St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-05-25

Blodgett went, and, learning the facts
in the case, made out the necessary pa
pers, which were placed in Mr.. Smiths
hands to be served.
1t appears that Heath and one of the
sons of Eleazer Morrill, are engaged in
the production of cedar oil. On the
forenoon in question Heath and Leigh
ton, Morrill, and three sons and VIM.
w. Wallace and son, were all in the
field, engaged in cutting cedar brush.
Heath asked Leighton to assist, and
Leighton refused, saying that Heath
had not paid him for labor already per-
formed. This Heath denied, claiming
he had paid him in full. These asser-
lions and denials led to more specific
and personal recriminatiOns, i'll which
the veracity of each was called in ques-
ton in terms more emphatic than ele
CANT and rejecting upon their mater
nifty. Heath led off on the latter ale
CATION, and it being returned in kind by
Leighton, Heath declared he would not
stand it. He was cutting brush with
long knife IA few rods from Leighton
during this controversy, and the wit
nesses testify that he dropped the knife
and started for Leighton to avenge the
fancied insult. Leighton claims that
Heath had the knife as he came to-
wards him. The others say that Leigh
engaged in whiting with the small
blade of a pocket knife. As Heath
neared him he closed the small blade
and opened the larger one. Advancing
step towards Heath, he struck him in
the breast, over the heart, cutting a
cash about an inch and half long, the
blade penetrating to the handle. The
blade is two and half inches long and
three quarters of an inch wide. Draw
ing the knife from Heath's breast, he
declared that he would "kill" him, say
ing that he would be "willing to 90 to
the gallows" for the sake of chilling"
Heath, interlarding his declaration
with oaths, and drew his arm with the
evident intention of intlicting another
wound. Perceiving this, one of the
Morrill, boys advanced towards him
with his brush knife and threatened to
''kill" him if he did not put up his
knife. which caused Leighton to relin-
quish his sanguinary intention. AS
Heath was struck, he exclaimed, ''Im
stabbed :" and clasped his hand to his
breast. He thought he would be able
to get to MOrrill's house, with assist
ance. After proceeding short dis
lance, he tainted, and the remark was
made, Giles dead - Upon hearing this
Leighton, who had been standing near,
started for the woods. \ sofa was
brought, upon which Heath was plac-
ed, and he was conveyed to the house.
Saturday morning, about five o'clock,
Leighton was seen coming up the rail
road track from towards Barnet by
Warren Estabrooks, passing up the
track. Information was given Sheriff
Sulloway, on his return late in the at
ternoon, who started for Paddock vii
lage and met Leighton III company
with another young man coming to-
wards the place. Leighton was arrest
ed and brought before Justice Mont
gOmery. He waived an examination,
was placed under Il, 900 bonds, in de
fault of which he was committed.
Leighton is about twenty-three years
old. is Il son of Samuel Leighton, who
was killed in the army when the boy
was two or three years old. He has
drifted around in various places. and
will be remembered as having BACKED
boots here yeaIs ago. He was a pas
sionate fellow, and has had no restraint
to his caprice OF will. Heath is man
of unenviable reputation, year or two
older than Leighton, and married the
! latter's sister. There are rumOrs of his
connection with the attempted poison
ing of the Rankin family at Danville a
few weeks ago, and his general reputa-
ton is such as to cause little apprehen-
sion in the public mind for his recov-
cry, which now, however, seems to be
assured.