Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-17
MERE ANIMALS.
Brutal Murder Committed at
Fall River.
Revolving State Of \ fairs All Have
Police Records.

FALL RIVER. july II Three dsreputable
characters have Just figured in an assault
case that ended in murder. Holder 4. Trip
is dead murdered. the police claim, 10y
jeremiah Manchester, and the cause of 1t all
Is Manchtsters wife. who.up ten days ago,
lived with Trip at intervals for ten years
There is little or no mystery about the AZ
fair. Lon" Trip. rs he was called, was
dissolute. notorious character. In his own
degraded way he loved Sadie Smith, who
became Reagan and who was OF as low
mental and moral calibre as himself The
woman became Trips housekeeper, ana
they lived together AS man and wife Tor
years. Westporters were wont to say
that Trips strongest characteristic
was a sort of insane jealousy where
the Reagan woman was concerned
Mrs. Reagan feared Trip. and this led her
to throw him over for Jerry Manchester, q
farmer. 26 wears Of age a harmless, though
good for-nothing. character. Ten days ago
she married Manchester. and when this be-
came known to Trip he was beside himself
with passion. The woman and her husbaLd.
recognizing Trips indifference to crime
kept away from the raw-boned. saw
age Lion until the night Of the murder.
Trip drove t. Fall River, and SO did Man
chester aud his wife. At Eastern avenue
Tripp tied his rig to post, got into the Man
chester buggy and the three drove about
town together. Trip trying to induce the
woman to go back to live with him and
Manchester endeavOring to hold his wife
to her lawful promises. The men quarreed.
They became friendly and quarreled again.
The woman made several purchases for
herself and then drove toward home
with her husband and her former consort
The quarrel over the woman was renewed.
Trip and Manchester went into Sections
saloon. and purchasing beer in bottles and
in glasses. Trip became drunk. Alter leav
ing the saloon the three got into the buggy
and drove to Eastern avenue, where Trip
got into his own vehicle and drove ahead cf
Manchester and his wife. This was about
ll.3O, as far as the police can make out, for
the incidents related are part OF the confess
sion of Manchester.
Near the Sanford road. which IL about 800
yards east of the Narrows bridge. Trip 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 beer bottle. Then they fought. Ttipp
presumed on his own strength over his ad.
versary. but forgot to reckon his intoxicated
condition. One blow of the bottl. felled
| Trip to the ground and Manchester jumped
on him and numerically kicked and heat him
The woman got out of the team. sat on the
embankment and took Trips head in her
when the Dartmouth Il Wcstport ear came
along. The headlight showed the CHASTITY
sight of Il blood-besmeared head
resting on a woman S knee. Trips
skull was crushed aud splintered.
There were wounds on the forehead and
temples. and II large confusion on one cheek.
In Trips carriage were found among other
articles pieces of q broken beer hottie with
blood on them. and this appeared to bear
out the theory that a bottle hal 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 straw hat. were
some blood spots. broken butt of
whip was also found. There were five
full lager bottles and five empty ones
in Trips team. and pint hottie Of whiskey
showed that its contents had been freely
used The Manchesters have police records.
A year ago the woman went to Connecticut
to live with a man named Bra 'shaw. but
Trip followed her and induced her to re-
turn. She and her husband have been ar
raigned. Manchest RS grandfather was
murdered 20 years ago by one Clough, who
was hanged for the crime. Manchester has
been held with ,ut bail for the murder ant
his syndicate wife has been held in S2OJO
bail for witness.