The Newtown bee., 1897-04-16

LIVED, AS TuE ONE WHO COMMITTED
 THE DEED.-DEPUTY SHERIFF AND
 MANY CONsTABLEs LEAD A FRUITLEss
 CHASE AFTER THE TRAMPs.-TUTTLE
 ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO THE BRIDGE
 PORT JAIL ON TUESDAY.
 Newtown has once more furnished ma
 terial for the sensational journals, in
 what had the appearance of an attempt
 at murder. The principals in the tragedy
 were James W.Tuttle and a woman.nam- ed Caroline Booth, who, according to his
 own testimony has lived with him for eight or 10 years. Their residence in
 Newtown dates back scarcely more than a year, coming here from Oxford. They
 lived in little shanty, close to the road,
 about a mile north from
 Botsford depot. So much for the princi
 pals in this unsavory sensation.
 The shooting evidently took place at about II o'clock on Saturday. John K. Tomlinson, who was at work at his saw
 mill, not great distance from the cabin of the Tuttle's, heard the discharge of two tramps pass his place. The stories told by Futile first and last do not agree. His first version in substance was that the two tramps came to his door and wanted to buy some eggs, that the Tut tie or Booth woman went out and got the eggs, when they attempted to take more, That she remOnstrated with them, where upon they shot her. According to Tut tles story, after the shooting took place he first notified a neighbor, Mrs Merwin, and asked her to go and care for the wounded woman, and then MT Tomlinson at the mill. He next went to Mrs Hough a i'd asked her to go and assist in caring for the woman. He then went down to the Station and told Agent Taylor of the tragedy, asking him if he had seen two tramps. The agent pointed down the track to two men, who were going south as fast as their legs would carry them. Futile started after them, but Taylor was unable to leave, as the train from the north was about due. As soon as the down train left, Taylor made efter them and saw the rramps leave the track about 50 feet ahead of Futile and take to the woods. He then returned to the sta tion.
 The can train north soon arrived, and among the passengers was Deputy Sher- if Rodgers, who stepped out on the plat form. Taylor informed him of the shoot ing of the woman, when the sheriff promptly inteIrogated: "Who shot her? ?" ''Ihe tramps," replied Taylor. ''Who says so," said the sheriff. "Tuttle,'' an- swered the agent. "Stop Tuttle," re- turned the sheriff; ''more than likely he did the shooting, but get the tramps, al- SOL
 Meanwhile Sheriff Rodgers repaired to the scene of the tragedy, where he found J. R. Tomlinson and one or two others. That Mir Tomlinson was glad of assist ance was shown by his earnest exclama- tiOn: "Thank God you are here, Rod gers; l never saw such sight in all my ilACs T U q Ol 1hh DEE. MT Rodgers said it was indeed horrible sight. The woman lay upon a couch with the blood oozing from her wounds, and breathing heavily. She rallied suf- iciently to give and incoherrent account of the shooting. Sheriff Rodgers at once dispatched the word to the neighboring owns, and in short time Constables Glover, Johnson, Tillson, Blackmau, and 1 other citizens had joined in the chase for he tramps. The first physician to arrive It the shanty was pr Gordon, who with l he assistance of pr Smith, who came l ater, attended to her wounds and made | Ter as comfortable as possible.
 The search for the tramps was con5in- led all Saturday night, Sunday and Mon. lay, without success. On;Monday after loon, believing that his first suspicious were correct, Sheriff Rodgers again visit- d the Tuttle shanty at Botsford. The tory Futile told this time of the shoot ng differed materially from that of Sat rday. On Monday he had the tramps runk and they stole instead of buying he eggs. The sheriff asked Futile if he ad revolver about his person, to which e gave negative answer. He had an Id revolver about somewhere, but didn't ave any cartridges. Futile appeared a cry much surprised man when Sheriff ,odgers fshed 32-calibre revolver out his pocket. Sheriff Rodgers then laced him under arrest and took him to le Newtowp lookup. Later in the day, l company with Lawyer Charles H. Torthrop, Mir Rodgers returned to the nanty and interviewed the woman. On eing told that Futile was under arrest nd couldn't harm her, she seemed re- eyed and talked more freely. She was { worn by MT Northrop, and then re-told er story of the shooting. She acknowl. igea it was Futile who fired the shot, at said that they had been quarreling ith two .tramps, both of whom were med. She stated that she saw Tut g fire at the tramps but that the pis ] was pointed toward her and that the lllet struck her. She fell and the tramps Q Id. On the way to the lock-up with Sheriff . Odgers, Futile talked in sickening k rain. He professed great affection for s