The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-13
ST. ALBANS GIRL
WAS MURDERED
BY STRANGLING
TRAIN INSTANTLY
KILLED CHILD
Posney Hood, Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ever
EFT Hood, Struck By Central ver-
mont Engine North of Barre
Saturday Evening.

| SATURDAY LVenlng'
Rosney Hood, 4-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Hood, was run over and
instantly killed by train No, 20 which
left the Central Vermont station in this
city Saturday afternoon at 5;55 o'clock
| The accident occurred in the town OF
Berlin about half-mile north of the
Barre yard limit. Young Hood had tod
died up the bank from his home in the
thcket on the east side of the track and
as the train was travelling 35 miles per
hour Engineer NJ. j. Mcmahon could not
reverse his brakes in time to save the
lads life. He applied the brakes, how
ever, and stopped his train within its
own length beyond the spot where Con-
ductor Charles r, Simmons, having hur-
riedly alighted, hastened back to the
point where the body lay.
No. 79 carried many passengers who
were on the first lap of trip to Phil
adelphia, where the national retail monu-
ment dealers convention is in session,
and a number of local granite men left
the train to ascertain the cause of the
delay. Conductor Simmons fcund the
body lying in a horribly mutilated con
dition inside the west rail of the tra K
and near the spot where he was stand .
x4ykar1 ha f.f ~
him on the head. His skull was crushed
and there was deep cut across the torso
The right foot had been severed Just
above the ankle and careful search did
not disclose the missing member The
first move was to look for
signs of life in the victim, but the con
dition of the body plainly indicated th-t
death had ensued at once Trainmea ,
who examined the track were of tire opin- i,
ion that the body was swert under the
locomotive and remained near the spot !,
where young Hood was standing while /
the train passed over it.
First in the Hood family to arrive was
the child's mother She was gathering
frewood when Conductor Simmons called
10 her, She hurried up the bank of the
track and took the body from the arms
IF the conductor For moment she
seemed dazed and then her grief became
1t grow into Mysteries and
people across the river on the Montpelier
'oad, thinking that something was hap
,ening, hurried over the stream - inves
igate. Mrs. Hood carried the child to
he camp and denied all offers of assist
rief
The trainmen notified police headquar- I
ers and Chief Sinclair went to the Hood {
Iome and examined the body, after /:
which he called Health Officer J. W i
stewart of Barre and Health Officer A. s.
Sorton of Berlin. Later in the evening {
he latter, having viewed the remains, I
ave permission to have them removed I
o Barre and prepared for burial. Before |
he body was taken from the camp the '
hild's father returned home and was :
old of the accident. [
Passengers and trainmen who descend t
A the bank that skirts the little copse a
here the Hoods make their home found y
n unusual setting for family life. The c
rief stricken mother made ii fairly plain
nat she could proceed alone, but other t
formation which the trainmen attempt t
I to elicit from her in making up their t.
port of the accident was not forth h
ming. The woman is the third wife r
Mr.. Hood, who is known locally as ri
4 umbrella mender and knife grinder. v
s member of a nomadic band of peo le
e who camped on the Montpelier road n
veral years ago, she gained consider n
,le notoriety when she eloped with Mr. ii
ood, who followed her up the state CO
ter members of her family had at lo
mpted to reclaim his bride. All day W
'sterday, according to passersby, the al
other remained on the tracks where her gl
n was killed and would not be com
rted. There are three other children OF
the family, two sons and a daughter, al
though Rosney was the eldest child. bl
The funeral will be held in the NOR IN
ary chapel of b W. Hooker & Co. III
lesday forenoon at a:3o o'clock. Rev Bl
G. Lipsky, pastor OF the Hedding to
athodist church, officiating The body \
n be taken to West Topsham for in al