The Washington times., 1920-11-19
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Woman Declares Arrested Sus-
pect Swore to Get Her
and Bolton.
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where he lived as WIFE, 10 saiu "
have been feared by many or the
residents. The feeling came 10 "A
serious head on November 2. accord
ing to Mrs. Shipley. when Thompson
went to the Bolton home and de-
manded OF the farm hand that he go
dowIf- to Gaithersburg and vote.
SHOT ny FARM HAND.
During an ensuing alteration. after
Bolton refused. Thompson went into
the Bolton home. seized a shotgun.
and leveled II at the farm hand
threatening to "shoot 10 XIII II Boil
ton did not accompany him TO the
polling place. Bolton struck Thomp-
son on the head with a corn cutter
and later went into his home and got
revolver. He then shot Thompson
In the neck. Thompson was taken to
the hospital, where he remained until
four days ago.
"After Thompson had been shot,"
Mrs. Shipley told The Times. "he
looked up at both Bolton and me and
declared: You've got me now. you
-. but I'll get both OF you.'"
"It was Just a few minutes after 4
o'clock yesterday morning when wa
heard the dog bark" she said, telling
OF the explosion. Bolton looked for
his gun. but remembered that II had
been taken from him following his
arrest for shooting Thompson.
The dog barked fiercely. l knew
something was going to happen. Boil
ton was afraid to go out and investi-
gate. We Just waited. The children
were sound asleep.
Suddenly the house shook. For a
time I was stunned. When got
back to my senses the place was q
wreck. The entire front of the house
had been blown out and the inside
was a mass OF ruins.
Bolton began crying I'm killed;
I'm going to die pleaded with aim
to keep quiet, told him that Thomp-
son. or whoever IT was. would come
and kill us IL II was known we had
not been killed.
TRIED To TALK TO BABY.
After a while Bolton kept quiet.
I suppose he became unconscious
One OF my first thoughts was for my
babies. Finally I found Evelyn lylnA
way back in the room where she haG
bee nthrown by the explosion. tried
10 talk to her, but she did not answer
me. looked around for Harold. but
l could not see him. 1t was dark,
except a little blaze caused by the
explosion.
Then I searched for a coat or
something to place under Evelyn's
head.
Finding a coat placed IL under
Evelyn's head-to make her COM
Portable. Then ] lay quiet for two
hours: 1t seemed like a century. un-
til daylight.
AFRAID TO MAKE oUTCRY.
II was afraid to make any noise.
] feared that another attempt would
be made to kill me If 1t was known
was alive. When daylight came
and / heard no sound outside Il
crawled out Of the wreckage going
to Mr.. Dorsey's home"
Reaching the Dorsey home, where
she formerly worked. the woman
made her way to Mrs. Dorseys room,
aroused her and told Of the explosion.
A short time later sheriff George
E. Nicholson, Of Montgomery county,
with Deputy Sheriff J. S. Stanley
Gingell began an investigation.
The arrest of Thompson followed
Thompson was known to have ex-
pressed threats against Bolton. and
1t was known that he had worked
at the store of Waters ard Thrift,
where fifty pounds OF dynamite re-
Gently were stolen.
search OF InOmpSonS nome, how
ever. did not reveal any clue to the
dynamite package.
TO RESIST ARREST.
Thompson and his wife were found
at their home by Deputy Sheriff
Gingell. At first he declined to ac-
company Gingell, but at the sug
gestion of his wife, he went along
with the officer.
The bodies Of the two children,
Evelyn, five years old. and Harold,
two years old, were taken to the
establishment OF w. r.
& Sons, in Rockville, where
they have been prepared for burial.
Coroner James Garrett. OF Gath
ersburg. empaneled a jury and an
inquest will be held probably this aft.
ernoon. John r Simpson is fore
man of the jury States Attorney
Dawson advised that the inquest not
be held until the questioning of
was completed.
RABBITS ESCAPE UNHURT.
the explosion took toll
of three lives and wrecked the Boil
ton home. three tame rabbits in the
log house escaped unhurt. Nothing
was seen yesterday of the bull dog
which aroused Bolton and the woman
just prior to the explosion. Whether
1t met death is not known.
The Bolton home Is rather inac-
cessable. being located in a strip or
woodland about three miles from
Germantown. 1t was a run down, log
cabin AFFAIR, 18 by 1S feet. Bolton.
the woman, and the two childi en- slept
in the northwest corner of the house.
1t was at this spot where the blast
occurred, and the person or persons
responsible for the explosion. with the
havoc OF death, must have know
where Bolton slept
After the explosion, Mrs. Shipley
had to wade through two icy streams
in her bare feet to reach the Dorsey
home, q half-mile away. When she
reached the Dorsey home she was cut
and bleeding and after telling that
the house had been dynsmited, col
lapsed.
HAD PREMONITION OF DEATH.
After having been removed to the
hospital, Bolton was in such condi-
tion that he could make no lengthy