The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-28
HOFFMAN Dies
0F HIS WOUND.
Shot In Abdomen While PurSu-
Ing Escaped Prisoners.
FATHER AND SON MURDERERS.
Blcodhounds Pressed Into Service In an
Attempt TO Track the Mlscreants.
BAFFLED WHEN THEY CAME To BROCK
fuglIrss Had Evidently Walked In The Wafer 10
Throw Dogs OF the Scent Seen Eight
Miles From Place Of Shooting.
B|codhounds Pressed Into Service In an
Attempt TO Track the Mlscreants.
BAFFLED WHEN THEY CAME TO BROCK

Woodstock. VT, April 2S.-Deputy
Sheriff George w. Hoffman Of White
River Junction. who was shot On South
Hill near Pittsfield yesterday while
pursuing Dunstan and Frank Shaw,
father and son, who had escaped from
the Windsor county Jail here. died
during The night. The wound which he
sustained in ahe abdomen.a as the physi-
elan who was called TO attend him
feared, proved too serious TO leave a
poss bility of the mans recovery. Al
though not unexpected, the death OF
the deputy sheriff has caused re-
newed excitement and activity among
the people of this section. and from
the expressions in which the citizens
indulge the desperadoes will be shown
little mercy if they are captured.
The deputy sheriff died at a house
near where the shooting occurred,
where he was compelled 10 remain on
account of his critical condition. Mrs.
Hoffman was at her husbands bed
SIDE very soon after news reached his
home that he had been injured, and she
remained in attendance upon him until
death came. ARRANGEMENTS are being
made to have the body taken to White
River Junction as soon as possible. The
crowd OF excited tizens who, with the
county officers and others. took up the
trail OF the fugitives a few hours after
the shooting occurred yesterday, and
TO whose assistance bloodhoundS were
brought last night. continued their
hunt all night, but up to O'Clock this
morning they had met with only par
tial success in tracing the two men.
The trail which the fugitives lcf. lay
towards the west, crossing the line be-
tween Windsor and Rutland counties.
L ms took them over the mountain or
the side of which the shooting occurred
After the hounds were put on tie
trail, rapid progress was made for some
time, but suddenly the track was lost
when the dogs came to q brook. From
this fact II is thought that the pursuers
must have been close enough for. the
men to have been aware of their pres
ence and also to know that bloodhounds
were being used. This knowledge, Ii is
argued. prompted the crafty fugitives
To adopt the plan of walking in the
stream to throw off the scent. Their
plan was successful and from the point
where they entered the water the trail
was lost. Early this morning, howev-
er, word was received from Chittenden
that the men had been seen in that vi
cinity, and the search was resumed.
Much satisfaction is expressed that
the men had succeeded in getting no
farther away than Chittenden, which
is only eight miles from where the
shooting occurred yesterday. Both men
and dogs will continue the hunt. Those
who are following them are prepared TO
have a stiff fight when they are finally
cornered as not only from the action of
yesterday, but from their previous his
tory, they are known to be desperate
characters. From the direction of their
flight it is thought they are trying TO
reach New York state. the borders of
which are not more than 25 miles from
Chttenden.