The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-16
A CONNECTICUT TRAGEDY.
THE SHOOTING OF A STATE LEGIsLA-
TON IN A NEIGHBoR'S HOUSE

warmer IAe Found - Man Near SITS wire's
Room and erappied with Mim-Ide Was
O,.rpowersd aaA Deing Choked when
III, Two soas shot the Intruder. who
proved to be their Neighbor.
Nonw1cu. Conn.,. Sept. l5.-Thers are extra
ordinary features about the shooting Of State
Representative John +. Hubbard in the farm
house OF Frank IJe. In tho depths OF the coun.
,rv in WindhHm county. on last Friday even
Ing Mr. and Mrs. Ide. respectable and ss-
tanned Gwoll on big farm In an isolated
region at cross roads four miles from Wood.
stock village. and equally distant from South.
lrldco. Mass. Mr. lde, who is SO years old. is
A hard worker anil prosperous. He has two
son.- Herbert Dexter Is. and Eugene Draper.
II ,sars OF AGE. Tho Ide house is rambling old
fashioned one. story structure. Tho nearest
neirhbor OF the ldss Is John f. Hibbnri. who
dvells half Il mile away on another farm. Mr..
Hubbard has represented North Woodstock in
the state Legislature and had held town.
Offices Hs has been an influential citizen.
lie /. fre- blocking. 60 years old. and weighs
ona pounds. he is . school visitor In his town.
and before the tragedy last week had visited
letovn schools officially. Ito acted erratically
on tina, visit. sharply rer,imanded the pupils
md teacher OF ono school, and went away in
silcnt rage. He and tho ldes had been on
friendly aud intimate tcrnis and his nciChhors
have thought for ayoar or moro that lie was
anec,ionate In his attentions 10 Mis-. Ide.
Several weeks Ago II Is alleged. Mrs. IIihbnrd
found letter In her husbands pocket written
BY Mrs. lido to him tia, was rlled with endcar-
inc expressions. Thereupon tho couple uunr.
relied. and the trouble. it Is elieved. was tho
cause Of nibbard's suriy mood when no visited
the school.
Tho tragedy Of last Friday night is one OF tho
most sensational and mysterious ones In the
history Of eastern Connecticut. and Is about
the SOC TOPIC OF excited talk in the two east
ern Counties. Frank lde's story. which 10
cu:tob, rated by his wife. is ms follows:
My wife and l had been sitting in tho
kitchen IN tho north end OF tho l.. and at .
o'clock started to 80 to bod. l stopped ut my
bedroom. which Is next to the kitchen. towar
the main part on the ground floor and my vito
went on through the sitting room aud up stnirs
Into Ter loom. Which is over the sitting
room. l did not Immediately undress. and
about Hl5 started to 60 up stairs to my
wiss room; Snt me, Pc, on the STAIR n; coming
she answered.: am sick. and going out
doors. kept on up stairs. and when near the
top thought heard tho latch lick OH tile door
orl osile tho door INFO my wiles room. AMI
op.nlnG in o tile attic Of tho main or upright
Island on visit. TOOK ho.d Of the n,cn. and
sse Sns !h.' pushsa VITA al s
se Po,SSs. ana VIII f hi$
sun SUPP; il was ;hiet. threw him bu! ne
and e hsa Ss
:Ra h. pcSs on sea
Srssr Hsp &nrds m" a:
make u noise. and Struggled rs hard US coul,l
and G Rou hin pSa ro"s Ss to
unconscious my two bravo boys came ~ into
The room m and, Snd shot the Sn s you .as
music that ever greeted my ears"
boys Tho dd the shSG,i%g relate SIM
anil myself were awakened about ?:l5 on ri.
day evening b, shouts Of Help; murder
got our guns and rushed up stairs TO the gar
ret with n lantern. here we iound father on tho
poSndnG and chok N him Father rouid NO:
sIeRk. We could see him on the under side.
%ns cn S Ne Gould mot s fh Who Il
Alter We fred Hibbard ,for 1t turned o4t 70 lie
struck Hubbard 10 the small Of the back. on the
lac snekbone Just above the kidneys Tue Wound
wa, about 1--WE inches deep. the charge elanc-
ehe eR RSi s 'S
Of me m9q rass 9 W aes
iny, downward into the neck about eight
i,rhes- County Coroner A. q. LiIl took Hih-
whsrs m at mo
The Coroner WIS alone with the wounded man
1.-THE time. and what the latter ,liyulged ha;
ie.s,on unless the wounded man died.
nibbsra and Mrs Ids; a" ali Of Witch tend 10 in:
tensify the mystery about the case. At first
the theory Was b'onched thar robbery was ho
lNOtiye of HiOOAi u'S strange visit TO the lU0
homestead but 1t Is absurd. 1t IS tho prevn-
spI rnSn Ii She there hsew he W
him in getting away when her husband came
1eporIe. brought tiings & Nir and Mrs. ids
y nsF WR 81 me TfrH Of Dr.
his injuries: and instantly their faces fell. n
change change Indicating that the report was NO, not
lde said thai, they could not possibly imagine
h nov Mr. , Libtard came to 10 in tho house. but
II hold motto against him for $50. and IN,
mouey, ! kneY that II; farm was heavily
and Ss Idc 10th 20 f'c doc i % there is
sorncetns IibI d HU and ME- T fde. Ono sor;
f eSsi n@wsHr r. tmGs Lie Hnsw 81 ny In
zen chi led BY nelghbors, i"r rs, ,appnren, IN.
SyY aS f %sss a;i sna Mio %
ina: i j. seven years DID and 1t is known tina:
sirs II Lbard, WHO was unable 10 tolsrHte her
husbands conduct longer. left him some time
NJ u Is known. 200. SAYS tho same man.
mat Hill bard had Il koy IL n part nf tho hnu,s.
toihHt he could reach Mrs. ldss room with
out uia'IrtirE tho occupants 81 Ihs Lover
ICONS. lie WIS in hcr room on Friday nigh.
When sl.o heard her husband coming Mn stnirs
thr started down to meet and stop him.
DARK attic Was II desperate one. Ids is still
unable T. ,Gui. his bed. The left side OF the
ihro AID heaI was pummelei almost int,
pumire. His hands elbows. back. ard
knees are terribly bruised ard lnceint-d lle
wo,gls only lao pounds, whlo Hibbard IL II
powerful man. Mrs. lde is len years Younger
Ghan har husband, buXom and comely: iiotn
!de and II ibbard arc IN n critical condition. IT
hnotlisn,y that tho lue boys will 10 arrested
uuless Hubbard dies
Wnntcd for