Daily Kennebec journal., 1907-11-23
TWO MEN HIT.
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since arriving in Augusta ne hao
been visiting his aunt, Mrs J. ;. HID
bard. VINO conducts a. boarding house'
and Benjamin B. Wentworth, former
oyerseer Of the poor of the city of Au-
gusta.
IL fired the shot at the window,
Shattuck said, land did not intend TO
hit anyone. l knew it was very serl-
Gus offence and was in my perfect
senses when I did it. All intended 10
do was to blow out the windows ana
oct ARE rested so that l would not have
to 20 back to Massachusetts,. l pur-
chased the revolver several days ago
and intended to blow out my brains
With il. When ! first bought it
lacked courage 10 carry out my pur-
nose and put Off the act for time.
had finally concluded to set a date and
then act when the time come. l intend
eutt kill myself tomorrow"
| Shattuck talked freely with kenne-
bcc Journal man when interviewed in
his cell after being locked up. He is
q tack machine feeder by trade and
said that after coming to this city ne
, had looked for work and had a posi-
ton promised him as soon as there
should be a vacancy. He had purchas-
ed the revolver at the Brooks Hard
"a q
memory of names, as he gave the name
If the firm without. hesitation when
asked about it,
He said that he liked Augusta very
much and that he preferred to remain
in this city. even if he had to serve
term in Jail in order to do it. He did
not realize that the missiles from his
revolver had struck anyone and when
told that they had he remarked:
'Oi,, no. l did not hit any one"
He also seemed to realize the seri-
business Of his offense. He said that he
had been afflicted with brain fever
three years ago and that he had for
a time Seen an inmate of sanitarium
Iii discussing the probable penalty for
last nights escapade he said:
"They may give me a term in JAIL
or they may send me to an insane asy-
lum for time. but if they do that l
will eventually be released
Continuing he said that his life had
been a far from happy one and that
he was not greatly concerned as to
what became of him. That he had not
derived great deal of pleasure out of
his life and that it was not a happy
one ne reiterated several times in the
course Of the conversation with the
Journal.
The cause of the unhappiness he did
not state. He seemed confident that
il lie was sent to an insane hospital
that his incarceration would be only
for time. referring to such con-
l. tingency with sang froid which SEEM
Ell TO indicate that he did not realize
the seriousness of such disposal of
his case.
1t was later learned that Shattuck
did net throw away the revolver after
erIptying it's chambers, but that it was
wrested from him by an employe of the
Maine Central Railroad. who was rid
ing in the car The story Of what took
place in the car, as told by one of the
passengers. was as follows:
Shattuck entered the car and when
he reached the first window commenc-
ed firing rapidly. Nearly every man
in the Cur was asleep. but when he be-
gun firing a crowd quickly rushed
about the man with the revolver. final
ly pinioning his arms and one of them
wrested the revolver from his grasp.
The man who took the revolver from
him was J. r. Hebbard of Bangor. a
Maine Central fireman who was riding
in the smoking car as a passenger. lie
is a tall and powerful man and had no
trouble in wrestling the weapon from
the grip Of the man who seemed to be
firing at random in the excitement Of
an insane frenzy.
Arthur Corey was sleeping In the
fourth seat on the right hand side Of
the car when the shooting commenced
I AS the first shot he was suddenly
awakened and jumped up just in time
to be struck a glancing blow by the
second bullet, which inflicted a scalp
wound which was not serious. Corey
had been on hunting trip with his
father. w. l.. Corey Of Portland and
the two We're returning to their home
in Portland.
Shattuck is young man, % years OF
age, and was dressed fairly we'll He
presented neat appearance and there
was nothing about him to give one the
: impression that he would commit sucl
an act as running amuck with a loaded