The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-29
Henry Ward Who
Shot Frowgin a Cell
at Station 1.
THE SON ARRESTED LATER.
Victim is Still at the Hos
pital in a Serious
Condition.

Henry Ward, the man who shot David
Frowg in the abdomen. Monday night,
is locked up at station on a charge of
assault with a dangerous weapon, and
his son, James Ward, is also at station
in cell on a charge of being an ac-
cessory before and after the assault.
Frowg is at the city hospital in a pre-
carious condition, and last night the
doctors at that institution had grave
doubts as to Frowg's chances for sur
vivtng the shooting. They spent much
time yesterday probing for the bullet
but up to late hour last night failed
to locate it. 1t entered the abdomen in
the center aud its course seemed to
swerve, and as near as the doctors could
find it has penetrated through his liver.
The hole in his shirt is not more than
one-fourth of an inch in diameter.
Ward was arrested in Webster yes
terday morning by Oficer Gilbert Os-
borne as he was purchasing a ticket for
Putnam, Conn, at the n. Y, N. H. g.
ii. railroad station in that town. The
Webster police were notified by Lieut..
James T. Johnson, Tuesday morning,
about 2 o'clock of the shooting affair,
and the officers in that town were i'm
mediately ordered to be on the lookout
for Frowg's assailant.
Apparently Ward left Worcester
shortly after he committed the crime
and walked to Webster on the railroad
tracks. The Worcester police suspected
that Ward had gone in the direction of
that town. but nothing was seen of him
until a few minutes previous to the
time for the 718 train to depart for Put
nam, Conn. officer Osborne walked into
the station to take a look about and
discovered Ward standing in the center
of the room.
where he talked freely about the mat
ter and admitted that he was the man
who did the shooting. He claimed that
Frowg tried to assault him, and he
being much smaller man was unable
to protect himself without using his
revolver.
As soon as Ward was safely locked
up, the Worcester police were notified,
and Chief of Police James NJ. brennan
detailed Inspector w. j. E. Stone and
Officer Rollo C. Wallbridge to go to
Webster and get him. He was brought
back TO this city, and will be arrraigned
in the central district court this morn
ing on a charge of assault with dan
gerous weapon. Should Frowg die be-
fore the court opens, the charge will
be changed to murder, and the police
are of the opinion that Ward will have
a hard time to prove there was no pre-
meditation.
Wards son was arrested yesterday
morning by officer Gustaf Fyrberg, on
orders from Sergt. Thomas E. McMur-
ray. Sergt McMurray hoped that the
young man would probably give the
police q clue as to the whereabouts of
his father by some action, and ordered
Officer Fyrberg to keep an eye on him.
Young Ward left his home on John
street early yesterday morning, and
went to a stable where he was formerly
employed. He loitered around there
for time, and the officer finally took
him to station /.
Both Wards take the matter philo-
sophically and say that it was as much
Frowg's fault as theirs The story of
the affair as told in The Spy of yes
terday morning was correct. The
trouble occurred over noise made by
child of Emma Pate's, who boards
with Frowg. Young Ward made an
insulting remark about it to the Pate
woman, and Frowg hearing of it
slapped young Wards face The elder
Ward dropped around to talk the mat
ter over with Frowg, and getting the
worst of the argument drew revolver
and fired the shot
One of Wards friends called at sta
ton 1 last night and told him that Sui
Ivan & OConnell had been engaged as
counsel to defend him.