The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-10
Oscar KeISO and Two Others
Committed Assault
MURDER MYSTERY OLVED
Somerville Youth Arrested by Police 1
Week Ago, confesses and Impli-
Gates Two 0thers-John
Killian Arrested.

Boston, Feb. l0.-Thc mystery OF the
brutal murder Of the aged Somerville
avenue druggist, Charles Il. Bushee. has
been solved through the clever work Of
the Somerville police and the confession
Of Oscar i, Kelso, young someryille
man OF good family, who has been held
| for a week at the East Cambridge jail
upon technical charge, has been OBJ
tanned.
John Joseph Killian, %. an orderly at
the Boston City hospital, was arrested
at midnight and identified by Kelso.
| The police stated that Killian had for
merly been employed by Bushee as a
drug clerk. KilIian was taken into the
East Dedham street station BY Inspec-
tors Carter and Damery Of Somerville,
and Patterson and Norton Of Boston.
Kelso and his attorney we're waiting at
the station house.
The arrest of third man by the name
Of Norton is expected at any moment
Since he was arrested last Tuesday
on the charge Of stealing trading stamps
from Walter h. Shaw OF S0merville, six
years ago, kelso has refused to talk
and denied that he knew anything about
the assault upon Bushee, which resulted
fatally a few DAYS ago.
At 0 o'clock Saturday night kclso was
released under $500 bonds, given by his
attorney w. r. Charlton. Previously,
the lawyer had an interview with Chief
Parkhurst and it was arranged that
Kelso should turn states evidence and
identify his accompices. Until then he
had refused, according to his attor
ney, to mbosom himself even to the
latter.
Upon leaving the East Cambridge Jail
Saturday night Inspectors Carter ana
Damery and Kelso proceeded To Boston
to find the other two men implicated in
che heartiess assault upon The aged
druggist. l
When the offer was first made to the
Somerville police to reveal the identity
OF the assailant of Bushee, upon i'm.
munitv being granted the iDformer, Chief
ParkhurSt demurecd He feared that
the two men had escaped and would not
be found In this part Of the country.
Then keso made this statement.
There Is no danger of that nov
that the statement has been published
that it was case Of revenge
According to Kelso's story, the three
men entered Bushels drug store at $40
Somerville avenue, the night Of Sunday,
January II with the intention Of hold
ing up and robbing the aged man. One
Of the trio hit him over the head with
blackjack, and before they got any
money q noise outside frightened them
and they ran out of the store
A little later they went around to
the rear and broke open the rear bulk
head and went iii again, az they decided |
their fright had been false alarm But 4
this time Bushee had recovered con
seriousness and was moving around ap
pafently armed They fsared to make \
another attempt and fled,
This accounts for the fact Of the rear |
entrance being opened, and nothing being
missed from the store when help had |
been summoned several hours later.
Bushels statement. when he was able I
to talk in the hospital 4 few days before |
his death. was to the effect that more
than one man assaulted him. He said |
that a man entered and asked for five
cents worth Of paregoric. Bushee turn
cd to get the drug and was at once
struck. He said that he lost conscious
ness, and knew nothing Of the kicks
and blows that made the other wounds
found at the hospital.