Evening journal., 1901-07-05
son FATALLY SHOOTS
HIS FATHER In MILFORD
Special to ths Evening journal.

Milford, July 5.-The one thing that
occurred yesterday in this town that
IS exciting the populace was the shoot
ing OF Thomas Is. Windsor. proprietor
OF the Windsor Hotel, winch took
pace few moments before o'c.ock
iast evening. The streets were tnrong-
cd with promenaders at the time. md
IN front OF the Windsor, situateu as II
u.s. IN the main thOroughfare. there
were hundreds of people passing or
grouped about.
The explosion OF the firearm was
heard, and great excitement prevailed.
In moment the proprietor walked out
OF his hotel, and, seating himself. sadd
Ed has shot me" The shot had been
fired by his second Oldest son, j. 3D.
ward.
Blood began TO ooze from a wounQ
in his side and to triclxle down upOn
the sidewalk, ana Mr.. Windsor. big.
Stout man though he is, swoOned. The
women OF tn ianiiley ran down from
the living rooms upstairs, crying and
Wrlnging their hands. Friendly assist
ants bore the form OF the wounded
man to his room. DIS Pleasanton.
stanton, Pratt and LOfland We're soon
by the bedside. MIR Windsor soon re-
gained consciousness and asked for
the Rev. Ii. l.. Bunstin. As Mr..
Bunstein is in Pennsylvania THE Reys.
John l.. McKim and Frank p. Harris
were sent fer. The physicians labored
hard Tor several hours. They found
the wound to be just to the lett OF the
| lett breast, and to be a very critical
one, The charge had been fired from a
shotgun, and they succeeded in extract
ing two gun wads piece OF suspender
and a suspender buckle, besides parti-
\ cles OF clothing; but they could not To-
cate the charge Of shot They dressed
the wound, sewed up the ragged edges,
and administered a hyperdermic to the
patient
The shooting was the outcome OF a
quarrel which the father and son had
early in the day over the refusal of the
father to allow Edward a day al
Slaughter's Beach. The son then re.
= fused TO stay in his place behind the
bar, and sought other places where Ia.
toXicating liquors are sold, and Granh
freely throughout the day. He left In,
National Hotel about 6 o'clock with tlC
! remark that he expected the pen.ten
K tiary would be his end yet" lie wen
Z to lis fathers house, where they agar
I quarreled. His father was dealing on
drinks a little while after this, whe:
Edward came in eXcitedly, armed will
, double-barrelled shotgun. He aime,
l. the firearm at his father ever the tol
i OF the bar. Mr.. Windsor. grabbed tn
Il barrel and tried to push it of but tn
,fl trigger was pulled, and the load, tear
d, ing away the ileshy part of the lef
hand entered the proprietor's side, Il
a distance only OF a few inches frCr
AZ the muzzle of the gun.
itl Up TO this hour the murderous so
Ll has not been arrested Officers OF tn
,f law who looked for him last nigh
= were informed by members OF the fam
AZ lily that he Is armed with a revOlve
a and a knife, and had threatened to XII
himself. II is thought he was secrete
in the hotel last night, and that the o
iicers were afraid to make much of
search.
Thomas B. Windsor, the victim, he
conducted the present house, which 4
owns, for a dozen years past. and
OF conceded to be wealthy. He owns, b
d. sides considerable real estate, a stab
he of fine horses and two thoroughbre
his stations. Or. Pleasanton told the r.
It porter for the Evening Journal tn
as morning that he could hardly liv
xd even II he were not dying at this tim
les The town is wrought up over the Sd
lp- termination of an otherwise quiet o
Re- servance of the Fourth.