The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-25
Patrick Mccarthy Falls Off
Wall at Gas House at
End of Bridge
HAD BEEN DRINKING
WITH TWO OTHERS
Came Here from West Lebanon N. H
to Look for Work-Body Recovered
by Chief Wilson and Arthur E.
Knight with Graphing Iron.

Patrick Mccarthy, about so wears
old, brickmasen 8 helper, whose home
is IN Lawrence, Mass, but who has
been employed in Brattleboro much of
the time in the last three or four wears.
was drowned last night about $50
Q clock in the Connecticut river north
of the gas house on the north side Of
the highway at the went end of the
highway bridge. The body was recov-
cred by Police Chief George Wilson
and Arthur Z. Knight about l1.3O
Q clock today where it went into the
water. They had been dragging the
river since 10 clock.
Mccarthy was with Daniel Riley. a
laborer of Brattlcboro, and George
Gonyer, better known as Bullet, =
who lives across the river. According
to Riley the men had been seated back
Eof the gas house some time smoking
and drinking, but Riley insisted this
morning that they We're not intoxicated.
lie says that Mccarthy stood up to
light match and plunged off the 10
foot wall. Riley did not see the BODY
rise after it once disappeared from
view. The splash of the body falling
INTO the water was heard by Charles
Oaks, who was at his boat landing at
the east end of the bridge, but as no
alarm was raised he did not consider
that an accident had happened.
| Police Chief Wilson was notified
within few minutes by man who
had been told of the accident by Riley,
and went Immediately to the scene.
search of the river was made as well
as possible for over an hour last night
with the aid of boats, but no trace of
the missing man was found.
The officials started out to locate
|Gonyer and Riley. Gonyer was found
Easleep at Island park. He was wear
ing Mccarthy s hat The coat and hat
found at the scene of the accident
Iproved to have been GeRyer's the lat
ter having been so confused after the
accident that he picked up the wrong
articles of clothing
1t was some time before Gonver
Icould be brought to consciousness, and
lwhen he was awakened his condition
was such that he could not tell what
mad happened except that Mccarthy
mad fallen into the water. Gonver was
locked up IN the police station to sleep
on the effects of the liquor he had
consumed and this morning was re
fleased to go to the town farm, where
he is at work in the hay field
It was learned that Mccarthy had
come to Brattleboro yesterday from
West Lebanon, \. H., searching for
work, and having failed to find anv
was planning to leave on the late train
last night. He worked on the con
struction of the Crosby garage buildin 9
sorting brick and mixed the mortar for
the Mosher garage building and worked
also for Pellet & Skinner on the
, lOdd Fellows building
He was known as a man who worked
until he had accumulated sufficient
/ sum to provide means for a spree, when
f he would disappear and not return until
| his funds were gone.
G Mccarthy had told acquaintance
here that he had a brother and three
r sisters in Lawrence Mass, and Select
I man A. ". J. wilkins telegraphed te
e THAT city this morning in an effort tc
7 get in touch with relatives.
), The dispute between the states OF
e New Hampshire and Vermont as to tn,
d location of the boundary line held III
n the search for the BODY this morning
The Brattleboro selectmen insisted tha
i the task of finding the body and car
Z ling for it's disposal belonged to tn,
e Hinsdale authorities. Chief WiIso,
o about 10 o clock got boat and will
n Arthur knight dragged the river nea
n the place where the body was last seen
until the graphing hooks finally
brought it up.
The body was taken to Moran {
Rohde's undertaking rooms