The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1881-05-13

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Essex Monday. 1t lived but a short
time. .....-..--,.........a. s
Albert MERCER, chargedwith the MUIR
der of Frank Mccullough at Burlington,
VT, April 80. was arraigned in the city
court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.
The prosetion introduced several witness.
es to prove that Mercier struck the first
blow. The defense devoted itself to show
ing these were bad lot, all but one having
served in the house of correction. They
also tried to prove that MERCER had nc
knife and so couldn't have stabbed
Mccullough. MERCER was held for trial
at the September term.
New Hampshire.
Herbert NOVEL;, clerk of the Kear'
sarge House, at Portsmouth, disappeared
Saturday, leaving two letters addressed
to the hotel proprietors, in one of which
he limited at suicide, saying he was dis.
couraged. He took 5000 with him.
which he stated in one of his letters was
due him. He leaves a wife and child.
Sarah Blaisdell, aged ", WIS thrown
from wagon and fatally injured al
Lebanon Wednesday.
Mrs Ephraim jenkins, so years ole
committed suicide by cutting her throa,
with razor at Durham, Friday.
Mrs. Eunice Sweat, probably the old.
est person in New Hampshire, died Fri
day at Belmont. at the age of 105 years.
Sullivan F. Bickford, late postmaster al
Milan, was sentenced, Wednesday, to Is
| months hard labor in the Lancaster Jail fol
stealing a letter from that Office
Dennis Lane of Manchester, in a half
awake condition. fell from window
| Tuesday, striking on concrete pave
ment 80 feet below, and was badly
though not fatally injured.
Massachusetts.
TRAGIC MYSTERY AT LOwELL.-THE
BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN A VAULT
A tragic mystery, bidding fair to riva
in horror that of the Lynn trunk tragedy
was unearthed at Lowell, Wednesday
Loring Loker was employed to remove
an accumulation of ashes. dirt and debris
from vault in the rear of Appleton
street, which had been unused for abou
two years. After digging while he
exhumed the partly decayed body of {
woman. The vault is attached to thu
dwelling of two prominent citizens. bott
of whom have held numerous public of
fees. AS it can be opened from mar
row alley running between Appleton and
Winter streets, the theory il that thu
body was brought there and deposited
surreptitiously to conceal a crime. The
medical examiner will make an investi
cation, and the police are working VI
the case.
Cloudy Liberty, Frenchman Of Eas
HaverhIll, was found on the railroad
track Saturday morning near Warren
Summit, cut in twain.
Miss Fanny Parnell, sister of Charlie!
Stewart Parnell, a rived in Boston Sat.
urday evening. and Monday evening sht
was rendered a reception in Music Hall
which drew out patriotic and enthusi
astic audience. Addresses were made by
Hon. P. A. Collins and Mr.. John Boyle
O'Reilly, who read some choice selec
tions from her poems and chorus o
200 girls greeted her with song.
Henry A. Whitfield has been arrested
at Boston for attempted rape on the per
son of colored girl six years old.
Rhode Island.
John Donovan, 20 years old, wal
stabbed with file at the Providence Lo
connective works Monday night by Fred
erick Glover, and died almost immediate
ly. Fooling led to fighting, but some
feeling existed before this affair.
During row at Woonsocket Tuesday
between Frank Murray and some French
Canadians. Murray had his throat Gu
almost from ear to ear, and will probab
ly die.
| Maine.