Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-03-15
MURDERER IN JAIL.
Pooler Gives Himself UP to the Local
Offlcers and Is Brought TO Burlington.

farmer in his horse barn on Monday
evening, drove calmly into the village OF
Westford Centre yesterday about noon
and gave himself up to the local Objects.
pooler was taken in charge by Constable
=. y. Whipple and Deputy Sheriff :. II.
NaComber and brought to Essex Junction,
where they were met by Deputy Sheriff J.
T., Rc"ves and the three escorted Poolor
TO jail in this city.
Pooler doer not deny having committed
The crime, although he makes the claim
that il was done in self-defense, refusing
TO admit that he shot Dovino In the barts
and insisting hat he stood in front of his
victim. He discusses tho crime without
apparent emotion and laucbed and talked
art the jail yesterday afternoon. sending
out for tobacco ana eating d hearty SUP
pcr.
On leaving the house Of Lucius Good
rich Monday night with the borrowed
horse, Pooler drove to Westford Centre,
where, as has been stated, he notified con-
stable Whipple that Dcvino had been
kicked by horse. He then drove 10 FaN-
fax and from there to Georgia. At Goor-
gid Depot he placed the hurs" in shed
and saw trains leave tn both directors
without attempting to cscApc. He had 81
upon his person. After re mainingat Georgia
for q time he again took his team uand
drove toward Colchester During the
night he got lost in the cross roads and
was able to sleep some in the sleigh.
Early Tuesday morning he reached lie
house of Fred Stafford in coli
chester, and remained there until
yesterday morning, when he again
took out his stolen team and started tow
ard Wcstford. arriving there about noon.
Fred Stafford. where Pooer stopped. 8
an old boatman upon the lake. He has
worked on sailing craft and also oper1-
tod canal bargcs Pooler has worked with
him. ii Is believed that Pooler told his
L.. Ia.
with Stafford the revolver with which The
murder was committed. Yesterday afte:-
noon, when arrested ana later at the lail
he refused to say what had become -
the weapon but last evening conVerSl-
tion with the sheriff led him to disclose
it's whcrca bouts and give written order
for its delivery. Sheriff Reeves and Ms
son Will visit Sanord's place this morning
to secure the weapon. which j. a y cali
hre revolver. as indicated by TIC bullc,s
found IN DcVuo's body.
Pooler does not make his first visit TO
Burlington Under arrest. He worked IN
this city Tor NJ Collins. for the Queen City
'tUon company putting up some ma
chiuery. for Spear Bros, and for the city
few days. An offer was made to secure
counsel II wanted by Poolor last nigh
hut ID" remarked that he guessed to-day
would be soon enough.
POOLER's STORY.
Poolcr was az first inclined to he rnti-
cent concerning the crime but after a time
discussed it somewhat with the Westtord
officers and after arriving in this city to Il
tho story Of the trouble To Sheriff Reeves,
who had a Ions talk with him about IL.
lie was seen last night ~ the jail by a
reporter of the Free Press with whom
he also talked
His story Of the crime is that Of so'i-
defence. He admits having followed Dew
mo 10 the barn and entering it after him
hut did not first remember that he closed
the door. ON entering tho barn he states
that he had some words with Devno, dur
ing which Devino tod him. among other
things. that he did lao; want him Ia come
around his house any moro. Devino ,hen
went upstairs 70 feed the horses. after
which hc returned to the lower floor and
passed behind the horses, saying 10 Pool
or II will settle this thing With YOU now
a. well as ever"
Pooior claims that as DoVino said this
he brought his hand 20 AiS hip ana then
Poolcr drew his revolver and shot the man
=. intending to have the bullet break his
arm. This story does not appear to La
true from the fact that he result of u
. careful examination showed that Devino
was shot in tho back ny revolver held 80
close to his trock that tho
cloth was blckencd by the pow
der. Tho frock is in the possession OF
second bulle, entering his left shoulder.
passing downward. then glancine through
his lungs and nearly ONT uuon the Other
side of his body f,ooler raplies to thi,
statement that pcvino stood in front OF
him as he fired and that after the trsl
shot he did not know what ne did. I, j.
moi strange th1. any man should a-tonpr
TO deny having shot a felow-man In he
back but after asserting that ho did not
know what he ala after the firing of the
hrst sho, pooler nroceodod "a datniI his
sscane from, ,b, harm II. cIair,s mat he
nassed into rho caryiaro room of tho harn
, and thcn ou, hv a difrerent doo,. from, that
h,. c.bicb bo a,,tarod
In dot,i,in,- bis ',ouvorz.tion with Dow
inn NJ tbo 49,, pooi.r .a,.s. ~ mend
tbo Goor o,,,,. a fa,,. rtors ho,,;rd hin, ard
, ba sho,.ad r,a tis NV c,rriara I-ror,
. tho,n Wv, i,,,,r,'i ,i,, I'ors', s,otl uhora
I've tu.i'.od ,,,, or sn,,,, thinrs In rcI,tion
, - bis r,,,ii, ~ 1Ii,1 7 w., NO., e,,iIt>
! toid hin, ,ytat no said was NOT SO thn+
he n,,st ROT think suCh ,hines and tbar r
, u,s no, ti,rt INA NJ y, man He tben for-
hado mo Ia come II, bi. house and told
him would NOT ,,rIaes IL vvaa II, SOM.
- case of in,no-tancn which would make IL
, oropa,. for mo ~ ,oD,o D.,iro tLeD won't
unstairs and fed tho horses and when ha
. came down stood a few reot from, th,
horse furthes. iron, tho don, rIo started
awards mo nut,inr his right hand In his
/. hin noolnt and savino. .i'u settlo v,u''
"Iin,.ino. in mind a tbroa, DaviEo bu,,
I made to ris Wis ,hout my cousin GEORGE
a Eixhv IN effar, tl,. II he -tor caught