The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-04
LAST EDITION
POTTER FOUND.
Tells His Story About His
Newly Bought Revolver.
Public Opinion Divided as to His In
nocence or Guilt Of Foul Deed.

the body OF Susan A. Potter, who was
murdered Monday morning by some enc
as yet unknown, showed that the bullet
had entered the right temple and passed
through the head lodging just beneath
the skin on the left side. No other marks
OF Violence were seen. The bullet killed
the woman almost instantly.
when Mrs. Potter was murdered abe
was lying on her left side, her left arm
turned under and her right in such a posi-
tion that suicide was impossible.
Tho villagers for miles about the place
are much excited and opinion seems to be
divided as to the criminal. Rumors are
rife regarding the victim but nothing i
said openly.
The Husbands Story.
The husband, Gilbert Potter, was found
near East Greenwich, the place he said he
was going for clans when he left home.
when told of the murder he seemed to be-
dumfounded and hastened to bis home.
lie mad In his possession an old revolver
with three bail cartridges therein. Hc
said that he bought the pistol of Arnold
battcy, his cousin, Sunday. He also
bought four cartridges that Mr.. .Battev
had. After purchasing the revolver he
and Mr.. Battey went back of the house
ana he fired one shot at post to try the
weapon.
Ihis statement Mr. Battey says Is true.
Ihe three other cartridges he pure hased
were in the pistol. Potter and Battev
state that the purchase of the revolver has
been question of three or four weeks
standing. The only halt was in the price.
Al nrst Mr.. Bastey wanted So, but Sunday
ne said that he would sell it for e, and
it was bought.
Potter also said that he left home at
}. m. Sunday and his wife was at the
door when he bade her good-by. That
was the last he saw of her until the mur-
der had been committed. He knows ofuo
one likely to do such deed and his sus-
picions II he has any he keeps to himself.
He is medium sized man, not in the
east vicious looking, and bears good
equation in the community. He is good
empercd and inclined to look cheerfully
lpon everything.
An index OF the estimation he Is hold in
bout Rice City is illustrated by the re-
emark that several of the villagers made:
IF Gil did IL he would say So"
This would indicate d straightforward
onest character so far % his neighbors
o. But Gilbert processes utter ignorance
4 the whole crime.
Who did it? M
That's what the villagers are asking.
uspicion has not yet been attached
trong enough to the husband to cause
is arrest and the officers are doing their
est to unravel the mystery Just at
resent they are fiat up against a dead
all OF uncertainty or even good grounds
Or deciding suspicion.
They reason that the three cartridges
re not to be relied upon, for there are
ilIions OF such cartridges. There is no
'crecy about the purchase OF the pistol
nd IL 1t was purchased for such bloody
ork, murder must have been contem-
ated during the past month. They don't
now what to think. Circumstantial evil
'nce all points to the husband but a
'e mystery deeper than it is now.
The majority of the neighbors and
ose who know the husband best don't
lieve that he is the criminal.
The broken window over the cellar door
small and no one could enter there
thout sweeping everything from the
ndowsill. As hairpins and other things
ire left undisturbed, it is believed that
9 breaking of the window was not the
~ the murderer entered the house.
TO get to the window the criminal
'uld have to walk upon the cellar door
the door has no evidence of being
liked on. As matter of fact no one be-
YES that man could squeeze through
window.
he husband has been employed by
Ter Kennedy. This morning he bor-
we'd the Elders horse and wagon 10 60
Dneco to buy a coffiin for his dead wife.