Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-05-09
THE EXECUTION OF ROYAL S.
CARR.

The fact that but few OF Vermonts
murderers escape justice notwithstan1-
ing the INSCRIPTIONS attempts made to
hinder the execution of the law, has led
some of the papers, in and out of the
state, to speak in somewhat odious terms
of Vermont as place where murders are
rather frequent; but We think that if
other states were equally vigilant, We
should compare favorably with any sis
ter State in this as we'll las other mat
tiers. The execution of Royal S. Carr is
the sixteenth, that has taken place in
Vermont the first one taking place in
1778,-in Bennington some over one
hundred years ago. Carr is about forty
years of age, little below par in point
of intelligence, of base, sensual dispo-
sition, and withal, hardened criminal,
as his acts will fully verify, having COM
mitted two of the most foul murders on
record.
The first murder Carr committed was
in 1868, the victim was Mrs Mary E.
LOOMS, and for which crime he was
committed to the State Prison for ten
years. Mrs Loomis was married when
but thirteen years of age, and at the
time of her murder was fourteen. The
details of this murder are too revolving
for publication, and almost too horrible
for belief.
Carr at that time made partial con-
fession, which left no room for doubt
but that he was the real culprit. He
served out his ten years. sentence, and
was discharged in 1878. We are inform
ed by the gentleman who was Chaplain
at this time that during the ten years
he was connected with the Prison, Carr
was the only person but what evinced
some penitence for his misdeeds, but he
would never allow that he felt the least
sorrow for his past life. but seemed
completely hardened, and reveled in his
wickedness.
The second murder that Carr commit
ted was i'll Worcester, the l tn of Deem
Der, 1878. One William Marcommock,
half-breed Indian, who had married
but short time previous a young lady
from Lyman, N. H., Miss Hattie Kinney,
; about twenty years Of age, and with
whom Carr was particularly fascinated
He thought if Marcommock was out Of
the way he could marry her. On the
day of the murder, Wednesday, Carr and
Marcommock were seen together in the
woods, and as Marcommock did not re.
; turn with Carr his wife became alarmed
and on Friday after search was insti
tuted, which resulted in finding the In
, dian dead in the woods, with three bullet
shots in his side, partially covered W
with brush, his face and head badly eat
; en- by mice. About twenty rods from
, this scene was found the dead body O
, his dog. There were several inches o
snow on the ground, plainly showing
| Marcommock' 8 and Cars tracks. wher,
!, both men had been together up to tn,
> place where the dead man lay. Thel
Carr's tracks, which compared perfectl,
= with his boots, went off towards his cous
ms, where he staid that night, and il
the morning he took an axe, went back
f cut some brush and covered up the bod.
? as best he could. A wad was found will
e the name of Jed w. Carr written thereon
r near the Indians body. which was por
r tion of a newspaper given to Carr few
f days before by his cousin. Carr denie'
o ali knowledge of the murder, but at tn
trial the evidence was SO strong as t
: leave no room for doubt, and he wa
9 convicted of murder in the first degree
). and sentence of death was passed upo
e him by Judge Barrett.
r Carr's counsel have used every effor
y to save him from the gallows, by pet
Y tioning the Legislature for Communication
Il and recently went before the governo
l. for alleged Irregularities in the sentence
n etc., but all to no effect. 1t was nc
e known at the time of the sentence tina
| Carr had confessed the murder. 1t no
!" appears that Carr told fellow prisone
10 that the Indian had appeared to him an
D. told him that he did not blame him fc
1T shooting him but that his cousin Chestt
is was the guilty one. Carr says Chestt
it threatened hin with vengeance if he di
er not kill the Indian. Carr, like most i!
O. norant men is very superstitious, an
N these dreams had such an effect on hi
y. that he told the whole story of the mu
ne der. His counsel was sent for, and
he them he told his connection with th
IN bloody deed. No written statement W;
ed made, and it can only be said that
ut corroborated the theory of the COVER
re ment in a remarkable degree. He la
n the entire blame upon Chester Carr, al
of said he '.put up the job" Chester we
es to Canada soon after Royals arrest. al
he has not been heard from since T.
theory is that Chester was in some W;
tie connected with the murder, but was n
hn with Royal when it was done. and the
he is no evidence against him only Roya
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