St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-04-22
A Shocking Tragedy.
A STUDENT KILLED WHILE COMMITTING
A BURGLARY IN COMPANY WITH HIS
TWIN BROTHER.

Arthur Foster, student at Phillips
academy and a native of North Ando-
yer, Mass, was fatally shot April 10, in
the house of Abel Wilson, who lives
alone on the road from AndOver to Sa-
lem. Mr.. Wilson heard footsteps in
the house, and about o'clock in the
morning the door of his room was bro
ken open and two men rushed in.
Selling a rifle he shot the foremost one.
Both then rushed downstairs. Mr..
! Wilson, making an examination, found
tho dead body of Arthur Foster behind
IL stone wall short distance from the
house, and a few minutes later Luther
Foster, a twin brother of the dead burg
lar, appeared and confessed that they
had attempted the burglary. He made
the following statement: "AbOut three
weeks ago my brother persuaded me to
attempt the burglary. We went to the
house and my brother went in, re-
naming outside. He came away, get
ting nothing that time. Last night he
spoke of it again, and said he 30 as go
ing to make a raise of some money.
tried to get him not to go, but he per
sisted, and went along. We removed
pane of glass and a nail, raised a
window and went in. This was about
/ O'clock. My brother went upstairs
and | remained below, sitting on the
stairs, when | fell asleep. After a
while my brother came back and re-
fused to go away. He again went up
the stairs, and | followed him. This
was about 400 o'clock. We stood at
the door few minutes, and my brother
put his shoulder against it and pushed
it in. AS soon as the door was open
saw the flash and my brother fell.
ran down stairs and jumped out of the
window, my brother following me, fall
ing as soon as he got out. | raised him
up and spoke to him. He was gasping
and did not answer. | got him over
the wall and laid him under tree,
where he died in my arms almost i'm
mediately. | then went to my sister,
Mrs. GOuld's, got her husband up and
got him to go back with me also
reused up a Mr.. Nelson, who went and
brought an officer, who arrested me. |
am 81 years old and a twin brother of
Arthur. We were in our second year
at Phillips academy. | never attempt
ed anything of the kind before" 1t is
claimed by late dispatch, however,
that the surviving brother cOnfesses
that the pair entered and robbed Will
sons place six months ago, securing
$1,000 in money and gold watches. Mr..
Wilson had in his room some $4,000
in stocks and other securities, the prop
erty being under no other protection
than. the owners rifle. The object of
the men was to secure, if possible, all
this booty. Both had previously been
in Wilson's employ, and had no diff
Guilty in passing the watchdog on the
premises. There were found in Mr.
Wilson's room revolver, a heavy iron
poker and a box of pepper, showing
that the young men were prepared fo'
violent measures. Their parents ar
among the most respected people il
North AndOver, and the young me-
themselves have hitherto borne excel
lent regulations, being industrious and
frugal, saving their earnings in order
to gain an education. There have of
late been several small burgaries in
that vicinity, which are now naturally
LAID to these brothers.