Connecticut western news., 1906-07-05
Arthur Colby Shoots Fred Morgantine at the
 Borden Plant at Lime Rock.
VICTIMS RECOVERY IN GREAT DOUBT
After the Shooting Colby Escaped from the Building and Went
 to Sleep in Meadow-Capured by Sheriff Rhoades as He was on His Way Home-He Fails to Realize the Enormiy of His Crime-Win be Tried in October. -.

Fred Morgantine was shot and probably fatally injured by Arthur Colby about o:30 o'clock Tuesday evening at the Borden milk plant at Lime Rock Both men are residents of that village and both were em- ployed by the Borden company. Col by is about s years old, has wife and two children, and his victim, who is about B years old, also has fam fly.
 The shooting occurred in the boil CT room of the plant and, according to the statements of parties who are considered reliable, was the outcome of brawl Both men, it IS stated, had been to Falls Village in the aft ernoon and had become intoxicated. On their return they went, with several others to the plant, where Colby was the night watchman. A .scuffie between Colby and Morgantine ensued, but they were parted A war of words fol- lowed, after which Colby seized the revolver, aimed 1t at Morgantine and fired, the .32-cauibre bullet entering his right breast and passed so nearly through his body that Medical Ex- aminer Skiff of Falls Village, who was called, detected its presence near
 
 the surface of the skin on the back. Dr. Skiff gave the injured man all treatment possible under the circum- stances and decided that he should at once be removed to hospital. Ac- cordingly he was placed aboard the Wilson Point freight train and taken to the House of Mercy at Pittsfeld. It was at first thought that his death would occur before he could be re- moved from >the plant, but he soon rallied and seemed to gain consider able strength before Pittsfeld was reached.
 Dr. Skiff notified Deputy Sheriff Rhoades of Canaan and asked him to go to Lime Rock immediately and take Colby into custody. The doctor endeavored to keep him in the room until MT. Rhoades should arrive but Colby escaped as the doctor turned to attend Morgantine.
 When Mir Rhoades arrived and found that Colby had gone, he de cided to wait until daybreak before beginning a search for him Early in the morning he went to Colby's residence and was informed by Mrs Colby that she had not seen her hus' band since Tuesday afternoon. The presence of the officer aroused hel suspicious and she wanted to know what had happened. She fell into state of utter collapse when inform ed of the crime. After leaving the house MT. Rhoades proceeded towart the milk plant and had gone but short distance before he met Colby driving homeward. He offered nc objection to being taken into GUS tody and frankly admitted that h' had shot Morgantine. He was brough to Canaan and placed in the stee cage in the town hall. He was late taken to Falls Village and, after hearing in the town court betor' Justice Blodgett, was committed t' the Litchheld jail to await the re suit of Morgantine's injuries, and hl case will be considered at the Octo her term of the superior court.
 Colby apparently does not realiz how serious a predicament he IS Il and seems but little disturbed. On the way to Canaan from Lime Recl he talked freely to Deputy Rhoade about the shooting, although he wa told that whatever he said could b used as evidence against him at hi trial. He said that after escapln from Dr. Skiff he went into meadoV near the milk plant and slept unt' daylight, then climbed into his wag on and started home for breakfast.
 His version of the story is that h and Morgantine had been having
 slight difference and he feared som damage would be done to the machin cry in the plant. In his capacity a