Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
WILL DIE.
Physicians State That Murphy
Shot Near Bolton Falls
Cannot Recover.
DOHERTY'S SHOULDER
Dis1ocated by a Fall While Attempting to
Escape From the OHioers.-Statem
That Miss Rock was Not tho Cause
ofthe Crime - Hearing WIN he
Held in Montpelier.
DOAERTY'S SHOULDER


port was rife upon the streets OF the city |
to the effect that Charles Doher,y, who |
shot Fred Murphy Saturday evening, had
attempted suicide some claiming that lie
had taken poison while others said he had
devoured a large quantity of broken glass. |
Upon looking up the matter, your corrcs-
pendent found that these gruesome re-
ports sprung from the fact that Dr. NJ +.
Mcclure had been summoned to the Jail
10 attend Doherty. on entering the gen |
eral living room Of the Jail, Doherty was
found to be very much alive but had one
arm in a sling, the shoulder which had
been thrown out of the socket since Satur- |
day night having just been put back in
place by the physician. Doherty met with
this accident while trying to escape from
the officers who arrested him. When they
met him in the railroad bridge near Mont
tpelier Junction, they enquired of him tho
distance to this city and he, not suspect
| ing them at the time of being officers be-
cause of their DISCUSSES, answered readily
enough, "oh, about i've miles, and con-
tnuCd on his way.
When the officers attempted to further
engage him in conversation, Doherty he
came alarmed and started to run away
from them and tho officers though both
heavy men, were quick to take up the
chase. Officer Demns2ritt, however STUN
bled in the dark of the bridge and fell and
Dohe:ty hearing him fall looked back over
his shoulder when he also stumbled and
fell with Officer Wood who was close be-
hind, bouncing down upon him and secur-
ing him while he lay on the track. 1T was
in this fall that Doherty's shoulder was
,dsocatod but his graver troubles kept
him from paying any attention to his in
Ijuries for the time
Doherty was very retcent when ques-
toned yesterday and would not discuss
the tragedy. John Doherty of Salmon
Falls, n. H. brother of the prisoner. ar
ri in no pit evppinc and hal6 "a
conference with L. II. Deavitt, counsel
for the accused. Mr.. Deavitt, when asked
for news relating his trip to the scene of
the tragedy on Sunday, stated that | g
could not give out anything which would
in anyway be interpreted Us compromising
his client, but admitted that when the
case came to trial it would be found that
there were eXtenuating circumstances
which would be brought out by the de-
fence which do not now appear on the
surface. Mr.. Deavitt also said that he
expected that the preliminary hearing
would be held in this, city tomorrow.
Sheriff Graves came up from Waterbury
yesterday morning, where he mt States
Attorney HoIr, both going to the scene of
the tragedy on the 1918 a. m. train. j. Il.
Pixley of Waterbury, in whose yard the
shooting occurred, was one of the jury
men who tried Mildred Brewster
There has been an attempt to scout the
idea of there being girl in the affair but
: Sheriff Graves said to-day that Murphy
told him that such was the cause of the
affair. Sheriff Graves also stated that the
, physicians said Murphy could not recover
and this afternoon it was learned that
peritonitis had set in and that the mans
death was hourly expected.
He is unable to lie down and Is obliged
, to sit up in "a reclining position bosteIed
by pillows and is nursed by Miss Rock.
Montpelier, Feb 19-Between five and
5 six o'clock last night Charles Doherty,
foreman of the derrick gang at work on
the Bolton Falls electric plant shot and
t probably fatally wounded Fred Murphy Il
l fellow workman, at their boarding house
= near North Duxbury. The ball entered the
, right side of Murphy and passing through
his body came out on the left side just
below the heart. The affair is said to
have arisen over a love affair about CIR!
named Julia Rock to whom Muir
$ ply was reported to be engaged
G Sheriff c. c. Graves was Immediately
i. summoned from Waterbury but upon ar
\ irving on the scene he found that Doherty
S had boarded a Southbound train and eS-
/ capped. Mr.. Graves then notified the au-
= ;horites along the line giving a descrip-
= ton of the man. Officers Demeritt and
o Wood of this city arrayed themselves Ike
= hoboes and went to the junction to lay
for their man. He however had left the
: train and in wandering about ran across
;. the disguised officers in the railroad
d bridge between this city and Junction and
d inquired of them the distance to the sta
n ton whereupon he was arrested and
d brought to this city and lodged in jail
Upon securing the prisoner, six shoot
e err, 20 Calbre of the bulldog pattern was
II found with two chambers discharged.
It At six o'clock tonight Drs. James and
+ Grout of Waterbury who attended Muir
ply were reported as stating that the
q man could not live
IS T.. II Deavitt of this city has been re-
il tanned by Doherty as counsel and drove
d to the scene of the shooting this after
= noon in order to interview the witnesses
1t of the ARRAY.
Doherty's home is in South Berwick, Me.
e and Murphy halls from Newport, VT. An
d other report says that Murphy became
r. enamored of a girl named Julia Rock tC
ID whom Doherty was engaged. The Rocl
a girl was employed as a domestic at the
10 boarding house where Doherty and Muir
l. ply lived. About O'Clock Saturday even
ing Doherty and Murphy had an alterca
= ton and high words over this girl. Doh
" erty accused Murphy of attempting Il
d. ALLEVIATE her affections and losing contro
n Of his temper drew revolver and sho
e. Murphy. The ball entered his left SIDE
"a passing through the body and was takei
he out on the right side Of his body by III
N physicians. Doherty is 80 years and Muir
ply % years old, Both men were Sobe
at the time of the assault. Doherty wa
seen at the Jail this afternoon by your cor
an respondent and substantially corroborate
no the facts as stated
lis A STATEN ENT FROM WATERBURY
~ Waterbury, Feb GA physician who i
NJ attending Murphy, the man shot by DC
Nv herty a J. r. Pixley's place near Bolto
N Falls, Is authority for the statement tina
n1 Miss Rock was in no way responsible 60
he the tragedy. 1t is true that she was en-
to gagged to Murphy but has never had anS
thing to do with Doherty or given hiy
al any cause for jealousy. There is no doui
or that the crime is within the jurisdiction c
H. | Washington county as the scene of tn
II. tragedy was at least one mile from III
A. Bolton line. Physicians here confirm III
10 report that there is no chance for Mul
ON phys recovery
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