Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-10-27
AIstead, n. H., Excited Over a
Man Hunt Two Days
Fred shortsleeve, Former Resident Of
Bellows Falls, shot-Hls AssaIlant
Captured, Badly Wounded.

Bellows Falls, Shot-Hls AssaIlant
Captured, Badly Wounded.
The town of Alstead. N. H.. five miles
from here, has been in turmoil through
out the week owing to a shooting ARRAY
which was followed by man hunt, re-
sulting yesterday morning in the capture
of George Ford, an insane man, who was
the assailant. He was In pitiable con-
dition suffering from the pangs of hum
ger after fast OF 4s hours. One arm was
broken, his hip injured and his back
1lled with bird shot, fired from the gun
of one of his pursuers
Ford has been an inmate OF the insane
asylums In Worcester and Gardner and
escaped from the Institution in the latter
place March Is last. He is IS years old
mas belief that he il a god and Of divine
origin was not considered dangerous at
Gardner, and left while employed on the
farm under little supervision.
Ford and Fred Shortsleeve had been
employed recently by G. +. Lewis dig
ging foundation for a furnace in Mr..
Lewis's cellar They boarded at the Ho-
tel Alstead. On Tuesday night Ford
thought Shortsleeve had insulted him and
without warning he drew "a revolver and
shot Shortsleeve in the back He then
walked calmly through the hotel office
carrying his revolver and watching every
BODY closely. He barrlcaded himself in
his room on the third floor and refused to
surrender Deputy Sheriff H. A. Perry
of Walpole, who was summoned by tele.
phone, arrived about midnight and called
upon Ford to surrender. a glass can of
ammonia was thrown through the tran
som in the expectation that the fumes
would drive Ford out. Ford at this time
opened the door and fired his pistol at
Mr.. Perry but did not hit him. Early in
the morning. while his guards were get
ting breakfast, Ford tied two sheets to-
gether fastened them TO a bedpost. and
with this lmprovised rop, descended TO
the veranda roof and from there to the
ground. A large number of men and
boys. all armed. were soon In pursuit, but
Ford ESCAPED to the woods
Shortsleeve was examined with the X
ray and tile bullet was located under the
shoulderblade. 1t is expected that the
bullet will be removed and that the injury
VIII not result seriously. He had been
employed several years In Lovelrs livery
stable In Bellows Falls and moved to
Langdon about two months ago.
Arrangements have been made during
the past week for what Is termed a
nurses home on South street Six Of
the nurses employed in the village have
arranged for leasing the tenement to be
vacated by Charles II. Adams, Nov. l.
They will hire a housekeeper. In this
way they will have more OF an indie
pendent home life and in many respects
be better equipped to answer calls for
emergency service.
The annual meeting Of the board OF
trade, with the reports or committees and
election of officers will occur at o'clock
Thursday eN ening. next week, at Banquet
hall Refreshments will be served and an
orchestra Will be In attendance Hon
Allen NJ. Fletcher. OF Cavendish a promi-
nent member of the New York Stock Ex~
change. will be guest and speaker of
the evening. G.. w Osgood will have
charge of the post prandal exercises and
among the subjects upon which addresses
will b. made are: ought the Govern
ment to Take a Hand in Railroad Rate
Regulations? 'Do Recent Develop
.ments In Commercial Life Show that This
Nation Is Becoming a Land of Knaves?"
and Ought the Town TO Introduce In
dustrial Training In our Sohools?" In the
last few years the Bellows Falls Board of
Trade has made itself strongly felt in
various ways. It's membership comprises
practically every business man OF the
village. and without doubt the attendance
at this meeting and smoke talk will be
large.