Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-01-03


was sentenced to six years in the
States prison.
A young man named Peter Howe
had an arm cut off hY circular saw at
Post Mills one day last week.
Mrs. Jimeo, OF Bristol. took Paris
Green the other day, a'xl also gave
some to her youngest child. Both are
living yet, however.
In the Orange county court, Albert
Chalmers, OF Newbury, was sued by
the father of a girl whom he had Sc
ducad and who died in childbirth, and
was mulcted in S94l damages.
Paul Jerry, of Bradford, fell from a
hay NOW recently and was so serious
ly injured internally that very little
hope Is entertained of his recovery.
The last case at the December term
Of the Lamoille County Court was
that of Fred Meeker, who was held
for trial for breaking into the Hyds
Park depot and robblng the cash
drawer OF from S12 to $l7. The case
awakened much interest and was
largely attended. The defence set up
an alibi and explained the possession
of money found on the respondents
person by his having won considerable
money at the game Of poker. He was
acq lifted.
At West Brattleboro' the other day
Almos Akely fell from wagon, strik-
ing upon his head and shoulders on
the frozen ground and receiving in
juries from which he died the next
day.
A Frenchman namcd Coats died
recently at Montgomery, agel 100
yeas and eight months.
A fox recently entered the wood
shed Of n eathersi5.d farmer and
seized, killed, and carried Off cat.
L. p. Dcane, a veteran Of the war
Of 1912, died at GaysiiiIe the other
day aged nearly 49, lie leaves a
widow and ten children.
The wife OF Peter St.John ofNor, h
field, took a half teaspo0nful CT Paris
Green mixed with m)lasses, with the
design of shuffllng If this mortal coil.
She failed by taking an overdose.
Two labo"ers employed on the line
Of the narrow-euage railroad were
blown up Oh Friday, near Jamaica, by
the premature explosion of blast, and
both are reported dangerously injured.
During the past year the Free Press
has kept, with the utmost accuracy
possible, record OF the deaths by
violence occurring in the STATE. As a
matter Of course some such cases have
been reported and others have failed
to reach them; so that, 10 obtain the
actual number, an appreciate pre-
centage must be added to their figures.
According to their record, the total
number was 142, divided among the
months as follows january s, Feb.
D, March s, April ID, May 0. June
l6, July Is, August 8, September g.,
October l3, ,ovember IA, Decemb II
p. During the year there were three
murders-that Of Mrs. VIM by her
husband (who subsequently com
mitted suicide) at West Randolph !;
James SpelIman by John Daley, at
Stamford; and William Muccurmuck
by Royal Carr, at Calais. OF the
total nuLber of violent deaths, thirty
four were suicides, twenty accidental
drownings, thirteen caused by the
cars, twelve by falls, nine by carriage
accidents, and, six by accidental
shootin9-among the latter being Il
twelve year old by By his nine year
old brother, at Rutland, and of a
grown man by his brother at Cam
bridge. Of the suicides, tIilteen
hung themselves, nine tried a revolt
yer, four took poison. and three
drowned themselves. The younse st
suicide was IA years old, and tic
oldest or.