Evening journal., 1897-07-23
KILLED BY BURGLARS
A Wealthy Connecticut Farmer
Murdered at Night.
HIS SISTER IS FATALLY WOUNDED.
After Committing the Bloody Deed the
Thieves Helped Themselves TO Eat
abies and Enjoyed a Feast
at Their Leisure.

Bridgeport, Conn, July 2S-George |
Marcus Nichols. an aged and wealthy
resident Of the town of Trumbull, lly7
ing in the neighborhood known as Dan
iels Farms, was murdered In cold blood
yesterday morning by two masked bur
glars.
His sister Mary, aged 55 years. the
only other occupant of the house at the
time was also shot, but is stll alive
and there is a chance Of her recovery.
Mr.. Nichols was awakened by a noise
outside the house He looked out the
window and saw light near the chick
en- coops in the rear of the house. He
called his sister, and together they made
a search.
No intruders were found, and they re-
turned to the house. They had fasten-
ed the kitchen door after coming in
and were about to retire to their bed
rooms when crash came at the door.
and it flew open. and two men, both
masked, each with revolver in his
hand. stepped through the doorway into
the kitchen.
Without a word being spoken one OF
the robbers fired. The aim was true.
and Mr.. Nichols fell. with bullet in
his breast.
Then fire was opened on the woman.
Three shots were fred, one passing
through the woman's neck. She fell
to the floor.
Nichols was not killed instantly and
managed to crawl 10 a sofa at the side
of the room.
Told Where the Money Was.
Miss Nichols was unconscious. but the
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! Then they made a demand for money,
saying If she would give them $50 they
would leave She had SOS in her room,
and so told the robbers. They assisted
her to the room. and she secured the
money and gave It 10 them. They then
demanded more money and forced her
to go to her brothers room, where they
secured 500. After securing the money
the robbers placed Nichols. who was
dying. on the sofa and gave him drink
of water
One of the men then went to the cell
lar and secured two bottles of cider and
from the pantry took pie and cake and
brought it to the room where their VIC
Tins were and sat down to the table
and ate hearty meal. They seemed to
be familiar with the locality and asked
about a Corkin family living some dis
tance down the road, and also If they
were in the habit Of keeping money in
the house.
After remaining in the house for more
than an hour they left after telling
Miss Nichols that they would leave
word with some of the neighbors tc
come and help her. Miss Nichols man
> aged to crawl to the window and could
, see that the men drove away in a team
.t..r. 4
under some trees. After the robber.
had gone she turned her attention t'
her brother. BY this time he was un.
J able 10 speak, and she was too weak tC
= render him assistance, so she watched
: by his side until he died. a short time
after the robbers left. When daylight
came, she mustered all her strength anC
started for a neighbors house.
Unconscious on the Road.
She had gone about half the distanc,
5 when her strength gave out, and she fel
l unconscious to the ground. She wal
! found by a man soon after dayligh
who was on his way to the Nichols
1 home.
. Miss Nichols revived and after 1
time was able to tell the story. Sh
e says she would be able TO identify on
D Of the robbers, as while he was in tn
h room his mask become disarranged
r and she could see his face very plainly
S Both men We're Of heavy build, and tn
4 one she saw was very dark, with yer,
heavy, dark eyebrows.
/, The tragedy has caused a great sen
sation in Trumbull. and almost the en-
tire male population Of the town is gu
; searching for the murderers. Nichol
was wealthy and a prominent citizen
g but as is the custom in the country
f lived almost alone and in a very simpl