Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-17
BRAVE OFFICER PAID
 WITH HIS LIFE.
Patrick B. Driscoil. shot by Burglars at Jewett City. Died Sunday Night at Backus Hospital.

For his bravery in single handed at tempting to capture the three Burglars who had blown the Jewett City post office safe early Saturday morning. Ohicer Patrick B. Driscoli has paid with his life. His death occurred Sun day evening about 1o.45 o'clock at the Backus hospital here, to which he was brought at once after he had been shot by the burglars.
 From the first his condition had been recognized as very grave, He had rallied at times. but had been scarcely able to speak more than word or two at time. Saturday morning with ex- treme difficulty he made statement Of the affair, giving description of the man who shot him, saying that he was no one he knew. At the hospital he has been in a partially conlatose condition. One lurx was badly con- gested and at the end his heart col- lapsed. Dr. P. J. Cassidy was in charge of the case.
 Both here, where he was well known, and In Jewett City nothing but words of praise are heard for the dead officer, both as a citizen and in his official capacity. For 1s years he had night duty. Jewett City had been his home since boyf1ood, and before he became the borough officer he was in business there. He was 50 years old.
 He leaves wife. two sisters, Nora and Kate. and g brother John. all residents of Jewett City. J. Edward DriscolI of this city is. nephew and he leaves other relatives in Jew cit City. Whitinsville, Boston and New York.
 Never has Jewett City been so thor oughly mortified by any event as that of the bold attempt at robbing the postoffice and the shooting of Officer Patrick B. Driscon, early Saturday morning. The residents in the vicinity of the postoff1ce heard an explosion about s.45 Officer DriscolI was in the lookup and came out and up the street to ascertain the cause. As he reached the corner man across the street threatened to shoot him if he came any further. But the officer stood his ground. and both men fired about the same time. Then three men ran from the postoffice down the street and, it is aid, had an automobile in the rear of the oil tanks on lower Main street. A shell was found there and another near A. R. Young's house, the next day. Officer Driscoli was wounded in the right lung. but walked to the lookup with the assistance of George w. Rob- inson, who was spending the night there on duty Dr. Mclaughlin was summoned. and hasty examination made. md it was thought best to take him to Backus hospital at once. and he was brought here in an auto. The bullet had entered at his throat, gone through his body, lodging back of his fiSaTL- HIS Iedil.l IdQ HDt D6etl Ol lttt best for some time and all conditions were against him.
 The burglars made their entrance into the postofg1ee through a side win dow. and used nitrogly cerine for an eN- plosive. Part Of the outer door of the safe was blown off, pieces of it going through one of the Main street plate glass windows. Nothing was taken from the office at all. as the officers s appearance stopped their procedures
 Before entering the office they broke the electric light on the corner with a broom. which was found lying in the street. Two loaves of bread were, also found outside the building, and the men left some of their tools, hammer being marked W G. Quarry One shot entered one window of the lunch cart and passed out the other. As far as is known no track of the burglars has been found It Is reported that they went to Lisbon and then back throuGh Canterbury. Piainfield and Moosup. An auto was heard going through Plain field at & terrific speed about 3 o'clock.
 John DriscoH, brother Of Patrick Driscoll states that two men were around Slater mills. where he is watch man, at F o'clock and that he ordered them off following them to the bridge. At o'clock as he WAS making his round and came from the boiler house he saYs shot was fired that was in tended to hit him.