The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
MNeW Hampshire
HINSDALE.
FORMERLY LIVED IN HINspALE.
Edward Cunningham. Desperate. Well
Known In This Town.


Edward Cunningham, who lived ~
liinsdale number IT year aga dnd
was employed here as a spinner IN tbs
woolen mile, has gained mnrh n1lorlrly
during the past week hy the chase he
has given the 0tiioeTs IN the NirlniiN IT
Newport, \. II. Cunningham j. want
al 60 answer Ia the crime of shooting
and seriously wounding Elon s,icknel
SATURDAY night at The home 1T Mr., aud
Aln, Frank Seayy IN Guild after a vain
effort Ia ion. his attentions an illrr u,
yearold daughter, Miss Sarah Sllekney.
Over loo men have been searching the
woods Tor Cunningham hat N spite Of
the posse he has not fled That he u
hound Ia niune the girl or her parcais
in some way j. Indicated 10y the fact that
be has been seen repeatedly IN the VI
entity of the ScaVy home. the last time
"Wednesday afternoon about $50 behind
a large boulder IN the rear oi the honse:
Although Cunningham has not worked
in lllnsdale for a number Of year, he
has been a frequent visitor 10 this town,
stopping here briefly lew weeks ago,
Cunningham met the Scayy girl Sainr'
day noon while she was on the way 20
the railroad station with friend, Mrs.
William Bclknap. and underworld 10 arr
suadc her to clopr with him. This she
refused 10 do. lie told her then that
she would 60 with him or with nobody,
and started 20 pull his revolver. The
girl screamed for help and her brother.
in.law. who works in the Granite State
mills nearby. heard the cries and ran
To her assistance,
His version OF the affair is that Gun.
ningham had hold Of the girls wrists
and she was screaming for help. When |
lac saw the brothcr-inlaw Cunningham |
let 60 and pulled his revolver and point !
ed il NJ the girl as she turned 10 lice /
from him. but the gun failed Ia 60 of /
By this time number Of men were 4
coming ON the scene and Cunningham
fled to the woods.
Late that night Cunningham returned
20 the Seavy home with the intention,
II is believed. OF killing the. gil. We
knocked at the back door and the girls
mother answered the knock lie asked
for the daughter. and before she could
answer he pulled her into the back ward
and at the same time tried to get hls
gun out Of his hip pocket, but Mrs.
Seavy succeeded in preventing this.
She screamed for help and Elon Stick
ney. who was on the front steps, ran
10 her assistance. He had 32.calibre
rifle and he and Cunningham had duel
with their respective weanons, with the
windup in favor OF Cunningham as
StlckneN received Dad stomach Wouhl /
Cunningham has a police record in
that is hard to heat. He
served So wears in the Charlestown pris- ,
on for killing an old man by the name
Of Baxter who lived in Dawson. Mass:
about Is years ago. He was convicted OF
About five years ago he entered the
nome of his parents in Draeut Mass, !
md threatened TO kill them all. includ. |
ng his sister and brother. He filled the
walls fnll of bullet holes. For this he ;
erved 10 months in the lowell jail.
He is about ~ years old and spinner
" trade. He worked in the Granite
State mills in Newport for about year o
until last spring when he was forced to
cave town by the Seavy girls father, =
rho had for long time tried to break ).
u the attachment between the girl and =