BARNET, William
Barnet, a 57~year-old native of England, resided in Burlington, Vt.,
where he earned his living as a cattle doctor , ferrier and
through the cleaning of sink-holes and privies. He and his 35-year-
old wife, Anne, were ggth notorious drunkards and quarreled constantly
On the night of Aug. > 1862, in the course of one of their argu-
ments, Barnet cut her throat with a butcher knife. He then went to
a store where he purchased a plug of tobacco and returned to #dis-
cover" the body. He summoned neighbors and a physician, maintaining
that she had killed herself, The coroner stated that even though the
knife was found in Mrs. Barnet's hand, it would have been impossible
for her to have ut her £KBSRE own throat with it in the position
that it was found. Tried and convicted, Barnet was sentenced to
hangg and he was executed at the Vermont %tate Prison on Ate.
662; lle maintained his innocence until the time of his death, still
saying that his wife had killed herself,
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BARNET, William
Barnet, a 57=year-old native of England, resided in Burlington, Vt.,
where he earned his living as a cattle doctor, ferrier and
through the cleaning of sink-holes and privies. He and his 35-year-
old wife, Anne, were kgth notorious drunkards and quarreled constantly
On the night of Aug. 2§f, 1862, in the course of one of their argu-
ments, Barnet cut her throat with a butcher knife. He then went to
.a store where he purchased a plug of tobacco and returned to #dis-
cover" the body. He summoned neighbors and a physician, maintaining
that she had killed herself, The coroner stated that even though the
knife was found in Mrs. Barnet's hand, it would have been impossible
for her to have out her SHR8KE own throat with it in the position
that it was found. Tried and convicted, Barnet was sentenced to
hangg and he was executed at the Vermont State Prison on 4
@; He maintained his hnnocence until the time of his death, still
saying that his wife had killed herself,
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iT, Willian
Barnet, a 57-year-old native of England, resided in Durlington, Vt.,
re he earned his living as a cattle doctor, farrier and 2B
nrough the cleaning of sink-holes and privies. He and his 35-year-
wife, Anne, were ggth notorious drunkards and quarreled constantly]
On the night of dng, 2, 1862, in the course of one of their argu
> hroat with a butchor knife. He then went to
‘a store where he ‘purchased a plug of tobacco and returned to #di
cover" the body. He summoned neighbors and a physician, maintaining
‘that she had Idlled herself, The coroner stated that even though the
as found in Mrs, Barnet's hand, it would have been impossible
to have out her SHEERS o1 be hg with it in the position
nd, cted, Barnet, was sentenced to
hangg and he wa: cuted at the Vermont State Prison on
He fave “his mnocence until the time of his death, still
Jed herself,
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