Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-04-27
LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
BARRE TOOL SHARPENER FOUND
BRUISED AND DYING.
Body Mt the Granite Street Crossing,
But Circumstances Indicate Foul
FInv-sharp Investigation Being Made
Into tho Details of the Crime.

Into thn Details of the crime.
BARRE. April 23 About 6 O'Clock this
morning Onicsr Nichols vas approached on
tho strset by man who said there was
dead body lying at the Granite street cross
ing Of the Montpelier aud Wells River rail-
road
The officer hurried TO the spot and
found that the man was Thomas Enrght, a
tool sharpsner in the employ Of T. Macchi,
a granite manufacturer In tue lower section
OF the town.
Enright, who was unconscious, was placed
in q wagon and carried to the house OF Dr.
Scribnsr, one Of the bailiirs. From tue doc
tors houie he was carried home, where he
died ut $3.50 a. IN.
1t is iiupossibs that Enright could have
been killed by locomotive, as he was seen
on the street after the last train had left
own ami in all probability no was murder
ed in drunken row. lhe body was not
msnSlod but there was long bruise on the
left leg. cut over the ett eye and in the
back of the head was the mark of the blow
that caused death.
That there was a drunken row in town
last night is proved by tho fact that the
physicians have had several cases of bruised
heads and black eyes TO attend to.
The actions Of w. H. Cochran of Mont
pelier are decidedly suspicious. Cochran
arrived in town on the 4 O'clock train and
reg stered at the Avenue House.
Ho did not appear at supper time aud wcs
not seen until , O'Clock in the morning,
whom he came in, went to his room, an ro-
turning down stairs asked where he could
got Il team to take him to Montpelier. He
finally hired Arthur Holt, q boy about II
years old, 10 drive him 10 the capital,
The boy Holt, who YVES seen to-day, said
that Cochran, who kept his hat drawn down
over his face, seemed very anxious to reach
Montpelier aud several times during tie
ride mu tored "It's a bloody shame
In the room that Cochran occupied at the
holol were found a pair OF bloody cuffs
The blood on the cuffs may havc been his
own, as Landlord Burgess sed he had a cut
In the back OF his head from which blood
was flowing. a coroner's inquest was hold
this afternoon, but the decision will not be
announced till tomorrow.
Enright'. Assassin. Avidentiy Sand =
bngged Their Victim.
BARRE, April 14-Great excitement pre-
walls here to-day over the murder OF Thorn
as Enright early yesterday morning. Tho
town is full OF rumors III regard to it, and
reportsrs iud it difficult matter to get at
the actual facts.
j hearing is going on this afternoon at
the Office OF j. W. Gordsu, before Justice
o. r. Boyce, State's Attorney Stanton and
Mr. Gordon appearing for the town, and
many witsesso, are being examined, but tho
doors are closed 10 all reporters and the
public.
Mr.. Enright wa discovered about G
clock yesterday morning, in an insensibls
condition on an tsh henp between the Mont
peier and Wells River railroad track and
the saloon Of Henry Premier. He was taken
to his home Uut never regniued conscious
ness lie being extinct in about four hoIrs.
During the afternoon an inquest was held,
the phys,cRns unGnim ouslT deciding that
the man came to his death by external yio-
loace. AL things indicate that q terrible
blow wa' strsck on the top of the head,
evidently by sand bag or some similar in
strsnent, that did not break the scalp nor
draw blood.
Those present at the inquest were Drs. J..
H. and j. w. jackson, {. NJ. Scribner, w.
d. Reid Justice Boyde, Se!octnan Allen
and Town Agent j. ". Gordon.
After searching all day Sunday for En-
rights nat it was discovered by officers
this morning near the storehouss OF ). ID.
]
Enrights body was found II. Sci scl
heard Enright and an unknown man
wranZlnc over hat about 10 O'Clock Sat
urday evening near the place where the
hat was fonnd today
Further investigation shows that EnriEht
had been with a gang of rowdies during the
whole of Saturday evening, lie was seon
at II O'Clock p. IN. al the engine Louse,
where his body was found. Hs was then
irtoxicated ILe Lad for companions dur
ing the evening Charles Thompson, j.
Gnuthier and NJ. j. Teriuery, all OF whom
wero intoxicated. Gsuther was taken
home by Thompson, who claims to have
LOFT him at 9 O'Clock p. IN. Others saw
Thompson with Enright two hours later.
The theory is also advanced that Euright
was with crowd of gemblsrs who had con-
ductal resort over the office OF the Ma
tional Grants company, although many
who claim to have been present in ths gam
bling room all night say Enright was not
there during the evening. Others claim tc
have seen MIN there. The police have
names OF ID persons who may be implicated
in tho deed. Investigation may develop Q
plot 10 kill Enright, he was q strong
union tool sharponer AMI had been working
hard TO have a nou-uuion sharpener dis
charged.
Policeman John Mason states that Nelson
GAY assisted W. Ii. Cochran who was here
on a spree from MONTPELIER and fell down
stairs at a certain gambling dem to the
Avenue House about > O'Clock Sunday
morning, aud shortly before O'Clock ne
Gay appeared Et the lookup, and willis
there said in substance; "Char,es Recor
got big rap on his bead, but Tom EnriEht
got u harder one with monkey wrench, u
and the question now discussed is, how did
Gay know that Enright got poundsd over
two hours before the insens bic mGu was
discovered
Evidently Saturday night was rough
one in Barre, and there were several
drunHs, fights and gambling parties. No
arrests have been made MS yet
A harness maker says he made tbs leath
or covered bllles for different parties on
Saturday, aud street ruuiors are connect
ing these with the murder.
Asa Harrington, who resides in the noxt
house to Freniers saloon was one OF thG
first to see Enright as he lay on ths asst
heapi and said he heard no disturbance
whatever around his house during the