The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-31

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Both OF the bullets are in the left lung,
probably some distance above the heart
but Fairbanks's condition IL such that il
has been impossible TO probe for them.
On Tuesday an N.ray photograph was
taken in an effort 10 locate the bullets
exactly. Fairbanks said Monday he was
sorry his attempt at suicide had not been
successful and made the assertion that he
would kill himself at the first opportunity.
As soon as possible the murderer will be
removed from the private room in the hos
pital which he now occupies and taken
to Newiane. States Attorney Bacon will
then ask Tor permission To have him
taken to the states prison at Windsor for
safe keeping until time for his tral.
News OF the murder was received by
States Attorney Bacon at Newiane about
o'clock Saturday evening and he immc.
diately telephoned TO Brattleboro for an
automobile TO convey him to the scene of
the tragedy. A machine driven by Robert
Manley reached Newiane about midnight
and started at once for Saxtons River with
Mr.. Bacon, Harold L. Whitney, High
Sheriff A. Ill. Thompson and Deputy
Sheriff Nj. p. Davis. The party reached
there about o'clock in the morning aud
a preliminary hearing was held in Hotel
klmbail to learn the circumstances OF the
case from the most important witnesses.
Drs. .Allbee and Osgood, Mrs. Tenney and
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell We're examined,
and the house where the murder took
place was visited. When the states at
torney and his party arrived the body OF
Mrs. Grout was in the front room within
u few feet OF the murderer who had been
placed on mattress. After preliminary
examination which brought out among
other things that Fairbanks was slightly
under the influence OF liquor when he did
the shooting MIR. Bacon ordered the body
of Mrs. Grout taken To the undertaking
rooms of the Chase Furniture company in
Bellows Falls where an autopsy was per
formed Sunday afternoon by DIR. b. Ill.
Stone OF the state laboratory at Burllng-
ton. lie found that the bullet had en-
tered the heart, causing instant death
Fairbanks was taken to Bellows Falls in
the afternoon in time to be brought to
Brattleboro on the afternoon train.
Although but % years old Mrs. Grout
had been twice married. She was d.
vorced from her first husband and had
separated from her second. She was the
daughter of Joseph Page, Grafton farm
er, who reached the scene OF the murder
Sunday morning. Her mother died
number of years ago. Mrs. Circuit was
first married when but Ii years old to
Henry Clark OF Grafton, who was nearly
80 years her senior. As might have been
expected this marriage was an unhappy
one and after two or three years she lett
min and he obtained a divorce on the
grounds of desertion. Soon after the girl
went to live with her aunt, who had mar
ried William Fairbanks, the man who shot
ner. She lived with them oil and on I'M
Ill she married Fred Grout. They sep,
arated a year or more ago and she had
lived in Grafton and Saxtons River since.
lie is now in Claremont. The girl comes
from one of the respected families OF Graf
ION. One OF her aunts married into
prominent Washington ID, c. family and
IN uncle is resident OF Brattleboro. She
was considered quite good looking, oil
medium stature and quite slender.
Mrs. Bessie Smith, life long friend
If the dead girl, is living with her nus
Dand in SaXtons River, Mrs Ienney, at
whose house the murder occurred, beng
a sister of MIR. Smith. She reached the
scene Immediately alter the tragedy and
is badly broken up over the affair. Mrs.
Grout is distant relation OF hers one
said that Mrs. Grout had had a sorrowLul
life Her home life was unhappy and she
was married when but child, without
having enjoyed the pleasures and bright
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mad been abused all her life, by her pa,
rents. by her minated first husband and
hy her second as we'll She had always
submitted to them in everything and never
had her own way about anything. MIS-.
Smith said that the acquaintance between
Mrs. Grout and Fairbanks was one OF d
number of years in length. She had been
an inmate of his family, being the niece
Of Mrs Fairbanks. The latter had al
wavs "bossed her. and she stood IN great
fear of him. Lately she had been trying
to avoid him as she had disliked his al
tentions. He had been trying TO get nef
to sell her household goods ana go VIII
him to keene to live, which she feluseu
to do. This, it is thought, was one %
the motives for the CRIME. MIS- ,oilii.n
said it was her opinion that MRS. uroui i
cared nothing for Fairbanks ana fesehteu
his attentions. He had been IN heehe
locking for work and had just returned
with the intention of taking her back with
him He had telephoned her that gay
ahout the matter. Mrs. Grout intended
70 move her things to Mrs. Tenney TINS
waalr and had obtained position on
Which she was to begin Monday. She was
bannv because things looked so bright ana
had passed a jolly afternoon Win Ml9'
Smith. ,.;.h bor bus-
Mrs. John Campbell, who WIN heI n 4h,
hand. was in the house at the time OF t .h
shooting, gives another motive 1or the
crime. She said that she had known MIS-;
Grout but week. She and her h Ir
were spending the evening at the lenney
home when Fairbanks came. Mr.. camp,
he'll sat in full view of the front mt aoo loot
Int she was out of range; Both MI an. dit
Mrs. Campbell are Of the OPINION ; ' 1he
,H,e Fairbanks called Mrs. Grout TO the
door. he saw Mr.. Campbell seated N I'm .ne
e sitting room and was mad with jealousy !N, "
Thinking that he was paying attention s,,.a 10
her Insane because OF this ne ietu hor
t tel listen to her explanations and shot her
Jown in his rage. Mrs Campbel sayI
HAT she was alarmed for her husoa tha
and and held him back from rushing out s tne
front f door for fear that Fairbanks, svnl
IN his madness, would fire at the sup L,t fha
nau n.l Of his jealousy. In running OUT h Inc
hack way. her husband ran aheau oL .r nej,
and and she thought that the third shot S'ru'N
| him. =, ~ lie
Fairbanks is about so years old ana ma I hae
he Vi Victim, a native of Grafton lie ~
a at times been the possessor oil con n he
al able income. being teamster driving p III
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