Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-07-21
A Connecticut Tragedy.
One Young Man Dead and Another
Probably Fatally Wounded as the Re
suit of Fight Caused by Jealousy.

suit of Fight Caused by Jealousy.
A tragedy at Chester Conn, Sunday night re-
suited IN the death Of Harry Chadwick, "a. of
New Britain, and the fatal wounding Of Joseph
A. Hough, 30, of Middletown Hough is a car.
penter who has been at work in Chester several
months. He boarded in the family of j. Ty er
Smith He and Chadwick we're attentive to Nh
ry Smith, the landlords daughter, and IL Is said
that she was engaged to Chadwick. Chadwick
spent Sunday at Chester and started to return on
his wheel about 10 In the evening. The Smith
family heard cries for help from Houghs room
early Monday morning, and found him lying
there In pool of blood on the bed. with a razor
in his hand. He was unconsc Gus with a deem
fiveinch cut across the side Of his face A lad
der was found against the window and trail of
blood led to the cellar, where Hough's bicycle
was found. also smeared with blood
Although II was not known that there was any
ill'feeling between Chadwick and Hough the lat.
ter's condition was Immediately connected with
the former, and an investigation was begun In
Tylerville, near Clark's creek, searchers dscov.
cred evidences OF struggle and large quantity
OF blood. razor and knife, together with
Chadwicks watch and cuffs, were found by the
side OF the road, and there were Indications that
a body had been dragged through potato patch
to the river. Near the river bank was a rowboat
with broken oar, on which were traces OF blood
and hair.
Hough remained unconscious the greater part
Of the day, but at times he was able to talk Dur
ing one OF these periods he made affidavit to Cor.
oner Davis to the effect that he killed Chadwick
and had disposed OF the body by throwing IL in
the river. Leaving the house before Chadwick
by means of a ladder placed against his window
he rode TO Clark's creek in Tylervile, where at
the top of hill up which he knew the younger
man would have to walk, he waited. His puT.
pose, he said, was only to scare Chadwick. but
when they met they had words and scuffle en-.
sued, during which Chadwick drew a razor and
sashe1 him across the face. Hough SAID that he
then caught Chadwick hy the throat and strang-
led him until, as he thought. the young man was
unconscious, hui soon found that he was dead
He then dragged the body and bicycle to the
" he n Ind
distance threw the body into the water, weighted
by the bicycle.
Regaining the shore he rode his wheel home.
entering his room by the ladder. According TO
his story, he then felt despo ndent that he de.
cded to commit suicide, and gong to a drawer
secured his razor with The intention Of cutting
his throat. Before he could carry out his pur
pose. however, he began to feel faint and calling
for help fell the bed unconscious IL
would appear thai Chadwick anticipated trouble
He tried to borrow a revolver and said he feared
he would have "a run with fellow" who was
trying to get his girl.
The body Of Chadwick was removed from the
river Tuesday. II alta ched to the bicycle
with pieces q white Irvine. The head was badly
battered on one side, there re cuts over one
blood and hair on a broken oar and the condition
OF Chadwick's BODY leads 10 the belief that he
was beaten to death with the oar. Hough is i'm
proving and will undoubtedly recover. He has
been taken TO East Haddam jail.