Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-09-17

talk about general matters, he inquired
for his wife, also was extremely anxious
to learn just when Mr.. Brigham was to
return. Hayden complained of the
headache, but refused tea, or to obtain
a room and get little rest, at Mrs. BIS
suggestion. He remarked 81 have come
to make music for you" Mrs. B. asked
him what he meant. 81 mean just
what L say" Hayden soon started to
90 to the house of the brother of his wife
where be expected to find her. They
met in the street. They shook hands
and returned to Mrs. Brigham's room.
AS they came to to the door, Hayden
said, as he pushed his wife with consid-
cradle violence, ''Here is my peacock"
Mrs. B. requested him not to abuse his
wife. A conversation ensued, and Hay
den wanted his wife to let him have her
furniture. as he talked of going to Hyde
Park to run hotel at that place. He
then asked her to 60 to st. Leon springs
with him, where he had spent the sum-
mer. She reminded him of former
conversation. when she had told him
that when he would reform, and settle
down in business and give her a CON-
Portable home, she would again live with
him. The testimony of the witness,
showed how that in 1871, Hayden mar
ried Gertrude Spalding, then Is years
of age, against the wishes of her friends.
Gertrude had $4,000 in property, one
half of which she gave to her husband.
They went to Boston. Hayden went
into business. At the great fire, his firm
was burned out, and afterwards failed
The remainder of Mrs. Hayden's proper
was pretty we'll squandered, when H.
returned to Stanstead and went into a
hotel. His habits were extremely bad,
while in Boston, his conduct toward his
wife was most unkind, often brutal; he
had his paramount whom he introduced
in public as his wife, allowing her even
to draw the money of his real wife from
the bank. Things grew from bad tt
worse, and during the fall of 1875 Mrs
H. decided that she could not live with
her dissipated husband any longer; she
left him, went to Boston and remained
there during the winter, spring and un
til about the 18th of August, previou
to her murder. Hayden to carry gu
a threat that he would "dog her steps,
followed her to Boston. sought and obtain
ed interviews with her and desired tina
she should again live with him. He re
turned to Derby Line, and went to 81
Leon Springs where he worked in he
tel during the summer. He had no.
: returned from st Leon, aud made Il
quest that his wife should again conser
:. to live with him, and also an urger
request that she should give him he
furniture, which he desired to use i
furnishing hotel. Hayden had on L
vest, collar or necktie. He said he ha
pawned them for rum and was going
get just as drunk as he could. The col
:. versation went on for a long time, an
by the remarks of Hayden and his wifi
" Mrs. Brigham was let into dark cha
ter in the conduct of Hayden toward b
wife. He acknowledged to have oftt
:, pointed pistol at his wife, and to ha'
: frequently threatened her life Hayd'
= told Mrs. Brigham when he went
: Boston, the fall previous, that he won
~ shoot his wife if she was too obstinat
- and her brother also if he stood In b
way. Mrs. B. reminded him of the pc
" atty for killing, but he replied that
" had squeezed through good many Tug
places and could get off without bel
NJ hanged. Hayden said, didn't y
. know that my father died in an insa
- asylum? | can be insane at any time
NJ During the conversation, Mrs. Hayd
" asked Hayden why he married her,
- he never loved her. He said, 81 was
~ fool" AS Hayden would not 60 bel
% to tea, Mrs. Brigham ordered it broug
- to the room, and II. partook of the t.
-. but ate nothing. At this time M
~ Hayden asked him if he had ever repe
~ ed the prayer she wrote him and reque
nv ed him to repeat, and he answered, an
90 Hayden was all the while using pers,
sion and even threats to induce his W
No to go into some apartment with h
alone, but she would not consent to
-, :, so. Finally she consented to have N
~ Brigham 60 out of the room if she wo1
stand near the open window on the
70 randall. Hayden took chair, drew
''"' very close to his wife and began C
% versation, when, fortunately, Mr.. Bl
" ham drove up. and Immediately ca
- up stairs into the room. Some cony
'nU sation ensued, and Immediately Hay,
9 made preparations to leave. His '
~ babe him goodnight, asked him to
'oo and do the best he could in the wol
Wv, and no one would rejoice so much at
success as she. Mrs. Brigham next
Hayden early IN the morning, and
VS. forwards heard him in the hall bel
~ and in the upper hall as he had
,"0 conversation detailed by Mrs. Brigh
few