The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-01
DYNAMITE.
SchOuler Threat
ened to Use It.
Grudge Against Brother
in-LaW and Mr.. Hill.
He Bought the Explosive With
Caps and Fuse.
People Alarmed and the Authorities
We're Notified.
Schouler disappeared and Hes Not Been
Found by Officers.
He Bought the Explosive With
Caps and Fuse.
People Alarmed and the Authorities
We're Notified.
Schouler disappeared and Hes Not Been
Found by Officers.


bers has there been so much excitement
in Scituate as was created by Lawrence
Schouler during the present week.
Schouler who resides, or rather did reside,
about half mile east of Rockland village
is farmer on a small scale, has for some
time been acting queerly and the neigh
bors have noticed his peculiar actions and
discussed quietly among themselves the
advisability OF. his relations placing him
under restraint. As he did not trouble
any of his neighbors and his family did
not seem TO think that his peculiarities
were worthy of notice no was allowed TO
pursue the even tenor of his way and IL
was not until last fall that he committed
any rbeach of the law sufficient.to cause
his arrest.
Late last fall Alton Hill of Rockland
on his return home from a shooting trip
noticed horse tied TO tree near the
cemetery which is about opposite
Schouler's house and the next day he
noticed the animal still tied in the same
place and on investigation found that the
animal belonged to Schouler and that he
~ suffering from cold and hunger.
" nile he had been tied to the tree he had
eateu a large hole in the trunk. MIR. Hill
7 expostiilated with Schouler and advised
| him to take the horse home before he got
into trouble. His advice was not taken
and the affair coming to the ears Of
Deputy Sheriff Nathan Colvin, who is also
an officer of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty TO Animals. Schouler was ar
| rested and fined.
Since then, as the neighbors say, he has
chad il in for Hill, and the preseno
trouble is alleged to be the outcome Of
| the old one.
Threats to Blow Up.
Schouler. with his young wife, lives in
| one end of the long story and half old
| fashioned house about half mile from
| Rockland, and the other tenement Is oc-
| cupied by Ezekiel Warner, his brothsr-in-
| law, with whom he IL apparently not on
good terms.
Yesterday rumors were circulated that
| Schouler had been making threats to
| blow up both Warner and Alton Hill
| with an Internal machine on which he
| had been at work for some time and that
| Deputy Sheriff Colvin and Officer Her
| nando Rounds were investigating the
case.
a News reporter went to Rockland for
the purpose of learning the facts in the
| case. .
Town Clerk Daniel Remington was the
first man interviewed and although he
was rather inclined to laugh az. Schouler's
actions he said that the man had been
4
and directed The News man to Schouler'
house. The house was closed and q
small boy with a torchlight head OF hair,
informed the reporter that there was no
one "To home, but that Mrs. Schouler
was over in his house. Mrs Schouler.
who is pretty young woman OF appar-
| emily not more than 20 years OF age was
willing to he seen, but not To be inter-
viewed and the conversation was carried
| on nrincipally by her mother, Mrs Ann
nj. Capwell, who would admit nothing
but that Schouler was away, ana SAID
that he had been under tho doctors care
for some time, and that his strange ac-
tions were probably caused by his disease.
She referred the reporter to Charles
Howard, who, she said, was an uncle OF
Schouler and could he found nc a saw
mill n short distance away, and cautioned
The News man not to speak about the case
to any one else but him.
S hOuler Bought Dynamite
, Mr.. Howard was not at the mill and
as the time passed slowly with the re-
porter he disregarded Mrs. Capwells IN
junction and from some Of the employs!
! ne learned that Schouler had few days
| before his disappearance, last Wednesday,
| purchased some dynamite, number ol
! | dynamite caps and quantity OF fuse ont
| had made threats 20 send Mr.. Warner nnt
4 | MT. lilll 10 lnclT llolho " SH~A
. road The family had become alarmot
|. by his actions and notified the oificer'
! and probably fearing arrest Schouler DIS
: appeared "Wednesday morning. ono %
n the men at the mill said that Schoa'c
y had been caught by his wifo while 70
= work ON his internal machine aud sha
= he had threatened her II she told wha
: she had seen.
, Alton Hill, who conducts = store q
Rockland, was also erylewod and al
though he had heard II tho threats iDad'
by Schoulur no appcar.o more veSes tsni
frightened ana furnished sbe rerorte
!, with sosno interesting fnforfnation tn ~
r gard 20 tho amateur dynalniter. snion'
}, other things stating that >chouWr ha'
e bcen seen withln swerry' four hcurs neHi'
O the residence of his uncle. Charles ilow
O ed. by Hnv. Mr. Chambers Of tho kns /;
J. and church, and that i'm oil proi1bilii.
:. | be was still I'm tho vicinity AMI WIS Ecug
inc out Of sight for fear OF beiDgnrrosttd
Tho officers who visired tlios houses var
unab.e to find any rHce' OF nhe inaollln.
/, | or nny explosive it is riiought. uin'
ss.lnnler hos taion them away andi MA
= aan chem sompwhcib I'm uio, WOODS
. Vhs man is, eviuentlv mentally unfisi
Y II anus,i andlwIicn, ho is,fotmdiwjll prppnDi,