St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-03-05
VERMONT NEWS.
Insane Mans Terrible Deed.

county, while in fit of temporary in
sanity Thursday afternoon, killed his
wife with an axe. Mrs. key was at
work in the pantry with her back to the
door when her husband crept up behind
her and crushed her skull with an axe,
tilliug her instantly. He had been act
inc in peculiar way for several days
hit was not considered dangerous. key
was taken to Rutland and admitted that
he killed his wife. He said a few DAYS
400 his wife put her hands on his face
and since then there had been a pimple
there that burned continually. Another
Mace on his leg burned and this he attri-
buted to arsenic or some other poison
which his family had put in his bed in an
attempt to kill him. key is Sc years
old and Mrs. key was a few years his
senior. son aged 81, and daughter
%, comprised the remainder of the fam
ily. Their home life was free from trou-
bic and aside from the theory OF insanity
there is no apparent reason for the
crime.
A Valuable Gift to BrnttleborO.
An admirable profile medallion in mar.
bic by Latkin g. Mead, the soul ptor, has
been presented to the Brattleboro Free
Library. 1t is an excellent likeness of
Leonard Wheeler, who died in 1858, at
the age of "a years, and is the gift of Mrs.
Ada L. Miller OF Omaha, Neb., formerly
Mrs. Leonard Wheeler. 1t is the first
work for which Mr.. Mead received pay,
and was made in 1854 from memory
and daguerreotype in the studio of H.
K. Brown of Brooklyn, where Mr.. Mead
was studying. He was then unknown
to fame; it was not until New Years
morning of 1857 that the snow image of
the Recording Angel appeared.
Doherty's Fight for Life.
L. H. Deavitt and Frank Plumley,
counsel for Charles Doberty, whose SEN
tence of death for the murder OF Fred
Murphy, at Bolton Falls, has been STAYED
by the Vermont supreme court until his
case could be heard in the United States
Supreme court on the motion for a new
trial, have just received notice from
Washington that their motion that the
government bear the court expenses in
the case because Dcherty is too poor to
pay them, has been granted. The gov.
eminent will bear all the expense in the
case except the printing OF the attorneys
briefs The expense to the government
will be about $500, it is estimated.
Tracy L. Jeffords, a former Williams
town boy, and former attorney general
of the District of Columbia, is associated
with Doherty's counsel and will look
after his interests in the United States
Supreme court, while the states interests
will be cared for by the Hon. c. A. Prouty,
of Newport, interstate commerce COM
missioner.
Altman Fiend in the Tolls.
Henry c. Bell, the Halifax brute whose
cruelty to his family was mentioned last
week, has been arrested on the charge of
cruelty and wilful neglect, and being I'M
able to turnigh $500 bail was lodged in
Jail where he will await trial at the
March term of Windham county court.
The family are being cared tor by Mrs.
Jennie B. Powers of Brattleboro, agent
OF the Vermnnt Humane Society. Bells
cruelty was not confined to his family en-.
tirely for in his barn was bull in such
condition that Mrs. Powers ordered it
shot.
Postmaster B. ]. Derby of Burlington
has received notification OF FIVE add.
tional free delivery routes that have been
established through Congressman D. J.
Foster in the following towns, Morris
vile 2, Bennington, Charlotte, Jericho.
Rev. Theodore b. Foster, rector of
Trinity Episcopal church, Rutland, since
1896, has rendered his resignation to
that church and viii accept call to
Grace church, at Kansas City, Mo.
There are at present 105 inmates in
the soldiers home at Bennington, the
largest number that has ever been at the
except on one occasion, few
years ago, when the number was 107.
1t is thought that the number will be
increased in a short time as several APP
pcations for admission have recently
been received.
The first branch of the Ladies Catho-
lie Benevolent association organized in
this state was formed in Brattleboro
recently by Miss Elizabeth Johnson, or
ganzing deputy. This association was
formed II years ago in Pennsylvania
with 1900 members, the late Bishop Ry-
an of Buffalo, N. Y. being the supreme
spiritual adviser. At the present time
$4,000 women from p states are mem,
bers, with Bishop McQuade of Roches-
ter, N. Y, as supreme spiritual adviser.
There are a., 100 native Vermonters in
New York city.
The town of Franklin has $500 80 in
its treasury after paying all Indebtedness.
The largest pension that has ever been
granted an inmate of the soldiers home
at Bennington has just been given to
Oliver Osborne, it being $50 a month.
Mr. Osborne, who entered the home
some time ago from Montpelier, was a
member of Company H, LIST Vt. Reg,
during the Spanish-Amc rican war An
other inmate, Lemuel N. Woods, has
been granted a reissue and increase OF
pension to $40 month.
Mrs. J. ]. Estey Of Brattleboro has
been reelected regent of the state of Yer
mont, and Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan
of st. Adams vice regent at the congress
OF the Daughters ofthe American Revolu-
ton in session in Washington last week.