The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-10-11
TWO MORE MuRDEKous ATTEMPTS.

And One Succeeds Both Followed by
Suicide.-AnOther Chapter of Vermont
Strange story of Crime. Corset steel
| Saves One Life. The Other Criminal
| Ground to Pieces ON the Railroad.
Edward Kempier, a young man, aged %, en-.
ploycd for the last year In Burlington, called AZ
| the home of Miss Laura Johonott Wednesday
| night to bid her gOod.by before leaving to take
a.situation In New York. While taking leave he
pulled revolver from his pocket and fired at
the girls heart, but the bullet struck n corset
steel, glanced nm did no harm, The young
girl fell TO the floor uniniurcd, yet unconscious
from fright and, without speaking, kcmptcr
raised the revolver and shot himself through the
temple, dying half an hour later without
regalning consciousness. 1t Is thought he
was somewhat derangod. Last saturday, with
ont giving notice to his employers, he quit work
and announced that on the following Thursday
he WIS going to New York To accept a pos ton
in the mail service. position similar to one he
had formerly hed in Plattsburgh. one OF his
associates in the store where he worked says
kcmptcr. who had been drinking since Monday,
had recently learned that Miss Johonott was en-.
gagged 10 Young man In New York city, ana
that he was probably unsuccessful today in his
effort to break up the engagement and also in
his cndcavor to secure her promise to marry
him and 20 with him TO New York kemptcr
formed the acquaintance of Miss ,IOhonott soon
after coming here from his home in Pittsburgh,
y \, a year ago, taking her to parties thcatcr-,
etc, their last appearance In public together be
ing to see Rhea ON Monday evening. Mis- Jo
honnott Is a niece Of the late Mrs Whtenan OF
Il year ago, after which he made unsuccessful
attempts OH the life of his children, later killing
himself.
Patrick ~aIuue attempted to kill Patrick DALEY
of Bran don mt the farm OF judson Gundu0ugh,
south OF Brandon, Tuesday, and lcayin" Iii
victim apparently dead, made his escape and
WAS Killed hY the ears some time lutlug the
night The body was found about o'clock
"Wednesday morning ground 20 pieces on the
railroad track about a mile north of the village.
Before working for Guodnough Salunc had
90 fpr m he 10
there was hard feeling between the two over an
unsettled account. Daley and wife drove
oyer Tuesday afternoon To try TO make
settlement but after ~omc hard wurus
Daley started to get his horse TO 20 home. just
a. lie stepped ont of the house Saiong Is up
posed 10 have knocked him down with It club,
Dragging the daZcd man ont behind u barn
Salonc continued In beat linn over the head.
fracturlng his skull and cutting gashcs IN his
head and face, rendering t.in unconscious.
~aonc then deliberately walked into the house
and Informed Mrs. Daley that ii She wanted her
husband she would find him down behind the
barn, and added that lie guessed hr had better
20. ~ he might be wanted. There being no
men present to Interfere, he made good his e..
cape. Mrs. DALEY rau To the harnyarti, where
she found her husband wing in poo of blood,
more dead lhan alive, his head aud face being
skull, there were "A cuts ON hiS head and face,
many of them II being necessary to sew up, His
recovery l. very doubtful.
Officers were Immediately Hotitcd.and they
began i search for ~aionc, but failed 10 get any
trace OF him until his remains were found ON
the track. The body was mutilatci beyond 7
recognition, but WAS Identified by means OF the 4
clothing and letters addressed TO Patrick SalOnc
from his father and sister. 1t Is generally be-
licved that ealonc. thinking that he had killed /
Daley, ana fearing arrest, threw himself In /!
front.of the SLEEPER going north which reaches (
Brandon about clock in the morning per.
haps the death may have been accidental in an /
attempt to board the moving train His father, /
who lives in Castleton, and sister from this I
ritv reached Brandon late Wednesday after /
noon and took charge of 1.-THE remains. >al0ne /
was young man about 20 years OF age unmar. 4
ried, and had worked in the vicinity of Brandon (
all summer. He was not known To he "A pattcu. 4
larry bad character or of n quarrclsOme nature. I