Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-06
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Story of Shooting Monnier Told
 in Court To-day.

lHe SUOTy Ol tuo SHOOtluS VI loiuoi . Monnier by Philip Paquette a week ago last evening, in the apartments of Mrs Edgar Chipman on Spring street, was told in the city court this morn ing. Monnier, bearing every indtca- ton of having passed through an or deal, was able to be in court. He is still unable to walk without the aid of stout cane. It will be recalled that he was shot three times by Paquette, one buller lodging in the vicinity Of the shoulder bone, another ill the back and the third ill the left side between the hip and the ribs. This was the most dangerous. With a face like white wax and walking feebly, Mon- nier took the stand.
 He said that he knew Mrs Chipman about six or eight weeks and had vis- ited her about half dozen times at her apartments. He also knew Pa quette. He was visiting Mrs Chip man this evening and was playing checkers with her on lounge. Mir Chipman was reading in an adjoining room, the door of which was open. Florence Chipman, Mrs Chipman's daughter, aged about 14, was also in the room, likewise Monniers brother Neil.
 Monnier heard the door of the room open and looking up he saw accused standing in the middle of the room near a table on which stood lighted lamp. Monnier heard him say some thing about going to shoot. but wheth- CT he said he was going to shoot him, he could not say. Then he fired di- rectly at Monnier and the bullet lodged in the frame of door beside him. The lamp was eXtinguished, plunging the room in darkness. Mon nier rushed toward the table to get something to throw at his assailant. but found nothing and then he threw himself on the floor and grappled with him. expecting to throw him down. But he did not succeed in throwing him. Instead, he got two bullets in his back. NIonnier thereupon got up and struck Paquefte in the face and 1t was then he received the bullet in the shoulder blade. He then threw Pa uuette and held him down until the police came Monnier said he never had any words with Paquette, but had heard that Paquette had made threats.
 Mrs Chipman then took the stand. She said she knew Paquette about six years. He boarded in her house. Last April she went to New Haven and PaGuette followed her after while. When she returned to town in Octo- ber he returned soon after and re. stunned boarding with her. She knew Monnier six or eight weeks. and he visited at her house half dozen times. Some time ago Paquette com plained to her about Monnier's visits and told her he did not want him to come to the house any more. She said Paquette smiled at her the night of the shooting just as he was saying that he was going to shoot someone. She left the room wlien she saw him about to take something from his pocket.
 Officer Brickel was the first to ar rive on the scene. He found MOnnier and Chipman holding Paquette down on the floor Paquette still held the revolver in his hand. At the po:ice signal box. while waiting for the pa- trol wagon to arrive, the officer heard Paquette say that he was sorry he did not kill Monnier. Onicer Hickey added to this. that Paquette said, T was going with that woman six years and Monnier tried to cut me out. ain't drunk for I had only one drink today" Still it was the officers opin- ion that Paquette had been drinking, but was not drunk.
 Pauuette's story was short one. Looking at the revolver with which he shot Monnier. he said he had no in- tention of shooting him. He bought the weapon some months ago for use in his business of railroading. but when he got a change of jobs he put it away in his trunk. He said he al ways had a good opinion of Monniei and considered him good fellow. He was sorry for the shooting and was ready to take any punishment. nc matter how hard. for what he had done. He said he could not account for the shooting. except that he had lost his head. The first he knew was that he was shooting, and then he in tended to keep two bullets for him self.
 He admitted that he complained tt Mrs Chipman about Monnier's visits but he did not know why he did so It was none of his business. He ad mitted also that Florence Chipmar had told him early in the evening that Monnier was to he at the house later and also that he had called at Mon nier's fathers saloon on Bank stree and inquired for him there. He dit not remember representing himself a. Mrs Chipman's husband to Officel Brickel some time ago, and it was m idea that he took the revolver out ol ' his trunk about ] o'clock on the after noon of the shooting
 Such was the story. It will he re peated next month in the superiOl court To which he was bound ovel
 without bail. He is charged with as sault with intent tO murder MOnnier