The sun., 1903-07-05
TRAPPED In HOSPITAL; SHOT.
WURDERER, CAUGHT ~ ST. LUKE'S
WOLNDS HIMSELF IN Fight.
Detective Was waiting for Hamothe. VINO
Was Wanted In low ell--Girabbed for
Fais Pistol, which Exploded In His
POckct-DOctOrs Think He'll Dle.

Was Wanted In low Grabbed for
Fills Pistol. which Exploded In His
Pocket Doctors Think He'll Dle
Joseph Agenor Iamothe, fugitive
from Lowell, Mass, whore he is wante ed
for the murder of Georgianna Goddu. or
Sunday last. was caught in st. Luke's Hos
pital yesterday morning by Detective
Sergeant Becker. In a struggle that fol-
lowed, Lam0the shot himself in the ah-
domen, inhicting wound from which ht
will probably die.
Lamothe liz French Canadian, y years
old, who has several aliases, among which
are Joseph f. Lamont. Eugene j. Lamont
and James Hendricks Riddell He is well
educated. having been tutor in st. Hya-
cinthe College, in Canada, where he once
studied for the priesthood. Later no was
employed in an infirmary and by pub
fishing house in Boston, and for ten months
worked for the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad in Boston under the
name of Riddel. He speaks three Ian
guages fhiently.
He lived in Winchester. Mass, and there
fell in love with Alexina Gcddu. The girls
to her sister and often quarrelled with
him.
A week ago Friday the two girls went to
Lowell to visit a DR. Bayette, Tamothe
followed them and, on Sunday afternoon,
called on Alexina there. As he was lear-
ing. Georgiana told him to quit his atten-
tons to Alexina and, according to the
Lowell police, Iamothe shot her down.
She died almost Immediately DR.. Bayette
gona \ No. ID hla 10 ffsar
turned and fred at him, nficting danger
Gus, hut not fatal. wound.
The Massachusetts, police lost track
Of Lamothc and notified the New YORK
police to look out for him They sent a
good description Of the man and said that
he had friend named Olsen, an orderly
in St. Lukes Hospital, whom he might try
to SEQ. 4
Detective Becker. after watching the
railroad trains for several days went to
the hospital yesterday morning. Acting
Superintendent Coats put him in little
reception room next to the superintend
ent's Office, through which all visitors
have to pass.
A little later Lamothe was ushered in
and Becker identified him from a picture
and the fact that parts of two fingers OF
one hand were missing
"Lamothe," said Becker, Pm a police
officer. You are wanted at Headquarters
LamOthe dld not say anytnlnR, nu!
jumped at the detective and grappledi
with him. Becker grabbed the man around
the shoulders and tried 10 pin his arms To
his sides
The prisoner got his hand into the side
pocket Of his coat and Becker, who saw
that he had a revolver, fought to keep him
from using il. In the struggle. the pistol
still in Lamothe's pocket exploded and he
dropped to the floor.
Lamothe was hurried to ward. where
it was found that the bullet from his
3s-calibre revolver had struck the ring OF
the watch in his fob pocket, and had prob,
ably been somewhat hattened. 1t had
entered the right side of his abdomen tear
ing al ugly wound.
The doctors saw that an operation was
necessary so DR. Francis II. Markoe was
sent for and he operated.
The surgeons at the hospital reported
late last night that they had been unable 70
find the bullet and that Lamonthe would
probably die.
Detective Becker is the man who recently
! shot a workman in trench while chasing
a thief in Sixth avenue. Becker said that
his revolver slipped from his. hand and
was accidentally exploded. He will be
placed on trial for that shooting on Thurs
dav peut