Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-27
sHoT"sY MAN
 IN DAUGHTERS ROOM
Mother of Avis Holloway is in Criti- cal Condition in Hospital.

Reused from sleep at II o'clock on Monday night by the screams of her young daughter, Avis, Mrs Arthur Holloway of Fairview avenue, Groton, rushed into the girls room to find her struggling with an unknown as- sailant and received a revolver shot in the abdomen in the fracas which followed. Mrs. Holloway is now in Lawrence hospital where physicians say she Is in very critical condition.
 MT. and Mrs. Holloway and their four children, of whom Avis is the eldest remaining at home, anotftH . with relatives in Poquonoc, retired early, Mrs. Holloway having been in poor health for "a few days past. Avis story of the shooting follows:
 T was awakened from q sound sleep by feeling the hands of some one about my face, and rose up in bed to scream. The hands closed about my throat. cutting off my breath. In the struggle which followed was badly choked, but never gave up trying to make my parents hear me. The room was in darkness and could see no enc. After what seemed like hours my father and mother both rushed. in and the. man left me and turned his attention to my father. After long struggle, part of it in the dark, sev- eraT- revolver shots sounded and then he escaped through the window as he had entered"
  statement Tuesday morning:
 '1 was wakened about II o'clock by my wife, who said she had heard Avis scream. Jumping out of bed we both went to Avis room. I took the lighted lamp along. As we entered the door I saw Avis struggling with a man. He was making every effort to hold her down on her bed. He had his hands about her throat. I threw the lamp at him and it struck his forehead and must have inflicted quite a cut.
 "The room being again in darkness there was no way of recognizing the man. especially as he partly covered his head and face with his arm. As I grappled with him he fired a re- volver shot, instantly followed by three others. One shot struck my wife and she sank to the floor moan ing.
 .'The other shots went wild. owing probably to the room being in dark ness. After a struggle of several min utes the man escaped through the window. We did not recognize him and I would not know him again, as aside from the fact that he was well built fellow there was no distinguish ing mark. I do not even know wheth CT he was smoothed face or not"
 Mrs. Holloway was taken at once to Lawrence hospital, the ferry boat mak- ing special trip for that purpose. There an operation of very serious nature was performed in the hope Of saving her life. but there is slight hope of her recovery
 Avis Holloway is about 15 years of age and | Is very much agitated over the occurrence.
 Tuesday morning the girl was oues- tioned by Prosecuting Attorney War ren R. Burrows who endeavored to get all of the information possible in rela tion to the occurrence.
 The fact that all who saw the man, who fired the shot that hit Mrs. Hol- I<- ,@N recognize him gives the officers of the law very little in the way of clues to worn on.
 The Holloways occupy the lower tenement of the F'airview avenue house, making it easy to reach the windows from the ground.