Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-04-27
GUILTY OF MANSLAuGHTER.
Unexpected Ending of Winooski
Murder Case.
TrOmblcy sent 70 state Prison
for n Term Of Seven 10 Eight
Ycnrs-DcnDis Tromblcy tie.
leased.

Unexpected developments occurred Fri.
day morning III the trial of LOui,
Trumblcy, who was charged with the
murder of Louis Lamora at Winocski last
January, and as a result he will spend
the next eight years in the state prison
at Windsor. This unexpected conclusion
of the trial came about through the with
drawal of Trombley's plea of not guilty
to the charge Of murder m entering of
Il plea of guilty TO a charge of man
slaughter.
PLEA OF GUILTY.
When court opened Friday morning
six extra Jurors were present ana the
completing of the panel was about to pro-
coed when Attorney Brown asked that
all jurors be excused as he had Il mo-
ton to make. After the jurors had re-
| tired he requested permission for from
hley to Withdraw his plea of not guilty
and tina he be allowed TO enter one of
guilty to granddaughter. THIS procedure
was not opposed by the State and the per-
mission WAS granted. When asked TO
plead anew Trombley promptly said
guilty"
STATEMENT FOR TIsOMBIIY.
A statement in regard to the crime was
then made by Attorney Brown. lie said
that Louis and Dennis Tromblcv had
been at work in the woods near WinoOski
on the day that 1.aillora was killed and
that they returned home in the cftcr-
noon, gong To Lannon'S house, where
they boarded. Later all three began to
drink and after q Time n row occurred,
n which 1.ainora assaulted Louis from
b!0y and blows were struck.
After this row occurred Mrs. Lamora
and her children left the house and went
to IA neighbours. The men continued to
drink ana late in the evening. both be-
ing drunk, l.amora again assaulted Louis
Trombley with a wcapon, tn" nature of
which Tromblcy could not remember MIR.
Brown said that Tromblcy was so drunk
that he could not remember everything
that happcncd hut that he said he caught
the weapon held by Iamora and when
he got it in his hands struck the blow
which killed Llmora.
Mr.. Hrown referred to Iamora's bad
character. mentioning his former arrests.
etc. lie referred to tho former law COW
erinC cases of manslaught.r i'll which Tho
minimum sentence was seven years and
he thought that under the circumstance
the court should take that minimum sen
tcnce into Consideration.
THE STATES CASE.
Acknowledgement Fits followed Mr.
Brown, saying that the states evidence
would largely corroborate the facts men
toned by Mr.. Brown. lie said there wa.
no trouble between tho Trombleys an,
I.amora When they We're sober but tina
they were prone to drink split and whci
they did Louis Tromblcy and Lamora fire
. qucntly had trouble.
Attorney Fits said there was some
question as To Dennis Tromblcy's con
n~ection with the affair. He got Yer.
drunk early III the evening and had Il
go to bed in a friends room. Mr.. Fit
said that during the evening, at abou
eight or nine o'clock. Louis Tromblcy as
saulted Lamorn, the two being separate,
by Mrs. Ianora. Iamora started on
with the aNoWed determination of 50
curing a police officer and have Tromblc.
arrested but he did not return with one
Later Mrs. Iamora and the children lcf
the house and while she was gone LA
mora WAS Killed.
1t was announced by At~tornny-Gcncra
Fits that the state could not show malic
or generalization on the part of TromblcS
lie said the people concerned wcr
Ignorant, poor and drank and that he WA
inclined TO agrce with Attorney Brow
that Trombley did not clearly rcnembt
what had happened. lie thought the end
of justice would be we'll served il III
minimum sentence OF seven years pre-
vidcd by the old law were pronounced
lie said the only criminal charges thu
.-.y 10 T~,,~l Ur,in. eTrN1ohlcx, mr.,
one or two prosecutions in Canada Il
intOXication.
TROMBLEY SENTENCED.
When Attorney-Goncral Fits had co,
tcluded Judge Watson directed Clerk Ra
to see if Trombley had anything to ga
before sentence WAS pronounced. lie r.
piled he had nothing to say. After a bril-
conference with Assistant Judges ALE
and Lyon. Judge Watson said that tho
7 Thought the case would be well cared fl
= under the minimum sentence under Il
old law n he sentenced Trombley
. serve not less than seven and not mo
. than eight years at hard labor in Il
G. State prison at Windsor.
le DENNIS TROMBLEY RELEASED.
s. After Louis had been sentenced Alto
X, ney-General Fits made a statement
1r regard 10 Dennis Trombley, who was 1
dictcd Jointly with Louis. lie said tn
q Dennis was in the habit of drinking al
NJ that when he did he laid down and we
lc TO sleep. lie said that Dennis was AISLE
~ when the first row occurred betwe
" Louis Tronbley and Lanora n that
III ter Lamora left the house Dennis "
taken to his own room, where he ca