The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-23
BURGLARS
BULLETS.
Marcus G. Nichols Murdered
in Cold Blood at His
Lonely Country Home.
Ills Sister Also Shot in the Breast
and Probably Fatally
Wounded.
HOUSE WAS THEN RANSA CKED.
Two Hundred Dollars Secured by the Masked
BurgIars-Trumbull c., the Scene Of
Most Brutal Crime.
HOUSE WAS THEN RANSAC CKED.

TrumbulI, Conn, July 23.-Early yes
terday morning Marcus q. Nichols, an
aged and wealthy farmer OF this town,
was brutally murdered by two masked
burglars. I'm his home. and his sister
Mary. who lived with him, was seriously
and perhaps fatally shot.
The murderers and thieves ransacked
the house. and secured about $500, and
then made their escape.
The scene Of the double crime is In
Daniels Farm, a section OF TrumbuIl on
the Monroe turnpike.
Nichols was 81 years old. and his
maiden sister. Mary. Is 50. They lived
Ia a lonely house, although the old man
had always been supposed TO be wealthy,
and was reputed TO have concealed about
the premisis considerable money, beside
stocks and bonds. He was thought to
be worth 100000
The old man had always borne the
reputation Of being wealthy, and was
| reputed to have concealed about the
premises considerable money, beside
| stocks and bonds. He was thought to
have been worth 100000.
The brother and sister slept In rooms
| on the second floor Of their house. Their
| nearest neighbor live 500 feet distant.
| At about ! o'clock Mr.. Nichols was
| awakened by a suspicious noise. Miss
| Nichols was also startled, and the two
arose, and lighting lamps proceeded to
| the lower floor and waited.
| Suddenly the side door was burst open
and two masked men entered the ROOM
| AS soon as they discovered the presence
Il \.
whipped out revolvers, and one of the
men fired at Nichols, the other at his
sister The aged man fell forward with
bullet in his breast, just over the heart.
His sister sank TO the floor with ball in
her side. One Of the burglars stepped
| forward according to Miss Nichols, who
| had not lost consciousness, and lifting the
unconscious body of her brother 10 a
| chair, placed in his mouth some liquor,
in which he placed some sort Of pow
| der. A few seconds later the old man
slipped off the chair fell OF his knees,
| dropped forward and died
The burglars then removed Miss
| Nichols to the kitchen and began to
search the house Miss Nichols, left
| alone, debated a sto the best plan Of ac-
ton. Wounded though she was s,fe de-
| cided to undertake TO reach the Setgb.
bors and had started for tho moor wber
one Of the men heard her RE sum.
moned his compap. ..on. and covering the
! woman with their revolvers the spokes-
man annorGced their intention OF killing
her IL she attempted TO leave the house
| They also demanded that she disclose
the Whereabouts OF her money and that
of her S-Gtber She told them of the
| hiding place Of her funds, and also dis
closed the spot where some Of her
brothers money would be fcund The
burglars continued the search and sue
ceeded In finding about 5000 in cash.
| They left strewn all over the house GER
tifcates Of stock, bonds and other pa
| pers valued at about $4,000
Some time after they left Miss Mich
| OILS gave the alarm. Or. Hill OF Trum-
bull was summoned. and he found the
woman to be seriously wounded. The
injuryE however, will not necessarily
prove fatal. There Is absolutely no clue
to the burglars, further than an made
quate description such as Miss Nichols
can furnish. The methods of the men
recall the Nichols burglary In the town
OF Nichols some weeks ago.