Putnam patriot., 1916-05-05
Murderer John Elliott Caught
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 (Continued from Page One) where he worked and he wanted some dynamite to blow them ont with Mir Ryan sold him two sticks of the ex- plosive. Elliott then sat down and stayed an hour or more talking about Miss Pettis and asking many questions about her personal habits as to whom she went about with and with whom she went to dde mf Ryan had talk en Miss PetGs and a friend 10 the meeting Of inc Pomona Grange at Hampton, Saturday, and Elliott want ed to know ali about what Miss Pettis dld there, whom she talked to and who paid her attenlionsJ
 l.EAvEs PUTNAM FOR PEfTIs HOME
 After ElhoIt left the RyHa house be came 10 Putnam as it Is said he was seen here early in the evening drink. ing. He left by auto and il is believed that he went to the Peitis home and during the night cut the telephone wires ar q remained in the barn or fl shed until early morning when be saw MT. Pettis come into the kitchen.
 FAMILY WE'LL KNOWN
 Miss Petlis k well known through out eastern Windham county. She was a past master of Thompson grange and a member of the Rebekah Lodge Of Odd Fellows of Putnam. She was highly beloved by large circle of nc. quaintances and friends. she leaves her step mother.
 Mr Pettis is survived by his father, George A. Pettis, ST, a brother Elmer and sister, Mrs. sybil Sanderson of this city.
 Mrs. Pettis has no near relatives. She is B ihalfsister of Mrs. Fred Card of this city, has an aunt, Mrs. Raymon1 Eddy of Quadic village, and two cous- ins, Miss Grace West of this city and Mrs. Maude Allen of Providence.
 RESULT OF AUTOPSY
 The autopsy disclosed that Pettis had been struck by four bullets One grAzed the elbow, one on the left side of the body, one on the right side, neither doing much Injury. The fatal bullet struck the collar bone, peHetrat. ed both lungs and buried itself in a muscle of the sht uder. Death was caused by hemorrhaRe and within q very short period.
 The girl had the mark Of one bullet, possibly two. IL went through one kidney and came out at the left side of the abdomen. Death in her case must have been instantaneous. One wrist was slightly cut. Whether this was by the same bullet or separate one IS not known.
 Dr. l.. F. Perry assisted Dr. Paine Tn making the autopsy.
 ELLIOTT CAPTURED
 Elliott was captured shortly after o'clock Thursday morning. The man was in semi.copscious condition and it WAS found that his skull was frac tured, his jaw injured, and his face cut and bruised and covered with blood.
 An informal hearing was conducted by Justice Randolph H. Chandler. A complaint Of murder in the first de gree was entered by Grand Juror Geo. V. Ballard, and on probable cause El- liott was bound over to the Superior court. Hc wns taken to Brooklyn jail where preparations had been made to care for him Ills condition Is said to be critical.
 Elliott was captured at the Roland Mihs place less than a mile from the scene Of the crime. Mir. Mills saw the man sitting ia a wagon under she'd lie was bent over with his head resting on bis folded arms Mills immediate ly called up Sheriff Bates and neigh. bnfs and soon number of armed men were on the premises.
 Sheriff Bates had with him his bro ther Frank, nephew John, and Fred Ramsey In response to Mir Mills cali 10 neighbofs came II. C. Reynolds andIson of Fort Hill Farm, Clifford Greene and son Lester, Wesley Winn, Floyd Bowen, Forrest Rhodes and Paul Auger. As Elliott came out Of tue shed he was ordered to halt and throw up his hands and looked into a 1. ..F ttnfnfnA n hi He made weak attempt to reach for one of the three revolvers he was car. rying but made no further resistance.
 The alleged murderer WAS taken to the home of Deputy Rates in Fhomp- son village and the news iwas spread broadcast that the fugitive had been captured. From all directions came people to look upon the man and they saw a sorry and pitiful sight.
 Seated in rocking chair with hi' wrists locked together by handcutis apparently realizing nothing that wa' going on, sat man almost dwarf in stature, being less than five feel il height. His face was covered witt blood and dirt, an open wound showed from the top of his head on the lei side, the fright eye was nearly closed and the left eye looked glazed and un winking at the people who stood aoou and stared al the alleged murderer.
 Not word would Elliott utter. Al attempt was made to give him too' bul he would not open bis mouth. h