Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

his hands be ran and passed back of =
past. | eFea, aaa guess The eth
ess did. We ssfesSoited. nldn Il fol-
lev hins. ERdy shouted that he WAS
shot. \ Woman came oNt and We all
ran home. The plans We're made ap
n the agserneea, William l.eclait v as
the ilrss q talk 10 me Wilder eante
up after Sapp~t
The attorney asked Il Il Nas oriEina.
I'D ey hlm ana Lsesairs Witness ~
nlieai that It waS Thought ut hs an
other
This led the attorney and the specta.
tors 10 believe that fourth person was
implicated, As ali gained the idea that
fourth man vas meant. Pressed as
10 Who the .sethefs Was, the Witness
replied that he did not like to say and
gemaiaed silent, The attorney told
him he thought he would have 10.
Witness replied that II he had to he
would.
"Who was 1t, theas'i asked the at
torney.
eRalph" Wilder. replied the Wit
ress.
"Yoa did not mean, then, man out
side Of you threcs'
mo sir
Witness was sure there were mere
shots iired than he iifed, but didn' :
know how many, n they were all cx-
cited. To the tbcst of his recollection
five or six were bred.
Wilder took the stand and told ahoat
the same story. Said he had ~ cali
Der pistol and lircd once. Was about
twenty feet from brady when he fired.
Didn't know whether rifle was fired or
not. Their object was 10 hold up Pat,
and II he had any money 10 get away
With IL.
"ro rob him.
"Yes, sir" Knew Brady was hill.
Il was planned. Didn't know when,
Heard II that night. Was Told TO come
up and bring revolver, a. there was
something up. and did 50. Heard i've
shots but there might have been more.
lie wasn't sure.
Both young men were bound over 10
the Superior Court, aud bonds liked nj
$1,000, in default of which they were
taken 10 Jail.
The affair Is thought TO be The result
of reading cheap literature. Those who
KNOW Meore say that he would spend
whole days feading novel after novel
Of ifsr sahioesi ami thunder variety
The ftfeasms used are at the police
stasiea ride, apparently new, hold.
Ing Ii 22-cartfidges In the magazine
and one in The breeeh, was carried by
Leclair. aud was found In his mothers
woodshed; a ssealiber revolver of a
cheap make, with barrel about Inch
Is long, In holster attached 10 belt
in which were Is cartridges, was ear
tied by Moore while Wilder had 81
caIlber revolver In black holster. a
mask made OF n strip Of black silk, the
eye-hoies being stitched With white
thread, and peculiar looking felt hat.
The affair was the talk OF the whole
city, sunday aud Monday, and many
expressions Of sympathy for Mr., Hra-
dy were heard - all sides. He Is not
married, but lives with his sister Ia a
house he owns. on Providence street,
He IL sufferer physically, but always
appears cheerful with a pleasant word
for every one. II MAS at first reported
that some OF the bullets entered his
body and his condition was critical.
but II has since been learned that no
bullet took effect higher up than half
way between his knee aud thigh. The
young assailants hung around bis store
much OF their spare time and were fal-
ly acquainted with his habits They
must also have been acquainted with
his physical condition, aud must have
known thai three Of them might easi-
~ have o*erpowersd him without the
use OF weapons, but they probably
thought this means would not he true
Wild Western ssyie and would entitlc
them To slight notofiety.
The maximum penalty for their
crime IL i've years In states prison.