Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-04-14
BRONSON MURDER TRIAL
IN PROGRESS THIS WEEK IN
ESSEX COUNTY COURT.
Cora Sweet Of Stsrksboro Shot by
Her Brother-Ased Milton Farmer
Dies from carbolio Acid Poison
Disorder at Fort Ethan Allen.

Dies from Carbolio Acid Poison
Disorder at Fort Ethan Allen.
The case OF state VS.. Reuben Bron
son OF Bloomfield, charged with tn
murder of Charles Lyon, March 81
1904. is being tried in Essex count.
court ut Guildhall this week Franl
Lyon, brother OF the dead man, ties
titled that some time before hi
brothers death his brother and Bron
son had had n dispute over dog ant
/ Bronson threatened TO shoot Charles
The night Lyon was shot a number
of woodsmen came TO the Lyon hous,
near the Bronson house. There was
some drinking and crowd outside
/ the house. Later In the evening tn,
/ Lyon brothers left the house anC
started down the road. AS they
passed Bronson's, Bronson appeared
In the doorway and the witness said
without any provocation, aimed his
gun at Charles and fired a charge OF
buckshot into the latter's head, killing
him Instantly The witness said he
and his brother were unarmed.
Saturday, April s, several witnesses
testified that they had heard Bronson
threaten TO kill Lyon.
For the defence, two witnesses tes-
house the night the shooting occurred
and after the Lyon brothers had left
the house witnesses heard several
shots. Soon afterward they went out
and saw Frank Lyon and another man
bringing the body of Charles Lyon to
the house. on cross examination by
Attorney General Fits they We're con-
siderably confused. Testifying In his
own behalf, Reuben Bronson admitted
that he shot Lyon, saying Lyon had
first assaulted him. Magistrate H.
Beattie testified that the Bronson
brothers came to him the day after
the murder and asked for warrant
for assault against Lyon, the dead
man, claiming not to know he was
dead. Much of Tuesdays testimony
was of technical nature. Several
witnesses testified Monday that
man. Frank Lyon was
also pronounced bad.
Eddie Ball. IL years old, whose
mother is Reuben Bronson's wife,
knew Lyon and his wife, Maggie. He
used to run errands for Mrs. Lyon.
He saw a revolver in the Lyon house
with black handle. Mrs. Lyon kept
It in a bureau and showed it to him.
The Bronsons never had a revolver
Lyon said he would shoot Bronson if
he latter touched him. Cross exam
nation failed to shake his testimony.
During the trial the respondent has
shown a calm and confident demeanor.
The late w. S. Howden, who died
'ecently at his home in Bristol, left
um of money to the Bristol Advent
hurch, the interest to be used to
preaching.
The lumber mill of f. NJ. Plumley
t Sherburne was burned to the |
round last week, some lumber and |
he stock of logs being saved. Loss, |
1000, insurance $1,000. The fire |
aught from the stove. Twelve men
1ere thrown out of employment.
The following passed the state board
f pharmacy examination at the last
ieeting, held at Montpelier, April 6:
rthur S. Mason, Springfield, Mass;
Irs. Jessie l.. Hanscom, Manchester
:. H.; Arthur Merrill, Woodsville, N.
l.; George c. Stone, Dover, n. II.
George E. Whitney, the well-known
orseman and agent of the American
Toolen company's mills at Winooski, !
as badly injured in carriage col
sion last week. He was severely $
lrt about the head and internally t
jured but it is hoped he will recover {
Charles Elliott of East Barnet is Z
ling to make a business of raising :
inks He has bought an old building
id moved it to the bank near the
yer. He will make a yard of wire L
tting and have it run out into the $
yer SO that the animals can pass v
TT of the time in the water. D
lockwood Barrett, prominent :,
siness man identified with the mar II
} interests of Rutland, died at Bris - -
Saturday, April s. aged 70. from :,
ralysis. He was stricken while eat :,
8 supper at the Bristol house Fri n
y night. He leaves no family, his =,
fe having died in December.
An effort is being made to utilize A.
excellent water power in East W
ultney village. Joseph Mears and &
o. Keefe, owners Of the dam and
hts of water near the bridge, in p
, village, have offered to give said q,
,perty to the first reliable industry c,
It will locate there. The dam gives t la
of "a feet, and is at 81 T,
mt where there is at all times plen- e.
of water. ar
r.
,ora, the 16-year- old daughter of ST
'ry Sweet, living in the northeast
t of Starksboro, was accidentally
It and killed about noon Sunday, ~,
RI ., Ny ler protner' Da,iiei, ~ ne 81
,wn to be loaded. and, after laugh ca
ly ordering his sister to stand up, ar
pointed the gun at her and it was da
discharged The ball en- D.
ed the girls neck and lodged in vi,
shoulder blade, the jugular vein p,
ng severed. m,
aft
srael Roberts, an aged farmer of be
ton, died Friday, April Z, from m,
liking carbolic acid by mistake. H.,
in a few moments, after intense
,ering. He was watching beside w
body of his wife, who died the do
before, and feeling the need of We
1ulants, drank from a bottle which tb,
supposed contained whiskey, but an
CHI contained carbolic acid that dn,
used in the house for disinfec- All
:. He soon became unconscious Co
no remedies could arouse him. nj
and Mrs. Roberts had lived in wa
on for many years and leave tbe
e sons and three daughters. n, n
TIL
las. +. GRAFFAM f $s