Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1897-07-16
MORE CRIMINALS.
Brutal Murder Committed at
Fall River.
Revolting state of Arairs-All Have
Police Records.

FALL RlYER, July li-Three disreputahle
characters have Just figured in an assault
case that ended in murder. Holder A. Trip
is dead, murdered, the police claim, by
Jeremiah Manchester, and the cause Of II all
Is Manchester's wife, ,who, up to ten days ago,
lived with Tripp at intervals for ten years.
There Is little or no mystery about the al
fair. Lion Trip, as he was called, was a
dissOlute, notorious character. In his own
degraded way he loved Sadie Smith, who
became a Reagan. and who was Of as low
mental and moral calibre as himself The
woman became Trips housekeeper, and
they lived together as man and wife Tor
wears. WeStpOrters were wont to say
that Trips strongest characteristic
was sort Of insane jealOusly where
the Reagan woman was concerned.
Mrs. Reagan feared TriPp, and this led her
to throw him over for Jerry Manchester a
farmer 26 years Of age, harmless, though
good for nothing. character. Ten days ago
she married Manchester, and when this be-
came known to Tripp he was beside himself
with passion. The woman and her husband,
recognizing Trips Indifference to crime
kept away from the raw-bOned, saw
age Lon until the night of the murder.
Trpp drove to Fall River and so did Man
chester aud his wife. At Eastern avenue
Tripp tied his RIG to "A post. got into the Man
town together, rripp trying to induce the
woman to 20 back to live with him and
Manchester endeayOring to hold his wife
to her lawful promises. The men quarTeled.
They became friendly and quarreled again.
The woman made several purchases for
herself, and then drove toward homo
with her husband and her former cOnsOrt.
The quarrel over the woman was renewed.
Tripp and Manchester went into Sexton 5
saloon, aud purchasing beer in bottles and
in glasses. Tripp became drunk. After leav-
ing the saloon the three got into the buggy
and drove to Eastern avenue, where Irpp
got into his OWE vehicle and drove ahead of
Manchester and his wife. This was about
II 30, as far rs the police can make out, for
the incidents related are part Of the cOnfes-
sion Of Manchester.
Near the Sanford road, which is about 800
yards east Of the Narrows bridge, 1ripp got
out of his vehicle, approached that Of the
Manchesters. and attempted to take the wife
from the husband, The men quarrelled
again. Trip tried to pull Mrs Manchester
out Of the buggy. and the husband alighted
with a beer bottle. Then they fought. Tripp
presumed on his own strength over his adj
versary. but forgot to reckon his intoxicated
condition. One blow of the bottle felled
Tripp to the ground, and Manchester jumped
on him and numerically kicked and beat him
The woman got out Of the team. sat on the
cmbankment and took Trips head in her
lap, and this was the condition of things
when the Dartmouth & Westport car came
along. The headlight showed the CHASTITY
sight of Il bood-besmeared head
resting on a woman's knee. Tripp's
skull was crushed and splintered.
There We're wounds on the forehead and
temples, and a large confusion on one cheek,
In Tripp's carriage were found among other
articles, pieces Of a broken beer bottle with
blood on them, and this appeared to bear
out the theory that bottle had made the
wound on the forehead. There were no blood
spots in or on the carriage, however
but in the Manchester vehicle on some
paper wrapped about a straw hat, were
some blood spots. A broken butt of a
whip was also found, There were five
full lager bottles and five empty ones
in Trips team and pint bottle of whiskey
showed that its contents had been freely
used. The Manchesters have police records
! \ year ago the woman went to Connecticut
to live with a man named Bradshaw, but
/ Tripp followed her and induced her to re-
turn. She and her husband have been ar
raigned. Manchest RS grandfather was
murdered 30 years ago by one Clough, who
was hanged for the crime.