St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-29

nothing to do but order the removal OF
the bodies, and hold the autopsies over
them.
Mrs. Frye was found where she fell in
the kitchen and Hartshorn was found
behind the stone wall, hardly ten rods
from his victim. blood-soaked hand
kerchief showed that he had tried to
stop the flow of blood from his side be-
fore shooting. His 80 caliber revolver
was tightly clasped in his right hand
and on his body were found severalload-
ed shells, dropped there while reloading
the weapon, The white powder scatter
ed over his coat and face told to the
physicians a story of poison as we'll as
bullets. His body was moved to his
house a quarter of mile away, and
then were held the autopsies, purely in
formal affairs.
They were conducted by Doctors
Pache and Libbey, while Selectman
Stevens represented the town and Rolf
Searles the state. Ray Taylor, the only
witness, told his story at both autopsies
in modest straightforward manner,
seemingly oblivious to the brave part he
had played in the affair, and when inter
viewed by the CALEDoNIAN reporter re-
lated the details ard incidents calmly
and concisely. When asked how many
shots were fired by Hartshorn after he
left the house he replied that Mrs. Page,
a neighbor, heard but one, but that he
understood there were several wounds
on the body and that he had shot at him
four times in the house. Whether Or not
any of the shots had taken effect he did
not know at the time. To tell what one
would do under such conditions is one
thing, to answer II won't go" when or
dered from the house at the point of a
gun, and then when all was over to take
the baby to neighbours and give the
alarm is quite another story, and Ray
Taylor, though but 10, has proved his
mettle.
Hartshorn's eccentricities had for years
made him unpopular with his neighbors
and two well-known Danville families,
who suffered prosecutions at his hands
and were unable to obtain redress or a
cessation of his annovances, were obliged
to seek homes elsewhere.
He leaves wife and his father, Eph-
RAIN Hartshorn, aged about 80 years,
besides two sons and two daughters
They are Mrs. Ella Badger, Albert R
Hartsh0rn, Miss Blanche Hartshorn, all
of Danvile and Ernest E. Hartshorn, a
brakeman of this place. They are all
highly respected. AS breeder of horses
he was we'll known throughout New
England. He had always been an ex
several premiums on his horses at the
fair just held
Mrs. Frye was 35 years old and th'
daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. E. c. BonettC
of Waterford. She married Mr.. Frye
about IL years ago and he with two
daughters, Luella, aged 10, and Esther
aged 2, survive her She also leaves he
parents and FIVE sisters and two broth
ers. They are Mrs. Moses Goodell 0
Concord Mrs. Warner Goodenougl
of St. Johnsbury Center, Mrs. A. E. Mill
and Mrs. Betty Thomas of Passumpsi
and Mrs. Jennie Palmer, Prof. {. c. Bon
nette, the balloonist, and Samuel Bon
nette, who lives with his parents.
Funerals of the Victims.
The funeral of Mrs. Fred Frye wa
held at her late home at 130 Sunda,
afternoon. The officiating clergyman
was Rev. A. S. Gilbert of Passumpsic
Among those present from out of tow,
were her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. {
Bonnette of Waterford, Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Miles c
Passumpsic, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bennett
and Mr.. and Mrs. Stanton Bonnette c
Waterford, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bor
nette, Mrs. George Bonnette and Mrs
Charles Bonnette ofSt. Johnsbury, MI
and Mrs. Bert Bonnette OF North Dan
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Good
nough of St. Johnsbury Center.
The funeral of Mr.. Hartshorn was helo
at the house Sunday afternoon at thre
o'clock, Rev. G. W. Douglass officiating
Among those present from out of tow
were Mrs. Persis Hawley of Providence
X. l., Miss Candace Miner of Lyman, N
H., Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Underwood Q
St. Johnsbury and Edward Dana @
Wheelock