Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-02-17

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learned fresh evidence of the criminal
intimacy between his wife and Luke
Smith. On Monday morning quite ear
ly he went to Newport and called upon
A. G. Bowley, asking him for the loan
of revolver, if he had one, as he wish
ed to shoot dog. After some delibera-
ton & hesitency. Mr.. Bowley loaned
him four barreled pistol loaded. Re-
voir then returned to Troy and found
his wife weaving curtains at Mrs.
Smiths up stairs, and Luke Smith at
work in an adjoining room. He tried
to persuade his wife to 60 to Canada
and live with him, and upon her refusal
shot her, the ball entering the ear and
lodging in the petrous portion of the
temporal bone just behind the ear. MIR.
Bailey, neighbor, who went to the
house Immediately after the shooting
occurred, said he heard Revoir say,
"Now d-n you will you live with me 2"
Soon after this Revolr came down stairs,
and Mr.. Bailey caught him by the arms
and took the revolver from him, Revoir
telling him that he had shot her and to
90 and take care of her. Bailey then
went up stairs and found Mrs. Revoir
sitting on the seat of the loom, holding
an apron to her ear, and Luke Smith
was just making preparations to jump
from the window. After his arrest.
Revoir made several admissions as to
the shooting and gave as reason for
not persisting in killing her, that when
she screamed it brought him to his
senses. The story of the defense was
that he had brooded over his domestic
troubles so continuously that his brain
had become diseased, which resulted in
emotional insanity. Mrs. Boyden his
boarding mistress, testified that be ate
little or nothing for several days, and
that she thought he was not in his right
mind. Mr.. Bowley also noticed that he
looked unwell and somewhat peculiar
at the time he borrowed the pistol. The
State produced the usual multiplicity o
physicians to comment on the testimony
as to the possibilities and probabilitie'
of his not being out of his head from
his youth, which was caused by sever,
sickness, and that several of his aunt
and one uncle had been insane. Tht
fact that his unfaithful wife and Lux
Smith have since been married and gon
to parts unknown, and not present a
the trial show conclusively that Revoir'
trouble was not visionary but real. Tn
State, represented by Theophilus Circuit
conducted its part with skill, and tn
defense used the evidence they had t
the best advantage. General Grou
made an appeal to the jury in an argu
ment of nearly two hours length in be
half of the respondent that seemed al
most irresistible. After being on
about an hour, the jury gave verdic
of guilty. Owing to the extenuat
ing circumstances surrounding the &C
and Revoir's good behavior while i
prison serving out his sentence for fal
ing out of Jail, the Court gave him th
lightest sentence that could be impose
by lnur Mill 80 Gua ynn..~ -. naru /;
Dor in the States Prison, where he VIZ
taken by Sheriff Taylor on Wednesda
morning last. Theophilus Circuit fl
State and c. J. Rowell and Gen. Gro,
for respondent. All the jurymen excel
those on the Revoir case were discharge
on Saturday, and the remainder G
Tuesday morning. Court was adjourne
without date on Tuesday afternoon.