The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-21
POSSIBLY A MURDER
NEAR BRATTLEB0R0
osceola E. Capen's Body Found in the
Road and Llewellyn Kent Has
Been Detained As An I'm
portant Witness.

Brattleboro, Oct. 2l.-Windham coun-
ty has possible murder trial ahead
in the death of 0sceola Il. Capen of
this town, which occurred some time
Thursday in lonely spot on little
frequented road about three miles feom
this village. Llewellyn Kent, "A yers
old, has been detained 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 notified Cap
ems two brothers. Capen wns found
lying in the road beside bag of pota-
toes, which had fallen from his team,
The pair of horses stood beyond in the
highway. There We're no marks of VIC.
lenee upon the body, and life was bare
~ extinct DIR. George I Gale was no
tilted. The body was brought to this
village and States Attorney Frank Il,
Barber of Brattleboro was notified and
decided that an autopsy ought to be
held. DIR. B. H. Stone, state patholo-
gist, Of Burlington reached here late
last evening.
The circumstances surrounding the af-
fair are clouded somewhat and there are
several missing links 1t appears that
the last seen Of Capen by anyone in
this village was about 10 o'clock Thurs
day forenoon, when he stopped his team
in front of c. II. Grout's store. and
going inside, purchased bottle of lini-
ment for Kent, who sat in Capen's wag-
on, Kent recently had his right foot
badly injured by log falling upon 1t,
and is obliged to use a cane The two
men drove away from the village os-
tensibly for the Kent farm. Since Kent
received the injury to his foot he has
been boarding in Capen's family in this
village Kent owns farm about three
miles from here, upon which his di-
voreed wife lives. Though divorced,
they have evidently settled their differ
.ences and are apparently upon good
terms.
The story told yesterday afternoon
by Kent was to the effect that he and
Capen arrived at his home before noon,
unloaded a live pig and numerous other
articles which Capen had drawn to the
Kent farm FOR the owner, and that Cap
en- left about one O'Clock with nine
bushels of potatoes in bags. The pota-
toes belonged to Kent and Capen was
bringing them to this village Kent
said that Capen bargained the former
Mrs. Kent for a barrel OF apples, which
he also placed upon the load of pota-
toes.
There is a slight discrepancy in the
story told by the woman and her di-
vorced husband. She said that Capen
left the farm about three o'clock His
body was found about eight o'clock
Thursday evening. Kent said that when
Capen left the farm he was in good
spirits. As rumors are afloat that both
men might have indnlged in liquor, Kent
was asked if this was 50 and stout
ly stuck to the statement that neither
he or his friend had drank anything.
Mrs Kent denied any knowledge Of her
former husband or Capen drinking.
When the men left this village both
We're sober.
Llewellyn Kent is brother of George
Kent, who was killed by his son, Fred
Kent, about a year ago. Fred Kent
is serving a sentence in the state prison
at Windsor. Elroy Kent, nephew Of
Llcwellyn Kent is under sentence Of
death for the murder OF Della Condor
of Wallingford about three years ago.
Llewellyn ent bears several ugly scars
upon his ck caused by a knife slash
in the hands Of Elroy Kent. Osceola
+. Capen is a native Of Winhall, VT,
and was born August "a, 1878, and was
a son of Charles and Laura (Wymanl
Capen, who still reside there. He is
married and has a son three years of
age.