Post by Brian on Apr 27, 2015 9:50:40 GMT -5
01/20/08 at 03:17 PM
Maria
Fourteen year old Claude Lawson was the first person to lay eyes on the carnage his Uncle Charlie had committed inside the Lawson home. Claude was quoted in the Danbury Reporter as saying it was the most terrifying experience in his entire life. And of course I'm certain it was. He said that when he and his father Elijah ran from the house that day that Elijah, upon nearing a neighbor's house yelled out asking if they had any shells because someone had killed all of Charlie Lawson's family. Claude said no one heard his Daddy when he yelled out to them so they ran towards home and Claude stayed at home while Elijah went on to get help and return to the Lawson house. What surprises me is that the neighbor did not hear Elijah yell out to them. Perhaps there was no one home? Arthur Lawson was only 2 years older than Claude. If it terrified Claude that much I can't imagine what it did to Arthur. It was said that Arthur fell to the floor and grabbed hold of Fannie's feet and began crying. I'm surprised anyone let Arthur in the house to see such a horrible sene as what was in there.
Maria
01/20/08 at 05:46 PM
Michael818
You know, as traumatic as this scene was for Claude, scarring him for life, just imagine what it must have been like for Arthur. I can't imagine it. I don't want to imagine it. Scars like that... it's no wonder Arthur was a broken man. Also a wonder he didn't hunt Charlie down and kill him himself. In his SOUL, he HAD to know who the killer was. I guess he was too deeply in shock and too numb with grief. Such suffering... NO ONE should have to go through it.
Michael R.
01/20/08 at 05:56 PM
Maria
In dealing with trauma on a level such as that, the mind and heart often do not connect with each other. His mind would have told him one thing, he was the killer, while his heart would have told him he couldn't have, he was my father, he loved us, he would never have killed them. And that kind of conflict would have torn Arthur asunder.
Maria
01/21/08 at 11:20 AM
Angel71242
I agree. Arthur's mind was probably going all over the place 100 mph that day. One part knowing his father did it, another thinking his father couldn't have done it, another thinking if he hadn't of left to get shells it may not have happened. Poor Arthur.
Angel71242
01/21/08 at 02:05 PM
NascarLover
I can't imagine how horrible that was for him to endure. I don't blame him for drinking a lot. I'm glad he met a woman he could love and marry. Maybe she helped him get through it somewhat. I hope so.
T.C. Bowman
01/22/08 at 12:02 AM
doodlebug
While I can't speak for Arthur's state of mind that day, I truly believe mine would have just shut down. The massacre that he faced would have been too much to comprehend and I can't help but admire him. While he may have turned to alcohol as a solace, many people's mind would have simply snapped...
doodlebug
01/23/08 at 07:44 PM
Maria
Actually women have always proved to be stronger emotionally than men while men have always been stronger physically. I think it would have taken you (or anyone else) a very long time to get past the worst of it Doodlebug but I think eventually you would have. Losing your mind would be worse, far worse, than dying.
Maria
Maria
Fourteen year old Claude Lawson was the first person to lay eyes on the carnage his Uncle Charlie had committed inside the Lawson home. Claude was quoted in the Danbury Reporter as saying it was the most terrifying experience in his entire life. And of course I'm certain it was. He said that when he and his father Elijah ran from the house that day that Elijah, upon nearing a neighbor's house yelled out asking if they had any shells because someone had killed all of Charlie Lawson's family. Claude said no one heard his Daddy when he yelled out to them so they ran towards home and Claude stayed at home while Elijah went on to get help and return to the Lawson house. What surprises me is that the neighbor did not hear Elijah yell out to them. Perhaps there was no one home? Arthur Lawson was only 2 years older than Claude. If it terrified Claude that much I can't imagine what it did to Arthur. It was said that Arthur fell to the floor and grabbed hold of Fannie's feet and began crying. I'm surprised anyone let Arthur in the house to see such a horrible sene as what was in there.
Maria
01/20/08 at 05:46 PM
Michael818
You know, as traumatic as this scene was for Claude, scarring him for life, just imagine what it must have been like for Arthur. I can't imagine it. I don't want to imagine it. Scars like that... it's no wonder Arthur was a broken man. Also a wonder he didn't hunt Charlie down and kill him himself. In his SOUL, he HAD to know who the killer was. I guess he was too deeply in shock and too numb with grief. Such suffering... NO ONE should have to go through it.
Michael R.
01/20/08 at 05:56 PM
Maria
In dealing with trauma on a level such as that, the mind and heart often do not connect with each other. His mind would have told him one thing, he was the killer, while his heart would have told him he couldn't have, he was my father, he loved us, he would never have killed them. And that kind of conflict would have torn Arthur asunder.
Maria
01/21/08 at 11:20 AM
Angel71242
I agree. Arthur's mind was probably going all over the place 100 mph that day. One part knowing his father did it, another thinking his father couldn't have done it, another thinking if he hadn't of left to get shells it may not have happened. Poor Arthur.
Angel71242
01/21/08 at 02:05 PM
NascarLover
I can't imagine how horrible that was for him to endure. I don't blame him for drinking a lot. I'm glad he met a woman he could love and marry. Maybe she helped him get through it somewhat. I hope so.
T.C. Bowman
01/22/08 at 12:02 AM
doodlebug
While I can't speak for Arthur's state of mind that day, I truly believe mine would have just shut down. The massacre that he faced would have been too much to comprehend and I can't help but admire him. While he may have turned to alcohol as a solace, many people's mind would have simply snapped...
doodlebug
01/23/08 at 07:44 PM
Maria
Actually women have always proved to be stronger emotionally than men while men have always been stronger physically. I think it would have taken you (or anyone else) a very long time to get past the worst of it Doodlebug but I think eventually you would have. Losing your mind would be worse, far worse, than dying.
Maria