The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-14
BRANDoN's DOUBLE TRAGEDY
A MIDDAY MURDER AND SUICIDE OF
THE MURDERER.

THE MURDERER.
A Youth Of Sixteen Shot by an Unknown Man |
Flight of the Assassin-His Encounter |
With q Section Man-Another Attempt at |
Murder-suicide of the Murderor-1ntense |
Excitement, etc., etc., etc.
The ordinary quiet of the pleasant town
of Brandon was painfully disturbed on Sat-
urday morning by report that an extraor-
binary and mysterious murder had been
committed in the shooting of young man,
and that his lifeless body had been found
near the Sudbury road about a mile and
half from the village, by passing traveller.
The mystery and circumstances surround
ing the case, coupled with the fact that it
was the first murder ever perpetrated in the
town, aroused the citizens to pitch of ex-
citemeut never before experienced in its
history-the fire of indignation rose to such
a degree that every citizen experienced
will gness 10 start in the pursuit of the as
sassin who had in the broad light, and
nearly ut midday, brutally shot one of their
well known, inoffensive young men, as 1t
we're almost in their very streets.
covered the case, and the theory
advanced by many that the boy met his
death from accidental causes, left no clue
or trail upon which to work. The au-
topsy of the physicians soon dispelled any
doubts upon that point, as the boy had
been twice pierced by balls from revolver
through the back, evidently from some
person in ambush. Now the excitement
grew more intense, but in what direction
to 20, or whittier the villain had fled none
could tell for no stranger had been passing
and the mystery grew deeper every mo-
ment until the arrival in the village Of Ed
ward d. Kinds, who had not heard of the
murder, who said he saw a stranger pass
ing through his meadow between his
house and the creek about noon, with a
rifle in his hands, and, surprising it to be
some Brandon sportsman, he hailed him,
! at which the man evidently took fright and
ran for the woods. He thought nothing
, extraordinary Of the circumstance and did
, not pursue him. This was about four
, o'clock in the afternoon, and now prob
, able trail had been secured, ard a large
, force of men started in pursuit.
We will now go back to the particulars
, and scenes of this
MIDDAY MURDER.
Mr.. Frank Brassor, a young man IL
/ years OF age, son of Frank Brassor, q
( well known and respected Frenchman Of
Brandon, had that morning hired out to G.
M. Winslow, esq, to work upon his farm
G for the summer, and was to commence hi
labors on Monday. Desiring holiday fol
himself, he started on cunning expedition
borrowing of Mr.. Window a fire Spring
field rifle, and procuring eighteen conica
y. cartridges, fitted for the gun, young Bras
sor left, light hearted and happy in view
= of the prospect of days sport before hi
began the severer tolls of the approaching
summer and harvest, with no thought tina
u ere the sun of that beautiful morn
ing should go down behind the hills tina
b skirt the valley OF the Otter creek, /
II would prove the harvest of death to him a
o the hands Of skulking way-side assassin
T. On he cheerily wended his way until h,
/ met his father, who was at work only
u short distance from where the fatal sho
20 was fred that took from hin
y cherished and dutiful son. After con
q versing with his father for a time he passe,
!. on toward the "swamp," as it is there call
n ed, and nothing further was heard or seel
!, Of him until about II o'clock, when Mr.
n Atwood of Sudbury, discovered body ly
d ing face downward, by the roadside. AT
y ter examining the body for moment h
i went rapidly to the village, and gave infoi
n nation to DR.. Volncy Ross, one Of tn
- salectmen, who, with others, at once pre-
y ceedea to Tic spot, where the buy wa
le recognized as that of young Brassor, an
1t removed to the village where an autops
q was made by DR.. A. T. Woodward and II
~ F. w. Page, which revealed the fact tina
,r ne had probably been shot by a revolve
d from behind ball going through tn
J. back, lodging in the outer skin, and anothe
n through the slde,-the rifle having bee
q carried away. The second ball passe
80 through the body, and was not found. Th
a ball extracted from the body was that fror
10 pisto of AZ cslibre, and was considerabl
% larger than that of the self-repeating riff
Id which young Brassor had.
10 The body was then removed to b
m fathers residence. The general theory c
IL he physicians seems to be hat the assassi
y was hid in the bushes near by, and froi
Il that point fired the fatal shot, and that n
re alteration or struggle took place, and this
OF young Brassor was walking along, WI
~. ~ entirely unaware of the presence of anotht
n or of any danger.
II, THE PURSUIT OF TIE ASSASSIN.
After the information communicated b
Mr.. Kinds, as we have already stated,
large party started off in the directio
is which MIR. Hinds indicated that he was G,
to ing when last seen. When they arrived
to Mr.. Kinds house they learned the add
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