Connecticut western news., 1896-05-07
M U R ID E R :!
And Deliberate Suicide
On the Canaan- Clayton Border Line.
THREE DEAD.


 shot and killed his wife and stabbed his child in field just over the Con- necticut line in the town of North Ca naan on Monday forenoon between g. 30 and 10 o'clock.
 Edward Plant married Ada Sanford on April 16. and their domestic life has not been one of bliss. They had been obliged to leave the parental roof of the Ssnfords and had lately been at the home of an aunt on the Sanford side. They had been living at the Shuliz place in North Canaan Virtually in Clayton village) and as they had notice to leave Monday the outlook was not bright. On Monday morning Plant and his wife and child went for stroll with Mrs Mougin through the fields and when near little clump of pines Mrs Plant suggested that Mrs Mougin go back and get shawl. She went after the article and while gone three shots were heard. She returned at about 10 o'clock with the shawl aud found the murdered bodies of Mrs Plant and the baby. Three bullets had entered Mrs Plant from the back, one entering the heart and one each on either side of 1t, respectively slightly above and below. The baby was stab bed four times through the breast.
 Directly after the killing Plant went to the office of the White Brick and Terra Gotta Company in Clayton aud told his father what he had done, aud presenting a revolver, demanded where Harry Lysle was, as he was the one more person he wanted to kill. Plant had lately evinced hatred for Lysle immagining that Lysle was prosecuting him. Plant himself was moulder at the Terra Gotta works and his fath CT was superintendent, while Lysle is business manager.
 After the interview at the office he went to his fathers house where he had some conversation with the servants and then went out to the Konkapot river, some little distance north where he sat down on the bank. By this time news of the killing had spread through the village and citizens kept Plant in sight while Massachusetts officers were sent for and arrived. About nocn a little seven year old boy, Charlie Rudge, took lunch of some cakes out to Plant, which, however, was found untouched after his death.
 Shortly after l o'clock Constable James Drake with SheriffF VanDeusen headed & deputation of armed Canaan citizens who drove to Clayto ton to assist in arresting Plant, as the crime was committed in Connecticut and 1t was possible that Plant would move back over the line into this state. The plan of capture was for the officers and arm ed assistants to advance from two direc. tions on Plant who was sitting on the river bank in plain sight. still fully armed. Accordingly tho posse was formed under the direction of Berk- shire County sheriffs Chopper, Douglass and Norton, and Canaan officers Drake and VanDeusen, The murderer was still iu Massachusetts and the officers were divided up so that in case of an arrest no technicality of the law would be violated As the two parties entered the fields Plant raised his revolver and body tumbling into the river. This was at 1.45 p. m. It was quickly recov- cred as also his revolver and a dagger which he had. The body of the suicide was viewed later by Coroner Small of Great Burlington, Mass, and the bodies of the murdered woman and child were viewed about 3.30 by Coroner Higgins of Winsted, Conn. and Medical Ex- aminer Camp.
 Edward Plant was small undersized man, lame, and between 24 and 25 years of age. Mrs Plant, nee Sanford, was about 22. and comedy young woman. She was the daughter of William San, ford of Canaan. The baby was little over two weeks old.
 James Plant and family, left Monday night for Toronto, Canada, their former home, the body of the suicide being left in charge of friends.
 The Funerals.
 The funeral of Edward Plant wal held at the chapel in Clayton on Wed nesday at 10 30 g. m. There was { slarge attendance of villagers and em ployees of the White Brick < Terrs Gotta Go. The Rev O. D. Milliken pastor of the Pilgrim church at Ga naan, conducted the services. The in torment was in the cemetery near tht chapel
 The funeral of Ada Sanford Plan and babe was largely attended at thu chapel in Clayton on Wednesday at ? B p. m. The Rev H. Utterwick, pasto of the Congregational church at Eas Canaan, conducted the services. Tn,