The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-12-18
MURDERER
YIELDS.
SLAYER Of Long Island Deputy Sur
renders to BeSieging Posse
IS NOW In RIVERHEAD JAIL
Fun OF shot, but Not Seriously
wounded-An All Might Cam
paign Results In Vic
tory For sheriff.
IS NOW In RIVERHEAD JAIL

Riverhead. Dec. 1s.-Torn by gunshot
wounds and exhausted by long Fisll
in his shattered home, A. Iutnlii
Reeves. the mad murderer Of Deputy
sheriff Ranord, surrendered to a De-
sieging posse.
Reeves, standing at a window hau
offered an excellent target for Yoileys
Of shot and squads from front and
rear had begun to close in on him.
oneninc his kitchen door, the murderer
stepped out, unarmed, before his en-
ragged neighbors and threw up both his
hands in sign Of giving up the unequal
contest Men rushed at him from all
sides. but ceased their firing. Deputy
sheriff Gordon went up to Reeves ana
declared him a legal prisoner.
Sheriff Henry II. Preston, to whom
Reeves was turned over, had a physi.
clan attend him at once. 1t was found
that the demented farmers head, arms
and body were pierced in many places
by shot fred during the siege. None OF
the wounds, however, is serious.
AS soon as it had been determined
that the murderer's wounds were not
dangerous he was bundled into wagon
and started for Riverhead Jail in charge
Of SQUAD Of six armed men. The
prisoner offered no resistance on the
way there. At the Jail Reeves was
placed in a cell, and DIR. A. y. Payne
was sent for. lie said the wounds were
from bird shot and that Reeves would
recover soon.
Cannot BE Induced 20 Talk.
Reeves cannot be induced to talk
about the shooting. He mumbles to
1 himself and occasionally groans, but
all the efforts Of the sheriff have failed
/ to elicit any statement from him
Measures to have him committed to a
sanitarium were under way when the
tragedy occurred Drs. j. II. Benja,
min and ii. II. Young had been asked
to examine Reeves by the executors Of
his fathers estate, and the examina
ton was soon to have been made.
Coroner Peterson began his inquest IL
the county supervisors Office. Reeves
was brought from the Jail. His head
was bandaged and his face was deadly
pale but he walked firmly and did no
appear to be suffering District Attor
ney Smith assisted the coroner
! The charge -murder in the first de
gree-was read, and the coroner asked
Reeves If he understood the nature 0
the charge. The man nodded He wa
asked whether he desired counsel, AMI
he shook his head The question wa
repeated, but he only shook bis head
AS there appeared no prospect of oh
tanning any statement the coroner ad
journed the inquest until II o'cloc
next Monday morning Reeves wa
led back to his cell
! The murder was The outcome Of
| judgment for Sioi obtained BY Ernes
1 w. Tooker Rafford was driven to til
house by Sheriff Preston, who left hlr
at the door and then drove down til
road, as it was cold and the sheriff
! wanted TO keep his horse warmed
When he returned he found Raffor
| lying dead In front Of the house.
| Sheriff Preston summoned posse
and a Gordon was drawn about tn
house. The Gordon was maintained al
night The besiegers formed the plal
Of freezing out the murderer and rid
died the windows with bullets AM
showers Of stones. 1t was bitterly cold
but Reeves settled doggedly to STAN
out the severity Of the weather as lonl
as the besiegers.
Every time a window was smashet
Reeves would rush to 1t and diseharg
his shotgun in the direction from whlcl
the shot had been fired The marks
men kept well under cover, however
and no enc was hit. In the morning
when the freezing out had proved
failure the yolley was fred that re
suited In the surrender