Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-17

MIR. Fem, when 1t was learned that the
bullet had passed through the heart, death
being instantaneous. At the close of the
autopsy the body was taken to the home
of Mr.. Fenn's father In East Middlebury,
where the funeral will be held Thursday.
Mrs. Fem is at the home OF her uncle,
Mr. Piper, in the southern part of the viz
lage, and Is resting easily tonight.
A rumor was currert In the village this
evening that Mrs Eastwood had died from
the effects OF her injury, but 1t proved to
be only rumor. DR.. Noble. who was with
her early la the evening, pronounCes her
case as very critical, with little hope of
recovery. lie stated that the bullet pass
ed through her lung and doubtless missed
the liver. If it passed above the abdomi-
nal cavity there is a possibility of recov-
cry.
Mrs. Brown Is not dangerously wound
ed and is reported as resting quietly and
out Of danger She told a reporter to-day
OF the life of fear and trembling which
her daughter had lived since she married
Eastwood at Jacksonville, ~ Y, Ii years
ago. "lie has all tho bad qualities that
ever a man had" she said. Thine and
again he has threate to exterminate
the whole Brown family if his wife left
him, as she would have done years ago
only for tho fear that he would injure
her father who died last March A year
ago he said in my presence that If his
wife left him he would kill her as quick
ae he would kill dog
Mrs. Eastwood first met her husband at
Johnsonvlle, n. Y. at the home Of her
mothers sister who had married Mr..
Eastwood sr., the father Of Frederick. she
being his second wife. Their courtshp
was Of short duration, and for several
years aztec their marriage Eastwood
worked in an axe factory in Johnsonvile.
later living in North Adams and Green
field where he was employed on the rail-
road.
Last March Mr.. Brown died and Mr. aud
Mrs. Eastwood came to East MiddlcbuSy
to attend the funeral. Shortly after the
death of her father Mrs. Eastwood tod
her husband that her duty was to remain
with her mother. and for weeks life was a
burden to her Eastwood threatening to not
only kill her but aVowed he would eNtcr-
inmate the whole Brown family if she
lived apart from him. She stood firm in
her resolve and Eastwood about the 10th
of April returned to Greenfield alone. Sew
cral letters passed between them he urg-
ing her to return. and she as firmly de-
cliuing. Eastwood is not Well known here
vet those who have seen him when on a
visit to his wife's relatives, say he APP
peared like "A quiet man of good habits
Mrs. Bro wn describes him as a man of
bad habits. with an ungovernable temper
a jealous disposition and an evil mind. He
weighs fully 200 pounds while Mrs. East
wood scarcely weighs 12j pounds. He has
sandy hair and is not handsome by any
means.
States Attorney Fish came here to-day
and began looking up evidence in the case.
preparatory to hearing in the Immediate
future.
Eastwood declined all offers of counsel
to-day. and TO all callers said he had moth
ing to say about the case only once re-
fcrrug to the death of Fem, for which
lie said Il was not to blame for that
Mr.. Fem. who was killed, was about &c
years old and was in the employ Of G. f.
Marshall. where he has been for the past
two years and was well liked,