Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-04-02

Tue Mirror TRAGEDIES - ADDITIONAL
PARTICULARS Additional details of the re-
cent tragedies at Milton. give the following :
Joseph Mason, who shot himself, lived with
his wife 1T the house os Franklin Jones' in
West Milton. for whom they kept house.
Mason had dispute with Jones at the break
fast table on Wednesday morning, and gave
Jones u severe pummelling whercupoa his
wife inerfercd in behalf of Jones. Highly
inccnsed at this show Of sympathy for Jones,
Mason struck his wife once across the face
with the palm of his hand. The melee over,
Mason's wife went 10 the house of Il neigh
Dor by the name Of Frank Il. Kinney, saving
that she could not live with her husband any
longer. On Friday morning Mason went TO
kinney's house To have an interview with
his wife, for the purpose Of persuading her
to live with him again. She positively re-
fused TO do 81, AMI they separated, she enter
ing the house and he going about 800 yards
down the road, where he drew Il revolver
and, holding il above his head, shot himself.
The ball entered the skull above and back of
the right yc.and finally lodged at the bridge
of the nose. lie was discovered living on
the ground by Dr. +. b. Hathaway. who
was passing in his carriage. The Doctor
assisted him to his feet, and. thinking that
he had been having more trouble with Jones.
told him 10 go to kinneys's AMI he would
see him in Il short time. Mason then wan
dered nearly mile To the house Of Frank
Mitchell, at Colchester Borough. where he
was afterwards found by DIR. Hathaway,
who discovered for the first time that he hal
shot himself Mason said before dying that
since his wife would not life with him, he
did not care To live and that he did nat re-
gret that he had shot himself. lie died AT 9
O'Clock on Saturday morning. about II hours
after the shooting.
Philip Pippin, who was killed by tie
cars, spent Friday evening with Alexander
Pelter, who lives near the railroad, south of
the station. They were seen about 10 p
m, near the station, with 4 bottle of liquor,
and il WIS thought that about eleven O'Clock
they took u parting drink near Pcltier's house
and Pippin started up the track for home
Growing drowSy from the hpubr he had
drank, he lay down ON the track and mel ms
death. Peliier is reported rs saying that
during the evening they had bought tquor
at several different times, the last being
bought by Pippin with money which ieltler
furnished him After they had taken their
parting drink, he says, Pippin declared that
no one but himself should have any more at
that liquor 1t il surmiscd by some that the
two men had some alteration about hppins
refusal To give prltcr any more liquor, that
the latter knocked rirpn down ami started
for home. and that lippin WAS To" drunk or
too badly stunned lr iSt. Pippin's parents
are said to have threatened 10 have Ptltier
arrested, bu, it would doubtless h. impn'>i-
BILE To overthrow his story given above The
burial took place on Saturday, in the Pro
tcstant cemetery, rs the Catholic priest rt-
fused to allow the remains 10 hc inferred in
consocratcd ground or 10 offer any funeral
service The body was buried without any
services, as the relatives refused To allow
Protestant minister To oiicatt.