Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-04-06
Assault Followed by Fatal Injury.

Fred Goodroe, 80, of Bedford, P. O. had
both legs cut off below the knees Thurs
dav near Swanton. He was given medical
treatment as soon found, but ne died
from the shock and loss of blood. He had
two cuts on his head one being long ana
deep and extending to the tissues OF the
skull He also had a black eye and an
abrasion on the shoulder. He was APP
parently intoxicated when the doctors at
tended him directly after the accident.
Shortly before he was run over Goodroe
was assaulted by Charles Robinson at a
shack occupied by the Lavigne family
near the railroad tracks. The men were
talking when Robinson suddenly knocked
Goodroe down and struck him several
times. Amos Lavigne told Robinson to
stop. as he had given Goodroe enough.
After lying on the ground some time
Goodroe staggered down the railroad
track, groaning and wiping the olood
from his face. When about half way be-
tween the crossing and the dry bridge ne
fell and lay with his legs across the rails.
After he was run over the trainmen pick
ed him up and carried him to the East
Swanton railroad station, where physl-
clans attended him. 1t is said that mem
bers of the Lavigne family Kne" thaI
Goodroe was lying helpless on the rail-
road track, but they gave no warning
An autopsy indicated that Goodroe did
not die from the assault, but from his
injury on the railroad. Robinson fed from
town, but later was arrested ct the home
Of his mother in Lowell, VT, and brought
back to Swanton. He was arraigned be-
fore Justice REYNOLDS on charge Of as
saut and battery, bound over in the sum
of $1,000 and taken to jail at st. Adams
Amos Lavigne, when examined in regard
to the case, perjured himself and his ar
rest with committal was ordered. Tues
day the men asked that an information
ha thew were
therefore brought before Municipal Judge
Tillotson of st. Adams, who sentenced
Robinson to not more than four nor less
than three years and six months In the
house of correction, and sentenced La
vigne to not more than two years nor
less than IS months In the state prison.
George Russell youth who had been
employed by John Bassett in his restau-
rant and bakery in Essex Junction Few
weeks skipped Friday night, taking 500
in cash and a check for $S5 belonging TO
his employer Mr.. Bassett was gone from
the store only nalf hour, but when he
returned Russell had disappeared. The
culprit was arrested early Saturday
morning by the police in st. Adams.
The Y. NJ. c. A. state convention Will
be held at Windsor April 27-29. The
speakers will include c. X. Ober, Fred S.
Goodman, and John r. Boardman of New
York, Attorney General Clarke c. Fits
of Brattleboro. A. Buchanan, Jr., OF st.
Adams, William G. Mason Of Enosburg
Falls, Frank H. Brooks of st. Johnsbury
G. F. North, Byron NJ Clark, and F. S.
Morrison of Burlington.
A passenger train on the ogdensbure
& Lake Champlain division Of the Rutland
railroad was deliberately wrecked near
Rouse's Point, N. Y, Thursday night
The engine and three cars were thrown
from the track and Engineer B. G
Mitchell OF Ogdensburg and Fireman Johr
A. Fleming of New Haven, VT, were
seriously injured Fleming had LEG
broken above the knee, Mitchell lee
broken below the knee, and both mer
were cut and bruised by being thrown
from the engine. They were taken u
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington
None OF the passengers were badly IN
jured, although they were shaken up. the
accident occurred at a switch, which hat
been tempered with by some unknown
person Engineer Mitchell probably saved
the lives Of the passengers by applying
the emergency brakes.