The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-07
MANIAC KILLS 5
AND WOUNDS 4
Pig Sucker Suddenly Goes
Insane
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AND THEN RUNS AMUCK
John Murphy Plunges His Pig-stickiug
Knife Into His Fellow-workmen.
Government Inspector Among
Victims Stabbed.
AND THEN RUNS AMUCK

Boston. June with maniacal
Shrek, John Murphy turned from pig
sticking to man-killing in the North
Packing and Provision company's slaugh-
ter house at Somerville Saturday, and,
driving his fellow workmen before him.
slew five Of them and wounded four
others. Two Of the wounded were re.
ported later as dying
The Dead.
Thompson Grove, 42, Q shawmut
place, Somerville.
Edwin Nourse, known as Herbert
Smith, %, POI Columbia street, Cam.
bridge
John carpcr "a, 81 Hastings street,
Michael Ycncus, As, 10Y Gore street,
Cambridge.
Joseph I. Ligeroni, known also as
Alley, School street, someryille.
The Injured.
Or. Daniel S. Hays, 80, Of Whltham
United States government inspector q
slaughter houses, born IN Waltham and
always lived there married, two chill.
dren. Rip in back Of neck and cut "a
abdomen. Condition very critical
John cheevas, %, % Warren street
Cambridge. married one child. Born IN
Russia; lived in this country several
years; worked for North two years, cut
ting department. Stabbed in breast.
Recovery doubtful
Joseph Chitkofsky, known also as Chi
cost. "a, TO Gore street, Cambridge,
single. Born in Russia; here two years
and worked for North two years. Cut
in breast. Recovery doubtful
Arthur G. Dearborn, Beach street,
Woburn, assistant superintendent Of the
North packing plant. right arm scalded
by boiling water hurled at him by
Murphy.
Hayes and Janieus were fearfully cut
and slashed According 20 some Of the
workmeu, Murphy had been acting pc
ouliarly for some days, but be returned
from bis dinner Saturday noon appar.
emily in good spirits. Soon after
o'clock he suddenly uttered a terrific
shrek and jumped at DR.. Hayes, waving
his l5-ineh razor.edged knife 70 bis hand.
He cut Dr. Hayes a deep cash n the
neck and stabbed him over the
heart and practically disemhoweled him.
The terrified workmen rushed for the
door. but were not quick enough To-
escape Murphy, who ran after them.
slashing right and left Every man
whom ho struck went down with q
eroan. The crowd plunged downstairs,
with Murphy after them, and at every
landing he struck somebody. On the
second floor one Of the workmen, an
Italian seized heavy bar Of iron and
felled Murphy % the floor, but Murphy
was quickly on his feet again and
wounded another man.
On the street floor he was given an
other terrific blow ON the head, and his
knife was wrenehed from bis hand. Two
police officers came III 20 assist the
crowd, and Murphy was given fearful
beating before he was finally oyerpow
cred and taken to the police station.
He Is 80 years old, weighs 200 pounds,
and was regarded as one Of the strongest
men in the plant He had been engaged
n pig-killing for some years &C the
North company. fle is married and lives
at SO Joy street in Someryiile. The
wounded men were hastily taken 20 the
Cambridge relief station, where Il was
reported Saturday night that there WAS
very little hope Of DR. Hayes or Chee.
vas surviving their wounds
Murphy had worked Tor the North
company for five years, coming to SOM
erviIle from Iowa nine years ago. The
witnesses Of the slaughter said Saturday
night that more than 300 employees were
driven from the North cOmpany's plant
when Murphy started on bis wild rush
through the six floors and basement Of
the building and not a few men escaped
death BY narrow margin. DR. r. w.
Clark Of West S0merWlle, 4 United
States veterinary at the plant, saw The
attack on Dr. Hayes, and at Hayes
command FASTENED to find Il doctor,
Murphy followed Clark, and the latter
ran into side room. Murphy followed
Clark. completely blocking The doorway
The butcher yelled at the doctor and
told him to get out. A sudden change
seemed to come over for a minute. ana
he stepped 10 one side and with pleas
ant Hello, Doctor allowed Dir Clark
to pass.
Dr.. Fred Saunders Of Salem, another
veterinary at Che plant, seemed to be
an object Of Murphy's vengeance for
Murphy was heard constantly muttering
his name as be rushed through the
rooms DR.. Saunders recently gave the
butcher young bulldog, which soon af-
ter died. and Murphy was constantly
asking for another 70 take its place,
Murphy became SO insistent that DIR.
Saunders suspected that the man had
lost his reason Those employees who
worked nearest Murphy stated that he
seemed to pay particular attention to
his Strengthening knife Of late. and had
sharpened it at every opportunity Of
fered him, much more frequently than
was his habit. Saturday night Murphy
was in the padded cell Of the Somerville
police station When City Physician Q.
G. Towle attempted to examine him,