The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-01

The New Haven authorities assert that they have information today. which positivev1y confirms the belief that Botsworth is the man who on | September 27 shot and killed Judge Knowles in Rhode Island, also that he is a, desperate criminal from New Jer- l sey where it is known that he has | robbed and held up persons. 1 It is further alleged that on October 1 Is he is the man who entered Joseph Wesson's market in New Haven and 1 after ordering some sausage locked 1 the proprietor in the ice-box of his establishment and robbed the place. l It is believed by the local police that he also robbed the. ~lancy saloon on Railroad avenue taking nearly $4Oo, two or three weeks ago.
 | The police took Il .3S calibre car I tridges from the Colts automatic Bots | worth had in his hand | James Buckley, aged 16, of 49 Edwards street, and George Bif1eld, IS, 419 Central avenue, habitues of LuckSinger'S lunch room Strat- ford avenue. near the junction of Con nectfcut aven,SSss c tded materially in the capture They first met Bots worth, alias Budlong, there at noon l Saturday. They again met him on Saturday night He thens made proposition to the two voting men to burglarize the saloon of Alderman Frank Clancy at Stratford and Con necticut avenues. They were to enter \ the storehouse of the, Texaco Otl Co, in the East End. "Budlong'' had also | P. Moore of 567 Union avenue and, after robbing him, to steal a. touring car by which he would Journey to New York.
 l \ Buckley and Bifield discovered the | identity of F'Budlong" through a copy ! l0f l. Both boys knew that "Budlong'' was wanted, but dared not disclose his identity or whereabouts until this morning when they heard that Ben nett w. Dorman, the New Haven de- tective, had succumbed to- the bull 1 hand of Budlong. They were led to inform the police. The telephone message was received in New Haven lat 12:02' o'c1ocq. Rai1read Policeman Joseph J. DriscoI1 was in the New Haven station when the call was re- ceived. 1 Captain of Police Henry J. DonneIIy ordered Police Chauffeur Frank F. Ryan to prepare the seven passenger department automobile for a record l trip to Bridgeport. Detectives William Destin, Harry Futile and James Gian- relli were hustled in the automobile and started ion a flying trip to this
 
 had telephoned the local police depart ment and Detective George Fox and Policeman John Barton were assigned to the capture of ''Budlong." k Detective Fox and Policeman Bar ; ton on taking in the situation in the East End and Knowing the reputation | of "Budlong'' telephoned local police headquarters for help. Driver William l Cauleld Captain John H. Began, and Sergeant James Ramseyq, after pre- liminary examination of the field by Detective George Fox, Policeman Bar ton and Sergeant Ramsey started for I tn escene> of the capture at 11:15 | o'clock:
 I Upon their arrival at Lucksingers' lunch room they were met by the New I Haven authorities. In the meantime the local Emergency ambulance was i held to answer a call as it was the | opinion of the local police &1at it would be a case of death or injury to l some of the parties concerned. Twen- l ty minutes later when the telephone bell at the Emergency hospital rang I and Capt. John H. Regan's voice on the other end of the wire said: 1 ''Sepd the ambulance to the East End car barns. We've got him but I think it's all up with him. Hurry 1 It was but shortly after, at 11:45 exactly, that the ambulance returned l with the unconscious form of Bud
 
 was made and it was discovered that 1 one bullet had entered the back of his right hip and penetrated the stomach.
 At this time unusual spectacle was presented when hearing the name of Bennett Dorman,- the mur- dered policemen, mentioned, the four New Haven officials broke down and sobbed. Dorman was one of the most popular members of the New Haven department Detective William Des- tin, a close chum of Dorman, was most deeply affected. It is said by some of the police that it was a bullet from i Destin's rifle that laid "Budlong'' low.
 Dr. Joseph H. Beaudry, Jr., after a hurried examination ordered Bud long, removed to St. Vincent's hospital where he was rushed to the operating room.
 The scene Of the shooting was most 1 dramatic. The police, upon ascertain I ing the location in which Botsworth was hidden, decided to get reinforce ments, and higher powered ammunl- | tion. Policeman Barton returned and took shot gun and one 32.4O repeat l ing rifle with A mushroom bullets.
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