The Newtown bee., 1903-07-03

eg. He had been stopping WlJn Stephen Roscoe in Carmel, N. Y., the father of Sherman Roscoe, where he had made his home off and on for a period of g years. Worden is of Stephen Roscoe, of Carmel, N. Y., and has wife now living at Bulls Run, Pa. She left him, it appears, some nine years ago. Wor- den is described as good natured man, and all right when sober. He had the habit of going on sprees and would stay drunk as long as his money lasted. Several men from New York state told THE BEE report CT that he had a very unsavory reputa- tiOn.
 It appears that Worden accepted Sherman Roscoe's invitation and came to his home, Miss Edith Roscoe, a daughter of Stephen Roscoe and sister of Sherman Roscoe, coming to the latter's home with Worden. Miss Roscoe is described as pretty appear ing girl, aged 15 years, and the father and brother never knew or had any idea that the uncle, Worden, enter tained any but proper feelings toward his niece. On the morning of the tragedy, Sherman Roscoe got up about $40 a. m., and with o. B. Pepper went to the barn to milk. About 5 a. m. I've Cl,orp,oro Pnco0o n on6 ont a down stairs to get the breakfast. As she came into the kitchen some one came up behind her and struck her several powerful blows on the back of the head with the claws of the ham, mer. It was evident by the blood on the floor that she fell in the corner She also had cuts on the face and across the head, which were inflicted by Worden with a razor. Mrs Roscoe later staggered to her feet and ran and Pepper came out of the barn they saw her coming toward them with blood flowing over her face and drop ping to the ground. Supposing bur glars were in the house MT Roscoe went to one door and Pepper to anOth- CT to shut off their way of escape. They finally entered the house, seized their rifles, and looked about and then went up stairs, where they found the man WOrden on the bed with Edith and WOrden also bleeding from wounds inflicted on the left side of his own throat. Sherman Roscoe aimed his rifle at Worden and told him to throw up his hands, which he did, ex- claiming: "I done it and 1 am dying. > The razor with which he had done the cutting had dropped to the floor. "You have got to get out of here, " said Pepper. "No, leave us alone. " said Worden, i've are going to die together" Pepper then seized Wor- den by the shoulders and Roscoe by the feet and they carried him strug- gling to an adjoining room. As he appeared nearly lifeless, MT Pepper returned to aid the dying girl, Edith, while Roscoe hastened out to alarm the neighbors and summon the doc tors.
 Cant you stop this blood fowing?" said Edith to MT Pepper, and with cotton batting and cloths he endeavor- ed to do so. "You won't leave me, will you?" appealed the girl to MT Pepper, and he assured her he would not. "Hell come in and kill us,' said the girl to Pepper, as at that time they heard pistol shot in the room
 where Worden was. "Never mind, ,
 said Pepper, ''I'll take care of him if
 he comes.' His rifle stood by isside
 and he said he made up his mind he
 would fix the man in short order if Inc showed his head inside the door.
 After few minutes which seemed
 like hours Sherman Roscoe and Harri
 son Burch came in and they found
 Worden standing in the middle of the
 floor. They searched him and tool
 away two revolyers, a 22 ant
 B calibre, one in each pocket. Editl
 Roscoe lived about an hour. MT Pep
 per remained true to his promise, stay
 ing by her side till she died and en
 deavoring to stop the bleeding iron
 her wounds Dr J. N. Woodruff O.
 Sherman arrived not long afterware and gave the best of attention to Mrs Sherman Roscoe, who was alive Later Dr B. E. Bostwick of New Mil