Morning journal and courier., 1880-06-22
galulaI arto Golrrier.
Tuesday Morning, June 2s, 1880.
Local News.
[For other Local News see Second Page.l Attempted Double Murder.

Two Brothers shot at and Wounded,
 Probably Fatany-SuPposed Revenge
 or a Father for the Death of His Son.
 The Sheriff Makes am Arrest.
 The village of Cornwall was thrown into high state of excitement on Sunday by the news of the shooting the night before of two young men Cbrothers) of the place, named respectively John and Henry Trieschemenn. They were on their way home returning from Cornwall village, and when about half a mile from their house were fired at by unknown parties from behind a stone wall. John was, in all probability, fatally wounded in the ab- domen, and is reported to have died, and Henry was shot in the neck, and the report at first was that his case would prove fatal, though later the opinion is that he may re- cover. Frank Chagniot, farmer of Corn
 wall, living mile from Trieschemenns, was
 suspected because of feuds between the two
 families and having threatened the boys who were killed A warrant was issued for his
 arrest and soon after he was arrested by Sher- if Cochrane. Tracks were found near the scene
 of the tragedy, which were examined and thought to correspond to some peculiarlty in
 Chagniot's shoe, which was repaired recent
 ly. wad which came from the gun was
 found. It is a piece of the New Milford
 Gazette, and Chagniot is thought to be the
 only one near there who takes that paper
 When asked by Sheriff Cochrane, who ar- rested hin, if he used cotton wads in his gun, he said that he used newspaper. The gun was found in Chagniot's house. Both barrels were loaded, and in both the wads were pieces of the Gazette. Chagniot only menn, "rn fix you, and that damned quick" He frequently insulted the boys when alone, but never when any one was around. Chagniot was taken before Justice T. s. Gold for preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon, but no testimony was taken, the prisoner being held to await the result of the wounds. The opinion prevails very strongly that Chagniot is the man. John Trieschemenn, father of the young men, came to Cornwall about g years ago from Hesse- -Cassel, Germany. The family were known to live unhappily together, and the father was not temperate, and he and his wife had frequent quarrels They had sev- eral children, among them John and Henry.
 Chagnlot IS Frenchman, an employe of ex- United States Senator w. H. Barnum, and
 owns small farm called the Cranberry place.
 Of the two neighbors Chagniot was by far the more respectable. Trouble
 arose between the two families in this wise. Last year one of his sons engaged in a school l boys quarrel with Henry Trieschemehn. The | result was that Henry got the worst of 1t. | Boy like, he called upon his older brother, 1 and John Trieschemenn threw young Chag niot down the bank of the elevation on which stands the school house. The result was that young Chagniot received internal injuries and died. John Trieschemenn was arrested for manslaughter and tried last winter before
 Justice Gold. He was acquitted of the charge
 and fined seven dollars and costs for simple assault and battery. Since then Chagniot has
 sworn that he would be revenged for the
 murder of his boy.
 Later particulars are as follows: John Trieschemenn, jr., whose age is 19, received | a charge of shot in his left side and in the hip and thigh, as well as the abdomen the latter alone being dangerous. He fell to the l ground screaming murder, and Henry, 14 years old started to rur when second bar rel was discharged at him. the shots lodging | in the back of the head and neck. Both boys commenced to crawl toward home, both bleeding profusely, the youngest one, who is | not dangerously hurt, having pint of blood in his boots.
 The mother of the boys heard the noise, and supposing 1t was foxes after the chickens came running out of doors in her night clothes, and made racket to scare away the l imaginary foxes But in moment her two l boys were in her arms, covered with blood,
 and as she supposed dying. A neighbor.
 who had brought the boys most home in his | wagon, heard the screams and he hastened to 1 their assistance
 l Dr. Sanford, of West Cornwall, was called,
 and pronounced the case of John serious, but | thought Henry would get over it.
 l At the inquest on the Chagniot boy one of | the doctors testified that in his opinion | the death was caused by blows and kicks, and
 another thought it was from a foreign sub
 stance found in his body at the post mortem
 A third doctor testified that death must have been caused by one or the other, without | committing himself as to which.