Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-04
THE SCITUATE MURDER
Keegan, the Alleged Assassin,
Arraigned In Court.
HE WILL TRY To PROVE AN ALIBI.
A Witness Found who Says He Saw Kee-
gan Riding with Mrs. Chambers on the
Fatal NIght-He Had Borrowed n Pistol.
A Tuft of Hair.

PROVIDENCE, Oct. 4.-Lawrenco C.
KeegaD was arraigned for the murder of
Mrs Chambers this morning. He pleaded
not guilty and will attempt to prove an
alibi. The body of Mrs. Chambers has
been inferred.
Keegan admits That no was we'll &C
auainted with the murdered woman and
has boon out with her n number of times.
A week ago no went buggy riding with
her, and he told Detective Parker that he
borrowed a revolver from Arthur j. Tay-
Tor last Monday and returned 1t wednes-
day. Taylor says he loaned him tho re-
volver<on Thursday morning, the day the
woman was shot, and IL was returned on
Saturday. Five chambers were empty,
and the pistol had been carefully cleaned.
Mrs. Baker. with whom keegan boarded,
says he was at hctno Wednesday and
Thursday nights.
When Keegan was asked to accompany
Parker. tho astute detective. to the city
hail. he probably did not realize that he
was under arrest He said nothing, but
| dressed quietly, repeating IN answer to
the detectives remarks that he knew moth
| ing of tho murder and had been at home
and drunk through Wednesday and Thurs
day. The nows of the arrest spread rap
idly. One of tho first witnesses to appear
at the city hall was William J. Taylor. n
halter of 40 North Main street. near the
house where kccgan lived.
About two months ago, while Mr.. Tay-
| lor was in California. his son Arthur OK
changed n hat for n six cb>nber Hopkins
X Allen 81 caliber revolver and n box Of
| cartridges. kocgan strollcd into the store
few minutes after tho transaction. and
tho revolver was shown to him. On last
Thursday 1.-THE day Of the murCierl Kccgan
came into tho store and asked for the
| loan of the revolver. Its up at the
house, was the reply.
what john Bennett Saw.
Kcegan went to Mr.. Taylor's house, 6s
woodbino street. telling Mrs. Taylor that
he was going to Warren that afternoon or
evening and might DO attacked by foot
pads. asking for the pistol. II was hand
| cd to him. He took up the box of car
tridgcs walked to tho door, turned. and So
lecting six cartridges from tho box put
them in his pocket.
On Friday night he ro-entercd Mr.. Tay-
! lor's house, laid the revolver on n table,
! took from his pocket five OF tho six car
| tridgcs, and after making n few remarks
went away. Mr.. Taylor said that the re-
vOlyer had recently been discharged.
Mrs. Drummond, the sister in-law Of
Mrs. Chambers, and Thomas Whalen, son
| OF Mrs. Whalen, who bcfricnded her, also
camo To the city hall and promptly iden-
| titled tho prisoner as the man whom they
| had seen with her.
Your correspondent, by careful inquiries
along the Hartford. Scitunte and Harris
! willie roads, had uncarthcd a valuable wit
ness in tho person of a farmer named John
| Bennett. He lives about two miles from
| Scituate. He, too, was confronted with
| kceGan.
About O'Clock on Thursday afternoon,
rs he walked along tho Scituate road to-
ward Providence. Bennett saw coming
toward him n buggy in which were man
and n woman.
Tho man sat on the near side of the
vehicle to the loft OF the woman, whose
description tallies with that of Mrs
Chambers Tho two faces were flushed
and angry looking.
As the buggy passed the woman was
talking in a shrill voice raised to n screech
and shaking her finger in the faco Of the
man. That was all that Bennett saw un
til he looked upon kccGan yesterday. \:
the bent shrivcled figure and frightened
face of the prisoner came out of the cell
Bennett started back. and, as Mrs Drum
mond had done, exclaimed:
That's the mani
Following the indecent custom prevail
ing in county towns the star prisoner
keegan, was put on public exhibition n
tho city hall during the day. The shame
full scene might have been prolonged in
|
sol, in the interest of humanity. beggct
for his removal to the county courthouse
Who Keegan Is.
Keegan was born in Providence, Is 5
years old and has for many years boon &C
casionally sober. Iio says that he wen
down town on Thursday morning ant
visited several houses, but he cannot O
will not remember hours or places; tina
he walked home to his dinner and agaiI
left the house ut clock.
Asked whether he was standing on tn
corner of Weybosset street near the Han
COCK Insurance building at 3 o'clock, h
/ confusedly answered, Yes
Il will not tell you why I borrOwe,
D the revolver or why was going to War
rem, he said. Il meant to meet WON
an, but not Mrs Chambers. ? hav
known her for years. but we have me
only twice. once in April and once at tn
beginning OF September.
Bennett, tho farmer says that Keega
was sitting to the left of the woman 4
tho buggy. Mrs. Chambers was snot 4
the left side of the back
Clutched In the fingers of the dea
j woman's right hand was n small tuft {
o light sandy or grayish hair. On the lei
q side of kccgan's head thero is n raggc
spot, as II n portion Of the hair had Doe