Royal Carr, VT, 1881 April 29

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VERMONT ans 1) TOF tL C. AL MAGAZINE , MO. LV o Page 902

“Hindsor, tt. 4-29-1881-Royal S. Carr, who was convicted
6f murdering W. W. Murcommock on the llth of Dec,, 1878,
was hanged here in the State Prison today, Carr wished to
_marry Murcommock's wife and induced the former to go hunt-=
ing with him, when he deliberately shot him from behind,
He had previously served a lO-years'=term for killing Mary
E. Loomis at Worcester, Vt. He was a brutal, ignorant fel]
ow and has manifested no concern since his sentence, He

was executed at 2 PM, t

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tlindsor, Yt, 4-29-1881-Royal S, Carr, who was convicted
Sf mardering We W. Murcommock on the llth of Dec,, 1878,
was hanged here in the State Prison today, Carr wished to
marry Murcommock's wife and induced the former to go hunte
ing with him, when he deliberately shot him from behind,
fe had previously served a lO-years'=term for killing Mary
E, Loomis at Worcester, Vt. He was a brutal, ignorant fel]
ow and has manifested no concern since his sentence, He
was executed at 2 PM, t

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, )-30-1881

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Windsor, ¥t., 4-29-1881-Royal S, Carr, who was convicted
@f mrdering 1. W. Murconmock on the 11th of Dec,, 1878,
vas hanged here in the State Prison today, Carr wished to
narry Murcommock's wife and induced the former to go hunt=
ing with him, when he deliberately shot him from behind,

Fe had previously served a 10-years'aterm for killing Mary
E, Loomis at Worcester, Vt. He was a brutal,

ow and has manifested no concern since his sentence.

was executed at

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Philadelphia, l}=30-1881

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"About 1862 or '63 a young married woman named Loomis

was murdered on the lagle Ledge ‘road, } her body being

found in the oods,a little way from the-house of her

husband's brother. Circumstanceasled to. the arrest of
,

this man, and also of Royal Carr, a neighbor. -After a

ave ° 7, ¢ ; Lyin hate *
long and tedious trial, Mr. Loomis was acquitted, and Mr
Carr convieted-of manslaughter, and was sentenced to the
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State prison for l0.years, After serving about 9 years,

he was released, having gained one vear bi good conduc:

in the prison, In December of the present vear (1878)

Carr was again arrested for the murder of a half-breed

mipinaa William W. Murcommock, in the edge of Calais,
Lh

i@ was hunting, and is now Lodged in jail at

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Montpelier avad ting trial.
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GARR, Royal Sage Car
"About 1862 63 a young married woman named Loon!
was murdez 1 ad; her a b
found in the oods fron the
husband's brother, Cir inatnceeatod io ’
f Carr, a neighbor. -Aft
Loomis ted, and Mr,
of manslaughter, and 1 antenced to the
ye: rs. After serving about 9 years,
one year b se conduct

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