Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-25
Fired at Her as She Drove Past
Then Killed Horse When She
Tried to Escape.
AUTO PARTY FINDS BODIES
Woman Was Sitting in Buggy with
Whip and Reins in Hands
Husband Lay Dead in
Own Blood by Road.
Especial to the Free Press.)

Springfield, Aug. 23.--Gcorge r.
TTuey. aged 81 years, shot and killed
his wife, Isabelle G. Huey, aged a.,
killed the horse she was driving and
then ended his own life with a bullet
house in Weathcrsheld this afternoon.
Tho double tragedy was discovered
by an automobile party on their way
to Amsden at 6 80 O'Clock this evening.
The body of the woman was sitting
upright on the wagon seat. the whip
in one hand and the rcns in the other.
while IN his front yard reposed the
body OF the murderer, his lifeiess
hands EraspinE the powerful rifle that
had ended two lives.
Two bullets had taken effect In tho
womans body, one entering just below
her chin and coming out on the right side
of her heck. the other striking about five
inches lower and emerging from her
right side below the arm. The horse was
shot through the neck ana the murderer
ended his own life with "A bullet in the
chest, which passed completely through
his oody and came out at his back.
MIR. and Mrs. Huey have not been Nv
ing together since June, and she has been
boarding at the home of c. +. Partch, a
neighbour Hucy had become iespondent
over the abandonment and had talked
much with the ncighhors OF his troubles
Lest week Mrs. I'uey and Mrs Partch
went to Tinmouth TO visit relatives of the
latter. on the way back Mrs Partch
stopped at Cuttingsville and Mrs. Huey
returned alone with tie team. In order
to reach tho Partch place 1t was neces
sary to pass the Huey house.
1t Is supposed that this point was reach
ed about $3.50 O'Clock this afternoon II Is
probable that Mr.. Hucy, upon seeing his
wife approach ran to within 10 feet and
fired the first shot at hor She then start
to whip the horse and he killed the beast
with the next shot to prevent her escape
The third shot passed through the back
OF the carriage top and killed the woman
instantly. The murderer then stepped
back to the yard and killed himself
Mr.. Partch went to the Huey house this
forenoon and found Huey sitting on a
chair In the front yard with a 3o-3o Marlin
repeater beside him lie said that he had
been shooting hawks. When ioklngly
asked If he was then going to commit sui
eide, lluey replied that he was not but
that he was almost crazy.
When the autoists made their grue-
some discovery a pool of blood was
under the buggy and the grass about
Iiuey was saturated with the con-
tents of his own veins. Upon reach
ing Amsden the autoists notified the
authorities and Selectmen T.. b. I.e-
land and Charles Grant hurried to the
scene. They directed that the bodies
he taken to the house and placed on
the kitchen floor. whore they lie to-
night. Undertaken Angel OF this
town and Selectman Calvin Gardner
are keeping the death watch.
fIuey leaves two sons by former
Wife. Harry. aged 90. and Erwin, IL.
live in Cavendish, and Albert, IL, In
Weathcrsileld.
tragic coincidence lies in the fact
that in this same house where tonight
lie the bodies of ITuey and hts wife
Herbert waite was murdered several
years ago by James Cravelin.