Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-10-26
MAY Be A
CASE OF MURDER
Osceola Capen of West Townshend
Found Dead beside Road
in Lonely Spot.

Brattleboro Oct 20.--windham county
mas a possible murder trial ahead in the
death of Oscoola Il. Capen of this town.
which occurred some time yesterday
afternoon or last evening in lonely
spot on a little frequcntcd road about
three miles from this village. Llewel-
Ign Kent "A years old. has been dc-
tanned as an important witness Kent
was the last person who saw Capen
alive The absence of Capen at supper
time alarmed his wife and she notlhcd
Capen's two brothers. Capen was rouhd
about half mile from the Kent mono
lying in tho road beside bag OF po-
tatoes, which had fallen from his team.
Tho pair OF horses stood beyond In
the highway. There were no marks OF
violence upon the body, and life was
barely extinct. DR.. Geo. T. Gale was
notified. The body was brought to this
village and States Attorney Frank E.
Barber OF Brattleboro was notified and
decided that ar autopsy ought to be
held. Or y. II. Stone, state pathologist,
| OF Burlington reached here late this
evening.
The circumstances surrounding the
affair are cloudcd somewhat and there
are seevral missing links. The Herald
correspondent had an interview with
Kent and other acquainted with tho af-
fair. 1t appears that the last seen OF
Capen by anyone in this village was
| about 10 o'clock Thursday forenoon
when he stopped his team in front OF
c. II. CIRCUITS store. and going inside
purchased bottle OF liniment for Kent
who sat in Capens wagon. Kent re-
| Gently had his right foot badly in
jured by log falling upon it, and Is
obliged to use a cane. Tho two mer
drove away from the village ostensibly
for the Kent farm. Since Kent received
the injury to his foot he has beer
boarding In Capens family in this vii
laEe. Kent owns n farm about thre,
miles from here, upon which his di
vorced wife lives Though divorced
they have evidently settled their diff
fcrcnCes and are apparently upon goot
terms. The story told this afternoon by
Kent was to the effect that he anc
Capen arrived at his home before noon
unloaded live pig and numerous othc
articles which Capen had drawn to tn
Kent farm for the owner. and tina
bushels Of potatoes in bags. The po
tatoes belonged to Kent and Capel
was bringing Thorn to this village Ken
said that Capen bargained the forme
Mrs Kent for barrel of apples whic
he also placed upon the load Of 20
tatoes.
. There is a Sigh: discrepancy in tn
story told ny the woman and her divorce
husband. She said lat Capen left L.,
farm about three O'Clock. His body wa
, found about eight o'clock last eveninf
Kent sad that when Capen left the tarr
he was IN good spirits. As rumors ar
atloat that both men might nave ir
dulEed in liquor, Kent was asked il tht
was 90 and stoutly stuck to tho state
ment that neither he or his friend ha
s drank anything. Mrs. Kent denied an
, knowledge OF her former husband c
p Capen drinking. When the mon left TN
village both were sober TAcwellyn Ker
Q Is a brother of George Kent who wa
e. killed by his son, Fred KEN. about
year ago. Fred Kent is serving a sentenC
2 in the state prison at Windsor Eru
Kent. n nephew of Ilewellvn ncnt.
, under sentence of death for the murd,
Of Della Condor Of Wallingford abo,
i three years ago. Llevelyn Kent beal
| several ugly scars upon his neck cause
b" a knife slash in tho hands oC Flrr
= Kent. osce0la f. Capen Is q native
I NInhal, VI, and was born August
e 1878. and was son of Charles and I,all,
CWyman Capen. who still reside Their
4 He is married and has son three yea
9 of aee.