Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-28
BOY SHOT.
Mysterious Killing of Parker
Dexter at Randolph, Mass.
The Affiir Was Done by An Utter
Stranger.
Police Securing Surrounding Country
fer the Perpetrator.

Randolph, Mass. March 27.-Parkcr
Dexter, II years old, the son of E. +. Il.
Dexter of this town. was mysteriously
shot i'll his home. today, while every
one, except his brother Harris. IA years
ola. was absent from the house Harris
Dexter told the police, this afternoon,
that the shooting was done by a stran-
ger who suddenly appeared at the dor
with a companion while he ana his
brother We're eating dinner the father
having LEFT few minutes before for
BOSTON. According to the boy. one of
the men with Il revolver in his hand
chased the boys UP stairs and corner
ing Parker Dexter in the bathroom shot
him in the head. the bullet entering the
ear. After that the men left tie house
without taking anything of value.
The news of the shooting came about
1.30 O'Clock, this afternoon. upon the
appearance of Harris ReXtcr ut the
house Of Mr.. Lathrop. about half Il mile
from the DcXtcTS, and as soon as tho
boy had tod his story. to which he has
since chung tenaciously. the local po-
lice were notified. \ searching party,
made w Of local offic crs and the Metro
reservation. secured the surrounding
country while the police in all the sur
rounding towns were notified, but at
dark no trace of the strangers had
been discovered.
According to young Dexter. the man
who did the shooting was Of medium
size. wore a brown SLOUGH felt hat and
an Old blue suit. He had Il full be.lrd.
but no mOuStaChe.
=. The scene of the shooting is in Pond
street, not far from Braintree Great
Pond, Mr.. Dexter being the engineer of
tho pumping station there. Mr.. Dexter
stan ted for BOSTON about ! o'clock. this
afternoon, tn visit his Wife. who is in
Il hospital. leaving the two boys 1T the
dinner table. Harris says that he had
not been rOne 20 minutes before the
two strangers appeared in the doorway.
One of the men came into the room
with Il revolver i'll his; hand. The boys
jumped from the table and ran up
stairs With the man after them. Pal ller
IAN into the bathroom, while Harris
sought Il room at the other end OF the
| house. Scarcely had he closed the door
when he heard the report Of the revol-
! 10 leave the room. but lit last after See
| ing the men go down the street he vcn-
tured out and found his brother on his
| knees in the bathroom. The boy was
insensible and the blood was stream
! ing from a wound in his head nelr the
| ear.
| AS soon Harris had told the story
| to Mr.. LatflrOp. the latter notified the
| local police and tho searching party
was organized. District Attorney
! French, who resides in this town
placed Deputy Sheriff Darrell in charge
of the posse and ordered officer Scott
of Milford to the scene. Meantime the
wounded boy had been taken to the
| Homeopathic hospital in Boston. where
| his mother is also under treatment
| and. tonight. it was reported that his
! condition was critical. He was inscn-
| Sible when he arrived there.
After some Of the n,Fccrs had return
| cd from their frui:lesS search. they sub
| jet ted Harris Dexter to Il rigid exam
| nation of more than two hours The
| boy held stoutly 10 his original story.
Mr.. Dexter. who arrived late in the
afternoon. went with the officers to his
room and his revolver was found in its
usual place in the burcau drawer. An
| the chambers were loaded. and appar-
Gritty the weapon had not been fired for
some time.