The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-17
Webster Man Shot
His Wife in Street.
WIRE ITCH ARRESTED.
Sharp Battle Between the
Prisoner and Captors.

liam Raymond, 45 years old, on his
wife. Addie, So years old. Mrs. Hay
mond works in the weaving depart
ment at H. N. Slaters South village
wooden mills. She left work at o'clo q
and. in company with Rudolph Martin
and Edward Wagner and his daughter,
started to go to their homes, on School
street
When near the School street school
building Mrs Raymond noticed man
hiding behind trees and in other ways
trying to evade her. some distance
ahead of her. This man passed be-
meath the electric light opposite the
school building. He covered his face
with his hand SO that his wife would
not recognize him and continued up
School street until opposite Arthur G.
Pattison, the proprietor of the Music
Hall Theatre. There he stood in the
dark waiting for his wife and her
party to pass
They passed him and he did not say
a word. When they had got some dis
tance away he pulled revolver from
his pocket.
Pointing the revolver at the party
ne pulled the trigger. The bullet took
erect in his wifes left arm. She fell
TO the ground with a piercing cry.
wagner held his presence of mind re-
markably, and as soon as the report
rang out in the air, he turned around
and jumped upon Raymond, and a
fierce battle ensued
With the aid of Martin, he choked
Raymond into insensibility and took
the revolver from him.
Raymond, fighting all the time,
struggling for liberty, was dragged
DOWN School street quite a way by
Martin and Wagner. When they met
Officer Elias B. Wakefield, who was
running to meet them, he having heard
Of the affair." the officer and his two as
sistants took Raymond to the lookup
and placed him in a cell In the lock-
up Raymond used vile language, par
ticularly against Wagner, whom he
hates Wagner is a brother-in-law of
Raymond.
Raymond told Wagner that he had
a bullet for his wife and one for Wag-
ner.
After Mrs. Raymond was shot, she
was taken into Mr.. Pattison's house
and cared for tenderly by Mrs. Patti
son, and DR.. Genereux sent for. He
responded in few minutes and in
spected the wound, and the injured
woman was taken to her home, in
Wagner's house, at 81 School street,
with her two sons, William, 15 years,
and Ralph, IL.
The doctor then extracted the bullet.
1t was found fiat against the bone. 1t
caused her much pain, but she stood it
braVely. The revolver was q 22-calibre
bulldog pattern and is brand new
one. 1t looks as if Raymond purchased
II expressly for the purpose of killing
his wife. He has threatened several
times before TO take her life.
Officer Wakefield has the telltale ev-
fdence in his possession. Raymond has
often left decoys on the street for his
sons, and so terrified them by saying
that he would wiring their necks, and
also their mothers, that the mother
and her sons became afraid to come
home from work alone at night.
Raymond has been arrested twice
before. Last summer he came home
drunk, and broke all the furniture and
beat his wife. For this he was senten-
ced to term in Bridgewater. He was
released last Christmas eve, and since
that time he has often been seen prowl-
ing around the house, evidently bent
on mischief.
Oct 10, 1898, his wife procured a di-
vorce from him through her counsel,
Frank e, Deon. Since that time he
has not lived with her although she bald
She bore the operation as we'll as
could be expected, and is now quite
comfortable Raymond Is painter by
trade. His wife is a good Woodworking
woman, and never makes any trouble.
Tho affair has created great excitement
and is the talk of the town.
1t is now settled without a doubt that
the only thing that will open the Web
ster and Dudley Electric Street Rail-
way is the annual spring thaw
Several Webster people were honored
in having received invitations to at
tend the reception and banquet ten
dered President Mckinley by the Home
Market Club, in Boston, tonight. Among
the local people who attended We're
Prentiss Howard as a special guest of
Hon. Mr.. Plunkett, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Tracy, Mrs. f. 7. Chase and daughter
Bessie. Mr., and Mrs. Josiah Perry and
Feno j. Sinclair.
Joseph Elias Joslin, aged one year
four months and twenty-five DAYS, the
child of Elias and Martha Janette Jos
lin of Thompson, died Of the crouI
Sunday.
Thomas Flood, late of Co. X, South
brldge' has gone to Worcester to enlist
in the regulars.
Superintendent Michael Schofeld OF
the water works reports that there are
many small pipes broken and frozer
by the recent storm.
The main shafting in the shoe fac.
tory of A. j. Bates broke at O'Clock
this morning, and the operatives were
given rest for the day.
DR.. Dugan of Philadelphia, son nj
Road Commissioner Dugan, has re.
turned.
The show in Music Hall tomorrow
night. Grahams Cakewalk Company
composed of colored artists, is a goot
one. owing to the storm. Manager
Fattlson was unable to advertise its
The knights Of Pythias are flourish
ing: At their meeting next Thursday
night ten candidates will be initiated
and already four applications have beer
received.
Miss Annie McHolslie Of Chicago is
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. William
Hobart for a few days.
Miss Mary Ellen Sellig is visiting
worcester chums for q day or two.
George A. Walker, head clerk at Ho-
tel Dewitt, is confined to his room with
the grip. His place is being filled by
Mr.. Coonan.
Commander r. H. c. Berger of Post
81, @. A. r., Andrew r. Snow and Jo-
seph p. Marcy are at Boston attending
the state encampment.
Manager Pattison of Music Hall was
in Worcester this afternoon on bust
ness.
Not one of the country roads leading
into Webster up to this noon, with the
exception Of Dudley, las been opened
30 The Spy is informed by Road Com
missioner James Dugan. Just about
now Mr. DugaH is busy man.
Weddings during the past year have
not been so numerous as in former