Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-24
SUICIDES AND ACCIDENTS.

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E. f. Bamforth, travelling man o
Waterbury, met with an automobile
accident near Bolton last week anC
sustained serious injuries OF the stom
ach.
Asa, the S-year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Goodale of Newport, was
killed Apr. 10, by sled which was
standing on its side, falling over on him
He was dead when found.
Peter Clement of st. Johnsbury a
prominent farmer, II years old, com
mitted suicide April 18th by drowning
himself in water tub. Dependency
over the death of his only son last
August caused the deed.
Geo. Prior, 80 years old. furniture
dealer and undertaken of Orwell, was
instantly killed Friday. He was thrown
from wagon OF runaway team and
his neck broken. Some men in the
field near by saw the accident and ran
to the spot but Mr.. Prior was dead be-
fore they reached him.
Leslie Wolcott, a merchant of Col
chester, was run down on Church
street in Burlington by an unknown
bicyclist last week and suffered a COM
pound fracture of the left leg. The
rider was thrown from his wheel and
It was thought he, too, was injured,
but he Immediately remounted his
wheel and rode away.
As Mrs. d. c. Green and daughter
were driving to Waterbury on the
evening of April 18th, the horse
stepped on telephone wire which
had broken and crossed the electric
wires and had fallen across the road.
The horse was killed instantly, falling
across the wire. Mrs. Green and her
daughter were uniniured.
A Central Vermont passenger train
on Apr. 10th, collided with a Rutland
Canadian freight train at Alburg, de-
molishing ten cars and smashing the
pilot and headlight of the Central Yer
mont engine. The engineer, Rensse-
laer Remington, who stuck to his post,
was considerably injured, but is not
considered to be in a serious condi-
ton.
A hot water boiler in George w.
Smiths residence exploded early Satur-
day morning at White River Junction.
The basement and dining room were
wrecked and windows blown out, and
the whole building warped. The
cook sustained slight cuts from broken
croekery. The Smith family were
unhurt.
Geo. Joubert, aged p years, former
" OF Mortified, committed suicide at
his home in Wilder, Mimi, recently by
shooting himself in the head. He had
been in poor health for some time past
and dependency was undoubtedly the
cause of his rash deed. His mother,
with whom he lived, has also been i'll
Tor some time and is now in a critical
condition. The family lived in North
field for many years but went West
some years ago.
A. Taylor of Brandon made an un-
successful attempt 10 commit suicide
last week by shooting himself with a
revolver. Taylor claims that he in
tended to put a bullet through his
heart, but he aimed too low, Tor the
bullet struck rib, glanced and lodged
in his back. A physician was called,
and removed the bullet without much
difficulty, and it is thought that Taylor
will recover. He had been having
trouble with his wife.
Willie Hollenbecker, a Russian boy
five years old, living outside Barre vii
lage on the road to East Montpelier,
was accidentally shot Apr. 10th. Mrs.
Chas. johnson was visiting at the
boys home and taking up a 30-calibre
revolver playfully pointed it at differ
ent members of the family, saying, |
Your money or your life" When |
the weapon was pointed at the boy it |
was discharged the bullet entering
the left temple. There is possibility |
that the boy will recover.
Fred Benoit, aged 16. OF Burlington
was drowned in the Winooski river |
above the rapids at Winooski Satur-
day night. Young Benoit was fishing |
from boat with his father, Thomas |
Benoit, Edward Labelle of Essex |
and Eli Kirby of Burlington.
Ii is thought the boat caught on one
of the many rocks and capsized.
The three men reached the shore safe
" but the boy, who was the best
swimmer in the crowd, was drawn
down by the swift current. The body
was recovered Sunday.
George H. Briggs who committed
suicide by hanging himself in his cell
at the New Hampshire state prison
April 18th, was under life sentence.
He was resident of Langdon, n. H.,
and was convicted of shooting neigh
Dor. Mrs. Jones. Briggs was charged
with first degree murder but the jury
plea of guilty of murder
in the second degree was accepted
and life sentence imposed. He was
a resident OF Williamstown,
and leaves brother, +. c. Briggs, OF
Barre.