The Portland daily press., 1899-10-18
Wished To Have Moth
ing Said About It.
Wound Is Not Serious And VIII
Be Up In Few Days.


mysteIiousiy shot at Hastys livery stabis
Tuesday morning. is still lying on his
bed at the Maine General hospital. and
the police are no nearer solution Of
the rather remarkable affair.
The story of the shooting in brief is
that two men assaulted Nsrri,k In this
rear portion OF the stable, shoot ng him
in the right arm and roht lug him of s25.
Herrick was taken TO the Maine General
HOSPITAL by DIR. Bradford, who had been
called, where IL was found that the
wo and was of small consequence. The
bullet ploughed into the fieshy rsrt OF
his arm and was out out without any
difficulty. Herrirk wi be about in a
day or two as usual, but bis arm will
be sore for some time to come.
Herr ick's regular hours Of work at the
stable are from o'clock at night to 6
o'clock in this morning. At 6 Monday
night he reported for duty, got anoths
employe named Edward Cavanaugh to
take his place willis he took team from
the stable and went out driving. When
he returned at about Q O'Clock ne said
nothing about where he had been, or Nth
whom, il with any one. He then changed
his clothes, and prooeeied to his regular
work.
Right hsre a difference In ths stories
of two men, who are fellow employees of
Herrick, lie of interest. One of them
says that when Herrick came In and got
ready to 90 to work he changed his
clothing and transferred in the presence
Of several bystanders from his "best
clothes'' to his working apparel sum
of money amounting to about s25, and a
watch. While the other. John Keefe, says
that he did not change his clothing OF
make any transfer of money OF watch.
At about o'clock yesterday morning,
Herbert Hollowan, the night engineer o.
the Congress Square hotel, heard knock
ing upon the basement window opening
from his engine room on Green street.
He looked up and SAW Herriok there,
who said to him, "Come up, quick. l
have been shot" Hollowan fastened up
TO him and went with him to the stable
office. He found Herrick with his hest
clothes on and jumper and over alls
over them,a wound in his left shoulder,
which was bleeding, but not pro falsely.
Herriok told him his story. He said that
he had been engaged during the night in
cleaning harnesses. When he got through
he changed his clothes. put on his overalls
and jumper and waited for feeding time
to come. When 1t was time to feed, gave
hay to the horses In the main stable.
then went up through sort Of winding
passage TO the rear stable. He supposed
that the electric lights were on, so took
no lantern with him. There Is a sliding
door connecting the passage way with
the back stable, and when be opened
this he found the rear stable In dark
ness
Almost Immediately he saw fash,
heard report and felt the twings of the
| bullet IN his shoulder. Then he was
seized by the throat and his pockets rifisd
of the money which he had. but the
thieves did not Jake his watch. When
they let him mp he hastsned out through
the Green street entrance to the stable
to call for help and he had no idea what
became of his assailants.
This story Herriok repeated to others
| WltH some VAfiAtlOns. ne sn1Q tnaL tine
assailants called out, "Your money or
your llfe." before they tired and he told
others that he thought there were two
very large men that assailed him, as
they handled him with SO much ease
aud rapidity.
There are two entrances to Hasty g
stable. One Is from Green street direct
and the other is at the end of the alley
way leading In back of the Congress
Square hotel. This door at the end of the
passageway is fastened at about
o'clock at night by placing rod against
thu inside and bracing 1t back against
the floor. There ate two inches of space
beneath the door and any one familiar
with the situation, could push a narrow
stick under the door and knock the prop
away. thus effecting an entrance to the
stable. This door Was open when Fore
man Powers arrived in the morning.
Once In the rear stable it would be an
easy matter TO remain secreted as long
as was desired.
When PRESS reporter saw Herrick