St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-03-04

rage. Hayden was a native of Yer
mont, coming to Boston when quite
yeung to go into business. He became
engaged there with several firms at
different times as travelling salesman,
succeeding in all that he undertook iu
his line of business, but a strong pro-
pensity for Intoxicating drink, coupled
with an almost ungOveinable temper,
prevented his staying n great while in
one place. In the early portion of 1871
he became acquainted with Miss Ger
trude w. Spaulding, a young lady who
was visiting at bis boarding place, and
who had inherited fortune of ST., 200.
The young people were very much at
tracted toward each other. Hayden
possessed a very vivacious tempera-
ment, well calculated to ensnare the
affections of a young girl, and the ma
tural consequence was love affair."
The intimate relatives of Miss Spauld-
ing vehemently opposed the intimacy,
but their opposition was useless, and Il
marriage occurred the following De-
cember. A western trip was taken for
the honeymoon, the couple returning
to reside in Aubnrndale. Hayden, with
money furnished 10y his wife. embarked
III business as a corset manufacturer on
Franklin street. He did not succeed
very well, and the fire of 1872 capped
the climax. Hayden became a bank
rupt. Two years afterward, Mrs. Hay
den, with her husband, took charge of
a country hotel at Stanstead Springs,
Canada, owned by herself aud ran it un-
til circumstances, created by rum and
violence, caused a separation. Mis-.
Hayden came to Boston to live with
Mrs. Bixby, a married sister, and her
husband remained at the hotel until it
was finally closed by his creditors. On
the 18th of March, 1876, Hayden came
to Boston and had several parlOr inter
views with his wife, each resulting in Il
statement from her that she could not
live with him again until he relinquish-
ed his love for and partaking of intoXi-
eating drink. Virtually, Hayden was
placed on probation. He secured en-
plOyment in a ladder mandatory at
SOmerville for while, and then accept
ed clerkship at hotel at st. Leon
| Springs. While there he learned that
his wife had gone north to Derby Line,
to visit Mrs. G. o. Brigham, her sister,
and Hayden crossed over the line to
see her. Aug. 30 he called ut the Derby
Line hotel, but did not see his wife.
Hayden muttered vengence, and start
ed away ''to fortify," as he expressed it.
The following morning he made his
appearance with a borrowed revolver,
but was stopped on the stairs by Mr..
Brigham. At that time, Mr.. Brigham
says, Hayden was too much intoxicated
to be admitted to the presence of Mrs.
Brigham and her sister. He went down
stairs, but came back very soon after
ward and shot Mr.. Brigham in the right
breast. Hayden then forced his way
into the room where his wife was and
pointed his revolver ut her head. She
struck down his hand, but he raised his
pistol again and fired twice, imflicting
what proved to be fatal wounds. Mrs.
Hayden lived but seven days after the
shooting, declaring in her last moments
that she forgave her husband and hop
ed he would forgive her. She desired
to see him, but the authorities did not
deem it best that such an interview
should occur. Mr.. Brigham recovered.