The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-25
NATICK's SENSATION.
The story Of Attach ON the Morse Hous'
Told In Court.

Nstick, Mass, December Qs.--Arnoid
ssappen, the companion Of Louis A.
Perry, who was shot and killed BY Miss
Lizzie Morse on Thursday, after hearing
In the local court today, was held IN
1880 for the grand jury tor participation
In the affair. The hearing lasted all day
and the exciting scenes around and In the
Morse homestead were quite thoroughly
rehearsed. Trial Justice Mulligan presid-
cd ana Stappen was represented by MIR.
Bancroft. In opening the hearing. One
ers Bunker and Sodenorif testified as to
the conditions at the Morse home on their
arrival there after being informsd Of the
shooting, describing the broken windows
and exhibiting missiles which had been
picked up In the several rooms.
Considerable interest csntsred In Miss
Lizzie Morse rs che took the witnes
stand She exhibited much nervou I'M .
and 10 Is understood that the SHOOTING
WAS n great SHOCK to her 81 stem. She
said, In substance, that Perry and SLAP
pen met her sister klscta outside tbs
house and followed her to the door, which
was shut In thsir faces. 1hey demanded
admission. watch was refused sasm oy
on the house, smssliDg windows ana
D Iunding the doors. Finally Perry
effected an entrance. and rushing towards
klscta, felled her to the noor. Perry
then sprnpg at the witnts, but her two
brothers, Rufus aud Warren. came 60 her
rescue and attempted to take Perry
away, but he returned 10 his attack and
maltrsated the witness severely.
Ihe witress said that finally she was In
fear OF her life and raised an old 90
caIitre revolver. with which abe had
armed herself earlier In the afternoon,
claimed: "You have shot ms" and
risins, ran from the front entry, through
the front room, isapsd upon the piano and
through the window. Then Stappen,
who was outside, spoke to Perry. who re-
piled to the effect that he had been shot,
asking Stappen to center the houss and
Eleota Morse. the elder sister, testified
that she had started 20 to 20 70 Natick on
some business for her mot1er; that when
she was q short distance from the house,
s1s saw Perry and Stsppen approaching
her; that they accosted her rudeiy ano
thas, becoming frightened, she turned
and hurried baok to her home. As she
neared the house, she SCREAMED Lizzie,
Lizsis," and her sister resp'ndiog to her
cries, opeued the front door and admit
ted her; that the two men arrived at the
house few moments later. and demand
I'd admittanoa accompanying their de-
Dlnnds with obscene language anu threats
Of violence.
ihe witness further said that she re-
fused Ambulance TO the men and they
ans shed several windows, Perry finally
getting into the house. ne attacked the
witness and her sister Lizzie, and upon
the latter, the witness testified, Perry at
tempted q criminal assault Lizzie dis
han Of ami pErrV went ont
through . window, and after speaking
1he revolver used by Lizzie Morse. TO-
Qether with a mum sr OF atones, was nd
mittei as evidences. The weapon wss OF
old style and apparently had not been
used much.
After q recess at noon, the afternoon
sess on began with testimony OF the
brothers. Warren and Rufus, and their
stories, In that part relating to Perrys
attack on the sisters, were substantially
as previously told. The government RI ST.
ed with the evidences already Introduces,
and Stappsn was, put OF. the stand BY
his lawyer, MIR. bAncroft, to speak In
his own behalf. Stappen said that he
and Perry went to The house and Perry
made several attempts 60 enter. Finally
he did enter, alth ough tn, witness tried
to make him desist and 60 away. Perry
finally was thot AMI died. Stappsn's
story was brief and at The end, MIR. Ban
croft made short plea. Judge Mulligsn
said that 1t WAS case for tn grand
Jury and placed thu bail at $250J. slap
pen failed to get this amount and Was
taken to the Natiok lookup for this time
being.
Tbs court room throu ghout tn, hearing
was crowded, and 10 great was h, rush
to get In that some Confusion resulted
and a pane OF glass ID tn, door was brok-
en-.