The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-11
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Mans-"aptured and Lodged In jail
Here.-Interesting Particulars,
A sad occurrence took place on the
Pownal East Mountain, near the STAN
ford line, Saturday Of last week. Com
ing as it does right along in connection
with She freaks of other insane persons,
in New York and elsewhere, the possible
tragedy carries with it warning as well.
Martin Green. son Of Charles Green,
young man of % next monthly, shot
Brownell Niles and George Harwood and
the former is quite critically injured.
The particulars are substantially these:
Green has worked for Ira Wood all the
season and has been steady, attending to
business. On Wednesday of last week
he came to his fathers and by them was
supposed to have returned to the house
of his employer. He did not do so, how
ever, but taking double-barrelled
breech loading shotgun went into the
woods. Nothing more was seen of him
by either the Green family or that of Mr.
Wood until Saturday afternoon towards
night See
Saturday forenoon about ten o'clock
Brownell Niles coming up the mountain
from North Adams, Mass, saw Green in
the highway ahead of him, pacing back
and forth. The place where this meet
ing occurred is wild and lonely wilder
ness, Several miles from anywhere" as
is well known to some of our readers.
Niles spoke to Green and in reply Green
drew up his gun, cooked both locks and
commanded him to halt. The next order
was for Niles to get down on his
blended" knees and forgive him for the
sins he (Green) had committed in 1881.
Niles parleyed with Green and came up
to him, saying: Mart. you are handling
that gun Carelessly.n The answer he re-
ceived wasa charge from one of the bar
rels which passed to one side of his face,
the shot grazing his neck There are
two versions of this: one, that Niles
parted the shot by throwing the muz-
zle to one side and the other that he
stood at little distance. At any rate,
Niles then turned and ran down the road.
When he had gotten couple of rods
away Green deliberately fired again this
shot taking effect under the right shout
der blade land it is supposed there was
bullet in the charge), which caused
considerable hemorrhage from both the
wound and mouth. Niles staggered
few feet further and then fell upon his
hands and knees. Then the diabolical
torture began. Green came up and after
reloading his gun, under threats of again
shooting he compelled Niles to wash his
hands in his own blood. This took con-
siderable time as Niles, stunned by the
shock, was few minutes recovering 50
he sensed what Green said Green's
next move was to compel Niles to crawl
to pool of water across the way and
there he commanded him TO wash his
Glands in innOcency." Then Niles was
made to crawl up the mountain. for al
legged purposes, the disgusting particu-
lars of which it is unnecessary to repeat
The distance, all told, was about a nile
and a-half Niles had recovered at this
time so that he got up and staggered
along when Green would allow of it,
falling down often; trying it again. and
so, while he was cOnciliating Green he
was at the same time getting nearer to
where people lived and towards help.
He fell down finally beside rock, and
that hid him from his tormenter, where
upon Green left him. The States At
tOrney has been over to the scene of this
occurrence and says the blood stains,
ETC., were plainly visible Sunday and
that there was small covering of snow
upon the ground.
The next one to appear upon the scene
was one George Harwood of Pownal,
simple-mi ded fellow, whom Niles APP
pealed to for assistance. HARDWOOD paid
but little attention to Niles and in spite
of appeals for help and afterwards warn
ings to keep away from Green went on
and left the wounded man to his fate
1t is now known that HarwOod overlook
G .'een about a mile away, that he was
told to halt, and upon refusal or neglect
to do so, received charge of shot from
Green's gun full in the face. Twenty.
three shot have been taken out of Har-
woods face and breast, several remain
in his flesh and one eye is put out. Niles
continued to work his way up the noun
tain side where several houses are To-
Gated, until John Lackey came along.
The latter assisted Niles to the dwelling
of one Orcumbright, made him as COM
Portable as possible and weIC at zee to
Pownal to notify the authorities. On
his way he found HarwOod wandering
around in his pitiable plight and helped
him also. The hour had now reached |
the middle of the afternoon. Word
was at once sent here and Sheriff
Robinson, Chief Nash and States At
torney Mason repaired at once to the To-
cality, leaving about 5 p. m. They found
Green at home, arrested him and brought
here arriving late Saturday evening.
Chief Nash makes this statement, i'll
the Herald, which is that of the others
also: "After receiving the message
Saturday, Sheriff Robinson and started
at once for Pownal. We went direct to
the home of Green's father and there
found him He had been at home but
little while The shooting was done in
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