The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-11
VERMONT FARMER
MURDERED FOR
HIS MONEY
Henry Ward of New Haven,
Seventy Years of Age
ASSASSIN USED RAZOR
Condition Plainly Showed That Rob-
berry was Motive for Shocking
Crime.

New Haven Junction, Dec. H.
Henry Ward, an old resident here,
was murdered yesterday evening In
his barn, while he was engaged in
completing his chores for the night.
Mr.. Wards body was found on the
barn floor, between z and o'clock
by B. w. Estey and H. c. e. Bristol
of Bristol, who had driven to the
barn and entered for the purpose OF
putting their horse therein, Gus
tom that prevailed among many OF
this section who drive to the juno
ton to take a train for Burlington
and elsewhere, expecting to return
by a late train. They found Mr..
Ward lying on the floor of the barn
with an old pair of overalls over his
face. They at once returned to the
station, short distance away, and
gave the alarm The officials OF the
town of New Haven were notified
and soon appeared and took charge
of the body.
Near Mr. Wards body there was
found a broken razor. His throat
had been cut. His lantern, badly
bent, was found near him. An exam
nation of the body showed that he
was struck down while doing his
work in his barn as there was a deep
cut on his head.
His pocketbook, in which he is
said to have carried a large sum OF
money and his watch was gone, from
the condition of his clothes and sur
roundings in the barn there did not
appear to have been much of strug-
gle. An examination of Wards
home showed that robbery was the
motive for the murder as the house
was entered through the rear door,
a large clot of blood being found on
the door knob.
Mr.. Ward, who was a widower,
was considered wealthy and is said
to have carried large sums of money
on his person. He had been for sew
eral years interested in the Goa!
business at New Haven Junction.
He was 20 years old and since the
death of his wife he has resided
alone.
An examination of Mr.. Wards
clothes by officers Smith and Sand
ford revealed his change bag with
$50 in it, In an lid trunk in the
house the officers found 1901 in
gold and bills.
The only clew the officials consid-
cred was that of an Italian who APP
piled for work at New Haven on Non
day afternoon, nothing was again
seen of him until he boarded the
south bound train on Tuesday mora
ing. Word was sent to Rutland to
place the man under arrest, and he
was taken to the Addison county Jail
in Middlebury during the afternoon.
He gave his name to the Jail officials
as James Miner. He said he went
from Rutland to New Haven on Mon
day afternoon, in search of work. He
told the officers that he was during
the past summer employed at the
Howe Scale works at Rutland. He is
about 80 years old, smooth shaver
and Of medium build, he speaks fair
ly good English. Deputy Sheriff
Noble Sanford left for New Haven
late Tuesday afternoon in search of
further evidence.
Mr.. Ward had been practically a
lifelong resident of New Haven and
had a wide acquaintance. He was a
son of the late Ira Ward and is sur
vived by sister, Mrs. Cleora Brooks
of Hartford. CT, and a granddaugh-
ter, Miss Alice Wilson of New Haven
who is student at Middlebury col
lege.