The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-12-21
STABBED TO DEATH.
The Kane Brothers Are Charged
With Killing Michael Day.
One of Them Was the Murdered Mans
northumberland In a Yard Led
the Speedy Death of the Old Man.


sOn-In-Law-0uarrel In Yard Led Z
the Speedy Death of the Old Man.
SToNEHAM, Mass, Dec. 17.-Michael Fl
Day, 81 years old, living on Oak street
was stabbed twice Saturday evening an
died In a few minutes His son-in- law
Patrick Kane, and Thomas Kane, hi
brother, are locked up, charged with hav
Ing committed the murder, while Michae
ID. Day, Jr, and Mrs. Patrick Kane al
neld as witnesses.
The cause of the row and the murde
which followed was an old family quarrel
The two men under arrest are about 8
years Of age, and do not bear the best O
POPULATIONS in the town.
Once in while the Kane brothers did
little work. but neither had been en-
ployed for some time, being content
Five on" old man Day.
The latter owned some little property
On Oak street. One house he occupie
with his wife, while the adjoining hous
was occupied by Patrick Kane and hi
wife and Michael H. Day. Jr., and hi
wife With Kane and his wife live
Thomas Kane.
LAY is II COLLECTOR OF swirl ana Keeps
ptggery. In order to exc out livelihoo
the old man has been in the habit of con
veying his neighbors who work in Read
ing to and from the factories in a carryall
On Saturday he made his usual trip to
Reading, and got back to his residence a
little after o'clock. Accompanying him
when he drove into the yard was his
daughter, Mrs. Patrick Kane, who is en-
poyed in shoe factory.
After driving into the yard he unhar-
Z ssed the horse and led him over to the
II to drink. Here he met the two Kane
rs, and
Short, Hot Argument Ensued.
The old man, it is said, had become
ed of his son-in-law's shiftless habits,
had been at swords points with him
some two months After few words
q old man smashed Thomas Kane over
> head with lantern.
The old man was promptly knocked
down, and both of the brothers Jumped
on him. The cries alarmed the old mans
wife and daughter, who ran out into the
yard Day was lying motionless ON the
ground. Assisted by the Kanes, the
women logged the old man into the house
and neighbor was dispatched for ply
hcian. Death must have quickly ensued,
for when the doctor arrived Day was
dead.
A superficial examination showed that
Day had been stabbed, once In the neck
and again over the heart. He bled pro-
fusely, his clothing being
Covered With Blood.
Chief of Police Small after finding out
the state of affairs, placed Thomas Kane
who was still on the premises, under ar
rest. Patrick was arrested half hour
later. The two men, after being arrested,
refused to talk. The others who were
about the place at the time the murder
was committed were Mrs. Michael H.
Day, her son, Michael H. Day, Jr., and
her daughter, Mrs, Patrick Kane
Mira Day was too Frustrated to talk CO
Ssresselass ,sS3pt the ;s4 tfsis and the other
swo professed not to know what led to the
prime. The two latter, however, were
locked up as witnesses.
A pocketknife, consisting of several
blades, corkscrew and other small ap-
planes, was found in the yard near the
we'll. The police think the knife was the
weapon used to do the murder with.
Which brother used the knife with such
deadly effect the police are as yet unable
10 state. Both were engaged in the row.
yet it is probable that but one of them did
The stabbing.