The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-04

vile but for "A while had not seemed quit,
right in his mind. He worked for Frank DaI
ling on the GOV Woodbury. farm in Elmorc
! Last Wednesday night he stole out to the barn
and demolished nearly new top buggy and
several harnesses and started Of for the noun
tains. After an all night search Towne foun'
him and secured him and the maraudcr wa
found to have three, loaded reyolyers, huge
| dirk knife, as sharp as 4 razor and large piec,
of lead with rope attached. Brown was com
| mitted to the asylum at Waterbury.
\ Fearful Death.
Night Foreman Charles satchell was accident
ally killed III the lianey mill AT Proctor, about
| O'Clock Tuesday evening. 1t is supposed that
| his clothing was caught in belt rs he wa,
| throwing ii over the pulley which operates the
sand feed pump and he was carried with the
| belt over the pulley. As the pulley Is boarded
up TO some extent overhead, hi, body must
have been crushed by being tcarricd through
| the narrow opening between the pulley and the
! framework overhead. Undoubtedly he was
carried around a number Of times His body
was mangled in terrible manner His left leg
| was torn IRON his body and was hanging up IN
the shafting about Il feet from the floor. He
was conscious when found. Medical aid was at
once summoned and Dr Hamilton rcsponed
| promptly, but found that nothing could be done
to save his life. Mr. Satchc died in about 20
minutes after he was found.
Napoleon King charged with attempting TO
take a span of horses from the barn OF Peter
Austin recently had a hearing at Vergennes
Monday before Judge Roberts, but was acqut.
ted as he proved by several witnesses that he
was not in the vicinity at the time
Daniel WetherDy of Dandy was kicked in
the stomach saturday bya colt and died Mon
day afternoon from his injuries. He leaves
widow and four children.
c c Bunett, the aeron1ul. came very near
losing his life at st JUhnsbury recently When
5000 feet in the air he found that the balloon and
parachute had lv some means become connected
by a string, bnt by great effort he succeeded in
freeing himself Just in time to save his life.
rear end collision OF two freight trains on
the Passumpsic division of the Boston and Maine
occurred at It Johnsbury Center saturday
night. No one was hurt, but several ears were
badly damaged.
Early sunday morning the roof Of stanley
savers house NJ Enoshurgh caught fire from
spark. The root was nearly all burned and the
upper story was damaged, hut the lower part of
the house was saved.
In the Rutland county court Albert Brown,
who was recently indicted for perjury in the
Cold river murder ease, was sentenced Monday
to four wears at hard labor in the house of cor.
reCtOn.
John Jubar of Fairhavcn wa, fined s1n and
costs for selling liquor. James Dwyer was found
guilty of two oiFenses of selling liquor and was
fined Slo0 and costs. J McQuirL pleaded
guilty to selling liquor.
81 Johusbury Is to have third paper, which
y + Haine's, formerly publisher OF the Index f
predecessor of the Republican, is preparing to
locate.
The Franklin county court is now engaged
with the trial OF Miss LYDIA Stevenson of 81 Al =
bans. on charge of abortion resulting in the
death at her house last January, of Miss Houch .
ton of Swanton. Another abortion ease, against
Ir II u Powers Is TO come TO trial, though the
defense asks for a continuation, and there has
also been case this week for assaults with in
tention to kill.
The paint shop belonging to RA Hatch of
STAFFORD was burned last week The fire
caught from sparks from the engine of his shop.
AZ one time the town house and schoolhouse
were on iirc but were saved by efficient helm
here.