The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-11
Does Third of Trio Concerned
in Fatal Attack
ON SOMERVILLE DRUGGIST
George r. Gilmore, Who Was Arraigned
To-day on the Charge Of Murder,
Pleaded Not Guilty-Held
for Grand Jury.

Boston, Feb. 11.--George F. Gilmore,
the last Of the trio implicated In the
fatal attack on Charles r. Bushee, a
Somerville druggist, was arraigned in the
somervilIe police court today for mur
der. Like his companions he pleaded
not guilty and was remanded 10 await
the action Of the March grand Jury at
I0wel Gilmore contradicts the story
OF Oscar r. Kelson and John ]. Killian
and says that the former strncly the
blows that probably caused Busnee's
death.
On being arraigned in the Someryille
court yesterday Kelson and Killian, who
are said by the police to have confessed
to being connected with the fatal assault
waived examination and were held with
out bail for the next term Of the Mid
dlesex grand Jury, which begins on
Monday, March 2.
Previous to the arraignment Of the
two Young men on the murder charge,
an old complaint. issued IN 1902. charg-
ing Kelson with breaking, entering and
larceny, was mol pressed upon the re
qrest Of Captain Perry, VINO informed
the court that the witnesses were all
scattered and as Kelson was iinmesliate
II to be arraigned on the more serious
charge. he desired that the mol pross
entry be made
The assault, which was committed on
Tan II, the young men claim was solely
for the purpose Of robbery They dis
claim all intent to seriously injua
Mr.. Bushee.
The confession dispels the theory that
tire two men who struck down the drug
gist escaped BY a cellar door ii the rear
OF The store, which was found open by
tine police. 1t WIS learned by those fa
miliar with Mr.. Bushee's habits that it
had been his custom Just previous to re
tiring for tine night to bis sleeping room
at the rear of the store to open not only
the front door but the cellar door in
order to clear the atmosphere 0f the
store Of od0Fs and To freshen the air
In all likelihood Mr.. Rushee had inst
erule lip from the cellar after opening
the door down there and was proceeding
To throw open the front door when his
assailant entered with a small vial in
His hand and asked for five cents worth
of paraguric.
In the arrest Of KiIlian early Sunday
morning ii 4 dormitofv of the Boston
City hospital where he had been EN-
ployed al an orderly for the past three
weeks. Inspectors Patterson and Norton
and patrolman Mckenzie of Boston and
Lieutenant Carter and Inspector DamerY
OF SomeiviIle rot The man who hld plan
ned the whole affair." according to infoF
1aation contained in the confession of
the pair
Killian has lived in Somerville at IN
tervals during the past several years
Tie made mis- home with his mother. who
Is now Mrs White Of Everett .at 4s Bow
street, IN a block directly opposite the
S0mervilIe police station and bat 4 few
hundred yards distant from Mr.. Rushee's
drug store. He had become cognizant Of
the age and physical weakness of the
druggist. as well az to The probability
tnat large sums Of money were kept iii
the store, because Of his intimacy with
his cousin, James Couch Of 43 Bow
street who np to several months ago
was employed as clerk BY Mr.. Bushee.
Mr.. Couch. VINO is highly respected in
the Union square district of somerville
and who II now medical student. hal
KiIiian for frequent visitor while lie
was clerking for Bushee. killian's trips
to the store furnished MIN with full in
formation regarding the personal habits |
Of the aged pharmacist.
So far as the police have been able To |
learn. klllian has no previous criminal /
record