The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-20
LAMBERTS DEATH E A
THE VICTIM OF THE WILTON
MASKED ROBE IS SINKING.

PhJsioinns Say He Cannot Outllvo To-Day
Mira Lambert Recovering slowly from sho
Shock or Her Experience with the Men
Moro About the Suspected Man wniis.
WILTON, Conn.,, Dec. 19.-The wonderful vi.
tally Of David s. r. Lambert, who was shot by
masked robbers on Friday night, has aston
ished the three physicians who are In attend
ance. Although his condition has not improved
In the least since <he was found by his door, a
little nourishment and several doses of brandy
have been administered 1t has been found that
one of the bullets penetrated the left lung.
Mrs. Lambert is recovering slowly from the
shock, and still has hopes of her husbands re-
coVery. Her face Is severely burned by tho
chloroform that was administered. 1t is now
certain that several applications of the drug
were made while the thieves were ransaeking
the house. Her attacks of nausea are passing
away gradually.
The room in which the shooting occurred runs
through the house, with doors at the north and
south ends. 1t is fifty feet long. Mr.. Lambert'o
body was found against the south door, which
is Of the old.fashioned pattern divided in the
m Me. h.,, The Mh1 upper part was found open by
iho h Ssll; wa afto was tn the .h 6rst person to enter
bert Vas found sisf bound s%s dshGsS By sEe a saSie I nsar
tho north door. bullet. evidently the
Of MI. IamSsrt Rss srm, t WaS fGnn dh sea nef Siy b part
and several shells and two unexpioded car.
trluRes were found near the door leading to tho
back entry; To-day two more empty shells wero
were found and three bulletholes of the same az
the shells were found In the north door. Thio
would support the theory that, notwithstand-
ing that Mr.: Lambert is a man OF small stat.
ure and weighing only a little more than 100
pounds. he had made a stout resistance and had
been well into tho room. possibly leaning over
room. e"o
The first trace of any strangers in the noirh.
oorhood who would answer the description
given by Mrs. Lambert comes from RidRe6eId.
where two men without overcoats and wearing
derby hats were seen by several persons on
Thursday evening. The tall man who was on
the train with two others on Friday night IA de-
ecrloed as wearing o milton on one hand and a
glove on the other. 1t has become known THAI
when Wills, the suspected man. was q pupil at
the Lambert Academy four or Ave years ago he
pelied him. Willis lived for some time with a
family across the street named Mitchell, work.
ing for his board. He then Disappeared. but
appeared about two years ago and lived with
another family, also named Mitchell. He left
mere suddenly, and "A purse containing $40
disappeared at the same lime.
An incident that shows the great excitement
In town occurred on Saturday evening when The
fast freight from Pittsfeld passed through this
place about 8 o'clock and struck a horse and
wagon near Wilton station. The horse WAS in.
1ured SO badly that the trninmen fired several
shots into him to end his misery. The noise OF
the shooting. although in q lonely part Of the
Town. was heard in the village, and in a very
rev moments q number OF well armed men were
running to the place In hopes of being In at the
arrest Of robbers.
The doctors tonight state that Mr.. Lambsrt In
sinking and will scarcely live through the
night. "