The Portland daily press., 1894-08-09

Nlne and AdV1Ce-SrlU OF INC Houhueu
Man.
Bethel, Aug.s.-Lyman D. Small, OF
Andover, is still alive, hut it IS not
thought that there is much chance for
his recovery. The bullet went clean
through his body, about an inch or an
inch and half below the heart. 1t was
thirty eight calibre bullet.
Whether Small RECEIVERS or dies there
are likely to be important legal proceed
ings as result of the affair. As fuller
narration of the circumstances will show
Officer WornelI had very narrow es-
cape, being saved only by lucky state
of uncleanness in SmaIl's rifle.
The trouble began in quarrel between
two sisters, Mrs. Aida Scribner Royal,
Of Paris, and Mrs. Addie Ottignon of An
dover, whose father, brother of the
wounded man, left among other proper
ty, the building in which the tragedy
occurred. The building belonged to Mrs.
Royal, and her attempt to warn email
out of it resulted in the trouble which
brought Officer Wormell to the scene, to
ser We a warrant lOf assault.
Mr.. W ormell arrived in Andover about
a.m., Monday morning, and very soon
after saw Small and explained his
errand. Small said he would be ready
after breakfast, and Mr.. Wormen went
back to the hotel.
While he was gone Mrs. Ottignon saw
Small, who is her uncle, and urged him
not to give up the building. Her feud
with her sister has been very bitter, an d
it is evident that he did not wish the
former to get possession of the building.
Mrs. Ottignon not only urged her uncle
not to give up the building. but also
furnished him with the rife.
The rumor that Mrs. Ottignon had
counse1led Small to fight spread through
the village, and Mr.. Worme1l soon heard
of it. Realizing that light would be
inevitable. he summoned several good
men. Messrs. Henry A. Mills, William
Cushman, CharlessStevens, Henry Poor,
William Gregg and Mr.. Berry and oae or
two others. With these, and followed by
a crowd of the curious, Mr.. Wormell
started for thesplace.
When the party arrived there was
curious scene. Small had barrlcaded the
WAS standing, rife in hand, at an upper
window which commanded the front
door. EMrs. OJtignon, who is handsome
woman of about..3S years, was In the
yard. In forcible language she warned
the officer not to dare to enter the prem
ises, and then, turning to the house,
cried, Uncle Lyman, shoot anyone who
attempts to break into the house."
He will blow your brains out, and
have furnished him with the materials
to do III WITH" was her encouraging fling
at Mr.. Wormell as he broke in the door.
When this door was broken in the
officer found that ..the ASSAULT had only
begun. There was fight of stairs to
ascend, and at the head of those sUaj.s
stood Small, armed with u rifle, an axe
laid by his side, Il heavy butchers
cleaver beside the axe, and long butcb
er knife, the handle of which protruded
from the opening of his coat Small was
six feet ana an inch tall weighed over
two h inbred pounds, one of the ablest
xcIted condition, with Mrs. Ottignon
chez ring b i'm on, he was formidable
antas yonist.
At lshe foot of the stairs Mr.. Wormell
halted to use persuasion. Small kept
the rife leveled Oh him continually, and
to all ar guments would reply MY body
is NV ow n and [ am going to protect it. :"
Mr.. Worm ell, during the conversation
had worke I'd towards him, stair Bby stair,
until ne was half way up. At this point
Small, who had continually warned him
back, pulled, the trigger. The rife had
not been used for some time, and there
was a little triton the hammer. This
was lust enou; Oh to break the blow, SO
that the cartridge was not exploded.
The minute ne pulled Mr.. Wormell
started for hin; but he seized the axe and
aimed vicious blow at the officer's
head, Wormen lodged back and the
axe, Just grazing his chest and neck,
buried its blade In tine stairway Then
Small struck again as the officer came
forward but they were SO near one an
other that a part of the axe, probably
the handle, struck the officers arms in
such way that the weapon flew out of
Small sshands and, grazing rthe head of
Mr. Cushman, whos was just behind,
few down the stairway among the
posse.
AS the axe hit him. Mr.. Wormell drew
back an instant, and in this brief time
Small seized the clea yer and drew back
to strike.
Believing it to be a matter'of life and
death between them, Mr.. Wormell, who
had drawn hisspis5ol at the first, fired.
As the bullet struck, Small's body I'M
derwent a contortion, but he was so
nearly ready to launch the scleaver that
he completed the movement, and the
ugly weapon flew by Wormell's head.
narrowly missed Mr.. Mills, and fell among
the people below.
Small had fallen heavily by this time
but Immediately recovered, and Selling
the rife, propped. himself into an attitude
of defence, and said:
Il tell you, man, am not going
with you, and if you come up here you
are dead man."
He also expressed regret that he had
not shot Wormell, anda no persuasion
could induce him to allow anyone to
come up to attend to his wound. The
only way Mr.. Wormell could have him
attended to was by stratagem. Select
man E. E. Bedell was friend of the
wounded man, and it was ARRANGED that
he should walk in ana say:
"Wormell, you haven't shot Lyman,
have your"
Il have"
Where is he?"
up stairs"
az want to see him."
Small, hearing this, allowed Bedell to
come up and,after that doctor was able
to go, and Gnally all needed to give as
Stance.
Mrs. o tignon, who had not ceased to
talk and threaten during the whole pro-
ceeding, fell over in Mysteries when Small
was snot