The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-19
WOMAN MYSTERIoUSLY HURT
Mrs. Peter LeClair Got Wound on Back
of Head.

Mrs. Peter LeClar, wife of a black
smith employed in Alex. j. Stewart
wheelwright shop at 26 Prospect street
and the mother of eighteen children, j,
following a physicians instructions OF
aceount of long, deep wound which eX
tends around the back Of the neck from
ear to ear. Her wound is considered
serious and much of the mystery which
settled down over the LeClair home al
l24 Addison place yesterday morning at
3 o'clock yet remains to be cleared up
While recovering from what she be.
lieyes to be the eowardly attack of an
unknown assalant, Mrs. LeClair is try
ling to piece together the details of he:
experience. According to the story
which she relates, she awoke yesterday
morning around O'Clock from a half
| htful sleep. Someone seemed to be in
4 the room on the second floor where she
sleeps with some of the children. The
bed is headed toward window, which
was open at the time. small space
between the bed and the window is WIDE
enough to allow an intruder to lift the
sash of the window and enter without
being seen II was near the window,
then, that Mrs. LeClair felt she heard
someone stirring about. On the floor
below slept Mr. LeClair with other
younger members of the family The
woman says her first thought was to
arouse her husband and she accordingly
arose from the bed and shouted. ut
the same moment starting for the door
which leads to the stairway After that
she could remember but little. The room
was intensely dark and dull pain which
she suddenly felt in the head caused her
to sink unconscious to the floor.
Hearing her cries, Mr.. LeClair. accord
ing to the story furnished by his wife,
started up stairs and stumbled over her
just as he gained the room. He, too,
declares that the room was dark. all
though he remembered having left the
lights burning when he left his wife IN
the early evening 1t was but the work
of second to switch on the lights and
Mr.. LeClair carried the PROSTATE form
of his wife to the bed She appeared
to be in coma for few moments,
but with the return of consciousness
she complained Of pains in her head.
Mr. LeClair's examination revealed the
ugly wound described and he FASTENED
to call physician.
Dr. j. W. Stewart took six stitches in
the wound and treated the woman for 4
nervous shock. This morning her con-
dition was somewhat improved although
she was still in considerable pain. DIR.
Stewart says she will recover. He also
expressed doubt this forenoon as to
the wound was made by knife
slash or a heavy blow The cut was 4
fairly clean, he stated.
Mr.. LeClair notified the states Mt
torney and the chief of police yester- /
lay and it is understood that an inves-
-igaton has been set on foot Accord
ng to statements made by members Of
he LeClair family, entrance to the sec
md story chamber where Mrs. LeClair
,lept must have been gained through
he window, which was partially open
he night OF the alleged assault The
window jamb, they assert, is covered
With marks of some instrument used to
nv it further up. The assailant, they
id. left few other signs that would lead
o his discovery or establish his iden
ity.