Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-05-30
Ghe Sire Rress
TERRIBLE AFFAIR.
A Vermonter Murders a Man In hos
ton.

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ton.
DIR. Samuel ]. Aler, Jr, Of White River
Junction, son of one OF the b, ST known rhy-
sicians in the State, Is in Jill at Boston,
charged with the murder of d. llapsell, a
Rockland, Mass, shoemaker. Hausell na,l
been in Boston on q spree for several
days. Dr. Allen arrived there on Wednts-
day and his proceedings are thus detailed by
the Herald: During the day, after "putl ny
up" at prominent hotel, he drank IA her
deeply. Early Thursday he continued his
spree and during the afternoon started out
40 see the town" He hired carriage in
front OF Young's Hotel on Court square, aud
spent the greater part of the afternoon visit
ing various places, including drinking re-
SORTS. AT about o'clock in the evening, he
was left at the Stanley House, where he
stopped for short time, and later wandered
off alone, and visited number of places
At about 10 O'clock he visited Glei,Un's
saloon on Howard street, where he mt his
victim, in the company Of Others
What took place there after his APP
pearance is only known to those
who were present. From their stories,
which are in measure conflicting
in several minor points, 1t appears that Tue
doctor, IN entering, found uansell, with
James Sullivan and another young man
named Frank s. Harkins, before the bar.
Thomas GLEASON, a younger brother of the
proprietor, was behind it. Allen proposed
to shake for a bottle of wine, aud upon the
dice being produced suddenly changed his
mimi, and said he would buy a bottle. lie
then ordered pint bottle, aud the contents
were poured out into small glasses. Allen
invited all to Join hun, except Hanscll, who,
finding he was not remembered, called for a
glass OF necr, and laid down two quarters on
the counter, at the same time asking all pre-
sent TO jim hun except Allen, being
evidently piqued at the latters fail.
ure to ask him TO drink. No
words had passed b,I ween Allen ami Han
ia pay tor his wine. and t SO cen silver
co" II change, which he swept of the
e. Gu CT with t 80 cents or tMu On iters,
winch lidnsell h,d laid DO yu. ~ few
moments later Htuscll called the bai,leepet's
attention to the fact that Allen had taken his
change, and young Gleason remarked the
fact To Allen, at the same time stating that,
as Allen was gentleman, he would, OF
course, give him what belonged to him. A
few words passed between Allen and Han
sell, and, upon the latter re iterating that he
wanted his money, Allen SUDDEN, drew u
revolver and made IA blow with 1t at ianscil.
The latter, terrified at the sight OF
the weapon, got out Of his way,
leaving sullivan Standing between him
and his assalant. Allen then nut eriDgly
advanced upon sullivan, pressed the muzzle
OF the revolver aud attempted TO fire. The
revolver was seIf-cOcKer, and upon the
click OF The hammer, which failed to explode
tie cartridge, Sullivan, who felt the point OF
the W. II on against the but on of the waist
banr ct his trousers, jumped to one side Al
the sane time All,n turned around, and,
with ut aiming directly at HanselI, shot the
latter through the heart, death being al
most instanl apeous. Allen cody surveying
the premises, remarked: ut was only II
bluff" meaning, evidently, that he was
ONLY king or that the man was not m urrd
after AL. Those in the saloon were 81
astuuudcd as not to reahZ. what had taken
place, and Allen, revolver IN hand quietly
d'pirted. He was subsequently arrested
ana lodged in Jail.
Crime.
The b ston Post says: Il is ass, rted that
DIR. Samuel j. Allen, Jr., who shot ID. Han.
sell in a bar room Thursday night, is not Il
fined in the Brattlcboro, Vt. insane asylum,
and that he has a brother now in an asylum
Some OF his friends, of whom he has many in
BOSTON, SAY that the only defective spot in Ghs1
character is his fondness for drink. Friday
forenoon his case was called in the municipal
court. The reading of the iud CT
mcnt was waived by his counsel, Mr..
f. &. Carrigan, and the prisoner was
held to await the action of the grand
jury. He shows the effects of his
carousal yesterday, and he processes utter
ignorance of the tragic ending. When the
case reaches the Supreme Court Gen. Butler
will eftnd him, and it is also probable that
he will be present at the inquest.
A despatch from Rockland, Mass, says
that Hansell came to that town about one
year ago from st. LOUIS where he was en-
plOyed in shoe manufactory and entered
the shoe manufactory of L. C. Ward OF
BrocRton, being connected with the finish
ing department. Soon after he entered into
partnership with N B. Briggs, who was
foreman of the finishing department AT
Wards factory. He has "A wife and two
children living in New York, from whom he
has been separated for some time past. He
has a father, mother and brother RESTING in
South Easlon. lie was about "a years Of
a-e. He was regard d as steady, indus
trlnus and ca able man.
A despatch from Woodstock, Vt, saws:
Allen, the murderer, is the eldest son Of Dr..
5. j. Allen OF Whit" River Junction. He
was educated at Dartmouth; WAS in the
war very young aud, several years ago,
began to practice in company with his fal her.
About three years ago h. moved to Pltlnvilc
Conn, but returned to White River Junction
about two years ago His wife was Mary
Lyman, daughter Of The late Elias Lyman
OF While River Junction, ami they have "a
daught' OF 5 years old. When not under
the Influence of liquor Alien is quiet in
demernor and generally liked, He has a
marked TASTE for cunning is II noted marks
man and kept an armJry Of firearms.