The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-20
HATCH, THE SUSPECT,
is STILL MISSING
Man Who Was With Sumner Brown
When Latter Was Fatally Shot at
st. Johnsbury, May Have
Committed Suicide.

ST. Johnsbury, July 20-The search foi
Harlow w. Hatch wanted for the mur.
der of his employe Sumner G. Brown
is being continued throughout this sec
ton of the state. Sheriff w. II. Worthen
i has been in communication with officers
in several towns and close watch is
being kept for the fugitive. After the
death of Brown in the pool room Sun.
day evening, Hatch disappeared and the
last heard OF him was when Louis Ches-
ney met him on the dry bridge at the
south end OF the village Before that
Hatch was seen by two young men on
Main street and he tried to give them
bunch OF keys, apparently thinking
that the possession of them would be
discriminating evidence as the key TO his
pool room where Brown was shot was
among them. He afterwards went into
Parker's lunch room on Eastern avenue
and asked for coat and hat saying:
"For Gods sake give me coat and
hat, have just killed a man up here"
He failed to get them but at this place
he left the keys and started down Pearl
street toward the bridge where he was
last seen. IL is thought that the young
man may have put an end to his life.
Sheriff Worthen has sent out the follow
ing description of Hatch;
"Twenty-one years old, light complex
ion brown hair and eyes, wears glass
es with chain over one ear, gold ring
with diamond on left hand. Weight
about $50 pounds. Height about five
feet six inches. Under normal condi
tions is very attentive to girls and young
ladies'. The odor OF musk or cologne very
noticeable about him."
The Autopsy.
DR.. H. J. whitney OF the state labora
tory of hygiene of Burlington performed
an autopsy over the body of Mr. Brown
Yesterday, assisted by local physicians
Their opinion was that the bullet wound
which caused his death could not have
been self inflicted.
The body OF Brown, who was thirty
years Of age, will be taken to Jeffer
son, n H., his former home. and the
funeral will be held there Wednesday.
He is survived by his wife, three year
old daughter, and two sisters, Mrs.
Charles Sedgell OF East Lancaster. n. H.,
md Mrs. Carl Perkins OF Jefferson, n.
/. George Kiser OF Fitzdale. father of
Irs. Brown, came here yesterday and
viii accompany her TO Jefferson.
As yet the police have failed to find
ny motive for the crime and it was
the outcome of quarrel
'etween Hatch and Brown. Hatch ID |
nown to be Incorporate and Of very
disposition and according to
illnesses money matters have been
reying on his mind of late.
On the death of Hatch's own mother
few years ago, he and younger broth
r and sister were left a sum OF money q
! trust to be paid them upon reaching s
neir ma iority. Harlow was 81 years
ID in May and received his share Of the
state between two and three thousand 5
pillars. Part of this he invested in the +
on Eastern avenue. where the
'ime was committed Sunday. This has d
ot been a paying proposition and but /
few days ago he informed his land y
dy that he was in financial straits. !
atch's father and his grandmother, who y
We here, are considered among the n
WINS best people. Residents of Dan A
lie. the former home of the Hatch h
.mily. unite in the opinion that the r
inted man has been the black sheep OF a
e family. /,