Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-15

provided by the constitution. man can
not be in jeopardy of his life twice for
the same offense.
He was told of the statements made by
Eugene Darnell, his confidential friend,
with whom he is now ON bad terms.
Then slowly and with detail the evidence
against him was fitted together In his
presence. The story of Darnell, repeated
by his kinslnan: the facts secured from
the letter sent to the police the proffering
of evidence by Mrs. Nelson, the mother
Of the girl he Tilted; the guilt which he
felt gripping at his heart did its work.
did you murder these women, Eli p
came the question.
The man hesitated.
"No-no-yes. killed them. But you
can't touch me-you can't touch me" he
cried boastfully.
"But you can face a charge of per-
jury?" returned the reporter.
The effect of this remark was instan-
taneous. Shaw's eyes blazed. He turned
with an angry snarl. His right hand
crept back to his pocket.
"None of that Shaw" exclaimed one
of his accusers, striking down his arm.
"You"-
shaw HunS Away.
But Shaw had not the courage to pull
pistol, and swinging quickly on his
heel he ran across the street. climbed
over the high fence of the West Jersey
depot and boarded a moving train.
Under clause of the constitution, a
person "shall not be put in jeopardy Of
life and limb twice for the same Of
Tense" According to this, Shaw's al
legged confession may not be used against
him. 1t is a question, however, if the
newly discovered evidence may not be
the cause of his being tried for perjury.
The murder of Mrs. Zane and Mrs.
Shaw, grandmother and mother Of Eli
Shaw, and the subsequent trial of Eli
Shaw, who was accused Of the crime,
made the case one of the most noted in
the criminal history of New Jersey. The
shooting occurred at o'clock in the
morning, and those who were attracted
to the house where the Shaws lived by
the report Of the two pistol shots and the
cry of murder" found Eli Shaw stand
ing on the front steps. Shaw entered
the house with those who came, but did
not go up stairs until the arrival of a DO
liceman. Both women We're found in a
room on the second floor. and each had a
bullet wound in the head but was still
alive Mrs. Zane died before the ar
rival of an ambulance, and Mrs. Shaw
died about five hours later. Neither wom-
an regained consciousness after being
found.
Theory of the Murder.
Shaw was arrested after the inquest,
He told the police, and he so testified at
the inquest that he believed that his
mother and grandmother had been killed
by burglar. He said that he had been
awakened by the shots, and that he heard
the noise of footsteps in one of the
rooms. Shaw was allowed to attend the
funeral of the woman, and he fell upon
the coffin of his mother, broke into tears
and proclaimed his innocence.
Shaw was placed on trial on Jan. 4,
1898. The trial had fairly begun when
charges of embracery were made against
the prisoners coUl' el, and the case went
over as a mistrial. The lawyer was clear
ed of the charges on April Z, and the
trial went on. Shaw was tried on two
separate murder charges and was &C.
quilted.
Much interest was lent to the trial by
the devotion shown to the prisoner by
Miss Maybele Nelson. to whom he is
said to have been engaged. She remain
ed by his side all through the trial. 1t
was announced after the trail that the
pair were to be married, but they have
since become estranged