The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-01

Gorham was reported at the office by
Walter H. willard for interfering with
some OF the young women employed In
the timekeeper's department and that up
on the strength OF this report Gorham
was laid of for a while. Soon after Fitz-
roy Willard went 10 work at the shop
Gorham ascertained that the Wiilards
were brothers, and the police are inform
ed, sought 10 get even with Walter by
annoying the younger brother In making
sneering references 10 the crippled men,
ber OF the family.
When Walter H. Willard disarmed his
brother ne found I'm the young mans
pocket a half-dozen extra cartridges
These, with the .32-calibre Smith a. Wes-
son revolver, he delivered TO Capt. Stone,
who. with Lieut.. Gilmartin. Sergt Doe
and Inspector Sessions. made the arrest.
willard was interviewed by a reporter
and said:
II am 21 years OF age and live at 6
Brighton street, which has been my home
for five years. i am the son or Charles
r. Willard compositor on the Paw
tucket Times. There are two other SONS.
Walter II and Charles r., Jr., and one
sister. Before living at Brighton street
| lived at 20 Kenyon street. ! was em-
ployed with the $. & S. Beef company on
81 have been employed In the timekeep-
ers department and have had for my
deskmates Amos ~. Gorham, +. L. WI
moth and r. s. Bowdina. Ny trouble
with Gorham began about the time went
10 work In the office, when he aScertained
that my brother was I'm charge or the
girls umekeeplng department ana mas ~
EIrls under him. am In the ordinary
department.
CALLED A SNEAsb
'I have one brother, Charles. who is
deformed. and Gorham has been calling
me a sneak and member OF FAMILY or
sneaks and humpbacks. l have had no
trouble with any other person In the OF
fce. and they have never had occasion 10
take sides for or against me. never
called the attention of the boss to the
trouble Gorham was making for me.
"wednesday Gorham tried TO boss me
about my work. knew that he had no
authority 20 order me about and let IL
go with thanking him for his informa-
tion.
Yesterday I started To talk 10 him ns
he had been talking to me. j returned his
sneers and told him that ! would give
him as good as he had given me. 1 told
him that he was a sneak.
Before this i did not have my hat and
coat on. They were I'm the coat room. and
desk. remained standing behind my
chair II was then that / addressed him
and called him n sneak. Gorham left his
side OF the desk which is a low anair,
and. passing around one side or " ana
around file case. said that he was going
TO hurt me-
when he was within two or three
feet OF me he struck at but did not hit
me- then pulled the gun out OF my
grl.{ ~
shot do not know whether that
shot hit him. Then Bowdige seized
me by one arm. and some person
lust who IL was i do not know
Jumped upon me from behind L re-
member that Edmundson was then
toward me. and that he had
n chair in his hands. as IL he intended
to hit me. l think he tried 10 seize
my hand.
DIDN'T FIRE AT EDMUNDSON.
There was scuffle and tho pistol
went OF two or three times. Which
one OF the bullets hit Edmundson l
10 not know. | did not know that he
was shot until after I heard him cry
,ut and when my brother told me that
Two men had been shot
MY brother took me by the back OF
he neck and got the pistol away from
ne Then he took me TO the private
lffice where he took the loose car
tridges away from me.
"I am positive that I did not fire at
The pistol went off In
he scuffle when several excited people
lad hold OF me. Edmundson has been
/ good friend 10 me.
"The pistol which i used Is one
which purchased from my brother
me year ago. I paid him 81 or IS for
[. I have never carried IL unless l
Intended to take II into the woods
'or practice shooting. l have never
lntil today carried IL to the shop. j
ook Il this morning when 1 dressed
Ny brother did not know that had
I with me when / left home.
II cannot say that IL was because
n this trouble that / had with Cor
lam. was simply impressed TO take
[ with me and did so.
"It was in my coat pocket all day.
did not go TO the coat room with
he intention OF getting the gun. and
did not take II back to the office TO
Use to defend myself In case ! got into
my argument with Gorham. The rea-
lon why I went to the coat room so
ar in advance OF o'clock is that /
vas sick and wanted to get out as
soon as possible"
Gorham and Edmundson were re-
ported at the Rhode Island hospital
his noon as being In dangerous con-
iition.