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Kent, a 35=year-old native of Vermont -was-Sentenced- +o-pri=
son for a murderous assault upon his uncle. He feigned in-
sanity and was transferred to the State Hospital where he
promptly made his escapes On July 2h 3 1908, he hid -in-the—
hayloft of East Wallingford deaf mite farm owner Delia |
Congdon until she came out to skim the milk, In an effort
to force her to reveal where-she- had--some- money hidden, he—
beat her to death. Kent was identified by a habit that he —
possessed of carving his initials wherever he went, They
were found-in Mrs. Congodn's hayloft—and-he left a conven-—
iant trail for officers to follow but nonetheless managed te
elude capture until October when he was arrested in Pitts=
filed, Masse, while attempting to-sell a stolen bicycle to
_& police officer. Kent confessed the crime but subse-

KENT, Elroy-- .. oe
Kent, a 35=year~old native of Vermont was Sentenced to pri-
son for a murderous assault upon his uncle, He feigned in-
sanity and was transferred to the State Hospital where he
promptly made his escape. On July 2,-1908, he hid in the
hayloft of East Wallingford deaf mite farm owner Delia
Congdon until she came out to skim the milk. In an effort
to force her to reveal where she had-some money hidden, he
beat her to death, Kent was identified by a habit that he
possessed of carving his initials wherever he went. They
were found in Mrs. Congodn's hayloft—and he left a conven-
ident trail for officers to follow but nonetheless managed td
elude capture until October when he was arrested in Pitts-
filed; Masse, while attempting to-sell-a-stolen bicycle to
a police officer, Kent confessed the crime but subse-

KENT, Elroy. .. j I

Kent, a 35-year-old native of Vermont was gentenced to pri-
son for a mrderous assault upon his uncle. He feigned in-
sanity and was transferred to the State Hospital where he
lpromptiy made-his-escape. On duly 2h, 1908, he hid in the
hayloft of East Wallingford deaf mte farm owner Delia
Congdon until she came out to skim the milk, In an effort
to force her to reveal where she had-some money hidden, he
beat her to death, Kent was identified by a habit that he
of carving his initials wherever he went. They
were found~in Mrs, Congodn's hayloft and he left-a conven-
isnt trail for officers to follom but nonetheless managed t
jelude capture until October when he was arrested in Pitts=
filed, Mass., while attempting to-sell a stolen bicycle to
a police officer, Kent confessed the crime but subse

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