The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1893-08-11
The Pat Lynch Case and DR..
Fuller.

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Brutal Treatment of Fine Aniimal-The
| Governor of Vermont tries TO Palliate
the Crime.
The SITTER briefly referred last
week to the Pat Lynch case of Brat
tleboro, on trial at the time of going to
press, The case proved to be attro-
cious and for fiendish cruelty to poor
dumb beast rarely paralleled. 1t was
abundantly proven at the trial that the
horse, fine, nervously built mare,
valued at $3.50 to $500, was literally
driven and whipped to death by Lynch.
He drove her around Brattleboro, out
to Guilford, down to Vernon, unmerci-
fully lashing the poor animal much Of
the way over the route, and, finally,
when he brought up at the brewery, on
the Hinsdale side, the mare fell eX-
hausted and melted, dying in greatagony
in about an hour. People who saw the
mare say that her back and sides were
covered with welts made by the whip
and her legs cut and bleeding. So
severe had been the continuous lash
ings that the harness and shafts show
ed distinct marks of the whip.
The case was tried before Justice,
Newton, c. C. Fits and j. l.. Martin
appearing for the prosecution and Col.
Haskins for the defense. The justice,
in rendering his decision, said the crime
was the worst that could be conceived
in the treatment of dumb animal and
called for the severest punishment. A
fine of 5000 was imposed and one years
Imprisonment. Lynch appealed and
bail was fixed at $500. This was fur
nished by his mother.
Nothing has occurred in Brattleboro
for years, unless the Sugland murder
case be an exception, to cause so much
excitement and deep feeling. Strong
men, it is said, wept and humane feel
ings with men, women and children
were stirred to the very depths. This
irritability and sympathy was intensi
fed by the action of the Governor of
the state in showing
HIS FINE HAND
in an attempt to palliate the crime and
shield the criminal. This occurred on
Thursday, the first day Of the trial,
when the defense attempted to show in
sanity and made their first motion by
sending Lynch to the Brooks House
for Gov. Fuller, where it may be sup
posed his excellency was awaiting the
summons. The Governor testified, as
reported by the Reformer, that several
times in the past few weeks Lynch had
been at his house to consult him about
his effort to get reinstated as letter car
rier that he had noticed that he was
very nervous and excitable and had
advised him to keep off the street, out
of crowds and out of discussion. We'd
nesday night he and Mrs. Fuller called
and Lynch who was abed came down.
He felt of his pulse and found it 100
and that morning it was 104, while the
normal was ~. There was nothing by
sight, smell or otherwise to indicate in
toxication. In his opinion the man had
reached that condition of nervousness
where he was irresponsible.
SO then, it appears, while the good
people of Brattleboro were giving
vent to their indignation over this act
Of brutality
| cover the garden wall,
Over the corn with its silk"
rushed the governor of Vermont, a
newly fedged physician, self con-
stltuted insanity expert, to feel OF
Pat Lynch's pulse, so that he could
stride into court the next morning
and with a nod of his all-knowine
head set his patient free.
In Difference to the opinions of his ex
cellency the court adjourned until Friday
In the mean time Lynch consulted DR.
Lawton, the asylum physician, but ht
/ (Lawton) owing doubtless to the fac
that he didn't have head anywhere neal
like the governors, pronounced it sim
pie case Of drunk, and said his pulse wa
just where any mars would be after sucl
an alcoholic bath. This knocked the fla
all in the fire, and the next morning tn
plea of insanity was withdrawn and tb
mercy of the court craved. Pendin:
these proceedings the governor agaii
stalked into court, amid a murmut o
scofiing on all hands, and retracted hi
former systematically making tn
matter, on his part, worse than ever.
In private letter received at this offlc
from one of Brattleboro's leading citizens
1t is said:
1.-The Indignation at the attitude of tn
governor of Vermont was well nigh uni
versal, and even his friends did not pre-
tend. to defend his course which they sa
was all for effect
And again in speaking of his appear
ance in court:
1T was pitiable spectacle indeed, an
one which will not soon be forgotten
Former supporters declare they will nc
vote for him hereafter for fence viewer
, Ills manneriSm in court was exceedingl
comica"