Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-04-15
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
VICINITY GLEANINGs.
The Murder at Glastonbury.

Later Reports Give IA Different Account
of the Affair---The Escape of the MUIR
derer---IIe May Now BE in WIndham
County.
The town of Glastonbury offers reward of
$500 for the arrest of Henry Mcdowell, who mnr-
dered John Crowley In that town, as described in
The Phoenix last week. Later reports give a more
detailed account of the affair Crowley was 40 to As
years old, and had been employed in that vicinity
for six or eight years Mcdowell came To C;lastpti.
bury last October. He was dressed i'm the uniform
of a petty officer of the British navy and told a
story of how ne and four other men had deserted
from their vessel the summer before, after killing
the mate. He appeared to he well educated. and
refined in talk and manner Crowley and Mellow
ell worked together in the woods and became in
innate friends Monday afternoon Mcdowell
called at Crowley's boarding place, and the two
men went away for walk Two hours later Nc
Dowell returned and told the people at the house
that he had had trouble with Crowley and had
done him up" Several persons then started in
search of Crowley, who was found by the road
side two miles away. His head was half buried in
the soft earth, surrounded by pool of blood He
was alive but unconscious, and the back of his head
was crushed in, evidently by blow from a heavy
club The face was bruised and bloody, as if it
had been kicked with heavy boot and across one
cheek and the side of the neck was deep cash,
made with a knife Crowley died the following
morning, and the authorities at Bennington were
notified. Until he knew that Crowley dead
Mcdowell made no attempt to escape He told
conflicting stories at several houses to how the
crime was committed, claiming that he acted in
self-defence. He went to house in East Shafts
bury, three miles away where he stayed during
the night Tuesday morning he went to the
house of man named Adams, and asked him to
find out how Crowley was. Adams had worked
i'm the same lumber camp with Crowley and Nc
Dowell. When Adams returned at noon Mellow
ell met him at the gate with the question, " How S
john Dead was Adams reply I'm id
sorry was all that Mcdowell said, and he start
ed on a run for the Green Mountains. He has not
been seen since, but the officers are making a
careful search for him.
Notwithstanding that money was missing from
Crowley's pockets it does not seem that robbery
could have been the object of the murder, consd-
ering McDowell's actions after what he had done.
Wednesday night Mcdowell was seen at II lum-
Der camp at Stratton, this county which is only
eight or 10 miles from the scene of the murder
After staying there for some time he started off
in easterly direction The officers have clues
which they will not divulge. The following de
Scrption of Mcdowell has been posted: Light
brown hair. sandy beard and moustache, blue eyes,
height about five feet eight inches weight about
165 pounds. Forearm tattoOed with figure of
mounted cannon and British flag and one arm
with schooner. star on both wrists; both
thumbs out of shape AS though some time strung
up by the thumbs When last seen had on gray
roundabout frock, brown overalls, leather shoes
and cap.