The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1903-03-12
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SuNets, Sut Were Badly Beaten.
Ne Clue to Perpetrstors-Pubiic
Feeling Running High
Waterbury. Conn. March q. - VIC
lence in It's worst form has broken ont
anew IN Waterbury as gcsall oi the
high teelius in connection with the
strike of the motormyu ami conductors
of the Connecticut Railway and Lisht-
Ing Company This time 90 S. murder
and Policeman Paul Nentelsohn is the
victim. John ". Chambers. non
union motosmau. was injured. and his
conductor. George Weherndorter. was
pounded almost into ensiblity.
The scene OF the crime was AT Forest
Park. the terminus OK the North Main
street line The spot is an isolated
one. and when the car reached the
end OF the Zine the crew made prep
arations for the rt.Gn trip lmmc-
dia,ely after The conductor turned the
trolley pole ami iae motorman re-
Versed Lis levers. eight masked men
sprang rom th- ul~.ts by the road
side. entered the car ana discharged
their retoivers. every man being
tt AtAN NtANN VA AlNAf lrtINA hH.AA AN N..f
first shot. and later examination
showed that the first shot was fatal.
having pierced. his heart The motor
man was also hit and lcaped from the
car with a cry 81 pain. some OF the
men followed him while The remainder
turned their attention 70 the conduc-
tor. He was thrown 20 the floor OF
the car and pounded and kicked until
he was almost unconscious. The men
then left him and joined their com
paniOns OUTSIDE
The conductor recained his feet with
difficulty and went To the side of the
wounded officer. but he saw that the
officer was dead. Weherndorfer. hard
ly able TO stand. Went 70 the controller
and started the ear back toward the
city with the dead officer. on the way
he met another car. the crew OF which
relieved the injured man and hurried
to the city for assistance
The body oi the dead officer was
carried into police headquarters. ana
Weberndorier was also taken there
An alarm was Immediately sent
around the city by the police. and I'm
few moments the entire detective de
partmeut. companicd by l3 police
men. went 10 the scene OF the murder
thorough search was made for
Chambers. bur he could not be found.
Chambers.
Shortly after midnight the searching
officers came upon Motorman Cham
bers. His head was covered with
blood. but il was found that he had
not been struck with a bullet but had
been pounded upon the head with the
butt end OF a revolver The Young
man told startling story Of his ex-
perience. Tie said that as soon as he
leaped from the car four men followed
him. firing their reNolVers. He ran
al top speed for the swamDs nearby
and when he discovered that his pur
s1ers gained on him he laid down. The
murdcrers rushed by. bur did not 20
near the highway. They soon gave
up the search, whoreupon young
Chambers hurried from his hiding
place and started - the city 10 give
the alarm. lie fol- in with police
man. who conducted him To the car
barns. where Chambers had his in
Jurics attended IT,
Despite the diligent search Of the Do
hcemen and detectives, not clue
could be found as to the perpetrators
of the murder.
The car when it reached the CITY
showed that there had been per
feet volley OF shots fred at the three
defenseless men. The shots having
been fired while the trolley pole was
on, the three men were in perfect
darkness and were caught like rats in
a trap.
At the time OF the shooting the
streets were practically deserted be
cause OF the heavy downpour of rain.
which had been falling all evening.
but the news spread about the city
like wildfire. and half an hour after
the car carrying its victim had reach
ed the center of the city there were at
least 800 persons in the vicinity Of DO
lice headquarters, where the body had
been taken. and public feeling is run
ming high.
nays Answer satisfactory.
A