Connecticut western news., 1913-01-16
SHOT DEAD
John Whalen Meets Death at the
 Hands of George Ball.

John WhaIen Meets Death at the
 Hands Of George Ball.
 John Whalen, aged about 55. of Nor folk, was shot and killed Monday eveD- ing, on the road short distance east of East Canaan village, by George Ball, aged 19 of Salisbury. Whalen's death was practically instantaneous and his body lay in,the road for several hours, until Medical Examiner Dr. Camp could make all examination.
 Ball was apprebended by neighbors, immediately after the shooting, and held at the house of George Beebe, until Deputy. Sheriff Rhoades arrived and took him to the Canaan lookup. He made no effort to escape, and seemed overcome by the result of his shot.
 He told his story readily to the officer, and wept like child, in the cage. He said he had been out searching for missing younger brother, and was com ing along the road from Norfolk at about 8 o'clock, carrying a double barrel shot, gun. when he met Whalen, whom he didn't know, Whalen was acting v1o- lently and hls actions indicated that he intended to assault Ball. The boy wariied him to keep off, but without avail, and to escape being assaulted Ball raised his gun and fired. Whalen drop ped in his tracks, at the side of the road. Ball remained where he was, in half bysterical condition, until the residents, who lad heard the shot, came and took him to Beebe's house and summoned the officer, Rnoades found another charge in the gun, which he extracted. ~.4@
 The body was brought to Undertaker Humphreys establishment, and Tues day morning Coroner Herman came to Canaan to hold ar inquest. The autopsy performed by Dr. Camp and1 Dr. Robin son, of Cornwall, showed that the charge of shot had penetrated the right breast and gone through the ribs and into the heart. It is the opinion of the doctors that the shot must have been fired at very close range. ....
 Coroner Herman began his inquest after the autopsy and adjourned it until yesterday, in Winsted. In the mean time the body of Whalen was taken to Norfolk by Undertaken Scoville, on Tuesday, where the funeral services were held. The dead man leaves sis . ter and brother i'll Torrington.
 Balls mother, Mrs. Arthur Foley, of a1, rJ engaged Attorney J. Clinton Roraback to look after the boys interests in the Impending legal proceedings.
 Sheriff Rhoades took Ball to Litchfield jail, Tuesday to await the finding of the Coroner's inquest. which may not be gwen out for couple of days. Ball may then be brought back here for hearing before Justice Ford, or he may be held on bench warrant for trial in the su- perior court. It is thought he will be called to answer to the charge of man. slaughter. There is no evidence that he ever saw Whaien before in his life, and there are said to be witnesses who heard Whalemy yelling and talking to himself, that night. like a man with hallucina- tions; the supposition being that his demeanor so frightened young Bali that in his excitement and fright he thought his life in danger, when he fired the gun. The prisoner had applied for admittance to the Navy only two days before the tragedy, but was rejected because of varicose veins. He is said to bear a good reputation in the neighborhood of his home.