Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
Tell States Attorney Hoar
What They Know of the
Bolton Falls Shooting.
CRIME WAS PREMEDLTATED.
saw the Shooting and Says Doherty
Laid in Wait For His victim-Mur-
ply still Alivo-Not Certain
Where Hearing will he Held.

Barre, Feb 22,-So many conflicting
stories have been published by various Ia
pers regarding the Waterbury or Bolton
rails shooting case that the Free Press
correspondent interviewed States AttUr-
ney IIoAr at his oihCe here to-day, and be-
low is given the result Of Mr.. iloars la
nofS among the witnesses at the 80 ne of
the shooting.
Mr j. T.. PiYlcy. VINO keeps the board
ing house where the crime wa commit
ted stated to Mr.. Hodr in substance as
follows; II have known Doherty since
the llth Of November, lSaS. when he came
here to board. He left my place about I
p M, February 1S He said: L have got
to get out of here and went away on
foot. On the morning of the shooting he
got up about a quarter before six, ate
breakfast and went to work ! cotiIed
nothing unusual.
II next saw him in front of the barn on
his way home from work about $50 p. m.
Mr.. Murphy and two Others Were with
him. DUherty went On the Veranda pulled
off his coat very spit.fully, threw down
his pail and said to Murphy. You come
out here and we will settle this Murphy
stopped, loked at him and said all right
He stepped off the steps ana passed me,
when ! said Doherty what is tho trouble
here. He made 10 answer but went into
the horse barn. As he entered tho door
he drew his revolver and went behind the
door that WAS closed. About this time
Murphy had got near me uY the shed. |
said to Murphy what is the trouble here.
he smiled and sand not much" / said
shaypIy to M,rnhv if Won 90 in thora Won,
are going "a rot huri Mnrnhv stonned
and pohertv lnLo1 out f,or, hobi,,d tLc
door. When he saw th.t AIurnhv had
stopped. the lattcr's head was turned to-
ward me- Dohnrtv stenred mlt ouic,lv ard
as Nlurphv t,Irncd townro Dohe,tv The
latter hro.,rI,t his ,.ipht hand from his
hin with = rsvolver in his hand Nurnhv
swung around rom him and DnhdrIv
/, bhcd his ravo1vcr ricbt - Nurnb,,. lcft
side and dred He was very na,r when
he fred -l,o fash of tho revnlvc, coul1 he
soc,, on his clothes Murpbv staggered
toward the bou.a and nXc,aimed NV cod
he shot me- After ,vo had nut Nurnnv
TO bed and Tho doctor had boen here and
Clrcsyed his wound | went into tbs room
and Murphy said julie. what could make
Dohertv do that? I said | don't know.
have always treated him kindly These
n,n had trouble some weeks ago about "A
staging where Dohcrtv had bumped his
head Al thvt ,iuo he abused Murnhv
with violent language.
'Aftcr Dohcrty had shot he stepped
back toward the barn and looked nt Nur
phv as he was going into the house lie
stllI kent his hand an tbn revolver lie
cooked down the road Il few minutes. then
went toward tho works con DALEY an
other boardor going after Dohertv on the
run. In len minutes Dohortv came bnck
and said he wanted TO soc Mrs pixlev
He shook hands with mo. after he had Sc.
cured his money. and said. "pixl.v Won
have hoon moro than kind to mo voi, b1vo
liant = GOOD house and usad ms an nica
I said .Dohrrtv what made vou do mis-
Iocdo, TIo aid maj tbnv nloquad and no.
.,rayated him. I told him il was an awful
thing for him TO do and he renlied. II
know II hut I couldn,t holm IL wae ca
mad IIo shook hands with mo and said
Good Svn I must pet ONT of here, lie
asked nc how hadlv Nurnhv was hurt
ard eaid he bonod moi vow, bnd IJo
sbool, hands opa;n and said. no as we'll
ms Won can for M, ,rhis ie Tho LAST saw
of hin, "
Miss JuIia Rock said. "I live in Water
hurv VILLAGE I never smoke to hin, CDob
ertv). vas never orgarnd 70 him ard ucv-
or hoard him make 7nnv Threats Dobortv
,,cvar sont ma on, Icttc, ~ ont. ,,,,d
William Ncf,rntb nro,bor worIr,nr -.
the Fats said: II saw Doherty and Con.
Daley together and DOherty said: I
r'E' 0up' nui ~! lo' 9o"' i'"iiH' Ddl'S
mrp ;sc I'o." VI 3o'ir', w. l Mo'it aI'c nIlvr-
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