Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-01-08

| to charge simply breaking ana entering
and the testimony was such that Justice
Williams decided to hold the prisoner for
his appearance at the county court and
fixed his bail at the maximum sum OF
| $1,000 The courtroom was crowded and
the prisoner, who had heretofore appeared
to be unconcerned over his arrest, mani
tested some anxiety. Another writ charg-
ing him with committing rape upon his
ep-daughter, Addie Capen, was made
out, to be served in case he should procure
bail on the charge of breaking and enter
| ing.
a Shocking Story.
The crime for which Bradshaw was ar
rested is far from being his most serious
offence, as he has ravished his two young
step daughters according to their own
statements. Mrs. Bradshaw states that one
night a year ago last October she heard pc
culiar noise in the room of her eldest
daughter, Martha, aged Il. Mrs. Brad
shaw and her husband occupied separate
rooms that night aud on entering the
| daughters room the girl was found in
stupor, and strong odor of chloroform
was noticeable. Bradshaw was known by
the family to keep chloroform in large guam
| tity. He was in his room when Mrs.
| Bradshaw went there. The girl formerly
worked in Manchester, and while Brad
shaw was carrying hel there he hitched the
| horse by the roadside and ravished the girl.
| This is the story as told by the girl herself.
Three months ago the girl gave birth to a
child which is plainly of negro ancestry in
part. The girl has sworn the parentage
upon Bradshaw since his arrest.
Bradshaw turned his l9-year-old step-sOn
out door last winter. The boy found work
in Springfield, this state but two months
ago he came home for a visit. While he
was at home his sister Addie wished to
go TO a dress makers, three miles away
and he accompanied her part of the way
and then went in another direction TO visit
a friend. The girl states that when she
| was returning alone through a long strip
of woods she met Bradshaw, who, after
his indecent proposals had been rejected,
compelled her to submit to his desires.
Holding a dirk knife to her throat he com
manded her to meet him again the next day.
She afterward received note from him en-
joining her not To tell her mother of the af-
fair under penalty of death.
a quantity of root beer was made at
Bradshaw's house July 8, 1895. The fam
lily partook of it next day and all were TAX
en- ill with symptoms of opium poisoning.
On the day following a l0-year-old boy
died. An autopsy was held and the boy s
stomach was removed and sealed and sent
away by DR.. Flandreau for analysis. The
result of the analysis is not known, as the
chemists at Burlington were busy and sent
the stomach away and a report was never
made to DR.. Flandreau. Mis-. Bradshaw
has stated that Bradshaw confessed to her
that there was poison in the beer, but he
claimed that it was put there by accident.
Reports which Seem Incredible.
One of the most startling and incredible
parts Of this story remains to be told. Ac-
cordng to reports which are current in
those towns the people OF Wnhall, Man
chester and Peru have several times been
startled by entrance into houses, apparent
ly not for burglary but for the purpose OF
chloroforming young girls, ravishing being
suspected as the object in view. The story
is told with circumstantial detail that some
time ago the room occupied by Florence
Newton, a school girl living in French Hol-
low, few miles from Bondville, was en-
tered by man one night and an attempt
was made to Chloroform the girl, She
screamed and the man then dragged her
bodily from the house and tried to accomp-
fish his purpose out door but the girl S
screams brought assistance from the house
and the assailant fled 1t is alleged that
this occurred one night when Bradshaw
was away from home. Mamie Coffee OF
Manchester was chloroformed in her room
at the time of the Manchester fair. 1t is
claimed that Bradshaw was seen near the
house several times during the day. Brad.
shaw worked in North Peru several months
ago. During his stay there it is asserted
number of girls were subjected to sim.
liar treatment.
One man was awakened by a noise in
his daughters room. fastening out he
saw ladder against the house with one
end at his daughters chamber window
He went to neighbours house a short dis.
lance away and procured a gun. Return
ing he found that his daughter had been
chlorotormed but the ladder had been re.
moved, the intruder having been frightened
away in time to prevent an outrage. Her.
bert johnson had occasion to 90 to New
York last September, leaving a Young
daughter at home. A bone thickly Gov
cred with Paris green was found beside
Mr.. Johnson's large watch dog. The dos
refused TO touch the poison and this fact
doubtless prevented another outrage.
No one knows who chloroformed the
several girls, but it is known that Brad.
shaw kept chloroform in his house. and if
is the current report and belief that he
had been seen about the premises where
houses were entered. 1t is stated that he
has attempted to chloroform the girl Addie,
who is now at DR.. Flandreau's. Bradshaw
often left his home to be gone large part
of the night, and when some of the honses
were entered it is known that he was moi
at his home.
Bradshaw's cruelty to animals has been
noted on different occasions. Last winter
he beat his horse with a chain so that the
animal had to be killed. He broke a hipb
chair over dog at which he had become
enraged. The family recently found eight
barrels OF flour in Bradshaw's work room,
where they came from and when they were