Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-09-24
CROSS OUTRAGE.
South Northfield Woman the Vic.
tim of Mans Brutal
Passions.
SHE NAMES HER ASSAILANT
One Adclbcrt Martin, Formerly of
Calais. Ia Charged with IIcinOus
Crimc--Mrs. stephen TrOmbIcc,
an Industrious Woman, Has
Sympathy Of Community.

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MIS' stephen lroinpIcc' VINO lives near
~ "iS n"d5 anu put d c'IilPdrdtiNc'!
Si'ort Instance from hclSnpors' was keep
ing mouse alone nobody being with her
put nci HNc year old uauShtcr' AL ABOUT
mldnlSht sho was awakened by a man
pldcihS ms hahdS upon her person. she
SCrraineu ana urea TO rise but was lor-
clplN hclu pack by her asSdllant. linen
iolloWed Il struggle through whicn prob
aoly lew woman would survive. With all
inc power at his command the wretch
stroNe TO accomplish his foul purpose
Maddened, he then seized club and
struck MS victim over the head rend-
ering her inscnsibc He next bclabored
the daughter who was awakened by the
disturbance and with threats supple
mentcd by blows, stopped her cries lie
then it appears left the house.
A SECOND AT,rAr1
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'ii'V NHi9' i'loe recovered con
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of her assaiIant from the vard tbrootnn3
ing her with death if she made further
outcry. Frcnziod, she only screamed the
louder. lie then returned to the house
and another struggle ensued, terminating
in his leaving her in a senselcss condition
coveted with bruises and blood. In he
early morning, before 1t wds light. she
again recovered and in her faint and
weak condition, with her little daughter 5
assistance, succeeded tshe don't know
now III wheeling the bed up against the
door ana bairlcading 1t with other muv-
she mad barely completed these ar
rahsemehts when her tormentor appear
! eu AGAIN, but was Unable TO force an en-
trailce'
Wayne Denny, the l4-year-old son OF
MI ana MrS' George DchhH, was passing
,iiiI way shortlv AFTER uaEHsht' lie
heard the SOUND oil means ana sops com
Ms rom tile Iroinplee mousse ana, sus-
pec'ils 'hat something was amiss forced
ms nis MdN ii'o 'ilt nouse' re louhu MIS-
III '' ii-NOlSoluuS S'"tc' l!His
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sho recovered consciousness nfter a timn'
Her wrists We're found to he literally blis-
tered where she had struggled to escape
from the midnight villain.
RECOGNIZED ASSAILANT.
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anu Has tilc St'ocic 9SHlPdtHS VI ,lc
Whoie PupllC' on stalc" ScS'eiuaE ,H"t
sue PoSl,N' ~ ,1coS l'l~eu 'Ir "S'hl'" ~ as
one Auclperl Mdr'iu anu 'hdt sIle hleW
ms voice.
ne case was placed IN Ofncer j. A.
hutchinson hahds early IN the morn
ing and after Notifying oflcers IN the
county to he on the Lookout lie started
with number OF citizens and began
a thorough ana systematic search for
Mr.. Martin. but up TO one O'Clock ne had
not been located. Public Indignation sell
dom runs higher nor finds more violent
expression than it has to-day, espe-
cially at South Northfeld where the out
rage was committed. Some have express
ed "a fear that, if found, Martin world be
summariy dealt with. but it is probable
the sturdy common sense of the
people will carry the balance of poVcr
and that if taken the full Justice of the
law VIII be allowed.
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This Adelbe1 Martin, who is accused by
MIS- irohhlee' is thc son OF James Mar
ull OF 'aIillS, ana is believed 10 pe "A
hatiVe oi mat town several years since
II Is reported lie sklppen the country 10
escape arrest lor participation III a
drunken array Whlch was more IN tn,
nature OF dlsorderly conduct than moro
serious crime
ii,s , ''i9, ie'oiuou , aPi,ealaiot III Nor'n,
ielu was Idsl WINTER When ne hlred a hall
and caused some advertising matter to
be uistripu,eu announcing 'hat ne would