Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-26

the location of tho Miner fatal shooting f'ridsy he vas held up when within two miles of the place by a country lad who wanted a lift to the Miner place. After proceeding short dis lance, large gray squirrEl crossed the road in front of tho automobile. The lsi excIaAmed: Sign of bad luck, Doc that squirrel went to the left of the road Within two minutes thereafter there was a loud report like that of the discharge of a revolver. One of the forward tires had punctured. hnmedi- stely the lad gleefu1ly shouted: There, Doc, didn't l tell you so? There's the bad luck; never knew the squirrel sign to fail" Dr. Scanlon muttered some thing in an undertone, referred to the lad e Q picture of bad luck, and then said: Three miles to the Miner place and eleven miles back to Westerly on a fiat tire" He had started on the mission hurriedly and had no spare covering for the inner tube Aside from the loss of time and practice, the doctor was out just $24.s5, and with but slight prospect of any return.
 Dr. Scsnlon responded to the call after it was found impossible to get doctors from North Stoninston and Ashaway, who evidently did not care to make the trip. owing to the cOndi-
  tanco.
 On Saturday Coroner Brown visited uhe Miner home. made an examination of the wound which showed that the bullet had passed through the heart, snd took the testimony of the mother, of the father, of an older brother, of another brother seven years of age, end of a few neighbors who were ia milisr with the circumstances. Cor oner Brown then came to Westarly, crossed over the bridge in PawcatucE and continued his investigation at tho office of Deputy Sheriff William H Casey. The testimony was taken of Dr. Michael H. Scanlon and Walter Fitznaurice, and also the statement of Dwight Miner, who shot and killed his brother Herbert. The testimony was all in corrOboEation of the report of the affair as published in Saturdays Bulletin.
 Dwight Miner admits that he knew the revolver was loaded when he was 'toolins'' with Herbert when playing at Wild West according to Nick Garter Herbert using his foreflnger as an imaginary revolver and saying Bang" |" instead of pulling the trigger. Dwight says he had no intention of shooting his brother and could not account for diBoharging the weapon. Prior to the fatality he had been snapping the tTig- ger, but had removed the cartridges beE0re the '1OoIinS," Suppesing that the foohnx' had ended, Dwight saYs he reloaded the revolver. Five min utAs later the "feoling" was reslnned and the fata1 shot was fred.
 Coroner Brown informed DwSgh; Miner that he was not obliged to make any statement unless he so desiFed, ex- planning that he was the coroner and that whateTeR Dwight said would be a part of the record in the case Dwight said he had nothing to keep back. had told all he had to say to pr. ScanIon but had ne objection to giving the cor onsr all the information he could. HE then tald the story practically as re- ported in The Bulletin Saturday.
 Coroner Brown decided to hold young Miner for nearing before Justici Chapman in North SteninSten this (Menday) morning. Sheriff Casey tool charge of Miner and held him fin thu PaWeatuck lookup. He vii be taker EroR there to North Stonington.
 During debate on resolution ereat Ing a joint special committee to inves Tigate the Rhode Island state bridge a Tiverton, Senator Louis W. Arnold O
 
 beautifully hnncOed" in the buildinl of that nov famous bridge, Reene sentative Albert n. LanEWaEthY 6 Westerly was a member of the com mission that awarded the contract fs Cha bridge, and thsre has basa bitke sntagonigm in relation fo tfla Gsn stTUction ever slnoe the contract va hrEt awarded.
 Senator Munros started the tfit fl fhe senate when he asked Senator Ar hold, chairman of the finance commit tee, for an honest opinion as t whether or not the state was beaHti 1uify buncoed.
 Senator Arnold repifod that hs ha. never seen the bridge, but if all tha he had heard was true the state va osgtatufy beautifully buncoed when tn bridge was built
 Senator HunrOe said that an engi neer examined the bridge last year an therefore hs could not understand win. another examination was necHssary,
 Senator Arnold explained that tn engineer did make an investigation and reported, but the senate took n action on the report, He said some thing would have to be done for tn bridge, az there was absolutely n question that it was unsafe. The Fese lution passed