Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-18

Frederick Eastwood OF Greenfield,
Mass, lies in the Addison county jail
with an ugly, self-inflicted wound in his
breast, lust below the heart. Four vic
Tins of his revolver give mute testimony
of his murderous intentions.
FRANK FEM of Middlebury is dead
with bullet through his heart
MRS. IDAL EASTWOOD, wife of
the prisoner, has bullet wound in her
breast, which may prove fatal.
MRS. FRANK FEM received ball
from the same revolver, which inflicted
wound behind her left ear, but for
tunately glanced off instead of penetrat-
ing the brain, making only a scalp
wound.
MRS. MARIETTA BROWN of East
Middlebury is suffering from flesh
wounds in the breast and left wrist as
result of revolver shots.
Never before In the history of Mid
dlebury has so tragical an incident as
this occurred, and the emotions of the
whole community have been stirred to
the profoundest depths in consequence.
Few indeed were those who having
learned of the deed of Monday evening
closed their eyes in sleep that night.
The details of the shocking occurrence
were long in coming to light; but from
mass of rumors which quickly spread
and became circumstantial relations of
fact, the real story of the tragedy have
at length been culled.
Frederick Eastwood of Greenfield,
Mass, whose wife was making her home
in East Middlebury with her mother,
reached Middebury from the south some
time during Monday. He went to the
home of his stepmother, Mrs. S. East
wood, on Seminary street, and remained
there some hours, taking supper with
her. After supper, between S 30 and 0
O'Clock, he went to the l.. o. Allen livery
stable and secured horse and buggy,
with which he drove to East Middlebury
with the purpose of going to the home of
his wife. What occurred there is thus
related by a newspaper reporter who in
vestigated the facts on the spot, He
raped at the door. Mrs. Eastwood and
Mrs. Brown were in the chamber prepar-
ing for bed and before they had time to
get to the door he went in where he met
his wife in the dining room. She was
taken completely by surprise and said to
him: "Why, Fred, what are you here
for?" They had some conversation and
during the same her mother, Mrs.
Brown, appeared and started toward the
back door to call her son. Eastwood
o,,I h., -
sink. She started for the other door and
Eastwood then fired at his wife, hitting
her In the right side. He then fired
twice at her mother, Mrs. Brown, hitting
her on her wrist and breast. Her wounds
are slight, but those of his wife are
thought to be serious. Mrs. Brown sue
ceeded In getting to the street, and her
son Alvin, who was at the barn, heard
her and came to her assistance. They
went to neighbor's, Mr.. La Fariers.
No doubt supposing that he had ac-
complished his object of killing the two
women, Eastwood rushed to his buggy,
leaped in and started at rapid pace for
Middlebury. That he drove with reck-
less speed, the condition of the horse
when it later returned alone to the barn
gives ample testimony.
At about 80 o'clock he drew rein in
front of Fire Chief Frank Stones resi-.
dence on North Pleasant street. In re-
ply to his knock, Mr.. Stone opened the
door. Eastwood said, Don't Fem live
here?" NO." replied MIR. Stone, "but |
will show you where he lives" and
while Eastwood remarked that "they
told me Fem lived here" Mr.. Stone con-
Quoted him to the sidewalk and pointed
out the house of Frank Fem, a few
doors distant. Relating what followed,
Mr.. Stone says he then returned to his
house and had barely seated himself and
resumed his listening to a story which
his wife was reading aloud, when he
heard a shot, followed at once by two
more. Mr.. Stone rushed out into the
street and ran toward Fenn's house, as
the shots seemed to have been in that di
rection. AS he reached there, Eastwood
ran out Of the house and started across
the street, firing twice In Mr.. Stones d.
rection as he did so. 1t was dark, but
not so dark but that Mr.. Stone saw q
body laying on the lawn In front of w
c. Danyew's house, next to that of the
Fenns. He called to his wife to bring
lantern, which she did quickly, and Stone