Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-11-24
MURDER AT NORWICH.
a Fish Peddler Under Arrest Charged
with StabbiDg n Fireman.


horrible tragedy since the Warden affair
of several years ago. just at dusk to-
night Rob Emerton, night fireman at the
Dartmouth heating plant, was. it is
alleged, stabbed and killed by S. n.
Bugbee, fish peddler of Wilder, VT, in
the roadway in front of the house of
''Penn" Gle, father in-law of Emerton,
at Norwich station.
G. S. Linton of STAFFORD, VT, was an
eye witness of the affair. To Boston
Herald reporter he told the story of the
tragedy within an hour after its occur
ence.
Linton is friend of Emerton, and
had been with him all the afternoon.
According to his story, he and Emerton
had attended the auction sale at John
sons stable In West Lebanon, n H.,
and had Just returned, when the tragedy
occurred.
Emerton's father-in-law keeps little
shop just north of the bridge across the
Connecticut, between Norwich, VT. and
Hanover, n. II. Emerton and Linton
went in the store, and there met Bughee.
They had some words; about what, Lin
ton says he does not know. Linton, in
continuing the story, said:
81 told Rob to come out and help me
put up my team, and not have a row
in there. | took a lantern and started
and he followed me out into the street.
Bugbee followed US, saying something
did not understand, to Rob. | went
along beside the house TO where my
tor ;c
ly in front of the store door.
"As | reached my horses head set
the lantern down. and as | did so it
went out. | looked around and Rugbee
was standing by his cart talking to Rob,
who was some 10 or - feet away. just
as l looked around, Bugbee stepped
toward Rob, and made threatening
remark.
Rob stood still, and said: You let
me alone. Then Bughee stepped up to
Rob, as if to fight him, but Rob pushed
him away, up against the house. Bug
bee sort Of recovered, and came toward
Rob again, and they came together.
81 saw knife in Bugbee's hand, but
did not see what kind Of a kuife 1t was,
or see him use it; ii was too dark; but
Rob gave little groap, and fell over
right beside me. Bugbee turned away
and went to his cart.
~ tried to lift Rob up. He gasped
once, aud saw he was dead. | said to
Bugbee: That's nasty piece of work.
You've killed him And he said I'm
ID glad if [ have Then he got on his
cart and rode away"
Sheriff Cook of Norwich Plain was
telephoned for and soon arrived. Linton
and passer-by removed the body from
the road to the front room of the house,
one end of which serves as store, where
it lay when the Herald man saw it,
There il a small wound in the abdomen.
The body was under guard waiting for
the corner.
Emerton leaves widow and two
small children.
An autopsy was held on Sunday, but
the authorities have decided not to an
nOunce at present the result of the
autopsy.
Selim M. Bugbee, who was captured
at Wilder on Saturday night, was given
preliminary hearing Monday, pleaded
not guilty, waived examination and was
committed to Jail without bail for the
grand jury. Bugbee's hearing was be.
fore Justice Henry +. Goddard and
States Attorney John G. Sargent prose-
cuted. The prisoner will probably be
removed to the state prison at Windsor
for safe keeping until then, as the county
jail at Woods took is undergoing repairs.