The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-11-15

Attempted Highway Robbery.

VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
Attempted Highway Robbery.
Edward Waters Of Balntrec, was badl
frightened short time ago While comm
through what is called the fourmle woods
koXbury, he was accosted by q Imam who lev
cling pistol Mt his head, demanded his none,
or nis ne; He Jumped from his meat.cart ami
knocked the assailant down with his fist. Tn
pistol was discharged, frightening the horses
TO run. Waters caught the horses and left tn,
place at q quick pace.
Murder Trial NJ Newport.
Anadjourned term of court convened at New
port last week Tuesday for the trial of Mary d,
Holloway and William Chase, charged with thu
murder of John + Holloway, who had beer
arinkng, went into the barn and lied, being
found about B M. 1t is claimed by the state
that he died from poison administered by Mrs
Holloway and William Chase. Judge Start
ruled that the respondents be tried together
testified as to his fathers condition, his home
IRE ana the fact that Chase was at the Holloway
home. DR. se!gwick Of Barton, testified about
ne autopsy. Or Campbell Of Albany and DR.
DOW or Oliver,1 who assisted at the autopsy,
corrob0ratcd DIR Sedgwick. Prof Edwin Bart.
lett OF Dartmouth testified as TO the analysis 1
the stomach, heart and fluids. He found strych-
nine In all. The testimony was completed Fri
Jay noon and the defense moved for q verdict,
which motion was Overruled. No evidence was
offered by the defense and arguments were
Tor the state, reviewing the testimony, dwelling
uDon the character of respondents and the Op.
p POI t to commit the deed. G Cook, coun
dancing party and the people present, each Of
whom had q like opportunity TO commit the
crime; While the crime alleged may have been
committed, no evidence had been offered con.
Meeting Respondent Holloway with 1t.
The Town Free Libraries.
The state board of library commissioners,
which met at Burlington last, week. shipped
books to Ss public libraries In the state There
were "A public libraries established during the
year, but six Of these failed to meet the re.
guiremcnts of the law and therefore did not re-
ceive the 800 worth of books which the law
provides If certain conditions are lived up to.
Vermont Horse Going to Africa.
Messrs Smith 4 Wright of Middlebury, will
ship the young stallion, New England" recent.
" purchased by them of + G Ryder of Wey-
bridge, to South Africa about the middle of this
month. Ifany horse could make man plenty
land" ought to for he is a beauty in every way.
II Is said that this is the second horse ever
shipped to Africa from the United States.
Attempted Suicide.
William Gorham Of Addison attempted to
commit suicide Saturday, night by taking near
ly three ounces of laudanum. His wife was
awakened about lo'clock Sunday morning by
his unnatural breathing, and seeing that he was
unconscious sent for DIR Pilon. lie remained
in n comatose state until Sunday afternoon, |
when he revived and told he had taken the laud- !
anum.
Was Walking on tine Track.
Mr. Maggie, an Old gentleman from Swanton |
junction, was coming to Swanton Monday, |
walking on the Central Vermont track ON the I
west side, when he was run down by wild en-.
CINE and instantly killed. lie leaves family. |
Found Dead In Bed.
Seth Tye, aged "a years, was found dead in
bed ut the Grand Central hotel st Adams, at
9, clock Monday evening. The selectmen were
notified and DIR JENNIE called and an inquest
held. Upon reaching his clothes, two morphine
powders were found in pocket, and the cup
position is that he took an overdose by mistake.
MIR Tye came 10 the Central house Sunday
asked for his old room, No3I; he went to bed
md was last seen alive there by Landlord Tay-
or l, at noon The body was rigid when found
hours He was unmarried.
The Accident Record.
While several men were at work removing the
Dig brick arches and piers at 1.-The Central Yer
mont railroad round-house at st Albans Thurs
lay morning, one of the piers toppled over with
scarcely an instant's warning and Thomas Muir
agh was buried underneath several feet of
tricks, gang of men were Immediately set ut
work removing the debris and Murtagn was I
Don taken outmore dead than alive. Ifc was
'adly cut and battered up and injured internal.
As Edward Gore. n hod carrier on the Stevens
Hopkins block at st Adams was coming down
ell from the third story, through to the cellar
Glow, striking across a plank In his decent and
anding ON his head in the cellar When picked
p he was unconscious, his skull fractured, be. /
idcs being severely injured internally. He was
emoved to his boarding house on High street.
William Stewart and Clifton Cupits,. builders i
Jones Bros, new granite plant at Barre, tell a
rom staging this morning, distance Of p i
ere hurt and also Culpit's head. O
A Loop, of Hartand, had one hand severe II
wounded py n hay cutter in S A Reeds store Q
J Windsor one day last week. d
Mrs Emily G Howes of Cabot, fell last Wed. 9,
esday and fractured her wrist.
Drowning at Rutland. Ia
Michael Walsh, aged about IS, disappeared III
inday night. He left his sons home about II
o'clock and that Twas the last seen OF him W
I've, But Tuesday morning his body was &C
,und In one of the old brickyard ponds south SC
the oil tank. While searching i'm the vicinity, tn
ichael Walsh, a son OF the dead man, saw Ithe
louder of man incased in the ice in one of
ther til thought that Wash ai" walked d into mo ell
g pond IN the dark and was overcome By the u
Id before he could reach the bank. He q
ayes wife, one son and three daughters. III
There was, a railroad accident two miles w
nth of Waterbury Monday morning ut 0 VI
clock, when two treghts running wild collid ~
l, wrecklng nine cars on the north bound -,
eight, and damaging both engines, but did not ii
rail them. The accident was caused by the ~
gineer on the north bound train in misread. W.
& orders received at Montpelier Junction, vi
hich were to meet engine "a as Middlesex, he ~,
ad them that they were to meet at Williston a W.
John Simmonds, house and barn were burned n.
hle he and his family were all absent at Nor
sville Friday. Probably il was an incendiary
@ as he also had q barn burned a year ago. Ia
lie iossis practically covered by insurance. IL IL
A Il Story, postmaster at Milton had shock i,
paralysis at the office Monday afternoon and i'm
rs carried home in an unconscious condition. | IN
IS condition is considered very critical, but it ha
hoped he may recover. OF
Mrs Morgan DOYLE of Mortified accidentIv be
liked of the railroad arch bridge Friday in
ening, falling 90 feet and was drowned. he
Joseph Battcll of Middlebury, has five ui
rises entered in the horse show at Madison y" W,
''0 s"'"e 40" 'o'A' N'is VIVA tn
IN