Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-06
BLANCHETTE'S BULLET
EatsIsd nk Own Hsad lt lango
 DsudIng House on uulon Stsst

Louis s. Blanchette entered the rooms of Mrs Provost and Clara lJohnson at James Lango's boarding mouse, 43 Union street, shortly before roon to-day, and brandishing re- T0lver in his hand. declared that he was going to finish himself and Mrs
 Provost. The women took the hint end without waiting to complete their f1ollets rushed out into the hallway, and had just got out of the way when tney heard the discharge of pistol shot In the roOul they had just left. Tho women hurried to the street and n0tined Officer John Cavanaugh, who teleph0ned to the police station and then went up aud cared for the vic siM until Dr CrGne, Detective Dodds and Kennaugh arrived. Blanchette was bleeding profusely from wound oyer the left eye. and although 1t would appear that he was seriously injured. still he was able to talk and answered the doctors questions as : readily as If nothing had happened. A thirty-eight callbre revolver was round on the floor with one empty chamber and the others loaded SD that the man didn't mean business else he would have fired | second time and made good job of 1t.
 After Blanchette was lifted onto the bed and had the wound dressed he was removed to the hospital.
 Mrs Provost told Il Democrat re- porter that she first saw Blanchette this morning in Gatlin's restaurant on the first floor of the block where. she lives, but she took no particular notice If him. HerseH and Miss John son, who rooms with her were prepar- ing for the rush at dinner in the the room when Mir Blanchette walked before the mirror at the time and IS soon as she heard the visitors Intro. ductory remarks and saw him brand- ish the revolver she made a wild dash for liberty with Miss Johnson in hot pursuit Almost at the same mo ment Blanchette fired and then fell to the iioor She knew no reason why he should have invaded tho pri- vacy of her bed chamber much less his reason for shooting himself and threatening to kill her, too. She is married. she says, but doesn't live with her husband.
 Louis Blanchettc was neatly dress ed and didn't appear to be over twenty-five years of age He is the same fellow who figured in the shoot aaffir with Albert Brenton at the United States hotel on Grand street. some time ago, and curlously enough. Mrs Provost Is the self same woman who was there on that occasion, so that 1t look as If fate had singled out Mrs Provost to bc associated with all Mir Blanchette's escGpades. On that Oc- casion, which Is still fresh in the pub lie mind. Bllnchette was shot With an old fashioned revolver, but he was not seriously injured. Trenton was sentenced to jail and Is stlll doing time at whailey avenue. New Haven. The block where the shooting occurred is very large structure and contains probably not less than two or three hundred persons. Most of the women folks were busy getting dinner for people who were expected in at the noon hour and took very little notice to what had happened Dr Crane said that the wound was dangerous. The bullet was in the flesh when tho pa tient was removed and the doctor said he would not probe for 't until later. Blnnchctte's folks live in Mrs Thompson's house on Baldwin street, hut when asked regarding his resi-. dence by Detective Dodds. he replied that he boards at the United states hotel. The women folks were very particular about getting the story In the paper straight. fearing that their good name should be smlrched l.' 'he unfortunate occurrence. but the Dem ocrat man assured them that h' would simply state the facts and ie' the readers draw their own concli' siopy.