Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-10
II. VI. Dufnr shot,


Last Thursday evening, f. E. Evans re-
celved a telegram informing him that ii.
NJ. Dufur, Mrs. Evans father, had been
shot at White River Junction that after
noon and was in a serious condition. Mr..
and Mrs. Evans left at once on the local
train.
The shooting occurred between and
o'clock, on the Passumpsic railroad line
about half mile north Of the Junction.
Mr. Duiur had ridden down from Brad.
ford, his present home, in the cRboose OF
the way freight tram. The train stopped
for orders before entering the Junction
yard so that the caboose was opposite the
barn of DR.. Samuel j. Allen. Mr.. Dufur
was talking with Conductor Harry IL.
Seeley. DR.. Allen and his daughter stood
ia the barn door firing with - calibrs
rife at mark placed on fence post pc
side the track, which at this point is
I somewhat higher than the level OF the
fence.
! As the train stopped, ball from the
gun crashed through the cahoose window
and icurtain, which was drawn. The
I brakemen aver that they warned DIR. Al
len against firing in that direction and
that be Immediately leveled the gun at
the caboose and hred. The ball just
grazed Mr.. Dufur's right shoulder, en-
tered the cheek far hack on the lower Jaw,
broke several teeth from it as we'll as the
Jaw itself, nearly severed portion OF the
tongue and made its exit at the upper jaw
just under the right nostril. Then the
ball split, piece OF ii embedding itself IN
the car and another piece grazing. the
neck of Conductor Seeley over the lugular
vein.
Dr. Allen was at once told what he had
done and was asked to come to Mr.. Du'
furs assistance. Instead, he muttereo
something, lit cigar and walked of. Mr.
Dufur was taken to the Junction Houss
and medical aid summoned and his rela
tives notified. He bled profusely and con
linuously for several hours and 1t wa'
feared that he would bleed TO death, bu
at length the flow ceased, after th'
patient had been greatly weakened. Al
soon as possible he submitted to the yer,
painful operation of having his tongue
sewed together, declining to take any an
, esthetic. Since then he has been able 4
talk some and his condition is favorable
to recovery unless blood poisoning sets IN
On Monday he was moved to the hospita
, at Hanover.
DR.. Allen was arrested Friday morning
and his bail was fixed at $4,000, which
, was finally furnished. MIR. Dufur hs
also brought suit against DR.. Allel
, for $50, 900 private damages. The state
represented by States Attorney Harvey
) w. p. Dillingham; of Montpelier and viii
4. liam Batcheder of the Junction and W
f. johnson of Woodstock, Hunton
Stickney of Bethel, J. c. EnTight OF Wind
sor and Pingree & Pingree of Hartfor,
have been retained by DIR. Allen, VIII
claims that the shooting was purely acct
| dental. Ii is said that Allen was drunk q
! the time. He has a bad reputation, hav
> ing killed a man in Boston barroom u
1884, tor which he served five yssxs il
= states prison.
Mr.. Dufur is the well-known wrestle
. and as good, specimen of physical man
! hood as stands in Vermont. He live
here several years and his daughter, Jen
ME, is the wife of E. K. Evans. Mr.. an
Mrs. Evans have been with Mr.. Dufu
I most of the time since his injury.