p. Gibbs,
esq, justice Of the peace, is developing
facts that will have the tendency to allay
all public excitement and put an end to
many of the foolish rumors now afloat.
The inquest begun on Monday at the Of
fee of j. @. Hawkins before Justice Gibbs
and is very thorough 80 far as it has gone,
and while it may not elicit many positive
facts, will explain some matters which have
been shrcuded in mystery. No more d.
rect statement of the whole can be pre-
sented than by giving the testimony as TAX
en- at the inquest.
The first witness called was Mr..
Royal E. Atwood of Sudbury, who found
the dead body laying by the waysidc.
ROYAL L. ATWOOD
testified that he resided in Sudbury. On
Saturday, May 10, went to Brandon vii
lage and on what is called Hog back on
the road TO Brandon met boy with gun
upon mis- shoulder, he was going towards
Mr. William Sanderson's, this was between
eight and nine O'Clock, a. M; went to
Brandon, did my business, and on my re-
turn home about fifteen minutes before
eleven o'clock when l arrived to within
perhaps six or seven rods of the swamp
west of Mr.. Sanderson'9 houEe | saw boy
lying upon the north eide of the road with
his knees IN the little ditch lying upon his
face with his LEFT eide and hand directly
towards the road 1 got out Of the wagon,
examined the person and found him to be
dead and was satisfied it was the boy |
met in the morning near the Hog back
l learned afterwards that his name was
Frank Brassor; examined the body 50 /
was satisfied that he came TO his death by
being shot looked about the scene but
found no gun; went directly back to Mr..
William Sanderson, informed him and Mr..
E. Hubbard we went directly to the body
a distance of about eighty rods, and found
the body lying by the side of the road as /
left it; l was In hurry and went directly
home after hurrying toward home l saw
two or three men on the meth side of the
road l called to them and told them that
a boy was lying dead by the road back;
found one of the men to be Frank Bras
sor, father of the dead boy; after giving
the information l went home.
FRANK BRAssoR
testified I was at work for Charles M.
Winslow on Saturday, May 10, in what is
called the swamp, drawing muck. The
swamp is some 100 rods west of William
Sandersons house went to the swamp at
"a. m. while was at work my son Frank
came along he had rifle in his hasd
had seen the rifle before and knew it to be
q. M. Winslow's; this was little after 10
a. m. after talking with my boy few
minutes he said he was going home by
MIR. Frank Farringtons barn to kill black
wood chuck and started off, saying, he
would walk along the road some 10 or
10 minutes after my boy left, drove
my team in an opposite direction
from which my con went to unload and
while unloading the muck heard tho report
of gun; in three or four minutes after /
hiob hSoAN hhO AOPOlt1 hNdih lIO lC-
port of two guns in quick sue
cession; upon hearing the report of two
guns Immediately heard the boy halloo out
"Oh !" about twenty minutes after, man
called to me and said there was some one
dead beside the road did not tell who it
was; it afterwards turned out to be Royal
f. Atwood of Sudbury, the man who stop
ped and told me went out TO the road
and found the body TO be that of my son
Frank Brassor he was lying partly in the
ditch and partlyson his side he was dead;
from the time first heard the report of the
two guns, up to the time found my boy
was about forty minutes took my boy
by the hand and raised him up found no
gun e; drove to the village and returned
| with DR.. Ross found my boy shot took
the body to my house.
ELLA N. BRINK
testified Am the wife of Truman L.
Brink of Brandon; live in house belong
ing to N. 7. Sprague, upon what is called
the Morehouse farm. Saturday, May IL,
a man came to the door, which was open
he put his hands upon the door casing he
said, "please will you give me some milk"
told him l had none; he said, "can you
| tell me where can buy some !" l told him
| perhaps at the next house he then said,
81 thank you" and went along to tho
house of franklin Goodnough, and called
stood in the door watching him, until he
went into Mr.. Goodnoughs house; he was
| a short man had on soft black hat, dark
colored clothes; was dark complexion
| should judge him to be about 90 years d
| he had brogue to his voice should Judge
| him TO have been foreigner hair curly,
| not very long; he had no cane, nor any,
| thing in his hands he wore Congress
boots | have this day been 10 the town
| hall heard there vas murder on Sun
day saw the dead body today, in a cof-
| fin, and recognized him as the man that was
| at my house on Saturday last, at about 81
o'clock live within three miles of Bran
don; am fully satisfied that the dead man
| is the one that have described az being at
my house on Saturday; have no doubt of
| the fact.
MRS. FRANK GooDNoUGH
| testified reside on what is called the
Morehouse farm in Brandon; man called
at my house at 9t o'clock a. m. on Saturday
and asked me if he could buy some milk,
and told him did not wish to break INTO
it, but appearing as if he wanted it and
meant to have it, dipped him out a pint
OF milk; he paid my little girl five cents, and
he afterwards came back and stepped into
the milk pantry where was, and he came
in so promptly that l stepped back he
asked me what time the train started for
Montreal told him did not know told
him about the Burlington train myself
and hired girl noticed him because he was
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