Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-07
Constable Kinney Shot Dead in Preston
Arthur sasberry Fires Rifle With Murderous Aim Through Window of His Home-Herman Chapman Also Hit By
 
 Bullet From Gun and Probably Fatally Injured-Is In Backus Hospital Murderer Escapes and Has Not Been Found-Oficials Search Surrounding Neighborhood.

Shooting with a murderous intent and deadly aim Arthur Salsberry shot and killed Constable Kinney and prob ably fatally wounded Herman J. Chap man Monday afternoon when the two latter men called at Salsbury's home in Preston to demand an explanation of a sign that Sa1sbeIry had posted on Sunday.
 The murder took place at Salsber- ry's home, which is located <on the state road to Westerly about three quarters of a mile below Hallville. The Salshefry home is a small onestory house, owned by Herman Chapman, and rented to Salsberry. who has lived there for the past year or more with his wife and five children.
 It is claimed by neighbors of Sals- berry that he was an undesirable eiti- zen and Chapman had WarUed him to vacate the house by May 1 and upon not doing so, MT. Chapman had Con- stable William Kinney serve the mo- | tice on him. As a result of Kinney's | call with the warning Salsberry posted on a tree in front of his house the following sign: Anyone who has any dirty work to do get Will Kinney to do it."
 Fired Rifle Through Window.
 MT. Kinney and MT Chapman went to the Salsberry home about ? o'clock and asked for Mr. Salsberry to come out. According to one of the neigh bors who talked with MT. Chapman after he was shot, there was an air gument between the men and without warning Salsberry shot through the kitchen window, the bullet striking l fr, I1o oh on Shot Kinney Three Times.
 Kinney tried to assist MT. Chap man but before he could do anything for him Salsberry broke out the pane of glass in the window and shot three times at Kinney, each shot taking ef- feet. One shot entered his left breast near the heart, another hit him in the arm and as he was turning to get away the third shot hit him in the back Kinney died almost instantly 1 but Chapman managed in his wound 1 ed condition to walk up the road al- most to his own home before he was | forced to give up because of the loss 1 of blood Mr. Chapnan's son Ar thur. seeing his father, went and help ] ed him to the house.
 Doctors Attend Chapman. Drs. Louis T. Cassidy and J. J, Don- ahue were immediately summoned as was the ambulance from the Backus hospital. Chapman was taken to the hospital where he lies in a critica condition. Dr. Donahue immediately upon his arrival notified the local DO lice of the murder and posse was sent to the scene shortly after 6 O. clock
 Police Posse in Search.
 In the posse were Sheriff Draper Sheriff Stanton and Officers Barney Keenan, M. Carroll and Charles Nc. Fadden, who volunteered to go. Whe1 the police arrived the murderer hat made good his escape, and the onl. clue that could be found was that ont of the neighbors said that Salsberr7 had called at his home during the af ternoon. The posse started a searcl of the countryside but could not To cate the murderer.
 On Guard at House.
 The officers returned to the cit, , about 9 o'clock. leaving Sheriffs Ora per and Stanton and Augustus Skelly who was sworn in a deputy sheriff, t guard the house in case Salsbery re turned.