Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-08-31

FALL RIVER. Mass, Aug 27.-A double
tragedy occurred here last night. One vic
tim was Charles II. Connors, aged 30 years.
and the other Andrew Gibson, aged about
as years. Gibson cut Connor's throat with
a razor and afterward ran naked through
the fields for 30 minutes, sls.h iug and tear
ing his own throat until he inflicted wounds
from which he died, The daily papers is
sued extra Sunday ed tions, aud the city is
in state of great excitement.
The tragedy took place between 11:15 p.
m. and 1918 a. m, but Gibson did not die
until O'Clock this morning. just sftor i
O'Clock Connors was going toward his home
on HealY street in company with John
| Partridge, when they heard cries OF ''mur
der, - 'come help mel coming from a win
dow in four tenement lhouse, No. l Healy
street, in the eastern part Of the city.
! Connors left his companion and ran up
stairs toward the place from which the
cries were coming.
At the head of the stairway he was met
. by Gibson who was fourishing ruzor.
! Before Connors could learn what was the
| difficulty, Gibson made a slash at his throat
and cut a cash s! inches in length, Con-
nors ran down stairs, crossed the street and
ran into John Doyle's restaurant, where he
fell upon the floor. The proprietor and
John Muuroe eudeavored
TO stop the Flow of Blood
but without success Connors' wind pipe
had been cut through. He muttered ~ m
murdered, - indicating that tho deed was
done acI oss the street. lie expired in about
10 minutes without making any Ineligible
| statement.
Meanwhile Gibson, clad only 10 a night
shirt, had run into the street and crossed
over into some lots near the base ball
grounds, yelling like maniac. Council
man Miller and a man named Tobn, saw Il
man running wildly toward them flourish
ing razor about his head, and at times
drawing it across his throat. He was bleed
ing freely when the men reached him
When he turned towards them Miller and
Tobn took up some rocks with which to de
fend themselves but Gibson sat down 10 lot
near the corner OF 18th and Pleasant streets
laying the razor beside him. One of the
men seized the razor.
Gibson meantime jumped up and ran up
the steps OF the residence of Mr.. Ihacker,
foreman of the Merchants mil. About ~
had been attracted by the cries among the III
being Inspector Perron and Police Officer
Golden. They summoned physicians and
an ambulance and after some delay Gibson
was taken to the city hospital, where Medi.
cal Examiner Dolan and Mayor Coughln
dressed his wounds. There were ragged
rents as well as two or three distinct cuts
Gibson talked nationally and made
J statement OF the affairs to the police II,
said be thought Corners was attempting &c
kill him. The parties who caught Gibson
did not know that he had murdered any
: one, but this SOON became known. Monroe
one of the men In Doyle's restaurant when
Connors entered, had run to ward the police
station.
He Covered with Blood
from the dying mans wounds. 1t wa.
thought he was the murderer. He wa.
caught aud it some time before the ex
cited crowd allowed him to 60
Counors' body removed to the an
dertaking warerooms, where a formal au
! topsy was performed by Doctors Cummings
Fay and Dolau. Later the remains were
removed to his home, 8 Johnson street
Connors was not married and was the mair
support OF Il widowed mother. While ris
ing from her bed she overcome by hear
ing of her sons death, and she fell against
g.. some OF the furniture, cutting q gash over
q
= River and was generally known and re
spected. He had not been drinking and b,
went into the house to protect the woman
he supposed was being kilsd.
: Gibson was married to the woman who's
n cries attracted Connors. She was his thirC
l. wife and she has bsen i'll with Bright's dis
ease for eight or nine years. About tire
weskg ago be left his work in the StafforC
: mill. where he was engaged loom fixer
: giving for reason that he had to care TO
q his wife during her illness. Mrs. Gibson
a says that her husband was all right yester
| day and that they went to bed abo 1t 81
Q p. IN. lie woke and began moving abuu
the room, :ilally going to the bureau wher
. abe supposed no was gropng for HAND
70 kerchief.
A hnsr Walking the Floor
For tine time his wife becams afraid c
= him and thought he was going naked int,
the open air. She ran to the window an
called for help then went TO light IA lamp
a She did not hear the scufIle on the stail
:, way. People living in other parts OF tn
} house did not hoar Mrs. Gtbson's cries. Tn
. statement made TO the police by Gbso
=, shows substantially the sans condition c
- things as that given above.
Gibson a drinking man. Last Thur,
- day he was attended by DR.. Eddy, as
y was suffering from the effects of over il
= diligence in liquor. 1t is thought that /
y, was partially out of his mind when Conno
>. went up the stairway The police cay thu
Gibson has been acting queerly for sou
. time. They have learned that he was rur
- Mug alb the neighburhood some time a.
~ with q oliver In his hand and that
was ii ins blank carteidges in his hous
This revolver he afterward gave to NJ
Doyle with instructions to keep 1t for hin
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