The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-13
GILMAN ADMITS
KILLING COUSIN
Also Tells the Willimantic
Officers He Shot His
Aged Grandfather
MENACED OFFICERS
BEFORE HIS ARREST
When Asked by the Police for the Rea-
SON of His Acts He Said: OF felt
That I Should Do It. It Would Be
Better for Them

WILLIMANTIC, Conn, Nov l2.-Leon
Gilman, IS, is under arrest here charged
with having shot and instantly killed his
2O-year-old cousin early yesterday morning
and having put a bullet in his grandfath-
er 8 spine that may cause death.
Gilman, according to the police, admits
the shootings. He is believed to be men
tally unsound When the police asked
him the reason for his acts he said Il
felt that | should do it, 1t would be bet
ter for Them
Saturday evening he was riding around
in an apparently friendly fashion in the
automobile of his cousin, Edwin Gilman
and with him attended the Elks' carnival
He had come to attend this dance from
Norwich, where he worked in a munitions
plant.
A rambling note found in Edwin Gil
mans house at l46 Windham road, after
! the murder, stated that the deed evened
up matters and that the murderer had not
been used right in the division of property.
| The cousins returned to Edwin Gilman s
house after the carnival. They entered
the house together, but Leon Gilman,
after a brief time, emerged and it is
thought, went away. But the police al
lege he returned, and breaking a cellar
window, went to his cousins room and
shot him in the right temple
! Edwin died Instantly Evidences indi-
cate that the slayer, with his own hand
kerchief, wiped away the blood and then
covered the dead mans head with his
/ pillow
j Escaping unseen from the house. young
Gilman, it is alleged, walked mile to the
house Of his grandfather, Nelson A. Gil
man, at s5l Main street. Here was also
his mother, Mrs. Nelson A. Gilman, jr.
The young man rang the doorbell anc
told his mother, who answered it, that he
was little i'll and would like some brandy
before going away. As he came in, ht
clicked the latch so he could get in agar
; unnoticed Then, when his mother haC
gone to bed. il is charged, he slipped int
, his 7O-year-old grandfather room and shot
him in the back of the neck.
Meanwhile Edwin Gilman's body haC
been discovered by members of the family
They thought he was suffering from hem
orrhage and were about to send him t
the hospital when some one noticed tn
clean washed bullet hole and found he wa
dead.
knowing he had passed the evening wit
Leon, Chief Z. a. Richmond and Office
. Arthur Paulhus set out to find young Gil
man They found him lying fully dresse'
in bed at his grandfather home, his re
volver in his pocket.
At the questions Of Chief Richmond h
I got out of bed and drew his revolver o.
: the two. who were unarmed, telling ther
to stand back The chief argued with hin
to give the weapon to his mother, but tn
{ youth was unwilling. Then, as he locke
: down to examine the chambers, Richmon
leaped on him and wrested away tn
: weapon.
! The boys grandfather is in Mason
7 hospital in very dangerous condition.
3 Leon is locked up in the chiefs office
! and the attorney generals office has state
that he will be given a hearing in tow
8 hall Tuesday morning.