Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-27
A FATAL SHOOTING.
Much Excitement in a
New Hampshire Town.
THE MURDERER ESCAPES
But is Captured Shortly Afterward
and Admit His Guilt STA

ALTON, n. H., Sept 27.-This usually
quiet village wa the scene Of one OF the
mo.t dastardly murders ever committed In
this section, il not I'm the state. The new
system of water works which is being put
in has brought large gang of Italians
into town, and II was one of those who
committed the crime.
As near as can be learned, b. L. Perkins
the murdered man, in company with his
brother George, and also George H. De-
morrftt, foreman In the cutting room Of
John Collins shoe factory, started out for
walk around the mill so called. On com
ing TO The bridge which spans the Merry
Meeting river at this point, the party
seated themselves upon the rail of the
bridge.
On the road leading around Went
worth's mill, and a short distance from
the building occupied by the Italians.
young man by the name of Moses Har-
riman, who was somewhat
Under the Influence OF Liquor.
got into a dispute with one of the Itsi.
ians. Harsh words followed. whereupon
Hartman knocked him down and ran
This seemed To craze the Italian, who
quickly re gained his feat and fred several
shots in rapid succession no Harriiu n,
one OF which went through his coat with
out doing him any injury.
The Italian commenced. in his fury, 70
wave about in the air his two smoking
pistols, and espyinJ the party on the
bridge he made run for them, eXrlain-
Ing You will have to get out of here"
The party started toward the village,
,tat, IL. a 4
succession. Perkins exclaimed II n
hit," at the same time sinking 20 ne
ground DIR. Davis Of this place and DR.
Blake OF Pennington, after making an
examination, found him bleeding iu-
ternslly and externally from two bullet
wounds in the region of the kidney on tho
right side, aud another on the opposite
side penetrating the muscles. Thewound
inflicted on the right side was the mortal
one The affray occurred at 615 o'clock
on Sunday night, and at 1e o'clock the man
died.
After IL bsoame known that a murder
had been committed
Great Excitement Prevailed.
Chief OF Police Clou9h and q large number
of extra ofioers after CAREFUL search,
found that the Italian had made his es
cape.
The deceased WIS born In this town some
twenty five years ago. and at an early ags
he com monced to work in the shoe TACT ny
hore, advancing step by step until he be-.
came foreman In the stock room. The
deceased was a member OF Winripiseoxee
Lodge, L. and A. NJ, also the lodge of X.
of p.
The Murderer Captured.
LAcosIA, N. H., sept. 27.-An rtalian
giving his nasre as Joseph Marie and huv.
Ing In his possession two loaded revolvers,
was arrested here, and from his descrip.
tion y 10 believed THAT he 10 the n,urdsr-, ;,
Of D. L. Perkins. Joseph 81. Maria. the
Faliau arrested, has been fully Identified
as the Individual wanted, and !, confined
IN the Beknap county jail. The Alton
autboritcs wanted TO take 81. Maria back
70 The scene Of the murder for yrelimlu-
ary hearing, but Sheriff Lang deemed this
not advisable, as the supreme court con-
venes in Lnconia to-day, and II will doubt
less be simple matter 10 present sufficient
evidence to the grand jury TO warrant
their finding an indictment. The prisoner
admits that he flred.the fatal shot at Per-
kius