Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-02

soletC RAItNlACy AAuAl, WIN 10 HIM
iug Investigation Of the Pendleton Hill
c;,,e In which Dwight l., Miner is held
on the charge of murder In shooting
and killing his brother. Herbert Mi
uer, has not yet discovered anything
20 indicate that the shooting was ao-
cidental OF that Dwight Miner ls not
mentally responsible for the act, al
though n motive Is lacking, Miner
1onfesses that he knew the revolver
was iosdsd when he pointed the weap-
on at Herbert. but is at loss how
he happened to pull the trigger He
agrees that the trigger must have been
Lullsd back to the safety notch on
tho guard before the revolver could
be discharged, and this could not be
dune without considerable PRESSURE
He says he has full knowledge of the
mechanism of the revolver, and that
il was not Of the hair trigger type,
@PrSf" joel Fl. L. Douglass and Miss
CiHribel HargraVsS, who sioped from
East kiliingly a week ago, and who
were taken Into custody at the re-
quest of Constable Alcott &. Sayles
81 that place, by Chief of Police
Brown and Patrolm2n Mitchell, waiv-
ed extradition rights and returned to
Connecticut with Constable Sayles on
Friday afternoon They were located
IN a Canal street lodging house and
aiken to the police station but were
not plOced in cells. The young woman
spent the night on a cushioned settee
i'm the chiefs Office. while Douglass
dOzed in q chair in the patrolmen's
room.
Friday morning the chief took Miss
HsrRraves out for breakfast to a res
tRurNnt, and coffee and sandwiches
were provided for Douglass at the po-
lice statiO1. Miss Hargraves was very
reticent, but Douglass was quite talk
alive, but avoided reference TO the
subject matter, except that he ex-
pressed satisfaction with local police
treatment and was anxious to have
the affair Strengthened out in Dan
ieiBon, stating that he was ready to
take his medicine, but hoped the
girl would not be inconvenienced, as
she was in no way responsible for
this Illegal transaction. He liked the
girl and she liked him. and he pre-.
ferrod her company to homo sur
roundingH.
Douglass declared that he was
known as professor az he was a Vi0-
inist, snd had Travelled in the show
business, but that by profession he
was a veterinary surgeon. He told Of
some OF his experiences on southern
trips, during which he was murder
ously assaulted by 6. black man dur
ing which he Wss shot through the
left hand. and showed the scar made
By the bullet. He told of wonderful
cures he had made CT dogs and horses
and how be caused 6ispleasure Of
In
faithful performance OF duty as rep
resertative Of the Connecticut HUI
name society.
He said he was not wholly to blame
for the act for which lie was held,
but that the action Of his wife was
the indirect cause, and that he pro-
posed TO post his wife on the very
first opportunity.
Mise Hargraves did not seem to take
The situation seriously, but rather en-
joyed hearing Douglass tell Of his ex.
perience in the south and the wonder
fui work he had accomplished as a
dog and horse doctor, with hints on
lrHding Eorsss as a side issue.
Douglass has resided in East Kill
inEfy for about three wears, and has
wife and one child, about three
months old. The Douglass and Har-
graves family occupied tho SANG
mouse and Douglass has been paying
attention to the HargraVes girl for
some time and made her many minor
presents. He filed number Of VIC
In engagements for dances in East
Killingiy, and was to have PLAYED for
= dance last Saturday night. but he
disappeared before nightfall, and the
result was a dance without music,
Before going TO KillinEly, Douglass
resided in Thompson. Conn. and in
Rhode Island, but his original home
IS IN Dudley, Mass. He is heir to his
fathers large estate in that place.
but the father wisely provided for a
trustee Of the estate SO that il could
not be wasted by the son. The trus-
ZEE has announced that the estate viii
properly provide for Mrs. Douglass
and child.
When Constable Sayles arrived at
the westerly police station. DouEla Sc
said ne was anxious to get to the
Danielson court Just as soon as DOS
stble, as he wanted this matter ended
without delay. He said he would be
satisfied TO pay a. fine, which probably
would not exceed SIS, but that he
did not expect 10 receive Jail sen
tence.
When informed that a state prison
sentence might be the result. he smil-
nRly reriied that he knew the law that
fitted the case and that what he had
done Was no stale prison offense.