The Portland daily press., 1893-11-20
KILLED WHILE PURSUING A BuRoLA
The Sad End of the Life of Young Man
at Raris.
Especial to the Press.l

Especial to the Press.j
Paris, Me-, November 19.-Harry Whit
man, an employe of the Oxford Demo-
GRAFT office, was shot and almost instantly
killed in an encounter with burglar,
about o. clock this morning. Amid the
confusion and conflicting reports it is
hard getting at the real facts, but from
the best we can learn the main facts are
as follows:
Last Saturday night the Democrat Of
flee was entered and 500 taken from the
safe, since which a strictiwatch has been
kept. Last night, Sheriff. Garland and
young Whitman were detailed for that
purpose. taking position in the rear of
the printing room. About O'Clock
Garland discovered light in Hutchin-
cross street leading to the court house.
Whitman was asleep at the time, but
quickly rallied and ran for Ed. NeWhan.
The three then approached the store and
discovered the burglar near the front
window, the door being ajar. After this
all was confusion. Shots were fired
from both sides. Newhall grappled
with the burglar and threw him, but was
hit on the head from some unknown
source, making TWO ugly wounds, when
the burglar succeeded in breaking his
hold and escaped TO the street, running
in southerly direction, and was soon out
of sight.
Shots were heard in several directions,
and amid the melee Whitman was heard
to exclaim, Il am shot, Whitman
walked across the street and fell dead in
front of Cummings Hotel.
An autopsy by Drs. Rounds and Wood
bury discovered that the bullet passed
between the second and third ribs.
through the upper lobe of the left lung,
and about one inch above the heart.
Coroner Andrews of South Woodstock
deliberations are not yet ended.
No trace of the burglar has yet been
discovered, except a gripsack containing
false whiskers, a dark lantern, two hats,
and bag containing some clothing.
Some hold the opinion that Whitman
was killed by shot from Garland re-
volver, but from their positions and 9TH
er circumstances it looks highly improb-
able.
The deceased was a young man of
much promise, and highly respected.
He had been married but a few months.
An Arrest Made.
Boston, November 1S.-A despatch
from Paris, Me-, to local paper says an
arrest has been made of young man
suspected of completely in the robbery
Of Newhall & Hutchinson's stole, and
the shooting of young Whitman. The
officers have arrested him on another
charge. He admits larceny from the
post office, and had keys which fitted
several houses in Paris.
He admits being at Paris last night,
but says he went home at ii p. m. The
officers drove to his home shortly after
the murder and found him there in bed.
Sheriff Garland tells the story of the
shooting as follows:
while standing in breathless sus-
pense on the north side of the store
heard a sound as if dark lantern had
dropped on the floor This was followed
by a pistol shot and in an instant anoth-
OF shot rang out. Then Whitman cried,
%, I'm shot
1T was thrilling death cry such as
never heard before / ran with all my
might towards the store firing two shots
from my 32-caliber revolver into the OPP
en- door.
II saw Mr., Newell on the south end
of the store piazza bent over and groan-
ing as if badly hurt. AS called to him
alarge man in a dark gray overcoat and
with SLOUGH hat ran out of the open
store door. | ordered him to halt in tine
name of the law, but he paid no atten-
ton except to run the faster. [ gave
chase, shooting at him until my revolver
was empty, but he escaped