Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-04-18

1ney were arrested All tnISS "SAS -
beastly state OF lntoxication the night OF
assault.
The past week the county has become
more notable in the sensational line IMAM
for many years, what with tragedles'
robberies, assaults and railroad Wrecks,
the public has been kept more than stirred
up to the excitable point. The most
thrilling report was circulated wednesday
morning when the mail train south out OF
Newport at seven ran into man 50 OF AZ
rods below the creek bridge, in the town
of Coventry. Engineer Heating discoVeieo
| the man lying on the track between the
rails and applied the emergency Drakes
| but could not stop before the engine
baggage and mail car had passed over the
| body. Before the body was touched Supt'
] Folsom was notified, who gave orders 10
part the train and set the body of the
| track. leaving it in the same position as
| when found on the track. Ih1s was o"ne
and the train passed on. Cnoertaker
Green of Newport, Health Ohcer Dr'
Badger and First Selectman Fairbrother OF
Coventry were notified. An examination
of body showed that the man hao peen
killed before being struck by the mali
train, as the body was cold and the pool OF
blood in which his head lay was congealeo'
Further proof of his having been Kllleo
before was also shown from the I'M rles
that the mail train must have done 10
leg that rested near one rail, no Dlooo
flowing therefrom. Examination OF the
track showed pieces OF bone from tne
mans heel 81 feet north OF where the oouy
Law, also spots of blood along tnaG
distance, and a few pieces OF coins 10 Vne
south of the body. Also 80 feet south lay
a revolver containing no shells. upon
finding the weapon the supposltlon was
that it was a case of suicide or murder;
, one wound on side of head also indicated
: at first glance to have been MADE py
bullet. The body was taken in charge oy
Undertaken Green and taken to his room
! to await further action of the nealen
3 officers. The body was then ldent1ned Rs
Fred Foy, living in West Derby, having
! recently been in the employ OF the B. q nj.
A | railroad at their coal chutes here. LII
a appears that Foy had recently been palo
2 off and had set out the evening before &c
= have high time in company with WI
v Merritt. After a series of lunches at the
q restaurant and a liberal supply OF 1ntox
= eating beverage to wash them down, FoI
n and Merritt started off for Horace Leach
in Derby, contrary to the wishes
Mrs. Foy, who tried to influence him t.
8 remain at home that evening. However
on reaching Leach's no one was found
IS home. and they went over to the DRESSING
mill in the south part of the south railroa
l.. ward. and there engaged in conversation
with the mill Waterman. While here Fo
ne took out a revolver and shells with tn
intention of loading, but did not do sc
We putting both shells and revolver back i
his rocket. Finally Merritt started off
TO Leach's house again, but Foy did nc
accompany him. Later when MERIT
&c returned to the mill Foy had disappeared
Merritt then rode up to the village on q
as engine with Prue, not seeing anythin
more of Foy. The above statement
IN their movements is as related by Merrl
o. himself. 1t is not known just how Fo
got to the point where he was toun
In whether by catching ride on freight
ss' wound on his head, however, leads to t
I'M plausible theory that he walked up t.
ng track, not knowing or caring where
ny was going because of his excessive lntoS
cation, and upon reaching this point abo
the culvert, lay down on the track, al
upon being partially aroused by t
approach of train early in the morn1r
asst raised himself sufficiently so that he "
struck by the sharp edge Of step on
his pilot of an engine. The scalp wound il
over his forehead and break in his
Sc plainly indicate that he was struck by
sharp edge of something that was j
lex about the width of one OF these ste
The inquest was held Wednesday aft
Ter, noon before Health Officers DR.. Badger
Coventry and DR.. Whitaker of Newpc
Examination of the body showed t.
Ivy there was no bullet wound. be '
me. known to have SO Tuesday night. and
arm was found upon him after death, SO tn
ont was no murder on account of robbie
oN' Undertaken Green kept the body III
Thursday afternoon, when it was relea
to his father, F. Fl. Foy of Augusta, n
/. who took it to Richford, where Mrs. Fc
saw relatives live. Foy.was married and had
Young child. A sister was also living "
him. He was about thirty years old.
- NEWPORT CENTER.
, n. Miss Sadie Selby is quite sick.
Mrs. Hiram Drown is very sick.
With Mrs. E. W. True is in very poor heal
Ugh Miss Helen Green is recovering from