Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-18
TRAGEDY IN CHELSEA
Alpheus Hood Attempted to Kill His
Divorced Wife Then Com
rnitted Suicide.

Chelsea Sept 15.-Alpheus Hood, aged 81,
attempted to take the life of his wife and
daughter sunday morning and failing in
this put two bullets into his own head,
dying a few minutes later.
At the last December term of Orange
County Court Mrs. Hood obtained a d-
vorce from her husband for intolerable Sc
verify. lie went away for a few weeks.
returning to Chelsea in May. He has made
several attempts during the summer TO
induce his wife and six children to return
to live with him and had repeatedly threat
ened if they did not he would kill them and
kill himself.
Sunday morning about 10 o'clock he went
to the house and again urged his wife to
live with him. The eldest son was away
from home at the time, five children, the
oldest girl of -. being with her mother.
On Mrs. Hood again refusing to do AS he
asked Hood drew "A revolver and attempt
ed to shoot his wife. She and tho oldest
daughter grappled with him and in the
struggle the revolver fell to the floor.
Although bruised and bleeding Mrs.
Hood and the children fed from the house.
going toward the nearest neghbor's. Hood
went to a chamber window and fired his
revolver twice at them, neither bullet taxi
ing effect. He then turned the weapon on
himself firing two bullets into his head.
He was dead when the neighbors reached
him
Hood was not man who drank to excess
but had been considered by some insane
OF the subject of getting his wife to live
with him again. lie will he buried Tues
day afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Hood and
the children are nearly Frustrated by the
shock, but their injuries are not serious.
MORE SMALL. POX IN WATERBURY,.
Waterbury. Sept IA case of small
pox is quarantined on Batchelder street in
Waterbury. About week ago n man
named Shambo and his wife moved to
Waterbury from Washington. y. C., and
took rooms with Arthur Ashley, a rela-
tive. on Batchcldor street. commonly call
cd "Baby Lane" Mrs. Shambo was taken
i'll last Friday night and d physician who
was called pronounced her disease small
poX. Health officer d. D. Circuit and other
local physicians as well as DR. H. u. Hol-
ton of Brattoboro, of the State board of
health. are all agreed that it is small poX.
In the tenement house in Washington
where the Shambos lived before coming to
Waterbury several persons were i'll with
what was then called chicken poX.
ARGUS WILL SETTLE IT'S STRIKE.
Montpelier, Sept. 15-The labor troubles
between the Argus Office and Central la
Dor Union advanced another stage this
evening and matters are shaping them
selves so that an amiCable adjustment is
hoped for by al parties at interest as well
as by the general public.
The local Typographical Union held
meeting saturday evening and adopted two
resolutions in substance that the Argus
management ought to take back the strik-
niG employees and ought to be willing TO
submit the difficulty to arbitration.
The resolutions were given to crank NJ.
Cory, chairman Of the business men $
committee. This committee waited on
George and Morris +. Atkins. business
manager and editor Of the Argus this
morning and proposed to them that they
take back the six striking compostors and
the make up man who went out with them
four weeks ago and give them steady
work. also if the Central Labor Union
would not be satisfied with this. the huSi-
ress men proposed to stand by the Argus
and its management
Messrs Atkins agreed to give the COM
mittce an answer this evening which they
did, accepting the proposition agreeing to
give the striking help now out steady work
and not to discriminate against them in
any way. A special meeting of the Central
Labor Union will be called for some night
early in the week to consider and act on
this proposition.