The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-16
sELEcTMAN RAYMoSD's ESCAPE.

About 4 o'clock in the afternoon he went to
the Selectmen'a office again. He was heavily
under the influence OF liquor and was morose
and sullcn. Mr. Raymond was called out. and
Seectman Doskam was left alone with the ex-
iailer.
Soon after the departure OF Mr.. Raymond
Gehebe became noisy and threatening. and
began to tell who he was going to kill. and
named Mr.. Doskam as the first victim. adding
that he would begin right away.
Mr.. Doskam is well along in years. but he Is
still active. and without a word he picked the
obstreperous ex-jailer up and pitched him
down stairs. Gehebe went to all the saloons
in the place. drinking and making threats to
kill the two Selectmen and also Constable
Robert Moorehouse. whom he accused OF be-
ing in the plot to GUST him from his place.
Abou, o'clock in the evening Gehebe. with
big navy revolver In his hip pocket. went to
Selectman Doskams house. Mrs Doskam
went to tho door. as her husband was away.
The man acted 80 strangely that she was
frightened. and slammed tho door in his face.
At 10 o'clock he returned again. Mr.. Doskam
had come home. and he and his wife went to
the door. Without opening it Mr.. Doskam
said; c.,o,o pu ,,ow ,orr
damned brains out"
Gehebe apparently went away. hut about
at the front door. and Mr. Doskam. jun ping
out q bed. exclaimed:
"Ill do him this time. sure"
He slipped on his trousers and ran down the
he u had left e1o"e P'
grew. worse each moment. ne did not wait to
got his revolver; but grabbed a heavy cane
the b s'ss' in the he door AZ" sterpsd auicSy
out on the piazza. He could maze out the
1t nnd ria tbs On whst
supposed to be Gehehe's head. Their, was Il
howl OF anguish as the mnn, jumped off tho
You damned fool. don't you know who
ann l am Robert Moorehouse. the constable.
h heH you have smashed my ne" helmet all to
it appeared afterward that when .Gehebe
straight to selectman Raymond's resid.nce
and hung sround outside the house until the ;.
half hour or moro. he rang the front door
he had a sick woman at the lookup and that
he must see the Selectman The mans strange
gestures frightened Mrs. Raymond and she
Whom Mr.. Raymond came out OF his bed.
room. which is on the ground floor, he opened
come in. Once inside the house Gehebe asked
Mr; Raymond t. light lamp as he wanted to
in his nishtdress. he went back to his bedroom
to put on more clothes Gehebe strobe into
When Mr. Raymond went into tho room he
heard q knocking on the window and some
on said in whispered voice:
Don't go back there: he has got revolver
and will shoe: you. Youp, had better come out
here and run. as he will not shoot anybody
but You.'
The sslectman turned. however. and started
back to warn his wife and daughter. The
stairs. hut. hearing voices. had gone down to
the dining room with n light. There she was
confronted ny Gehebe. wh) placed tho re-
volysr against her head and said:
lyon will throw me out, will you p
He recognized the young woman. however.
ION. It is not you want. but your father"
the'room. followed BY his wife.
raised tho weapon. Mrs Raymond tainted
but before Gehebs had chance TO fire, Mr..
Gehebe started after the Selectman as fast
as his drunken legs would cnrry him. but he
did not reach the bedroom until after Mr. Ray
The SeIectman had grabbed tho lighted bed;
room lamp and his trousers and jumped
through the window. He hid on one shoe. his
across the lawn toward the strest with the
lam In one hand and histrousers in the other
The Sslectman dropped the lamp. when he
ran through some rose bushes on the lawn.
street to the house Of Mr. Harry Moorehouse.
who s son Of tho constable.
When Moorehouse came to tho door he per-
spsdrd the eieetman to Put on ms troIsehr sc
to Mr. Raymond's house and found that Police
man Martin. who was on that boat. had taken
Gehebe away: .,,,
map: however: as 1t was out OF his district.
and he has not been arrested yet. He will he.
however. so say the Sslectmen. and tried By
an examining board to sec II no Is insane