Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-11-01
Two Murders in One Week.

The town OF DanNlle Was thrown unto
great excitement Thursday by the an
nOuncement OF the discovery on the farm
OF Joseph labree OF the dead body OF Ed
ward Manning near labree's house, and
the subsequent arrest OF labree and
Arthur Rogers, who are held on suspi-
elon, as alleged participants IN his death,
LabFee Is Frenchman who lives alone on
farm two miles from the village of Dan
willie and he claims that Manning came to
his house saturday and some time Sunday
Rogers came there. The parties sent away
for two quarts of whiskey, and proceeded
10 drink u up as soon Is II arrived,
l.abree said he went 10 Valid n Tuesday
aud when he returned home Thursday
morning he found Manning's body. He
Immediately notified the seleetmen and
they went 10 the spot and found the body.
II lay face down ON the ground and by its
| side was pipe full OF tobacco and an un-
lighted match. The body was deeom'
posed about the face and had a savage
cash in the back OF the head, the face and
lips were cut, teeth Knocked In and one
finger nearly cut or bitten of. A hat
which was not his own covered his head.
Rogers testified that he saw Manning
for the last time Tuesday afternoon when
he left the lahree house for parts I'M
known, aud labree said he had not seen
him since Tuesday morning, when he
himself went TO Walden,
Several suspicious circumstances lead to
the belief that the murder was committed
in Iabree's house some time Tuesday and
the body afterwards carried out of the
house 10 the spot where Labree first found
IL,
Labree is hard drinker and Rogers,
who lives in the adjoining town OF Wal
den is a hard character. One OF his
brothers had five year prison sentence
for an assault at Barre and his nephew has
served In State prison for larceny.
Both Rogers and Labree were bound up
at the hearing to the December term OF the
Caledonia county court
Manning was about 40 years old, I'M
married, and has brother at Sherbrooke.
%. He had been living around Danville
for about two years.
Henry Tracy, aged about IS years, was
found dead on the Shepard road in North
Fayston early Thursday morning, under
circumstances that indicate that he was
murdered. Twenty-eight shot wounds in
the shoulders and back, one through an
ear, and a fatal wound at the base OF the
brain much larger than the others were
found.
Suspicion rested on Harrison and VRlen-
tine Corliss, brothers, and cousin, Percy
Corliss. Tie officers placed Harrison un-
der arrest. As the Corlss family tell the
story grooming or growing noise
was heard Wednesday night. After
time the boys arose and went out to in
vestigate. They saw a black object in the
road and heard growls. Valentine held
the Ian ern and Harrison fired, supposing
the object seen to be some animal.
As far as can be learned nothing was
said OF the affair by the family until after
the body OF Tracy was found Thursday
morning.
Young Corliss took his arrest coolly and
chatted and laughed with the officers. He
is one OF family Of eighteen children, the
father having been married three times.
Harrison is OF more than the average
height, was poo ly clad, and did not APP
pear to be well nourished. He is not
strong mentally.
The victim was sawyer in the mill OF
Perkins Il Boyce. He was seen in More
town the night before. That was the last
seen of him alive. tie had but little il any
money, so that murder could not have
been committed for the purpose Of rob-
bling the man.