Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-08-18
WHOLESALE MURDER.
Attempted to Kill Wife and Four
of Her Relatives.
One Victim Is Dead aud Three wounded
by Pistol shots Of Fred FRrnswOrth
at MIddIsbury Monday Night-.-AtIer-
ward shot Himself, but Net Fatally.

Fred Eastwood Of Greenfield. Mass attempted
to kill his wife an several or her relatives at
Middlebury Monday night. Frank Feun was shot
through the heart and instantly Killed, aud thre
other persons were wounded. Eastw God afterward
shot himself with suicidal intent, but did not in.
fiict mortal wound.
noon train. He first visited his step mother and
In the evening hired team of l.. o Allen, livery.
man, and drove to East Middlebury, arriving
there about $50 He went directly to the house
where his wife was staying with her mother.
He raped at the door and walked In going as far
as the dining room HIS wife came cam out and said,
Ia a surprised tone, why FredN
Eastwood simp y said he wanted to talk with
her She called her mother to come down. Mrs.
Brown came, but she soon asked her to 20 back.
Just as she uttered the words Eastwood shed
Mrs Brown against The sink. She recovered her.
self and started for the door Eastwood sudden
ly drew a revolver and fired at his wife. He then
turned quick ly and fired two shots at Mrs. Brown
The first shot struck Mrs. Eastwood in the head
aud made a serious wound. Both the shots fired
at Mrs Brown struck, one on a rib, and one in
the breast, but both glanced of, aud the wounds
are not serious.
Esstw cd then left the house and drove into
Middletury village to the home of Mr. and Mrs
Fem Of North Pleasant street. Mrs. Fem is a
sister Of EastwOod's wife. Eastwood called them
out and shot Mr.. Fem, killing him instantly. He
then fired at his wife, but the bullet glanced from
her head, making a slight wound. She re-
moved to Mr. and Mrs A. J. Pper's on Court
street, where Mrs Fem ia being cared for.
Eastwood then drove to f. G. Browns on Sey
elfttl Cdiith AOi AuAs Diohuf oub hc was
The murderer then shot himself about an inch
below the heart, after which he proceeded to the
county jail, where he rapptd and Mrs. W. II.
Cobb answered the call Eastwood told her what
he had done, gave himself up, and she locked him
into a cell
Eastwood is IS years old and was married in
East Aliddlebury 10 II years ago to Miss Brown,
and they went TO Greenfield To live. They soon
had trouble aud his wife threatened to leave him
several times. On March 10 last they returned 10
East Middlebury to attend The funeral OF Mr..
Brown, Mrs Eastwood's father. While there he
demanding an inmedate division OF the proper
ty and she declining, they quarreled and separ
ated. he going away and she remaining at home.
Since hat time she had heard nothing Of him till
the tragedy &C. urred.
Eastwood Is a native Of Cohoes, N Y. He has
| lived in Greenfield about four Years, being EN-
ployed as one Of the construction force on the
Fitchburg railroad He was doorkeeper at the
west portal Of Hoosac Tunnel last winter. He
| was employed for a lime as a town labofer in
/ sewer construction. He is a strong man with a
Did complexion. He and his wife lived with
| Mrs Chas Cohn Of 20 West Main street. later had
| a room over the C0hp store and at the Central
House and also at 81 School street. His wife was
a frail woman and he is sid TO have been abus
| i've to her IL is claimed that she desired q
| leave him. but he threatened to kill her II she
| left Mrs East God left Greenfield Just before
| last Thanksgiving. Her husband consented Z
her going. hut she promised to come back and il
is believed that her failure TO return caused him
| to shoot her
| Fitchburg road He had pass u Troy. but hi.
| trunk sent direct to Middlebury over Ght
| Boston & Maine He seemed entirely rational al
| that time and had not been drinking to excess
| He impressed eople as being an int gent man
but having an ungovernable temper when he wa,
| aroused The EastWoods were poor and the
| rooms were scantly furnished
| MIR. and Mrs. Eastw cd we're married in John
| sonvile. n Y They met there at the home o
| Mrs. EsstwOod's aunt, who was the second wifi,
/ OF the murderer's father.
| II is believed that Eastwood thought that h,
| had killed his wife and her mother and Mrs
Fem. Mrs. Eastwood's condition is serious anC
| she may not recover.