The daily gazette., 1879-10-17
A Parricide's Story.
HOW Henry j. GM'in KiIIed
Hts Father.

THE PARENT DRAINED WITH HAT
CHET AFTER A QUARREL WITH THE
SON.
Boston, October 15.-About O'Clock
last evening Detectives James p. Wade
and George II. Jnnis. while passing
through Court sire It discovered Henry
J. Gum, who, on September 25, brutal
ly murdered his father, Justin l.. Gum,
In Bridgewater In this State. The Off
GERS Immediately took him TO the station |
and cautioned him to be careful what ne
said, as his words might be used against
him. Gum, who had acknowledged his
iden ity, replied 81 don't care l want
to tell the truth ; my side OF the story
has not been heard yet. lhad reason for
what did" His confession was sub
stantially as follows:
HAsTY woRDs-THE SPIRIT OF RE-
VENICE.
On Wednesday, September "a, l was
digging potatoes, and after l had got
through with my days work put the
potatoes in the cellar wet. Father was
NOW ny that dAy, and at night when he
came h me he found out that the potatoes
were wet and didn't seem to like 1t.
spent the evening with lady friend, one
Of the reighbors, and getting home about
| 10 o'clock, father got up and let me In.
He commenced to scOld. answered
back and he knocked me down. II he
had let it go a. that 1t would have
been all right, but while was down he
began TO pound me. got up and reach
ed TO the mantle-piece and took small
screw driver the size of my finger, but
about two feet long, and struck him with
it, but he got the best ofme and pounded
me good. was wild f)r revenge, and as
he rested on the edge Of The bed went
out of the dining-roOm door into the pas
sage way and took a hatchet, which 1
found there, and came back TO the room
where he was. Holding the hatchet,
which was heavy one, in my left hand,
down this way (illustrating) by my leg
so that he could not see it, ] went in
front of ia her, and when l got past |
turned and struck him in the head with
it, using both hands, and knocking him
so that his head fell toward the head oil
the bed on which he was sitting. struck
him three or four times. He fell OIL the
bed. picked him up and laid him on
it. He made no noi,e. / stepped to the
back door and gave the hatchet fling
over the wood pile. d d not cover 1t VI
after throwing it.
ROBBTNG THE OLD MANS CHEST.
then went to chest in the dinins
| room, where / knew nv father hat
some money, and broke it open will
the screw driver. l took Sl08, all thers
was, aud his watca, which b'
always put in that box every night.
/. had looked IN his pocket, but could no
find the KEYS to the box. l found key
enough, but not the right ones. Atte
getting the money aud watch l toun'
his valise, put my shirts In it, and the'
went to the barn, whero l slept on tn
hay NOW until daylight. ! got mp ant
fed The horses drove the cows down tn
road half mile to pasture and put then
in. then walked to the Brilgewate
depo'. did not go back to the hous
after lett it the night before. too
the z 30 train for Boston. I went TO I'll
Grand Central Hotel on Washingto
street, and there wrote to my aunt il
Lowell, telling her to meet me next da
at 2 p, NJ. at Drew's saloon, Cent;
street, Lowell. That afternoon took tn
1.15 tram for Lowell and went to tn
Wash,ns ston House. registered as I
Is Foster. / took walk around II
ci y and went back to the hotel, where
| rtlDH1Utu dli hO bOSN" 10y "
day) | walked around the city, and m
n nv aunt, Miss Abbie A. Towle twl
had then NJ know edge of the murde
at Drew s saloon at 2 z. M. There
had dinner, after which we walked dow
TO the Middlesex Depot, where gue
we were about an hour. walked
her home, and left her about Z. M.
was with her about three hours In al
and went back 20 the hot-l, where
sta, ed all night Next morning sa
IN the Boston papers an account OF 10
murder, and took the $50 train over u
BosiOu and Name road for Boston. !
Boston l walked around the city, s.
down in the Common and got dinner G
Cambridge street. l took the q O'clot
b train that evening by the Fall RIVER III
for New York, arriving In New YORK
SUNDAY morning, going 10 the new M En
land Honse on the BOwery. l We
about the city Wednesday night. l le
Nav York for Boston, accompanied
an Old chum whom | met in New 1or
THE MURDERER's wANDERINGs.
= The remainder OF the confession is
hi.tory OF his wanderingS up to the p
q rod OF his arrest, inciud ng visits
Lowell, a second visit TO New Yor
where he stopped at a hotel on Vari'
street several days, returning to Bostt
: a week ago Monday; thence again
Z Lowell, where he was robbed ny 4
, churn while drunk; from Lowell he wa
Ell to Bridgewater via Boston on Su
day. go ng within four miles OF his hon
but finally concluded not to visit 1t. /
arrived in Boston again MONDAY NOR
= Ing and had been strolling around
y city uutil arrested last night. he ga
7 be ia sick of hiding and IL ready to ia
e whatever is in store for him.
j. COMMITTED TO JAIL.
= After being photographed, Gum W
i taken to Brockton, Mass where he W
il arra,gued for murder, and, waiving e