The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
BURGLARS BULLET FATAL.
LAWHER BLoDGETT OF soHENEo-
TADY DIES OF HIs WOUND.

to he Ono or tho Gang who Tortured Farm
or Cochin the Same Nirht 20 Force Him to
Disclose the Hiding Place OF His Money.
SCHENECTADY, Dec. 4.-Tho shooting of George
r. Blodgett, chief counsel OF the General Elec-
trio Company, by a burglar early on Friday
morning, has turned out to be a murder, for Mr..
Blodgett died at $50 this afternoon. AS re.
ported In THE SUN this morning an operation
was performed last evening on Mr.. Blodgett to
find the bullet. as the X-rays had failed to locate
1t, owing to the fact that 1t lay behind the great
side bone Of tho pelvis. Drs. Vanderveer and
Mcdonald Of Albany. assisted by DR.. William
p. and Louis W.. Faust OF this city, performed
the operation. DR.. Faust in speaking Of tho
operation said:
1--WE opened tho abdominal cavity and traced
the course Of the ball. 1t had entered the back,
and in going forward and downward struck the
pelvis on the right side. The ball had DETECTED
from the pelvic bone and perforated one Of tho
intestines."
The shock of the operation was too much for
Mr.. Blodgctt. DR.. Vanderveer said at once that
the patient would not recover and would prob
ably die in commissions. which was the case. Be-
fore 0 o'clock this morning Mr.. Blodgett's pulse
began falling. From about noon no gradually
lost consciousness. At F. NJ. his little boy was
brought to the bedside, but Mr.. Blodgett did
not recognize him.
At 2:30 he breathed his last. Mr.. Blodgett's
father and mother reached here this afternoon
from their home in Bucksport, Me-, an hour
too late to see their son before he died. The
funeral is to be held on Monday afternoon.
Yesterday afternoon. with the aid of a Schenec-
tady lawyer, Mr.. BlodRett made his will. He
leaves considerable property, accumulated
through his own efforts.
The police have absolutely no clue to the
burglar and murderer, though many arrests of
suspicious persons have been made. A number
of burglaries have boon committed near here
this week. and it is suspected that one of tho
gang may have shot Mr.. Blodgett.
There have been many sensational stories
afoat. originating. doubtless, from highly
colored reports published In certain New York
morning papers of to-day. Some of these stories
are absolutely cruel, and seem to intimate that
burglars did not do the shooting. It is also
h naIted tn that at, certain Sr h1od General raj, e Electric people
majors, are too ridiculous to notice and have
This morning Mrs. Blodgett gave her first
beers sRo Of b the th] tsfbs Srsysr A Mrs' h heG husband nrndn had
her husbands revolver from a drawer of a
dresser in the room. She tirst, pointed the re-
to see If the weapon was loaded. Then she fdTed
q shot at the form of the retreating. burglar.
easement Of the bedroom door. Then Mrs.
Blodgett ran to- the window and fired the re-
BB%Ie odsett.s S hSnd w WAS .hG ps sisi ani in lff1 rinsg tho To a sirst
shot. Mrs. Blodgett tonight is nearly pros
Mi. and Mrs. Blodgett were one of the most
devoted couples in this city. Every evening
after a SssS atnnfr sp 1ssy Of so Slsc Re ns sssn dr! Nj, bI sshina
.Ss a sissys E Vim IL camilla ss%Iiy; M nj. s Ills Sod 5I ON
annum., HeNWas a descendant Of an old Now
EMP s' sRs , family G,.d Eng {1T was born e n. in B@e4hSs 5%l.
sons Homestead" in 1862. He was pre-
s sated eH WfiS ho neFs i! IN the hsSe Glass se'e 81 f fssa.
Soon after his graduation he was appointed an
STUDIED law in the Columbian University m
washington and was admitted to the bar. He
year later moved to Boston. where he entered
the firm Of Benton s Blotgett. counsel for the
b. became associated with the General
Electric COMPANY. and when, a year later.
Mr.. Blodgett came here as the chief OF
the patent department Of the. company. He
the case OF the Tannage Patent Company VS..
Zahn. as a result of which the control OF a large
een,eoih nf to- the faRaln Of t 6Ss oMner 81 Of The the e ssbnltyy
patents. 1t has been said Of Mr.. Blodgett that
no other lawyeri In the country was his equal as
some are Of the opinion that the burglars who
entered the Blodgett residence were the same
as those who assaulted John Cochin and his
wife on the Glenville Hills, about seven miles
from this city. further details Of which were
the Cochin home at about l A. NJ. and could
have easily reached this city and begun work at
'H co Sl%fse and p his S HF are are ? ps $500 70. Yesterday
morning soon after midnight three men burst
cupy. smashing it off i s hinges, while another
remained with a horse and wagon. A descrip.
give it. is as follows: The leader was about 40
years old. 8 feet 8 inches high. and would weigh
years old and their wei Weight IatI about %sf $50 5p pounds ds
each. All wore brown or dark clothes and
f fsreEi efts across sRa each his one fa nsd 1 lea in d hanoi Sndt
behind, conseSling all but tho forehead
sna eyes ye, ont Th hf he'd su sgd coun made Ne NE eyed eyed
lin to stand on the hot Kitchen stove. He says
he had on two pairs Of woollep socks. so it was
when they did begin to burn no got off OF the
stove in spite of the robbers, telling them they
might kill him. but no would not be tortured to
death. His wife. for interfering when they tried
TO put him on the stove. was knocked down. He
struggled against being placed on the stove
The burglars ransacked the bed and bed
clothes. ripping omen the feather bed and scat
tering the feathers. They hauled all the
sh MH{s out sn Of the Mh 9HPeS Mr. dr cNcnIin a mo Sgo them n 81
but not %starched, and rolled llSdi'' up. I'm In ide the
sleeves. of this SHIFT was, upward OF 800. the
proceeds Of sales OF %p9ultry, butter. and eggs;
Of the C%ontcnts of the drawers, and was fearful
It would unroll enough to disclose the money.
But it Didn't. and the robbers took no further
notice OF 1t. This money, by the way. was yester.
day taken in charge by a friend, who lives some
their search. Mrs. Cochin tainted when knocked
down, and the two younger robbers revived her
by tho use OF cold water.
Before the robbers left they tied Mr.. Cochlin's
hands behind him, and his wlfc's hands were
tied tightly in front; They made the old couple
and placed a basin of water In a chair beside the
bed. telling he old man how to use it II his wife
should :, mt M IN hne lime, rneh io entered tbsy me wo Wagon nnd
going 10 Schenectady. The horses tracks in the
snow showed that 1t had unusually small shoes.
Beyond this no description of the rig could be
given. Mr.. Cochin quickly worked his hands
free. An alarm was given. but the mon had fed
ARETHEYBLODGE TT'S MURD ERERS?