Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-10
KILLED FIVE, WOUNDED THREE
A Boston Butcher Runs Amuck and
Makes Terrible Execution with
sharp butcher Knife.

the slaughtering establishment OF tho
North Packing & Provision company on
Medford street, Somerville, yesterday af-
ternoon.
For two minutes Murphy ran among
his fellow employees welding n ninc-inch
butchers knife, sharp as razor. used
for killing hogs. Dropping the knife at
last and dashing toward the door he
was folled by blow from the 1st OF the
assistant supcrinten dent OF the factory
as eight OF his fellow-employes lay dead
or dying nearby.
| The dead:
Carper, John. "a. 81 Hastings street
Cambridge. single, colored, born In
Barbados, in this country two years and
worked At Norths two years, worked In
Killing department.
Grove. Thompson. A., shawmut
place. somervile married, two children.
cleaner.
| Giverone. Joseph L., known also as
Alley. Knapp street. somerv!le. born In
Italy, floor cleaner.
Smith, Herbert, known also ns Edwin
Nourse. q, 9l Columbia street. Cam
bridge. single. colored born In Berados.
In this country three years. worked at
North's two years. worked In smoke
house
Yencus. Michael. IS. l07 Gore street,
Cambridge, married and six children in
Russia, born in Lithuania, in this coun-
try two years. worked for John F. Squire
& CO.. went to North's for lard.
Tie injured:
Cheevas. John. aged 20. % Warren
rtroet, Cambridge, married, one child.
born in Russia, lived in this country Gov
cral years, worked for North two years.
cutting department: stabbed In breast.
Chtkof.ky, Joseph known also as
Chicost a. 10 Gore street, Cambridge,
single. born in Russia, hcre two years
ard worked for North two years: cut in
breast.
Hays DR.. Daniel. 20, of Walthan,
United states government inspector Of
slaughter houses. born In Ualtham and
always lived there. married, two chill
dren rip In back Of neck and cut IN
abdomen.
RORb GOOD CHARACTER.
Murphy is 50 years old. weighs ~
pounds and has been In the employ Of
the North Packing & Provision COM
pany MS butcher for the past five
years. He LIVED with his family at q
Joy street, Somerville His fellow
workers and his employers had moth
ing but praise for His conduct UP &c
yesterday. They say that he had al.
ways been peaceahle. sober and indus
trlous. Mrs Murphy. however. says
that annoyance by his follow work
men had been the cause OF much worry
to her husband recently.
With about lcS other men Murphy
was employed on the sixth floor Of the
factory In room about 100 fact
long and half AZ wide. In thi. room
all the preliminary dressing of the
hogs. the preparation ri which Toy
the market requires the use Of the
entire building. Is done. Aurphy's oc-
cupation. In the language Of the trade
was that of "heador." lie worked n,
a long bench cuttin. ~ the heads Of the
animals and laying bnre the lyrnphatic
glands for examination by meat IN.
spcctors. To single animal he devoted
less than three minutes and as fast n,
one was decapitated there was anothe,
ready OF him.
At zoo p. m. yesterday DR.. Daniel s
Hays. United states veterinary meat
inspector, who was assigned to the Nortl
} Packing q Provision company's factory
six weeks ago, came to Murphys bench
and looked over his shoulder At tbs
glands Of n hog which had Just beer
cecap4tated. There were no words spoken
os ,ar n. tho r.~- ~ w.. MAN t,o.
>, ,,.,
WIN 'he HoiherFl!le patrol WhicF
reached me FACTORY with the anouiance'
were on'cers Patrick cummings. the
''!!est mefnhc or the department, and
d. heron another OF the most powerful
members or the lorce. Handcuned, hur-
phE WAS borne 10 me patrol wagon witt
d,l,rulty From the sixth moor ~ the
, factory 10 the street and from the street
, TO the station, ne raved incoherently anc
H'orfned ahout. u TOOK the two OFFICERS
I" hold h'n
Al eomerVile police headquarters ht
was locked up In the basement unhe'
guard There his uninteliEfhle muttor
'naE continued. They contained not
threat nor one aIIegatlon or wrong done
MN, according to the omcers, but were
SIMPLY the explanations OF crazet
/ rrhn' lie will be arraigned In the Somer
, Vile police court tomorrow. Tie charge
, against him was first assault, and ther
when the condition OF the victims sal
learned, murder
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