Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-07-12
KICKED TO DEATH.
Westport, Mass, Man BrutaIly
Killed Near Fall River.
Holden 4. Trip Dead -Jsrry Man
chester Charged With Murder.
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Fall River. Mass. July 11.-Holder
AlOnzO Trip, farmer OF Westport.
was found on the New Bedford road. at
late hour last night. and Jerry Man
chester. another Wcstport farmer. il
under arrest In this city charged with
his murder.
Trip lived on Fishers road, West
port, and for some time past until Z
week ago had as his housekeeper,
Sarah Reagan. who was also known az
Sarah Smith. About week ago. Man
chester, who was infatuated with the
woman. married her and took her from
Trips house to his own. on Sanford's
road.
The marriage and the removal of the
woman have caused much jealousy and
bad feeling between the two men. but
what has passed between them was
known only to themselves and Mrs.
Manchester.
Manchester and his wife drove into
Fall River. Saturday night, and Tripp
also came into the city with his own
team. The two men were drinking
together in Sextoon's saloon in Flint
village. but they are not known to
have quarrelled while together and
nothing is known of their movements
after leaving the saloon, except by the
statements made by Manchester after
his arrest.
About 11.3O P. NJ, the last car on the
New Bedford & Fall River Electric
Line, when one mile out of the city on
It's last trip, came across Trips body
lying in the. middle of the road. Mrs.
Manchester was sitting in the road
holding the injured mans head in her
lap, while her husband was standing
over them.
Trips head was covered with blood
and he was fearfully bruised. He was
dying then and expired before ply
stefan could be summoned.
The passengers on the car and such
other citizens as had collected. while
not laying hands upon Manchester.
managed to detain him suntjl Fall
River officers could be notified, when
he was taken into custody and brought
to this. city, where he wasslQcked up.
He protested his Innocence and told
his story of the affair as follows:
He said that he started first from
Fall River, last night, for his home In
Westport, with his wife In their wagon
They stopped at a watering trough on
Eastern avenue, just on the outskirts
of the city to water their horse, and;
while stopping there. Trip drove by
alone in his wagon, also on his way,
home.
After their horse had finished drink
ing they followed on after. When they
reached the point in the road where
Trips body was found later, their
horse SHE'D, but he thought little about
1t and kept on to the Sanford road,
where they overlook Trips team, but
the driver Of the latter was not in
sight.
Manchester says he then associated
the shying of his horse with the fact
that Trip was missing and that the
latter had been drinking, and fearing
that some accident had befallen the
latter, he got into Trips wagon,
turned the horse around, and telling his
wife to follow in his own wagon, drove
back to the place where he found Tripu
lying in the middle of the road bruised
and bleeding.
An autopsy held. this afternoon, by
Medical Examiner Dolan and other
revealed the fact that death
was caused by a fracture Of the skull
There were several fractures and many
cuts and bruises. indicating that some
blunt instrument had been used upon
him. 1t is believed by the police that
the men met and quarreled about the
woman. and that Tripp was kicked to
death.
The woman made but few statements,
among them one to the effect that
Both these men were crazy about me.
but l had no hand in this" She was
covered with blood, there were blood
stains on the prisoners clothes and
traces of blood were found in both
wagons. Beyond the statements made
above the prisoner has made no con-
fession that has been made public and
the above facts are all that Is known
at present. -