The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
MANCHESTEE MURDER MYSTERY
SOLVED.
BY the Arrest Of n Divorced Woman.
who Confesses-NOw In Jail.

BY the Arrest of N Divorced Woman
who Confesses-NOw In jail.
Mrs Mary Wc,herDcc was arrested in Man
| chester. FRIDAY, for drowning her twO-mOnths
old child in the l,atenkill riyer at Manchester
| Centre November sd. Mrs Wctherbee, who
| was divorced from her husband last December
gave birth TO the child In hospital II Montreal
| She left there and came 10 Manchester, arriving
| there on the sleeping train the night before
| She WAS u native of Manchester, and on her way
to the place where she was arrested threw tht
| child into the river. When asked by Sheriff
| Giddngs If the child made any outcrv after II
| struck the water she said that she did not wait
| to hear. sheriff Giddings had suspected her for
| some time and wired TO the hospital and found
out that she had given birth to the child, the de
| scrlpton of which agreed with the one found In
| the river. She was taken before Justice Rich
! ard " Dcane, who committed herto jail without
! bail to appear before the Court in June. She Is
| about "a years Of age and her parents reside III
Manchester. The case has caused much excite
ment in that town. At the beginning of her In
| tcrview with the officer She declared that che
had not given birth to child. but finally con
fessed the crime. This was her first child.
That Day Cost $3.50.
An interesting case was settled in Pownal
Thursday. Several weeks ago while Mrs Peter
Grady and Mrs Tracy Dorman were walking in
the stree, they were attacked by a ram belong
ing 10 NJ y Grady. Both woman were severely
bruised and injured anu they brought suit
against the owner for'S 900 and 500 respective
". The suit was settled by the payment to Mrs
Grady of $3.50 and 800 10 Mrs Dorman, togeth-
or with the costs
Didn's Know II Was Loaded.
A party of young men at stamford, gathered
in Simon Bunt's barn Monday and were dis
cussng the merits OF n ,. caibre hobert,rihe
which wac supposed to be unloaded. Blunt
pointed the rifle at Carr and pulled the trigger,
when. to the surprise of al the weapon was
discharged. The bail entered Cars face be:
low the right eye and passed inward and
downward. While the wound Ia a very painful
one it is not considered dangerous one. The
affair was entirely accidental, II being another
case of didn't know II was loaded
Suspected Murder at Remington.
The people OF bennington and vicinity are
greatly excited over Il supposed murder, The
Dody 4 W Edwards, wealthy farmer. re-
siding at Preston Hollow, not far from there,
was found beside the roadside halt mile from
the village, Saturday evening. His team of
horses and wagon were about a mile away. Fri
day night he Is known to have had $500 in his
possession, but it was not in the pocket when
the body was discovered.
Edwards skull had been fractured. and
whether he fell from the wagon or was muir
dcrcd is q matter of conjecture.
Tw, young men who were with him and who
saw him have the money arc suspected hut no
arrests have been made.
Mr. Edwards was about 40 and is survived ny
widow and two children.
\ short time ago little boy about three
years Old, belonging to n French family living
near BreIow's mill ut I.ondyile, was horribly
burned, causing It's death. The child was play
ing near the stove when a stove leg came out,
upsetting kettle oflboiling soup on the child's
back, arms, and portions of the body The
child died in about SO hours after being burned.
Edward Noursc OF Bondyillc, caught large
lynx in one OF his traps last week.
The case Of Munson MattesoD, az Its fourth
time in the county court, and one of the famous
ones In county history ended Tuesday In II YER
dict for the plaintiff. The charge of Judge
Munson was very fal and neither side took
exceptions J X Batchclder and o NJ Barber
had charge of the case for the plaintiff since the
case was brought and J L Martin fought for the
defense. Their arguments are said to have been
the best ever heard In the court room