The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-07-26

Mrs. Mascott's death must have come
Immediately. There was very little
blood near her body.
Two Bullets OF one2
City Health Officer Lamb stated that
but one bullet struck the woman, that
one entering near the heart. But A. w.
Badger, who prepared the body for bur.
ial, is positive that two bullets entered
her body, one penetrating near the heart
and the other entering the body on the
left side Of the right breast He sewed
up three openings made by bullets, one
piece Of lead having gone completely
through and being picked up on the door
a few minutes later and the other REL
naming ii the body. When Mrs Wool
house entered the kitchen, Mrs. Mas
oott's body was lying on ia face, as was
that Of young Mikales, the two being
about Ave feet apart and that Of Mrs
Mascot being near the rear window.
The revolver with which the shooting
was done was subsequently, found under
the refrigerator, whore it probably fell
from the young mans hand when he top
pied over. It was ss calibre Harring-
tone & Richmond manufacture, FIVE.
shotted and bammerless The revolver
and one bullet which had plowed through
the woman's body are now in the pos
session Of Chief Faulkner and will be
held as evidence
One Cartridge Failed.
II was evident that although three
shots had been fred, an attempt had
been made to fire fourth, but the cart
ridge failed to explode. It was the
second cartridge which failed Of It's mis-
sion, the butt end Of the cartridge being
slightly dented where the plunger struck
it After that failure Mikales pulled
the trigger twice more, one bullet prob
ably entering the woman's body and the
other striking himself IN the head. The
revolver was apparently new and little
used Inquiries at the stores ia this city
which deal in firearms failed 10 bring
out the information that Mikales had
purchased tho revolver IF them.
Both the Mascot children, George,
aged FIVE, and Yedora, aged two, were
at home at the time Of the tragedy, but
were not in the room where the shooting
occurred. They are 50 young that they
did no realize the terrible nature Of the
affair and they looked with open-eyed
wonder at the hurrying crowd OF medical
men. officers and others attendants. Lit
tie vedora eI,mg to Mrs. Woolhouse'
skirts, while George sat quietly, trying
to make out what it all meant Both
are handsome children and the delight
Of all the people in the building
George was on the back veranda play.
ing with one Of the Woolhouse children
and vedora was in Mrs Woolbousa's
apartment when The shots were fred.
They were both taken IN charge BY Mrs.
WooIhouse who is professional nurse.
Mrs. woolhouse Last to Talk with
Mrs. Mascot.
Mrs Woolhouse besides being the first
to see the bodies on the Hoor, was also
the last to speak with Mrs Mascot and
the Milyales youth She returned about
the middle of the afternoon from a nurs-
ing visit for a short stay at home and
on reaching the top landing Of the block
she saw Mikales pacing back and forth,
with his mind worked up To-
a high pitch Of excitement, his manner
being strange and there being a peculiar
lock in his eyes He had generally gone
out to walk on Sunday afternoons with
his brother and Mr. Mascot, but this
time he stayed at home.
Presently Mrs Mascott came out and
she and Mrs Woolbouse fingered in the
hall, standing near the door which leads
70 the yeranda on the back side. chatting
and making plans for a picnic which
they would take later this week. Mrs
sofs iai snirits ara thev
had pleasant talk together, and then
both went to their respective apart
ments Mrs. Mascot was followed into