The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-30
KILLING OF HEATH
Neighbors Of Dead Man in New
Hampshire Aroused

ElaNiHaiAI HiNAo|A
Lunenburg. Sept. 2S.-Enraged by !
what they tern lack OF zeal on the
part Of Essex county authorities. in
probing the death of William Heath,
the townspeople of Dalton, y. H.,
where Heath lived, are preparing
petition addressed to Governor Quinn
by of New Hampshire demanding inn
mediate executive action.
Following the killing of Heath Mrs
J. Marshall Dodge was arraigned and
after a hearing held in her own home
was released under $4,000 bail.
Their sympathy excited by the
grief of Mrs. Heath, the people Of
Dalton which is just across the Con-
necticut river, have roundly CRITICS
ed the methods of the Lunenburg and
Essex county authorities in dealing
with the case.
Advised by some Of the less hot
headed townsmen it was decided to
appeal to Governor Quimby to bring
the death of Heath and the inyestiga-
tion officially to the notice of Cover
nor George II. Prouty of Vermont.
Here in Lunenburg and around
about the countryside has been arous-
ed and feeling runs high.
Gossip of a generation past Is re-
vived in the stories told of the death,
80 years ago Of Mrs. Dodge number
two, John Marshall Dodge's marriage
to his pretty young housekeeper, the
present Mrs. Dodge and the adoption
Of a baby girl, now known as Mrs
Dodge's stepdaughter, Mrs. Ida Bell
John Marshall Dodge died sudden
| ly seven years ago leaving his widow
heiress to all but a small pittance Of
the property The cause of death
was cancer of the stomach The rel.
atives entered no contest of the will.
Some of the villagers have written
to Irving NJ. Dodge, only son of J. NJ.
Dodge by his first marriage, appris-
ing him of recent occurrences and
suggesting that he come on from his
home in the West to take charge of
an investigation.
]. NJ. Dodge was born in Bath n
H., September 10, 1928 and married
Maria Rice of Lunenburg in March
1854. They had two children, Irving
and Frank, who died in infancy. Az
ter the first Mrs Dodge died. ]. NJ
Dodge married Lucy A. Brooks q
daughter Of Judge Jonah Brooks
They had no children.
Late in the 7O's. Florence NJ. Blood
1 ! NO f.lnfa1 In. taT .
companion and assistant for Mrs
Dodge She was one OF 10 children
in the family Of Royal Blood, a far
mer on Pond Hill, VI.
After Florence Blood had been n
the Dodge home a few months Mr.
Dodge made n trip into the southern
part Of the state and came home will
a baby girl, which he legally adopt
ed
The child was known as Id
Dodge but her past and parentag
was blank so far as the villager
| were concerned Mrs. Dodge die
| December 3. 1850. The death certif
| cate described the cause OF death a
Brights disease.
Florence Blood was then marie
: by Dodge
Irving Dodge became OF age an
| demanded $4,000 his mother. Mr.
! Dodge No left him. ]. NJ Dodg
| who was guardian. Is said 10 hay
| refused TO give II up. Irving Dode
! went to Indian Territory. made moi
/ ey ranching. then had business r.
verses and came back home 10 as
| his father once more for his inner
= lance.
= The answer not being satisfactor
Irving Dodge began lawsuit
n court which he won.
" He took the money West and
now reputed to be we'll 10 do. He q
= so holds n salaried government 20,
q ton.
b J. Marshall Dodge's sister. Ma
Jane Stone died about this time m
left $4,000 each 10 her minor oh
dren, George and Clementine
\ ]. VI. Dodge sought and obtained
: appointment as guardian Of the bo
=. but Clementine and her $4,000 we
| placed under other guardianship. 81
Is now the wife OF F. +. Richards,
Of Worcester.
When George Stone became OF a
and demanded the legacy left by 4
mother. ]. VI. Dodge showed his wa
an itemlzed account for board. cloi
Ing. education. board and storage I
the youths horse and buggy and m
cellaneous items that ate up me
OF the $4,000
George Stone Is now working NO
landau. y. II. When ]. Marsh
Dodge died $1,000 went 10 the adopt
daughter, Ida Bcn. enough 10 oh
heirs nc law 10 avoid will conte
and the widow and third wife got {
rest.
Mrs Dodge is related to the m
she Is accused OF shooting 10 dca
Her mother was Luvla Heath.