The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-05-13
POLICEMAN
MURDERED
ON HIS BEAT

under the skin. This ballet was extracted
and was found to be OF IS calibre, the
same calibre as used by the cavalry
MeGrath's beat lay in the region be-
tween Main and College streets. one OF the
darkest spots in the city. The entire po-
lice force was on the spot soon after the
crime had been committed and ransaeked
every nook and corner for the assassin,
but without avail He is described by
LeBarge as man weighing about 145
pounds, with dark mustache. He was
dressed in dark clothes.
There is only reason apparently why
policeman MeGrath should be a target for
murderer, and that is that he arrested
two men in the railroad yard about clock
yesterday morning, thinning they might
be two Of the many deserters from Fort
Ethan Allen. They were about to board
freight ear when taken. They claimed
they were not soldiers and gave their
names as John Wilson and Richard MUIR
pgy. They we're placed in jail for safe
keeping.
The murderer Is supposed to be de-
serter from Fort Ethan Allen whom the
officer was trying to arrest Frank Drake,
a cavalryman, was arrested in the lumber
yards at 10 O'Clock last night and was
placed IN jail as suspect. He wore a
blue uniform but over that he had on
fatigue clothes, the garments worn by sol
dieFs when doing work about the post, He
denied all knowledge Of the murder, say
ING that he left the post intending 10 de.
sert and brought his fatigue clothes with
him to cover bis uniform and thereby con.
fc Ifcu uafA ha.. ant 80 ~
lumber yard to wait for a favorable oppor.
tunity to take train, Drake was placed
in jail to await further examination but
the officers do not believe he Killed Nc
Grath.
Francis Lavalee a watehman in the
yards Of the Shepard & Morse Lumber Co.,
told the police that he saw OfiicerMeGrath
in company with another 1an Just pFeVi-
ons 10 the shooting going Ia the direction
Of Battery street, the officer having his
hand on the mans shoulder. When pass
ing within hearing distance he heard the
stranger say, 'If [ 20 back they will put
me in the guard house The officer is
said to have replied, u think s best that
you should 20 back 10 a few minutes
shots were heard but the watohman had
passed out Of sight on his rounds. The
watohman soon afterward saw man re-
sembling the man who Is supposed to have
beenMc t5rath's prisoner run down through
the lumber yards toward the slip, A short
time after the watchman saw q boat pull
away from the shore and disappear to.
ward the breakwater. Watchman Lava
lees description Of the man tallies with
that of Mr. Labarge except as to height,
be claiming that the man was tall He
also claims the man wore a soft hat
At late hour in the evening a blood
hound owned by A. G. Lowell. a special
policeman, was taken to the scene of the
murder and placed on the trail He tool
the scent at ones ana followed It 70 tht
dock along the patch which Watehmar
/ Lavalee saw man running directly after
the murder. Ait the dock the dog lost tht
scent and could not find II again. It wa!
the opinion early this morning that ths
man had taken the boat and gone to tbs
New York shore OF skirted along the Yer
mont shore.
/ McGrath was formerly In the meat bus
1 mess and was well known ln the city Hl
was about 40 years Of age, and leaves /
wife and three children.