Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-03
AR. DE BlSScHep'S GUN"
Frifhtsnsd Ladies Who Walked Throuih Meadow and Corpflel6.

Charles l.. De Bisschop. formerly a resident of Jewelry street and an eu- ploye of the Benedict X Burnham Man ufacturing Co. but for some years past a farmer i'll Pearsallviile, feels az grieved at the tone of an article pub lished in one of the papers regarding his treatment of Collector Hunt and Il couple of ladies on Decoration day The articles states that while the party were in the roadway De Bisschop came out of his house in a hurry. pointed his gun at them and fired. Here is Mr De Bisschop's story of the encounter.
 'l didn't know who the parties were. and for that matter didn't care. The man. whom l afterwards learned was Collector Hunt. and two ladies stopped at the bars which protect my lot from trespassers. After d pause the gentle man went into the lot ard plucked some hawthorne blossoms and gave them to the ladies. didn't care about that and said nothing until the ladies got into the lot and started |" walk Through my meadow. Then went (out and requested them 10 take ihe iroad Before they had time to do so 4 their chaperori returned and in . raih- CT naughty tone wanted 10 know fl I WAS looking for trouble. replied in fine negative. adding that from his con duet it would appear that he was in seach of trouble and that thought he had already gone far enough to make trouble for himself if anybody cared io be ugly. Then the party walked farther down the street and entered G.f. usu s.. sra through if. This time 1 was ont with my gun, not looking for them. because 1 supposed they had gone on about their business: but when ! SEW them shouted at them 10 get ont of there. They finally left the lof and when they were more than thou.aBd feet from me fired shot in the air. not in th'ir direction. as has been siatesi- The women folks made quite a commotion and the gentleman threntened io sue me and leave ne without a dollar. told him to % ahead and sue fl he though. lie had d ease. That is all there was fo it and my reason for mak- Ing this explanation Is simply because | don't want anybody to think that ! em a dangerous character. l have been r resident Of Waterbury for great many years and have always managed fo obey the laws and mind my own business. I know I was where l bc- Ionged on Decoration day and that l did nothing wrong. Ny crops are my stock in trade and I don't think any body. no matter what his position may be. enjoys the right fo frampir 0yer them. I have no apology t0 oder for ordering the parties away. but l do want fo deny that when l firesl. my gun was aimed in their direction. There ss no truth in that statement and ! hsvr witnesses to prove that it dprs me a great inIustier--
 Nr De Bis<chop is a pretty drs~at srrf of cifizrn- who. like other fiilegS of the soil has trouble saving his erop- from people who Ike to take a rambIr into the country. and while not mean ing fo do any harm often annoy farm e-s by passing through sueh portions Of sis~ir property ss is under cultivation Anywzy nassty ~ss hurt-zifls1xh con siderable sntury ~s~ done fe fbs fesi- inxu of CsII<~sar Hrnf and his friendsL su1 Mir Ds Bi<<<hsp feeh that se i,~s ssme presttee in i~fng ehsrEet with alm1ng . abo<gun in tbe 6frects0a ef 1no oo en110 UUpoootEG