The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-02-10
MASSEY SLAIN IN REVENGE FOR ALLEGED INSULT That Is Gist of Confession Made By Domestic In
 His Home WIFE, BRIDGEPORTER, HURRIES TO TORONTO Automobile Mans Death Game On Steps of Home
 Newsboy Is Witness
Special to The Farmer )

Toronto, Feb 1O-That Charles A. Massey, "a. former employe of the Lo- comobdle Go. Of America of Bridgeport,
 was slain by a domestic in his home
 in revenge for attempted advances is
 the gist of a confession made by Car
 rie Davis. the IS years old girl now held by the Dominion authorities for
 murder.
 Massey, a former Bridgeporter, died
 almost instantly on the steps of his
 own home, where the shooting took place Monday evening. Hts wife, in
 Hartford, Conn, when the tragedy oc- cured, is now here. She was a Bridge
 port g1rl Rhoda. Vandergrift. Their little son also Is here.
 Massey was the son of the late C.. Albert Massey, formerly vice-president
 Manufacturing company. He resided at 169 Walmer road. When arrested
 the girl gave her reason as revenge
 for alleged approaches made to her by her victim, Mrs. Massey has been absent in Hartford, Conn, but arrived in this city last night.
 Massey was B years of age and g. salesman for the York Motor Car com pany of this city, He had walked down Wa1mer road from Dupont street night and was just about in his house
 when the girl confronted him at the 1 threshold of the door, pistol in hand. She fired two shots, the first missing and the second entering the left breast
 Massey turned but he got no further
 sank to the ground. He was carried into neighbor's house and a doctor who was passing attempted to minis
 ter to him but the attempt was fruit Hess for he expired less than ten min utes later from the effects of the bullet fnI7 .1a<a1 TrH< 41% Iz Carrie Davis was later arrested in
 her room on the top floor by the police
 who had been summoned by neigh
 bors, and was charged with Massey's
 murder. There was but one eye-wtt-
 ness to the tragedy, a newsboy who
 had called to leave a paper at the house and collect some money from the family. The servant girl had told him that no one was home and he left He had gone but a short distance when he heard a shot and turning around saw Massey at the foot of the steps The girl at this moment stepped from the doorway and fired again. Massey 1 fell to the sidewalk and the girl re- entered the, house.
 l When the police arrived they found
 the fourteen-year-o1d son of the Mas seys in the basement Of the dwelling | He knew nothing of the affair As the sergeant of police walked upstairs through the house the Davis girl called 1 to him to come upstairs. He told her
 to come down which she did with the revolver stin in her hand. She relin- quished it without murmur of pro test and accompanied the police to de- tectfve headquarters where she is said to have made full and startling con fession. This the police refuse to dis close.
 The girl Is said to have come from England with her sister about two years ago last May. Most of the time since, she has worked in the Massey
 house as a domestic. The motive for
 the crime is still g. mystery, for as far
 as can be learned she was treated we'll and harbored no grudge. Massey was
 8 member of the Royal Canadian Yacht club, and Is survived. by one brother and several sisters living in Toronto.