Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16
DROWNED IN THE RIVER
MRS. WILLIAM DUSTIN SUPPOSED
TO HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE

To HAVE COmhA ALL oOASA1N
BY Throwing Herself Into the Connect,
icut Monday Morning-Had Been
Visiting at the Home Of B. s. Gal.
iup but Lived in North craftsbury.
Clad only in suit Of union under
wear and n pair Of stockings, with a
heavy wooden shawl TO protect her
from the cold, Mrs. William l.. Dustin,
20. of North Craftsbury, left the home
of b. 5. Gallup on Tyler street early
Monday morning and is supposed to
have committed suicide by throwing
herself into the Connecticut river. In
the light snow which fell during the
previous night the tracks of the we.
man s stoeking-coyered feet were fol.
lowed down the embankment in the
rear of the Gallup place, across the
railroad tracks, and to the very edge
of the water. No returning footprints
could be discovered, and there seems
TO be no doubt that Mrs. Dustin, in a
fit of insanity. ended her life by drown.
ing. All day Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, and part of yesterday the
river was dragged in an effort TO To-
cate the body. but the result was un'
successful.
Mrs Dustin had been visitor at
the Gallup home for about 10 days.
During that time she was very nervous,
and had complained considerably about
her head. Ii was supposed, however,
that the trouble was simply due to
oyerwork, and that rest would bring
the young woman TO more normal
frame of mind. About o clock Mon
day morning Mrs. G. d. Gallup thought
she heard Mrs. Dustin walking about
her bedroom. and therefore began to
get breakfast ready for her. About a
half hour later Mrs. Gallup went to her
guest S room TO see If she was all rlght
and found that she was missing. TX
animation revealed that all the young
woman Is clothes were in the room with
the exception of her underwear and
stockings. Further search brought to
light the tracks leading from the rear
of the house toward the river.
As soon as these evidences of some
thing wrong had been discovered Mrs,
Gallup notified Selectman james +.
Hooker, who lives opposite, and he and
Sheriff Frank w. Mcclure were soon
ON the scene. Together they traced
the tracks to the rivers edge, as has
been stated. where they terminated abb
ruptlv. Messrs. Hooker and Mcclure
looked carefully up and down the
shore in the hope of finding traces OF
the Young woman's return, but were
unable to do so. II was then decided
that she had committed suicide. As
soon as possible Ns-ht Watehman W.
B. Warren and the rest OF the ponce
force were notified, and Immediately
after dinner search for the body was
begun. The point where the young
woman is supposed to have entered the
river is about 100 yards north of the
Boston & Maine engine house. The
water is shallow at this point with con
siderable current, but it grows deeper
nearer the engine house where there
is large eddy.
The work of dragging the river was
accomplished by means of two boats
manned by Night Watehman Warren
Officer Solon Richmond, Charles Cush
man. and Maurice Cavanaugh. Crap
Ming irons were used all the afternoon
and a number of charges of dynamite
were exploded, but without result. The
search was resumed Tuesday morning
and continued until dark. The rivel
was dragged from above the engine
house to the mouth of Milestone
brook. and considerably more dynamite
was used, but no traces of the body
were discovered.
Mrs. Dustin s husband, who was
notified by telephone soon after hel
disappearance, came TO Brattleboro OF
the early train Tuesday and remained
until the 10 clock train last evening
On Wednesday Mrs. Dustin s brother
Martin MeCue of North Craftsbury
came to Brattleboro and assisted In thu
search. Mr.. Dustin said that his wife
left home two weeks ago Monday, mrs
going to Berlin. this state, where sh'
attended the wedding of a relative
When asked as TO his wife menta
condition Mr.. Dustin said that she hat
acted peculiarly and "did not look a
things right. but he stated furthe
that he had not supposed she was il
amy way insane, although there was In
sanity in the family. Tuesday Afternoon
Sheriff Mcclure found the edge of
shawl on the railroad track in the rea
of the Gallup place, and later he an'
/ Mr.. Dustin discovered the shawl II
self at the local station where 1t ha'
been carried the day before by som
| Boston & Maine employe. The shaw
was identified as one which had beel
/ in the possession of Mrs. Dustin, AM
| it is supposed that she wrapped
about her when she left the house
The hour of her departure is set earl,
Monday morning from the fact tina
the footprints leading toward the banl
were noticed about 7.30 O'Clock by
/ milkman. who called at the Galul
home at that time, \ reward of so
was offered yesterday for the recover.
of the body.
Mrs. Dustin S maiden name wa
Tressa McCue. and her home previou
to her marriage was in Greensbor
where her father now lives. She wa
married to Mr.. Dustin in April, 1905
and during the past winter had taugh
school in North Craftsbury. Beside
her husband and father she is sur
vived by two sisters who live in Bur
lington and one whose home is in Au
burn. N Y.
A suit has been instituted agains
Justice Joseph NJ. Deuel., of the cour
of special sessions, New York, for hi
removal from his position as justice
The suit is brought by District Attor
ney Jerome. James W. Osborne, an
Edward Shepard. acting as citizens
The specifications against Justie
Deuel. include that of conducting busi
ness other than that of justice, an
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