Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1882-03-17
VERMONT NEWS.

HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER Al wATEBBUBY-A
CRAZY MAN KILLS HIS WIPE AND MOTHER.
On Tuesday afternoon it became known
in Waterbury that on Sunday night Michael
Caffrey, an Irishman living in the Cotton
Brook neighborhood, had murdered his wife
and mother and thrown their bodies into the
cellar, where they were found horribly CASH
ed with the butcher knife with which the
deed was done Nothing was known of the
murder until Cahrey drove into Waterbury
on Tuesday with six children, the youngest
twins about year old, the eldest d lad of
fourteen, to put them in charge OF Daniel
Hopkins, whom he supposed to be still the
first selectman of the town. On arriving at
Mr.. Hopkins the foot of one of the twins
was found to be frozen stiff. As soon as he
could do so, the eldest child went out Of the
house and told Mr.. Hopkins that his mother
and grandmother were up 10 their house IN
the cellar, dead. Apprehension of murder
was excited and parties were sent to Caffrey's
house who found the dead bodies in the eel
lar The facts seem to be that sometime dur
ing Sunday night Caffrey was seized with an
insane impulse and killed the two women and
threw their bodies into the cellar, fastening
the door so that the boy could not get in
where the bodies were. One OF the twins
slept with Cafrey and his wife and the other
with Caffrey's mother in the same room.
Caffrey told the officers that an animal came
into the room and he could not see his chill
dren devoured The children were placed
in charge of the sheriff and CAfrey was lodg-
ed in jail There is no doubt that he is in
sane. Two years ago he was for three months
an inmate of the Brattleboro asylum, and
since his discharge has occasionally shown in
sane freaks, though no violence was feared
from him.
Rev L. B. Hubbard Of Ludlow has ro-
ceived a call to the first Baptist church at Ce-
dar Rapids, Ia, and expects to go there about
the last of April.
--Alonzo d. Washburne, aged 20, farmer
| living near Woodstock shot himself dead
| Sunday He has been queer for some
time and tried year ago TO shoot his son in
law and subsequently, to poison him.
Charles L. Hayes of St. Adams, freight
! conductor on the Central Vermont, caught
| his foot in a frog at Essex junction on Mon
day, and it was run over by locomotive, rem
dering amputation necessary.
| Vermont has ISj Methodist churches
| with 172 pastors and Il, 99S full members and
| 2O3s probatonere These churches raised
| for ministerial support during the year, S65,-
| l67. own SS07, 30S worth of church property
and have spent $40, $50 within year il
buildings and improvements.
Rev Matthew A. Gales has resigned the
passionate of the Congregational church in
Barnet; Rev. Joseph Il. Flint has resigned
the passionate of the Congregational church
| in Weston; Rev. ]. G. Allison has accepted
call to the Congregational church of Hub
bardton; Rev. j. Clinton McOollum of Post
| Mills is called to the Congregational church
in East Arlington; Rev. Spencer r. Bonnet
of Island Pond is called TO springwell's chap
Ell, Detroit, Mich, for six months with view
TO settlement.
e. A. Bishop, for some time assistant
principal of Montpelier Methodist seminary
has become principal
e. F. Bickford and Mrs H. c. Cross
have been arrested at Brandon Oh a charg,
of sending obscene postals through the mail
William Alexander of Rutland has pen
sion from the British government, amount
ing to three shillings per day, granted foi
services at Waterloo.
Some of J. r. Langdon's personal prop
erty was sold Saturday at Montpelier by auo
ton to satisfy a tax of 1910 assessed agains
him in 1881. Langdon refused to inventory
his estate as required by law, and the assess
ors doubled" him, according TO law. Lang
don held that the statute was uncOnstitution
al and wouldn't pay the tax. The question:
involved will probably shortly come befor,
the courts.
The will of Miss Mary Burr, of New
York city, whose death occurred March l, a
the age of IS years, devises to the Burr anG
Burton seminary, at Manchester, the sum o.
$40, 600.
Hon. Z. P. Redfeld, First Associate Jus
tice of the Supreme Court, who has been Sc
riously i'll for several weeks, has so far recov
cred as TO be able to preside over the Wash
iagton county court, which convened at Mont
pelier Tuesday.
The Montpelier WRtohman and Journa
has been sold to w. W. Prescott of the Bid
deford me. Union and journal, who vii
take possession April LIST
-Vergennes is at present the seat of an in
teresting struggle against liquor selling
Samuel S. Gaines was arrested recently OF
complaint of citizens, and is held under $lOO
bail for trial Monday. He offered to settl
the matter by paying $500 and quitting hi
liquor business but the prOhibitionists vii
hear to no compromise and lively time a
the trial is in prospect.
-WindsOr's new town hall is receiving it
finishing touches and will soon be dedicated
The structure is of brick, with terra colt
trimmings and slated roof 1t is substantial
" built measures 60x47 feet outside, and i
handsomely fitted up. The town has no ma
tional bank, and consequently the money OF
der department of the pos. Office does rush
ing business.