Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-03-22

bye and peaceably went with the officer TO jail. |
During thlstrip he first told the story Of the curl
Gus animal, changing from hairy skin to smooth" |
which was coming to get his children and which |
he slew in their defence. The children were !
placed in the care Of Mrs. Llnnehan at the street
She IL a widow, and was friend Of their muir |
dered mother
THE coRoSER's INQUEST.
After the disposal OF the McCaffreys, a coro-
ners jury was summoned. About nine o'clock In
the evening they arrived on the premises. By
the dim light Of lanterns the helpers preceded by
DIR. Washburn, descended TO the cellar and bore
the stiff and CHASTITY corpses to the rooms above.
Before G. b. Clark, Justice Of the peace, an au-
topsy of the murdered women was made by Dr.
| Washburn. His examination disclosed the fol-
| lowing injuries The face Of Mrs Ann b. Nc
Cafrey was horribly mangled, the chin fractured,
nose and cheeks broken and lattened, a cut with
sharp instrument over the right temple and
| partly over the forehead, bone over the eyes
crushed. The temporal bone OF the left side was
crushed in with quite blunt instrument, 80 rs to
| expose the brain; the back part Of the head was
literally crushed to jelly There was cut
through the sphenoid bone with a sharp instru
ment, which pierced the brain. The bones in
both hands and arms were broken In several
| places. The body was more OF less bruised, and
showed many old bruises. The left side only Of
| the old lady's face and head was manged. The
skull behind the left ear was cut through to the
brain by sharp instrument. The back Of the
head was also crushed, hands and arms bruised
At midnight the autopsy was completed, and the
| jury adjourned. 1t was trying time for men OF
sensitive nerves. The hour, the lonely situation,
the darkness visible, the CHASTITY surroundings,
needed no other element Of horror. The cattle
in the barns near by seemed inspired with the
dread influences of the occasion, lowed inces-
sanity and manifested every symptom Of terror.
INVESTIGATION.
On Wednesday States Attorney Pltldn with Sher-
riff Anterior visited the scene OF the murder, ex-
amined the locality took note Of the circumstances
Of the murder, heard the story OF the child rem
and accounts of McCaffrey from various lndividu-
ais, and gathered up the clothing and missiles
connected the tragedy much larger non-ofll-
cial investigation made by the inhabitants
who gathered there from miles around. On Thurs
day the circumstances OF the murder were pre-
scented to Washington county court then in ses-
sion at Montpelier They were regarded as
plainly indicating insanity and it was deemed the
wiser course to order the prisoner sent to Brattle
boro and there await the action Of the grand jury
in September.
IN JAIL.
The murderer says he first realized what he
} had done when he was visited Thursday by his
brother James, who told him he had killed his
wife aud his own mother lie sent for Father
Duglue and asked him to take charge OF the
children and place them in a convent To Daniel
Hopkins on Friday, he expressed the wish that him
alf a
take charge OF his affairs that the children should
go to the convent at Burlington the farm be sold
and the proceeds, after procuring monuments for
his wife and mother, be given to the convent for
the support of his children. He protested great
} horror for his deed, said his wife loved him too
well and blamed his family and friends for not
taking care of him and thus averting this terrible
murder. lis claimed to have no recollection Of
the events of that night except the staying OF the
"anima " that after his babies, and claimed
to remember nothing Of his arrest and the Incl
) dents at Waterbury, even Of bidding his children
goodby at the railway station. He was rational
, in every respect. Friday night he was taken to
} Brattleboro by Selectmen Moody and Davis OF
Waterbury. He was sensitive about observation
and inquired IL there would be crowd at the
station He was perfectly rational during the
} journey, talked of his affairs clearly told OF
,no"0S nc "as WING Oh. =, 'uns 'n"' w',o uue
80 -, 900 ~ u.'-o " ~ 80, ""a' no "a'
uono' hau NJ anAie'y "S W "ha' 'hey ipigh. uo
with him, wished they would take him to Wind
sor and hang him.
THE BURIAL.
Thprsdav tho mprdered Woman uere placed in
neat caskets and prepared for burial, the mystic
letters 81 II. S. displayed upon their breasts.
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gh's Vi Wiea'hs, hau uohe "ha' 'ney oou'u 10 Ill
vest their remains oil the horrid traces lett by
. | murderous son and husband On Friday morn
inc ,ha uifs uas taLen 10 Albany and tho ola
"e 0 $3.50 ~
mother 10 Montpeher' ior burial A painiul
. scene witnessed at the funeral Members OF
= the McCue and McCaffrey families met beside the
, | or I-.,. :, A, o. r.. ..., =.
oo"i"'' o'o'"'' VI "oN'"ieS ""' "'o"seu W
frenzy bordering on insanity by the sight OF the
, bie bro,bar with deadly yan,aapce utaroI,
-" w 80,
irothed AZ the MOUTH ana was WIN dihlculty con
! trolled by the by-standers. The sight OF the
sharo,ass ,oo,rros Of tboir orco coua,, sis,ar nv
' ''''e
cited violent ana VihdlctiVe ieenngs among the
! brothers Of the murdered woman, and had the
murderer been within their CRASH thew would have
torn him limb from limb What hogan with mnr.
derons violence ended with violence only less mur.
derons because the object Of its Threatened ven.
gaanca was hayond its reach
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INCEPTION OF THE MURDER.
9 The circumstance that McCaffrey's mental CON.
dition has been nopularlv regarded as mot ex
activ right " at times. and the fact that he wa.
sent to Brattleboro two wears ago 10 be treated
Tor INSANITY connled with the unnatural and afro
. cions Cha rsc,er ~ tbe mnrders gave him at once
, with hardly n challenge the mil benefit Of tbt
nlea nj insanity Certain acts Of His on Saturday
he 11th inst and after the murder gave color IL
tho nlea and nv general consent the murder wa
Attributed Ia n freak Of insanity Circumstances
nav tended 10 modify the first imnressons n nd
20 diyida nonnlar oninion in tha town and in tbe
Q saction Of tba town whara tho murder was com.
mtted "a to the mental condition Of the murderer
, and the degree Of his resnonsihilitv The NOS.
, session Of an imnlacable temner that fired him
With madness II ia will was onnosed or II his re
I santmant was stirred Ia aiIegad and incidents
;Ilnstrat;no bis nncont,oahla 5assion are cited :
sncb % hrntaIIv heating his cattIe Alternating IN
) hrain a neighh9r nv reason NJ some tronhle win
r bis 400 mnrderonsIv assa,,ting a teamster with
[ nm ave and Dr Washhnrn with a gnn etc
, aIrgliness1 ratber than insanitv ia the road
ohar,a and snt,iciar, aYnianatinn made hv indi'
vidnsis Who claim TO have Lnown him we'll ana
: hanaing ia rega rdad hv tham ms a mild nnnish.
nans' ~ G Ls.rhIa y o ~ p =" Ala i, othar.
av and hs necnliar actions his visions ~ snirits
and nondescrint animals are attributed 10 delir-
D INN Ua was Mt Montneer in the winter with n
hrother.in.law A inc of whiskev waa BOUGHT
n he admire He tooI "a drinL he savs and knew
nothing more till he fonnd himself at home
p Previous to the . insanity which sent him 10