Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-03-28
STATE \ EWS.
The Cns~cII Murder TrinI.

iue tIlhl ol sherman NaSWell Tor the
murder of George Gould at East Montpel
Ter last September, was begun at Montpelier
Monday. The story of the crime will read
lily be recalled Caswell worked for a man
named Cutler Cutler was a hard drinker
aud borrowed frequent sums Of money from
| Caswell, 50 that at Cutters death Caswell
was really the owner Of the fsrm. Cutler
had a daughter named Laura. with whom
Caswell became infatuated but his affection
was not reciprocated After the old mans
death Caswell and Laura remained on the
farm, aud Geo. Gould came there 10 work
| lie fell IN love with Laura. and one day
they went away and were married When
Caswell learned what had happened he went
| on spree, aud was still drunk " hen the
| couple returned As Gould was coming
into the house from the barn Caswell fired
upon him from "A second story window with
a shot gun One side uf tiuuld's face was
| torn off and the charge passed on into his
| body. He died in a few moments. Cas-.
| well was at once arrested, and has since
been in Jail There was surprising de.
velopment in the trial on Tuesday when
| Mrs. Could widow of the murdered man
went upon the witness stand and swore
that she had lived with Caswell. her hus-
bands murderer, ~ years occupying the
relations of "A wife, but never was married
to him. She said this fact was known to
Gould when she married him. She is very
much IN favor of Caswell. saying recently
that she would marry him in "A minute if he
was free. She has visited him frequently
in jail, and held long conferences with his
counsel.
Peter Subway, hermit living in West
I RI a III L.. r.
10y hanging in the cellar Of his house.
In one week there were - new ice houses
and as many more ice stacks built on the
shores of Lake Champain. says the St. Al
bans Messenger From 500. 900 to | 900.
900 tons Of ice have been secured from the
lake
Steps have been taken at Newport 10 Sc
cure a charter at the next session Of the
legislature and establish savings bank at
that place, the nearest banks being now at
st. Johnsbury and Richford To forestall
this movement, evidently, the Newport Ma
tional bank announces the establishment of
savings department which promises on
deposits at per cent.
Ice ~ inches thick Is being cut ON Lake
Memphremagog at West Derby, and stored
in large houses New York, Connecticut,
putting up large quantities Of it, aud rs the
spring advances vet other ice men are pros
pecting there for the summers supply.
n. A MAMMAL Of MannAll x Co. Of
Springfield, Mass, expects to return from
Sweden about May t. with over 20 families
TO settle on the firms lands in Essex county
George Hackett, freight brakeman.
while making flying switch at White River
Ina IaaN G IL -
lost his left arm. His head escaped the
Wheels by only an inch or two.
meeting of nearly 100 Representatives Of
the fire departments If the state was held
at Rutland last week Thursday To form IA
state association. An organization WAS
made after the method in New York state
and it was voted to hold the first conven.
ton and tournament at Burlington in Au-
gust. X X Hannum of Rutland was
chosen president. The departments of bel
lows Falls, Burlington, Bennington, Fair
haven, Nergennes, st Adams, Poultney,
West Randolph aud Rutland were repre-
sented
f. A. Sowles of st. Albans has paid the
amount Of the fine, about $40, imposed ON
him by Judge Wheeler for contempt of
court for interfering with the sale of prop
erty ordered in the United States court.
A farmers league has just been organic.
ed at Randolph Centre, with Geo. p. Beard
as president. This is the second league in
the state, and has II charter members
Hollis Atwood and Newell Hoskins of
Lincoln, were tried in the u s. court at
Burlington this week for counterfeting,
and were acquitted. Their acquitta, how
ever would seem, from the evidence to he
due not so much to their sunnosed limo
cence as to the fact that they had not gone
extensively into the business. aud that thew
had already spent a good while in iii
DIR. w, S Webb, who is in England has
bought IA English files n he shipped to
his Burlington farm.
The Connecticut River Valley associa-
ton, which is to hold the state fair jointly
with the Vermont State Agricultural socie-
ty, was organized at White River Junction
Wednesday with a capital of S25, 900.
Rufus Emo and wife of East Charlotte
celebrated their golden wedding this week
Citizens of Montpelier have contributed
800 TO the fund for identifying the grounds
of the Methodist seminary there. The stu
dents have raised about $500 among them
selves and friends, and Foster r. Clement
of Minneapolis, a graduate of the school,
has promised a fountain to cost $500 The
grounds are among the most slightly in the
state and possess great possibilities.
Col Frederick Fletcher of st. Johnsbury
has given $1,000 to the fund for building a
rectory for st. Andrews Episcopal church
in that place.
The Bennington Sons of Veterans are TO
build a memorial hall costing $4,000.