The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-08-25
MURDER IS
REVEALED
George Kent's Body Was
Found in TOwnShend
WAS BADLY DECOMP0SED
Evidences Go to Show That the Man
Was Robbed and Murdered-His
Own Sons Found the
Remains.

Brattleboro, Aug. 25.- States Attor.
ney Charles Il Williams Of Bellows
Falls firmly believes that George Kent,
whose body was found Monday BY two
\ Of his CONS not more that two rods
/ from the eknt house in Townsheud, was
murdered. The remains were discover
ga by Bernard Kent, aged IA, and Percy
his younger brother, aged 10.
Kent Who was about 60 Years old.
disappeared about six weeks ago being
last seen alive on July o From time
to time a desultory search had been
made by the neighbors ia the vicinity
OF his home which Is about two miles
from Townshend village but without
success and all hope Of finding traces
lof the missing man had been abandoned
/ Monday afternoon his two sons were
playing on the shore OF a small brook
which runs hy the roadside a short dis
tauee from their home and noticing
ldisagreeable odor, they made an inves,
J tigation and came upon the body Of
their father Il was lying a the foot
of a high bank under some bushes, part.
/ " on the shore and partly in water
4 was a short distance from the high
way.
The two boys az once ran to the vii.
lage and notified the people they met on
the way aud IL was finally reported to
the Towushend health officer, DR.. Geo
Gale, who viewed the body and then
notified States Attorney Charles II.
Williams at Bellows Falls, Mr.. vii.
liams Immediately left for Townshend
90 earn the circumstances surrounding
the mans death and although he re-
fuses to say what he found, be thinks
that Kent was murdered
Is Father Of Elroy Kent.
George Kent is the father Of Elroy
Kent, Vcrmont's famous criminal. who
was convicted Of numbering Della Cong
don. During the spring and early sum
mer be was employed as a laborer on
the farm Of Dennis Jones near Town
shend village On July 3 he left Jones
employ and after being paid his wages
for the season started late IN the after
noon towards his home, a distance 81
about three miles That was the last
seen Of him.
When The bodv was viewed BY the
Townshcnd health officer Ii was hardly
recognizable Ii had the appearance 81
having been partially eaten by some ant
NAL and parts Of the body were 50 not
ten that il was necessary 10 shovel
them up 10 place the remains IN q coffin
Upon the arrival of Mr. Williams, he
viewed it and ordered immediate burial.
Circumstances surrounding the dis
eoyery of The body indicate foul play
and the authorities believe that be was
murdered The spot where the body
was found Is almost Inaccessible All
steep bank slopes down from the high.
way 20 the brook and this II covered
bv a dense growth Of bushes II would
be impossible for q man 10 either rQil
down Or fall down this bank where The
body was found Ii was fully clothed
with the exception Of a coat and this
was found half way up the bank
1t is believed that the man was rs
saulted and robbed, as his packets were
found turned inside ont, nd chat his
body was dragged down the bank
through the bushes where II was found
A large sum 0f money which he wa
known to have had on his person was
missing and no trace Of any pockets or
wallet could be found.
Son Arrested for Robbery
Fred b Kent, aged 25, another son
of the dead man, was arrested Monday
afternoon in Westminster, and was
taken to T0wnshend where be was held
for the September term Of Windham
county court charged with breaking
and entering the home Of Ct Al Eddy of !
Townshend and stealing clothes and
cider belonging 10 Mr. Eddy. The
clothes were found ii the Kent home |
Mr. Williams refused to say whether
or not he believed that Fred Kent was
guilty Of The murder or whether he |
was holding him until he could make
Il further investigation but he did say
that be had the suspect in safe place
and where he could get him when be
was wanted
The son was arraigned before Justice I
E, Il. Hastings of Townshend yesterday I
morning on the complaint Of the town /
grand juror charged with entering the
Eddy home and was bound over with I
out bail for the September term of Il
court. Mr.. Williams further said that I
in the case pointed direct I
IN to some member Of the family as
being concerned ID tie death Of the
father. someone familiar with his habits /
and movements on the day of the disa
ppearance
Shortly after his fathers disappear
ance, Fred went To Westminster West, I
where he has been employed for the
past six weeks as : farm hand He has
not been informed that biz fathers 7
body has been found and is being kept /
in Ignorance Of all Of the later develop.
ments in the case.