The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-16
KILLED AT HIS OWN DOOR.
A CONTRACTOR WHO REFUSED A DD.
MIND FOR MONEY SHOT DOWN.
Hc Lived Alone. aud was Watched Closely By
Two Men when He Drew $500 from .
Bnuk-He WINS Driven HOWE ny = strsn.
ger, who Then Went for Com pnuion, ana
Returning, Demanded tho Money.

ger, who Then Went for Com pnuion. ana
Returning. Demanded tho Money.
NswpuRYroRT. Jan. 15-David b. sanborn.a
builder and contractor OF Salisbury Plains.
came to Newburyport yesterday morning on
two or three business errands. While IN
town he drew $500 from the Merchants Bank.
whore he kept an account He was watched
so closely by two men that he noticed It. and
his suspicious were aroused.
IIo took n train about noon to Amesbury,
about ten miles away. and deposited $500 Ia
the Powow River Bank. Thon he went to see
his daughter. who lives on tho outskirts OF the
town. lIe remained there until $50 o'clock.
and then started to walk home. distance Of
two miles.
Mr.. Sanborn had not gone far when young
man In u buggy overlook him and invited him
to ride. Tho invitation was accepted. They
drove alon. talking pleasantly until Mr.. San
borns house was reached. There Mr.. San
born got out and thanked the stranger. who
drove on. Mr.. Sanborn has been living
alone for fow weeks. and the house
was empty. He went In and kindled tire. A
few minutes later. when in q shed buck OF the
house, Mr.. Snnborn heard II carriage drive into
his yard. lie went through tho house to the
front door with IL light and saw
man Gcttin. out OF buggy like
tno ono IN WnlCn nc nau UtlNoU
home. The horse was also apparently the
same. but there was q second man In the bug
gy. 1t was raining. and so dark that even
with the light OF tholamp which he carried Mr..
Snnborn could not recognize cithor ofthe men.
The man who alighted was not the one who
had driven with him from Amcsbury. The
stranger camc quickly to the door. suddenly
levcllcd pistol at Mr.. Sanborn. and demand.
ed sharply:
Il want that money"
Il have no money" replied Mr.. sanborn. re.
| treating.
The robher follow ed him UP and retorted:
II know better. You drew 1t from the hank
at Newburyport to-day. Hand it over or I'll
shoot"
MIR. Snnborn declared that he had deposited
1t in the Amesbury bank. The rufIlan seemed
slightly nonp!ussed for a'moment nnd then de-
| cared that Mr.. Sanborn was lying. lie then
demanded a check for tho amount
| Mr.. sanborn peremptorily refused this de-
mund, and endeavored to close the door In the
robbers face. Instantly the man fired Tho
bullet !ents,red Mr. sppbern'ss, 6, ,a i, and
George W. Peel; a neiGhbor. was passing, on
the road and almost instantly
The mar. in tho buggy called out to his CON-
Tolerate: Jump in quick. Here comes some
assassin ,leared into the carriage. the horse
was, whipped up; and they disappeared:
sG sas euSEE 70
Pursuit Pursuit was begun. Mr. sanborn was. able t.
give a meagre description Of his assailapt and
his confederate. who, were both rousk. ~
Which he was driven. and ne described q pecu:
liarity In the gait and one OF the fore feet OF
MIR. Sanborn diod early this morning. No
| other carria ages had been passed on the soft.
ons ans the 9Hsf s
been turned around less than . mile Beyond
his house otter his drive with the young man;
traced long. distance on the, road
convinced that the outfit hal! been hired In
this city. and this afternoon they found It II
andf9rd "' {" was learned that had Sesa
and that i had been returned about o'eIocE
closely ' described This evening the st police
arrested alta boarding house @ young man
Ths Foster the at Rs & staS Searss Rs
the r IL ont It was inc learned ae That nt tss
Hrown, and tint his home is in Llvermore
Falls. lln. he admits hiring the horse and
| buggy. but SAYS he went to Hnverhill. and that
he knows nothing OF the murder. He was
He, had in his pocket only two cents and =
revolver of tho Same calbre rs that which
vito yss ahe peBss
n. H.. only two miles from the scone Of the
murder, He had Il pistol in his pocket OF the
same calibrean one chamber was discharged.