When was it published?

October 8, 1838 in The Daily Herald

Domestic News October 8, 1838

The Daily Herald

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Philemon Bates, Mrs. Bates, Archibald, Infant

Q: What keywords are associated?

Shocking Murder, Archibald Bates, Philemon Bates, North Bennington, Rifle Shooting, Family Murder

New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut

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What is this article about?

In North Bennington, Vt., Archibald Bates shot and killed his brother's wife, Philemon Bates' wife, through the head while she held their infant on Tuesday evening. The murderer fled but was pursued and overtaken, denying the crime despite evidence found on him.

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Shocking Murder.--We have a letter from a gentleman at North Bennington, Vt., dated Wednesday morning, stating that on Tuesday evening the wife of Philemon Bates, of that place, was shot through the head by her husband's brother, Archibald, with a rifle. At the moment of this fiendlike murder Mrs. Bates was sitting with her infant in her arms, near a stand on which was a candle, the light of which enabled the murderer to take his deadly aim. The husband of Mrs. Bates had just left the room, being called out by his father, who desired to inform him that Archibald had been heard, that afternoon, to threaten her life.

The murderer fled but was pursued and overtaken. Powder and balls were found in his pockets; yet he denied the commission of the crime.

N. Y. Com. Adv.

What sub-type of article is it?

Crime Death Or Funeral

What keywords are associated?

Shocking Murder Archibald Bates Philemon Bates North Bennington Rifle Shooting Family Murder

What entities or persons were involved?

Philemon Bates Mrs. Bates Archibald Infant

Where did it happen?

North Bennington, Vt.

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

North Bennington, Vt.

Event Date

Tuesday Evening

Key Persons

Philemon Bates Mrs. Bates Archibald Infant

Outcome

mrs. bates shot through the head and killed; murderer fled, pursued, and overtaken; powder and balls found in his pockets; he denied the crime.

Event Details

On Tuesday evening, the wife of Philemon Bates was shot through the head by her husband's brother, Archibald, with a rifle while sitting with her infant near a candle-lit stand. The husband had just left the room after being informed by his father of Archibald's afternoon threat against her life. The murderer fled but was pursued and overtaken.