The Washington herald., 1909-08-11
SERVES Els TERM
And SHOOTS JUROR
Then Former Convict Sends
Bullet Into Own Head.
BELIEVED VICTIM WILL DIE
Two Wen I'm Business Near Each
other Many Years AGO-One Sent
Located other Conducting Hotel
and Double Tragedy Follows.

3lidd.ctown. y. y. Aug. l0-Daniel A
Fent3n. hotel proprietor. was shot and
fatally wounded st O'Clock this after
noon. 10y John Sorley. who recently was
released from prison. Sorley then sent
bullet into his own head. and died soon
after reaching the hospital
Fonton served on the jury that con-
victed Soriey. and that is believed 70
have been the cause Of the shooting.
Sorley IS a former hotel proprietor. and
at one time he ran saloon near the
hotel kept by Mr. Fenton. at Copey Is
land. This was ten or fifteen years ago.
Threat 10 KIN FeutOn.
sorley made the threat after HIS con-
viction that when he got out he would
KIN Daniel Fentou. the first thing he
4d.
on May I, 1897, Fenton came TO Middle
town and purchased the EIberton Hotel.
which he has since conducted.
This afternoon at O'Clock a stranger
entered the cafe OF NIr. Fenton's hotel.
and after taking a drink or whisky asked
Il Mr.. Fenton waslaoound. The clerk said
the stranger said that ne would call
again. He went outside and stood IN front
OF the hotel for FIVE minutes. Then he
re-entered the hotel and asked for Fen
ton. The clerk said that he mad not
returned. The stranger then went out
and went 10 the Hotel Brown He walked
up to Michael Dugan, who bears a re-
semblance 90 Mr.. Fenton. and asked II
he was Dan Fenton. EIr. Duean said
that he was not The stranger had his
hand cA his hip pocket all the time he
was talking 70 Ougan
another man standing near by said that
Mr. FentOn was probably st his hotel,
and the stranger retraced his steps 20
the Hotel EIberton.
Just before he reached the hotel Mr..
Fenton stepped out OF the door and
walked up The street The stranger fol-
lowed him Mr Fenton went through
King street to North street and turned
into West Main street, and was one OF
hundreds Of persons on the sidewalk
when the stranger walked up to him and
tapped him on the shoulder.
FIces from AESaiInnt.
Mr.. Fenton turned around and an ex-
clamation OF astonishment broke from
him. Then he ran down the street. The
stranger pursued him.
After running about three hundred feet
Sorley pulled q revolver and began shoot
ing The first shot went wild, but the
second entered Fenton's abdomen. and lie
fell to the sidewalk. The stranger then
walked up to his victim, pointed the re-
volver. and fred another shot. This en-
tered Mr.. Fenton's head. back OF the left
ear. and passed out through HIS neck
The man then placed the revolver to his
left temple. pulled the trigger. and sent
q bullet through his brain. He fell 10
the sidewalk within FIVE feet of where
his victim lay
The victim and his assallant were taken
10 Thrall Hospital. Ten minutes later
Mr.. Fenton's assailant died without hav-
Ing regaiued consciousness.
At O'Clock tonight FentOn was in q
critical condition
on the way 10 the hospital Mr. Fenton
partially recovered consciousness, AID
said his asseilant was Sorley. Mr. Fen
ton was fifty years old last Sunday
In Scrley's clothes q Pennsylvania Rail-
road ticket was found. and tho return
part OF round-rip ticket from New
York TO Mlddletown. Twenty cents IN
change was also IN bis pockets. The re-
volver with which he did the shooting
was .S2-caliber Remington. Four cart
ridges were exploded