The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20
VARIOUS VERMONT MATTERS.
THE MARSH MURDER CASE.

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Mrs George Marsh aud William BuZzell
charged with the murder by poison OF the for
mer's husband, were arrested Saturday after
noon and taken 10 the Montpelier jai for en-
keeping. An inquest had been held FRIDAY, Il
which facts enough were developed to yarran
the arrest Marsh who was a we'll to-,lo and re
snected farmer, died Ian ~ after five DAYS q
Illness. with agony and commissions that mad,
,he case suspicious. especially as the ATTENDING
physiclan could find no disease existing BIZ
zeil is a blacksmith by trade and has lately beer
making his home with his father, who isa black
smith. nj south Northneld. Since Marsh's death
he In snent most of his time ,lav and nj rht witt
Mrs Marsh, regardless of public opinion. In the
middle Of last October lie was married to q
woman considerably older than him self, who
had some property. She married Bnzzen In
spitc of the opposition to her own folks They
senaratca after about three weeks Of married
Ii life. sbc learning something of his character
Mrs Marsh who married the deceased s or 10
wears ago, was widow, whose husband
had died under circumstances which caused con
siderable talk nj the dime. The woman,s char.
motor has never been Of fine bcst-in short her
renutation ms n desolute woman has been OF
lone standing Early the next morntny after the
death Mrs Marsh 10, ked nm the house and In
'comnany with Bnyzeu drove To Warren after
statipr Ia the neiphhors that they wore going To
notify Mrs Marsh's son. Whether this vas true
or not. the two remained away all dav. return.
in, Mt night without t,,yirr any examination Of
where ihev had been II appearcd shortly he.
fore his death Marsh had talked of turning over
SONG Inherited nroncrty TO his mother. but of
course IN case Of his disease II belonged TO hi 8
wife These circulustances caused suspi,.iou
enonyb so Ina, Fell II The hodv was dIsipterrcd
md cer,ain orpans removed and sent TO Proi
Uartleti az Dart month for examination and 81 nee
that time Ruyyeil and the woman have been
Yen, under th. eve Of the iary Offices.
The hearing IN tho case bepan before ,Joshue
r. II Thayer assisted nv Prof Chas Dale nj
Northfeld Monday, the prisoners being brought
h,rk from Montnrlier Zed s stanton and Frank
pmmley for state. G ID Edyerton and OK Gov
Diiiine6am for the defense Hiram Henry a
neirhbor, tes,iled he was there the Wedne sda IS
he fore Marsh died Mrs Norsh n Il cd him IL he
,bora,Ru,,a,i wont "a tho runhoard %, n ,pa.
spoonful of white powder and linked It in some
.JIouid and e,avc /, 10 Marsh The witness tcsii
,iad IA anusaranres ut times of ,rouhle between
W,rsh AMI his wife Dr DANIEL johnson .Jr the
a,,rrI,me nhy siciau tcstijed ina, In lila evan.
ina,ion If Marsh the onIv necniar svmntoro WA .
Ia, bis nris" ,ras npI,. a. IIe saii M, LEI, M
u mn Vod White nowlers Mrs Marsh had The
",r,, ~ hnr hnshand IIe astnd fnr a nost.uor.
,"r, cramira,Ion Int Mrs War,b soid she did ma,
,,.nnt hin, rut mn ami anncarrd 10 feet hadiy II
,r"s Tho ,;rst lime he sbnwed ,rrjer Sunday II
Mas w u, - ,i,', ~, h5 , INT,
tv,' f ~ ,h ,,otar ctr ,b,mbt nm m
r,,r1',inr n,,,,, no had any n,hrr ii.naer ,han
hiiionSHrsS i-nirssI know Thar his distressed
condition was caused hv white arsenic, | should
vn,nr he sa,isfied 70 think Thai he died rom
not nnin,r ,innr / Thought he lied of heart fail.
nrc inJuce,l hv some cause unknown 10 me. Or
10 If Lindsey of Burlington and the L NJ
Who ,,crformod the otfonsy fonnd thc heart TO
10 normal thousl some tuhes of the lungs
sho.yed EVIDENCE Of bronchitis and he could dis
cover no cyi cnce of disease 10 cause death. He
sala tat ceithin Wte tIy't5 "o'ae'S ga. nv, ,, %t
far mineral rnison. first detected arsenic his
n,r,h rNnmiucd for mercury Int nm unable
10 st,, whether rnupd any or not | gathered
n u,iInoran1s OF white arsenic | extracted ar.
a,i,, CTn,n Tho Nm Il contents Of the stomach and
fonnd a. n,iloTroms From Inc iutesttnes found
- mIIogranIs and by chemical process Is milo
grams OF arsenous oxide, from urine l5-lo0 milo,
n,tIograms altoycthcr l5s milorrams On the
liver alone found II t,mca as much arsenic rs
rnula nossiblv be taken in medicine
Mrs Helen George te stlIcd TO seeing Mrs Marsh
4. ftar Inc danth take some white nowdcrs and
othcr medicines and threw them into the stove
Sni,nrni o,hnr ,ritnnsscs told nf arts of Intimacy
Lo,,rann Uuyzcli and Mrs Marsh
NJ Inntsa Marsh * wears old mother az the
nnisoned man testitied that the first night after
he funeral The witness saw Mrs Marsh. the
widow in Buzzell's lap. The ease was then adj
i,,l an ,aday md nrnhoIlv viii no, 10 In
haa hofo-c tomorrow
is,s NJ pr"nt Thresher testified that Mrs Marsh
Ill To-. si,n wont RI the drnr s,orn and oh,oinn1
an,,,a . a,d mxcd them herself: said II wouId
20, ~ 90 nnn, more 10 have the druggist nrensro
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anu buzzeii ovcufs IN ~ ~ WI 1,i nna
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searched The housc and testified that they
fonnI il fnii of medicine They brour Int into
court 10 Lin6s
For ro's"S eheeAs.
Charles Craig was arrested at LNdonviiic last
,hc Ha,rE. Elec,,ic romnanv Of R0s,on. which
hi, nod o,,or,nte1 IN nass succeeden in ene or
two instances The prisoner acknowledged his
gull, and was prompts turned over to Sheriff
Suliowav and Is now boarding at the states cN.
pense Craig WAS formerly employed by
Charles Norris, representative of the Hawks
Electrical company, VINO mas Deeh hutthg IN
The electric iight flah' ~ inal place rrpruafy
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