Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-12-15


It is supposed that the woman was
murdered in the hall and thrown down
cellar.
As soon as the crime lad been dis
covered the neighbors bcsaa To look
about for the murderer. and as the re-
suit Of inquiries as to VITO hl'l been
seen in the vicinity il WIS stated that
John Tsn Eyck, a c. or.d man, had
been seen going TO Sullman's that eve
ming with pail. and had said he was
going to buy some butter IN it, was
found on the table in the sitting-room.
Ten Eyck has served two terms In
Jail, and when it was found that he
had been in the neighborhood, suspis-
ions at once fastened upon him, and
the officers went in search OF HIM.
lie was found at ten O'clock that
morning at liquor shop, where lie
had just bought a pint Of whisky for
himself aud chum, and was taken
into custody. He denied all knuSl-
edge of the crime, and pretended not
to have heard of 1t until arrested.
Edward d. Jordan of Dover III,
abscondcd last Saturday night after
selling his personal property, ali Of
which was mortxaged, and raising
$1,000 on his wite's property she
signing the deed with the idea that it
was building contract.
Edward Money, a lad fifteen years
old, broke through the Ice While
skating OIL Badger Pond at Belmont
\. II. the other morning and was
drowned.
Mary f. Whitley of Lowell Mass,
was the other day held in bonds of
$4,000 to wait the action Of the Grand
Jury, for q deadly assault on her
husband.
AS the coal train from Prov;dcnc
was approaching Waterford earley on
the forenoon Of the 10Th it parted,
when Barney Ryan fell under the
wheels and. was crushed into shape
less mass. He belonged in Providence.
Full particulars of the most brutal
tragedy that we hav ever heard Of o.
ured in Lowell Mass, the folowir g
are the facts. VIVA II. Deyliu, the
murderer of his wife aud infant daug' =
ter, has resided here some time. lie
came here from Vermont and be,on :.
Ell 10 regiment from that State durIng
the war. lie is supposed to be up
ward Of fifty years old. Mrs Man.
ming, mother Of his wife, says he was
an hahitull dllnker OF Liquor, and that
drunk or SOBER, he was the ugIIcst
man she ever knew. lis frequent
quarrelo with his wife made him no.
torious in the neighbeFhood where he
lived. The last time Mrs. Manning
saw hiw was two weeks ago. Hts
four children, the youngest an infant
four weeks lId' Witnessed his last fat al
ti0ht with their mother. Words Fl st
arose between them Saturday fight
because Mrs. Devin had borrowed
twenty-five cents to have Il tooth pull
ed. Maddened with liquor the man
finally struck bis wife to the floor,
beat her about the head with kuire
aud his fists but med cal examination
S ncs proves til. death was caused by
h luinping on her PROSTATE BODY ,
whele 10y four ribs We're broken on
one side, three on The other and inter
Ial hemorrhage ensUcd.
To conceal ms crime thn tend than
commanded his three older children
SO 81 from five TO ten, to i<ecp quiet,
and gave them no food i'll day Sun
day, keeping them locked in Il room
on Chmmon street. As the infant
| could net he kept quiet, he covered II
heavily with bed Clothes which stihed
it in short timc.
Monday morning the guilty wretch
sent his children to theil qunt's, but
charged them TO say nothing about
the affair. He than proc eded 10 the
office OF VIM II, Andersen, attorney
+ and collected $40 pension money due
5 him. He thea lett and wal ed tC
!, North Chaln s.ord, where he bought {
t cket on he loon train for Aver
There he bought an ,ther ticket fol
Rutland, VI, where he has two sister.
: living. Meanwhile sNs Isl ms arose
on the part OF the neighbJrs tina
somethll g was wrong. Tie police
we're lotilied at noon. They visitcl
: De ilin's home and found the doors
! locked. They burst them open anC
= discovered the horriable spectacle
The bodies were forthwith removed
ami an eXamintion made as befol
stated. Mrs. Deyhn's age was thirty
lie wisarrested ut Bellows Fall Vt
last Monday, hy Officer Lowell! IL,
resisted arrest and deGied lis iEdeLt
- ity, and some little trouble was hat
getting HIM ont OF the ear. lit
u afterwards acknowledged himsel, to bC
t the man and,has since broken dOwr
o and acknowlegd all, he was takeI
back to Lowell.
AUGUST FLowER.- The most mis-
! cradle beings in the world ale thos'