News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-09-12
Murder in Montpelier.
A BRIDEGROOM KILLED BY AN UNSU


A BRIDEGROOM KILLED BY AN UNSUC-
CESSFUL RIVAL.
Last Thursday Sherman CaSwell shot
and killed George Gould on the Cutler
farm, a short distance outside of Mont
peller village. The details of the trade
gy are as follows: On the highway
leading from Montpelier to Calais, one
and one-half miles from the former
place, just over the line, in East Mont
pelier, lies the Willard Cutler farm.
Twenty-Five years ago Sherman Caswen
entered Cutters employ, and this farm
has since been his home. Caswell as
pired to the hand of Cutters daughter,
Laura, now buXOm, good looking
woman, 80 years of age, but her parents
always objected to his suit. Three
years ago Cutler died. Last spring Mrs.
Cutler was buried. Caswell and the girl
remained on the farm, and the property
was reported mortgaged to him. About
the time of Mrs. Cutters death George
Gould began to work on the farm. He
has since been the successful rival of
CaSwell in the affections of Laura
Wednesday Caswell went away for a
day, and upon returning at night he
found Gould and Laura had gone away
together, for the purpose of getting
married, he was told He had previous
ly told her that Gould should never
come to the farm as her husband. When
he learned of their intention he flew
into a passion, and freely threatened
revenge. About IL o'clock of the next
day Mr.. and Mrs. Gould drove into the
yard. Mrs. Gould went into the house
and her husband went to the barn. Hav--
ing cared for the team, Gould started
for the house with an armful OF WOOD. |
As be stepped upon the doorstep CaSWell
emptied a charge of buckShOt into him
from window above, the muZZle OF the |
gun being not over 10 feet from Gould. |
The charge took away the entire left |
side of Gould's face and entered the
right side of his chest. Gould stood
moment, then, craZed with
pain, he turned and started down the
road, the blood pouring from his
wounds. A few rods from the house he
ell by the roadside, and in Is minutes
was dead. There were two ladies in the
house besides Mrs. Gould, but none of
hem saw the shooting. Caswell went
% neighbours and requested to be
brought to Montpelier. On Main street
ne was met by Charles ID. f. Bancroft,
Justice of the peace, who had just
heard of the shooting. Stopping Cas-
we'll, he inquired into the facts. The
murderer talked quite freely, and when
Bancroft told him he must detain him,
CaSwell said he had come down for the
purpose of giving himself up. There
upon he was taken to the County jail.
Gould was born in Montpelier, Sc |
7ears ago. and was the more respectable
If the two. Both of the men have been
much dissipated at times. Caswell was
BORN in Worcester, and is As years of |
lge- He was member of company G,
9th Vermont volunteers, and pen
ioner at S24 per month. He received a
,ad wound at Gettysburg. 1t is believed
hat his intention was to kill Gould,
lrs. Gould and himself, but his courage
allied him. He babe the neighbOrs
.oOd-by last night, telling them that
hey might never see him again. The
harge fired is further evidence of
murder premeditated. The shot was
90 large for any game hereabouts.
Ome neighbors thought it was a blast,
o great was the explosion,