Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-11-24
TRAGEDIES.

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come to light in Berlin, Vt. Alfred
Blodgett, a man aged over 70, has
been arrested by the gurdain of Ella
Vincent of Berlin, asimple minded
girl about II years old, on the charge
Of criminal intercourse with the girl.
She has been living with Blodgett
some time. He is very infrm. not
being able te stand erect. 1t is elm
ed by his friends that it is a case Of
hlackmail, aud they intend 10 fight it.
The respondent is out on bail.
The accounts Of Treasurer Meach-
UNI Of Laporie county, indiana, are
short 100000, the enlightenment of
fact soc, who was his assistant.
A Columbus special says that
gang of five tramps boarded the west
bound Pan Handle train on the Indi-
annapolis division Saturday night and
refused to pay fare. While the con-
ductor, with the assistance of railroad
emplyes, was putting them off at Hill
liard's Station, one shot at the cond
tor without effect. All were are +
aud found to have large burg
tools on their persons.
A highwayman shot Frederick Ban
terF early this morning in New York,
on 2lGth strest, Harlem robbed him
Of a small amount Of money and left
to die.
Thvcs early Sunday morning blew
open and cleanedsout the safe OF d.
w. Moran Of New York. q broker,
in the basement of the Fifth National
Bank, corner Twenty-third street and
Third avenue. They escaped with
plumber. comprising $10l6 in green
backs, currency and silver, $500 in
gold, $3.50 in ten dollar bills of The
Consolidated Bank Of Canada, $500
in revenue and postage stamps, $4,000
in checks, some trinkets and revol-
yer.
Robert Campbell, alias Robert Car
rel, was before Judge Davis at Glou-
chester Mass, Thursday morning aud
bound over in $4,000 to appear in the
Supreme Court for assault and higL-
way robbery upon George Doherty,
tailor of this city, while walking
through Rogers street last night, Doh
erty, was struck twice and his gold
watch and chain snatched from him
when the fellow made off and Dohelty
after him with officers Strong and
Munsey' who were near by. After
considerable chase fhey captured
Campbell and locked him mp. He
did not have the watch and chain.
During the chase the officers mott
ced Campbell throw away something
when near Dcnderojs fruit stand
Front street. They returned to that
place and found the watch.
Yesterday Otis d Brown, of Port
land, Maine, was instantly killed by
falling down flight of lairs at Doc
ley's Hotel, Boston, and breoking his
neck. He is said to have beeu under
the influence of liz nor.
Last ngot Emmett Corners, reside
ing at 1l21 Washington strter Bos-
ton, stabbed his wife in the abdomen,
inhicting serious wound.
Orlando Abbott and wife of North
Andover, while attempting to cross
the track in Lawrence, Mass, at the
Portland street crossing Thursday
forenoon in IL light wagon, were hit
by engine of the Boston and Maine,
which was on the way to Haverill, and
both were instantly killed, The horse
was also killed, the wagon demolish-
ed, the engine and tender thrown from
the track and bailey damaged. Alb
bot was sixt years old and has seven
children grown up, and was a respec-
ted citizen Of North Andever.
VIM Maskell who was struck on the
head with stick of wood by Antoine
Funie at Lowell Mass, on the night OF
October 81, died this morning. He
was attempting to steal some chest
nuts from FUMES fruit stand when as
saulted. Funie is in jail under $1,000
bonds, his trial being assigned for De-
cember l.
! Last summer the people of Harlem