Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1906-12-15
Shooting at Chester
Dr.. Charles w. Ray Wounded by
Frank w. Turner.

Frank w. Turner.
Charles w. Ray, leading physi-
clan of Chester, was shot early
Sunday morning by Frank w. Tur-
ner, his hired man, the affair being
the outcome Of trouble between Ray
and his wife.
1t appears that Mrs. Ray thought
that her husband was paying too
much attention to Miss Nina Ellison,
a maid employed IN the family, while
DR.. Raw, ii is said, was jealous Of
Turner, young man 10 years old,
whom he had employed for three
years TO care for his horses. Tur-
ner, who was the son of a former
pastor Of the Universalist church,
now located at MaPlewood, Maiden,
Mass. had attended school while
working in the Ray family.
As The story is told DR.. Ray came
home late Saturday night and went
toward Miss Ellison's room. Mrs.
KAY was watching for him and a
quarrel ensned. Both went to the
kitchen and Mrs Ray rang the bell
calling Turner from his room ad-
joining the stable. The doctor or
dered him out but he refused TO go.
The men then clinched and Turner
was thrown TO the floor. Mrs. Ray
pulled her husband of the boy and
the latter regained his feet. DIR. Ray
made another rush for Turner, who
drew q revolver firing two shots.
One Just grazed the right side, while
the other entered the left side, fol-
lowing Z muscle around the body for
fifteen inches, lodging in the back.
Medical aid was summoned and II
is believed that DR.. Ray viii re-
cover
Turner was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff H. A. Bond.
HELD IN $1,000
Turner was arraigned before JUS
tice A. n. Learned Monday fore
noon, waived examination and was
bound over TO Windsor county cOurt
in the sum Of $1,000, and was given
"a hours to obtain bail.
!. @. Sargent Of Ludlow appeared
for Turner and States Attorney E.
R. Buck proseC uted-
DR.. RAYS STATEMENT.
In q statement made by DR.. Ray
10 Rutland Herald reporter he de-
claned that his alleged intimacy with
Miss Ellison was no more than the
natural relation between a physician
and prient.
miss Ellison, he said, chad
bad stomach trouble, for which I
have treated her for five or SIX years
and 1 had explained the condition
and what / had done for her to Mrs
Ray, which she did not believe, but
IN order to keep things as pleasant as
/ could I trested her IN the absence
Of Mrs. Ray.
Last Saturday night came home
about 1880, went up 70 my room,
addressed and put on my bathrobe
and went downstairs to the hath
room. While I was there / discov-
cred the water leaking badly from
the overflow, which Is in the back
chamber. ] went up and shut II of
and when l started TO come down l
neard Miss Ellison moving in her
room, which Is located near the tank.
Her doOr being siar, stepped IN
and sat down IN q chair beside the
bed, and she complained that she
had not been feeling wen that day.
~ think ! had been talking with !
Der about five minutes when Frank |
Turner came to the foot Of the stairs
and called, asking if I was mp there
in her room. After be had called |
two OF three times, Invent down and 1
asked him what be wanted. He |
said be wanted TO know If / was
there ! said i am. What are You
going to do about it; ] think the
thing for YOU to do is to get 10 your
room. He said he would not DO II.