The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-06-02

Miss Brewster had rooms at the home of
John O'Neil on Barre street. She arose at
five o'clock Saturday morning and went to
the top of Clay Hill, where she was seen
practicing with revolver. She went from
there directly to the residence OF @. e. Bug
bee on East Liberty street, where Miss
Wheeler was living. Miss Wheeler had an
engagement to go with Wheeler to Barre on
the half past eight train that morning and
was to meet Kim at his home on Sibley
Avenue extension. While at Mr.. Bugbee's
the young women had some conversation
and Miss Brewster was heard to say Jack
Wheeler can't be engaged to US both"
They left the Bugbee house together and
started to go by way Of College street to the
Wheeler residence. When they arrived in
sight of the house Miss Brewster suddenly
pulled an Ivers & johnson 80 calibre, self
cooking revolver from her pocket and shot
Miss Wheeler behind the right ear. Her
victim fell to the ground without uttering a
sound, Neighbors heard the shot and
started for the scene but before they ar
rived Miss Brewster had shot herself
through the head The young women were
carried to the Wheeler residence and laid
on the porch and little later were placed
on beds in separate rooms in he house.
DR.. G. K. Chandler was hastily summoned
and ordered their removal to Heaton hos
pital, where they were taken In an nncon-
scious condition, and where Miss Wheeler
died at half past one that afternoon without
regaining consciousness. Her body was
taken to the home Of her parents in East
Montpelier.
What the conversation was between these
bee house to the scene of the shooting is
not known but it is evident that the shoot
ing was premeditated.
Mr.. Wheeler was seen Saturday morning
by a WATCHMAN reporter and although sur
fering from an intense mental strain he was
H.. fsnv
asked him. He denied most emphatically
that he had ever kept company with Miss
Brewster or had been intimate with her
He said that she had often tried to thrust
herself upon him and to induce him to take
her riding OF walking but that he had re-
Wheeler and did not want anything to do
with her. Mr.. Wheeler resides with his
aged mother who came here a few months
ago from Montreal. Previous to that time
he and Miss Brewster had boarded and
roomed at John r. Goodenough's. Mrs.
Goodenough was seen by the reporter She
confirmed the statements made by Mr..
Wheeler, and stated that while they board
ed with her Mr.. Wheeler had never taken
Miss Brewster to any entertainment or
taken her riding or walking, that he had
seemed entirely indifferent to her, but that
Miss Brewster was evidently very much In
love with Mr.. Wheeler.
Mr.. Wheeler Is an industrious temperate
young man, the sole support OF his aged
mother and young sister. He is a member
of Company ii, N. g. ", and of the Young
Mems Christian Association basket ball
team. So far as can be learned both from
his employers and associates in the city, he
bears good reputation.
Miss Wheeler, the victim OF the shooting,
had stainless reputation and whatever
the circumstances surrounding this case
may be, sure it is that she was the innocent
victim Of cruel and insane jealousy. Her
father and mother are prominent, well-to-do
residents of East Montpelier, who have
raised a large family of children. Miss
Wheeler has worked out at different times
but her moral character has always been
above reproach.
ago. Her father has always been most in
dulgent with her and since she has been in
Montpelier has often sent her money, some
times as much as $50 at one time. She was
a graduate OF Burlington High School and
taught few terms in Huntington, but the
pastoral life in that mountain town had no
charms for her and she preferred to come
to the city and earn her own living She
had worked in the tailoring shops of Led
den & Campbell and d. ID. Haley, and has
been regarded by those in whose employ
she was as somewhat Eighty. She had a
very nervous temperament and at times
was mentally depressed, often declaring
she wished she was dead. 1t is only char
table to believe that the love she bore for
young Wheeler had turned her brain.
The scene OF the shooting was visited
and the pools OF blood where the young la
dies lay gave mute evidence OF the terrible
tragedy that had been enacted, and made
the strongest nerves culver. The revolver
was found on the ground by Policemen
Demeritt, In whose possession II Is.
After the shooting City Sheriff Bancroft
visited the room on Barre street occupied
nv Mas Rrawatar He f0und her CIothin o.
all packed in her trunk, In the bureau