Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-04
Frank Shaw a Dead Shet.

A despatch from Bethel says: Frank
Shaw is dead shot. 1t is probably safe
to say that no handler man with a rifle
stands today in the state of Vermont.
Ten chances to one he aimed for doc"
Hoffman's heart, and the excellence of his
craftsmanship in this case, under great ex
citement as he must have been, shows the
skill of the man On a wager of $50
against So in this town once, Frank Shaw
at 10 rods distance hit a common nail in a
side of a barn three times out of four, fair
ly driving the nail into the barn, and GER
tain residents of Bethel recall having seen
him hit nail four times straight. 1t was
all up with DIR. Hoffman when Frank Shaw
pulled the trigger.
Report That the ShaWs Wished to Sur.
render.
1t was from Mr.. and Mrs Flanders that
Frank Shaw first learned of the death
of Deputy Sheriff Hoffman, and this
knowledge, it is thought, will make
him more determined than ever not to be
taken alive. The Shaws declared that
neither of them was wounded in the en-
counter with the officers at Stockbridge
last Friday.
A telephone message was received at
Middlebury Tuesday stating that the Shaws
had been seen on Moosalamoo mountain,
about half mile from Mr.. Flanders's house,
and that they had offered to treat with
Constable Henry Day of Ripton for sur
render. The report started from the claim
of Mrs. Flanders that she saw two men
on the mountain about o'clock, and that
they beckoned, as if signalling some one to
approach. They were too far away to be
recognized. A search of the mountain
failed to reveal any trace of the fugitives
at the point where Mrs. Flanders claimed
to have seen the men.
There is a warrant out for the arrest OF
the Flanders family, on the charge of as
sisting the Shaws to escape. The mem.
bers of the family were under close sur
veillance all day Tuesday. Fred Flanders
| II, attracted some attention by wandering
about with a package of lunch partly con
cealed under his coat. He went only q
short distance from the house, but claimed
that the lunch was for himself Mrs. Elan
ders is said to be relative of the Shaws
and it was suspected that the boy was try
| ing to carry food to them.
The Addison and Rutland county officers
kept up a diligent search all day Tuesday
and Deputy Sheriff Tinkham of Rochester
and 100 armed men made long detoul
through the woods. Every road the Shawi
are likely to cross and every house they
might be expected to approach for food il
being carefully guarded
The mountain range running north Il
Ripton from Moosalamoo peak on the nortl
shore of Lake Dunmore was thoroughly
searched Wednesday, as were also many
barns and deserted buildings in the town O.
Ripton and in South Lincoln. The day
brought its usual flight of wild rumors, anC
the officers lost much valuable time in run
ming them down.
Yesterdays Startling Developments.
The Shaws were captured yesterday bu
not until 20 shots had been exchange,
between Sheriff Thad NJ. Chapman AM
his posse and the desperate criminals, il
which the younger Shaw was seriousl
wounded in the left arm and left side b.
two rifle bullets. At l o'clock in tn
morning the Shaws came to the house Q
Charles Branch, about miles south Q
Middlebury, and wanted to buy some porh
bread and potatoes. They said that the
were fishermen. Mr.. Branch had no pOr
, or bread to spare but sold them som