The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-15


dence; heard of the murder about II
o'clock of that day and that 1t was Frank
Brassor who had been shot on the other
side of VIM. Sanderson's residence know
John Pendegrass, the section man at Pitts
ford he came to the station about II
o'clock p. M, and | saw the gun which is
in court about IL o'clock went with PEN
degrass, Oliver Disorder and three others
on the hand car about three and half
miles from Brandon found a man lying on
the track on his face between the rails !;
the hand car passed over him and ran over
part OF his coat Pendegrass rolled him
over on his back and found the revolver
under him in the blood came back with
Mr.. Evans and saw DR.. VolneY Ross, first
selectman he told US to go back and get
the body ; Mr.. Gary and myself brought
the body back, arriving here about half
past two o'clock a. m. 1t was deposited
In the freight house the body was found
about forty rods south from where Pende-
grass pointed out the place of his encodn-
ter with him his hat was found ten feet
from where the body lay; the mask which
l took from his pocket recognize.
W. F. LINCOLN
testified that he was % years of age; live
six miles from Brandon; heard of the
murder on Sunday night; did not learn
who vas murdered; came to Brandon to-
day and went to the town hall and saw the
body g the dead man, and recognized him
as person whom had seen before at my
house, about o'clock on Saturday morn
ing. l was at work by the side of the wall,
and he asked me if this was the direct road
to Brandon, and said he was going to Mon
treal; he said he had no folks, and was
born on the sea, and that he came to this
country five years ago, and had worked for
Eugene Williams of Hubbnrdton he talked
with me about twenty-five minutes; did
not recognize him, but he spoke of Carl
Williams, Eugene's brother, whom l knew;
do not know as | ever saw him before; he
had a bundle in his hand, with spot of
blood on it; said he hsd been to Williams
to see if he could get work again, this
year. he would pasS by William Drinks in
going to Biandon.
CHARLES II. HoLBRooK
testified he was station and ticket agent at
Brandon; l never saw John Pendegrass,
the Pittsford section man, before Saturday
night shout II o'clock p. m, boy came
10 the ticket window and said they have
got the gun out here; went out and
found crowd around Pendegrass and he
had gun, the same is now in court
then asked him to give me description of
the man as five feet six inches in hight,
shaved smooth, dressed in dark clothes and
pants he said his face was blackened !;
the hand car arrived with the body about
half-past two o'clock a. m the body
answered the description given; the ball
entered the head nearer the right ear than
eye.
A. W. aoss,
deputy sheriff, testified he met Pendegrass
at the depot on Saturday night at 10
o'clock and delivered me gun, and said
he took it away from a man three or four
miles, below Brandon, and it is now in
court +; had reliable information that the
murderer was in that neighborhood, who
had been down and returned saw body at
depot early on Sunday morning and
thought Pendegrass had given a very accu-
rate description of the man Williams
testimony will probably give a clue to the
man.
THE PHYSICIANS AUTOPSY.
This is to certify that the post norton
examination made upon the body OF the de-
ceased tramp resulted in fading a gun
shot wound on the head, the point of en-
trance being just above and In point of
right ear, it's direction being inward and
outward toward the vault of the Uranium,
the ball which produced the injury being
found beneath the scalp lying among loose
fragments OF bone here presented and brain
substance and at a point indicated in medi-
cal language by the expression at the juno
ton of sagotat and coronal saturus and was
more or less fattened in form. From the
nature and extent of the wound we are of
opinion that it must have been done with a
suicidal intent and that death resulted in
simultaneously.
o. G. DYER, M. d.
FRANK w. PAGE, M. d.
Subscribed and sworn to this 18th day of
May, 1877, before me.
p. P. GIBBS, Justice of Peace.
The Murderer Recognizable Clue to the
Mystery.
EUGENE O. WILLIAMS
duly sworn deposeth and says: Resides in
Hubbardton, about eight miles from Bran
don village age 35 years last Thursday
afternoon man came to my house about
p. M, dressed in dark clothes, very nice
new hat, upwards OF five feet in hight, (rec-
ognizing hat shown him as same one),
rather slim in build, very straight, hair dyed,
eyes light, complexion rather dark. He
said he was going to Montreal to ship on a
vessel l first saw the man one year ago
the 4th of May; he came from England
eleven nonthg before to New York; from
there ~ Baltimore, ETC., till lie came to my
house May 4th, and staid six or seven
months till early in the fall; his name was
Chas. Williams he left my place and went
home to ENGLAND, having received letters
from his uncle and aunt, who wrote him to
come home to Bristol, England very good
penman impression that he was an Eng
lishman; ] recognized him as the man that
worked for me ; staid with me Thursday
and Friday nights and all day Friday be
had Colts revolver the pistol now shown
me think is the same one the man showed
me lett between seven and eight o'clock
Saturday morning coming toward Brandon;
had bundle made of handkerchief my
wife gave him white hat and some bis
cult his age was IS years; he had belt
around him (recognizes belt of leather;
wife says he had very nice pen; recog-
nize scissors, wristlets. necktie, ETC.; from
my house to Brandon is directly past Will
| lie Lincoln's and the Morehouse
place no gun with him; showed
cartridge the pistol was loaded /;