Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-10
The PUTNEY COLUMN
Mrs. Bailey Shot and Killed By
Husbands Mistake
He Thought She Was a Burqlar-A.,L.
ened by Barking Dog, He Spoke to Her
But Received No Answer.

But Received No Answer.
shocking tragedy tool, ,,iooo H..
Friday night between If and 10 o,i u.s.
on the Nelson Newcomb ploco In t,N
northeast part of the town. whom Sidnn,.
Fancy larmer, shot and instantly i'm.
cd his wife. The affair caused a Co..
uoA throughout the town. and as there
was no one in the house at tho tir,.
except Mr. Bailey and his wirc :, ,,.,,',
thought best to have the mattor ir,,''.'
tsdtcd 10y states Attorney Scb,.,.,t ,
lmtto'oro, Notwithstanding Mr. Railc,.s
story mat ne thought he was shooting
90 burglar. Accordingly MIR. Boiln,. 80
placed under arrest by sheriff = w
wilkins Saturday morning. MIR scby,o,'t
WIS out of the state, but he arrived ~
town saturday night and visited th
premises and on Tuesday, the day follow
iuS the funeral " Mrs. Bailey. a urelirni-
nary hearing was held in tho tnp,,, ian
before Justice NJ. -. Whitman. I.nv,,nr
James =. Hooker OF Brattleboro annc.,,.
inE for the respondent. The witnesses
for the state We're y. w Lock. ,.b,
lived near the Bailcys, Or. G. = Hos. ar
VINO was called to soc Mrs. Bailey after
the shooting, Undertaken r. t. i-ri,tt
Mrs. lla Kingsley. Harry Locke ~ ~
Fuir and Henry StockWcl No vyitnoss-
,s for the defense were examined as
Justice Whitman, after hcarin,- t,o
stItcs Witnesses, decided that moi SIM
c.."i evidence had been introduced to
warrant holding the respondent rnr tho
grand jury. MIR. Bailey therefor y..s
discharged. II was evident to AN that
Ahs Bailey was the victim of nm nm
fortunate mistake.
Nr Bailey did not testify, but he told
tine story of the affair to various nao-
Pile. From his story it appears M d,
short time before the shooting he had
some trouble with peddler whom he
had furnished meal, but who had RE-
fused 90 pay for it, and when comno,Ind
to pay went away very angry. Fearing
he might return, Mr.. Bailey told his wife
to securely fasten the lower windows
They retired as usual. occupying the
same bed, and about midnight MIR Railnv
was awakened from sound sleop Inv th,
furious barking of his dog, which was
tied out doors. Springing out of bed. he
saw in the sitting room adjoining his
bedroom the dim form of a person can
ing out, he asked, Who's there" Re
ceiving no reply he called again. hut the
figure only drew back a step or two into
the shadow of the room Exnectine
every moment to be shot, he reached for
his gun, a repeating Winchester shot
gun which he kept loaded by his bed
and fired, calling to his wife to light
lamp Receiving no reply he called again.
hut still received no reply. Going across
the room in which he had seen the
moving form, he fastened the door with
tnall, IulnklnS he heard someone NOV
ing around in the room beyond Then
lighting a lamp he looked in the bed for
his wife but did not find her He looked
under the bed, thinking that perhaps i'm
her fright his wife had hidden Not
finding her there, he turned to the sit
ting room, where to his horror he found
her dead, nearly the whole charge of
shot having taken effect in her face and
neck. Dr. Foster was summoned at once
but the woman probably was killed in
stantly 1t is supposed that she got up
in her sleep and did not awaken at her
husbands call. Mrs. Bailey was - years
old 10 years younger than her husband
Her maiden name was Eunice :. Dickn-
SON. They were married April %. 1902 and
came to Putney from Chester. Mr. Bail
ey hunts and traps extensively. Funeral
services for Mrs. Bailey were held at
Oh" house Monday afternoon at . o'clock
Rev. +. r. Perkins officiating. Mrs. Jen-
ME Pierce sang two hymns. Mr.. Per
kins performed the ceremony at
tho wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey. Mr.
Bailey who is nearly crazed by the ac-
cident, has the heartfelt sympathy Of
the friends and neighbors who We're
greatly shocked by this terrible tragedy.
Mrs. Bailey was woman of most es-
Unable character, who had endeared her
self to a host OF friends who greatly de-
plore her untimely death.