Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-12-20

DfVlL)PAENTs IN THE WORCESTER CAsE-AR-
FIST OF TIE SUPPOSED GUILTY PARTY
CIRCUMSTANCES THAT POINT To HIS GUILT.


shoulder. The face and head were some.
what eaten by mico. Some twenty rod,
from the body was Muccdrmuek's dog, dead
and covered with boushs. There being
several inches Of snow on the ground Muc.
curnuck's and Cars tracks were
plainly discernible. showing that both
were together up to where Muccurmuck 5
body was found. Then Cars track. which
compares perfectly with his boot, went of
towards his cousins, where he stayed till the
next morning, when he took an axe and
went back, and covered up the body. lie
then went back to Chester Cars, where he
started from the day before. wad found
near the Indians body shows a newspaper
lab, !, which has been identified by Jed. W.
Carr as wad given Royal Carr by him
some days before. A portion of the wad
had the name Jed W. Carr thereon.
Muccurmuck was about IS, married and
led wandering kind Of lite. Royal Carr is
about 40, unmarried. and is rather below
par intellectually When Muccurmuck' =
body was shown, Carr exhibited great bra
vado and never quivered. lie denies any
knowledge OF Muccurmuck. and says tho
last time he saw him was when they sepa-
rated. MuccurmucG and his dog going into
the woods to hunt. Carr persists in saying
that he did not go with the Indian, and the
last be saw Of him he was alive. lie refused
to sey any more without counsel.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Further particulars Of the recent murder
Of William Muccurmuck, near Worcester
Corners, are as follows, Ii seems that the
prisoner. Royal Carr, man apparently
forty-ive years Of age, has resided in the
! mn nk hAn To- He has
several relatives who stand as respectable
and peacoable folks. lie earned his living
| by working for those who would employ
him. and has for bng time past been OF
a rather troublesome disposition. The
murdered man, whose name is William
MurcommucE, and said to be of Indian
birth, has been living in the neighbor-
hood about gear. but had travelled in
the vicinity, selling baskets and other
small wares. lie was about thirty years
old and his vile is a young, black eyed
woman, apparently not over twenty. and
is very bright and quite well educated.
She says her name before marriage was
Hattie kehney that her home is at Ly-
man. N. H.; that her father still lives
there and is a farmer. She says she married
Murcommuck May 81 last in the town of
Elmore, and has lived happily with him !;
that her husband is the son of DR.. Mur-
commuck, now residing at Putnam, Conn,
and that the father is a prominent man.
On Wednesday, Dec. llth. she and her
husband were at Chester Cars, q cousin
of the prisoner, where they ate dinner
Royal Carr, the prisoner. was also there.
On the preceding Sunday. the woman con-
tinued. We met Royal with his gun. Royal
walked up tbs road with George Gushes,
and on the way Royal said to George,
I'm be. can get that Indians wife away
from him." On the Wednesday mention
ed Royal Carr, the prisoner. said he vas
going after his ak over to Ira Cars,
and wanted my husband to 90 with him,
saying: .'Wlll, if You'll go We will have
some apples and cider, and have good
time" lie and Royal left together about
2 o'clock. Night arrived and my husband
did not return. | became worried and
lelt alarmed about him. saw Royal Carr
he come up to my house with quick step,
opened the door and looked in. / was cry.
ing. lie looked wild and frightened about
something. He had his gun in his hand.
ROYAL says: "Aint he back vet ?" | an
swered 'No. Where is he ?'' Royal an
swered me very cross: IL don't know any,
thing about him." said to Royal Didn't
William go to Ira Cars and stay all night
with You last night?" Royal answered 4:
'No, he didn't" then said "Whe did
you leave him ?" and Royal replied, swell,
he went most there with me. and then said
he would 60 no further, but would go |
northward. and he left me then" Royal |
then said to me, "Oh, he has lett you he |
won't come back he knows everybody, and |
there are other girls he likes better than |
you ; and told me not to cry so about him. |
Royal continuing. said elf was in your |
place | would let the Indian go; if l had a |
wife | shouldn't go off and not tell her |
where | was going he Is using you mean"
Thursday night he came back to |
Chester Cars and said to me, Il wouldn't |
cry about him YOU can stay here all Win
ter : will provide for YOU and get you
clothes and fix you up" Friday he again
repeated this to me. After ROYAL had left Fri
day, his cousin, Chester Carr said that Royal
had said to him: Chester. | am man enough
both sure fire" Chester then said to ROYAL,
" Have you shot that man ?" Royal replied,
"li you should go over there by Hawkins's
Ledge and look around among the bushes
you might find him, and hare been guilty
of taking three human lives before this"
Royal told Chester not to repeat this, and
him il he should repeat it.
When Royal Carr had returned home to his
cousin Chester's. and by his statements led
him to suppose all was not right, the first
step taken was to organize searching
party to find the missing man. The tracks
of Royal Cars entering the woods with his
were followed up; the foot
prints of Royal Cars retreat from the
spot where the murdered man was
found were plainly visible. The
tracks in the snow fitted Royal Cars pecu-
liarly shaped boots; even the imprints of
the patches on the boots were lett in the
snow. The tell tale steps of the prisoner
were followed back to his starting point
The tracks Of the dog were found, and the
spot where he was killed.
Tie body of the murdered man is horribly
mangled about the head and arms. There
is bullet hole through the head from be-
hind the Left ear to the face. near the nose
the right Shoulder Is completely peppered
with shot. while three other bullets have
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post norton examination disclosed that
was shot first with shot gun
n the right shoulder at close range the shot
to the shoulder blade, which
evidently knocked him down hen the muir
ierer placed a revolver carrying a No 30 ball, j
lear the left ear and fired. the bali passing i
INTO tho brain. where it was found then
Ollowed up by shooting three balls into the
eft side at such short range as TO burn bis
'Oat. One ball passed directly through the
leart. All three balls were found Just under
he skin under the right side, having passed
ntirely through the body.
The prisoner says: 81 don't know what
lay it was, but and the man Muccurmuck :
eft to go cunning. | went eff from the ;
louse with him and left him in the woods. :
lie told me he was going shooting. lie had :
gun and his dog with him. had my gun
lSo. lie asked me to 20 with him and |
efused. | went to Calais aud stayed all i,
light |
At the examination, M luday, Carr made no :
eience and was committed to jail at Mont !
elier, to await the action OF the grand jury
ext September. subscription was taken
p for the benefit of the widow, amounting t
D quite a lite sum. !
VERGESNEs parties were engaged 9
, telling timber for building, near the base c
Buck Mountain" a tree became lodged d
nd in attempting to dIslOdge it, it Tell t
pom the head OF Jonas Higgins. Fer
10 ment he was luscusihle A severe scalp n
ound was inflicted. but it is believed his h
lJurles will not prove serious. "a
Carlisle Seegar, an esteemed and respected q
tlzen Of Addison, died alter ten days i'll =,
ess ut the residence OF DIR. Melvin Smith, II
here he went on the 9TH of December to Il
insult him. ilo was unable to return and b
Though IN failing health WAS not supposed a.
DO oar goiously III. Ills son bad visited him n
nd returned TO their home short distance Ii