The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-19
Abandoned Car Found in
Field Near Montpelier
Junction-Search of Vi
cinity Revealed Tw Q
Bloody Handkerchiefs on
Bank of River-Gay Was
Supposed To Have Car
ried About $140

No trace has yet been found OF Will
liam +. Gay of Granville, a farmer, ~
years old, whose bullet-punctured outer
clothing and empty wallet were found
in his Ford automobile in field on
the Bailey farm at Montpelier juno
tion at o'clock this morning by a
man employed on the farm. States
Attorney Charles B. Adams believes
the case is homicide and has sum
moned Attorney General Frank {.
Archibald OF Manchester. The police
have been notified in all directions to
bold up and question suspicious char
acters.
At Montpelier Junction members Of
the sherifs department are engaged
in pstrolling both banks Of the Wi
nooski river to look for body, and a
boat is out on the stream. The Mont
peiier police and the secretary of state IS
department are also at work on the
case. One party is searching in the
vicinity Of Green Mount cemetery just
west OF State street.
Mrs. Gay was summoned from Gran
willie and arrived at $3.50 by automobile.
She was much broken up over the evil
dence OF tragedy
Mrs. Gay. on arrival in Montpelier,
stated that her husband left home yes
terdav morning for Bethel and that
he intended to 90 TO Randolph and to
Mortified before his return. He had
S35 when he left home, and he carried
an Elgin watch. Neither the money nor
the watch was found in the clothing
or in the car. At a Bethel bank he
cashed checks amounting to Sll0. Ef-
forts are being made to determine il
he stopped at Randolph or Mortified.
The first story was that Gay was TO
stop at Williamstown last night and
proceed home to-day. but it is now be-
lieved that he was not in either Will
Jamestown or Barre last night He
planned to call on A. w Prescott in
Montpelier yesterday, but Mr.. Prescott
was not at home.
Two Shots Probably Fired.
II is evident that two shots were
fired, presumably from 3s-calibre re-
volver. One bullet was found in the
upholstery Of the front seat. at an ele-
vstion about the height of mans
heart when the person was sitting in
the car seat This bullet penetrated
the back of the scat at an oblique an
gle as If it was fired from the left side.
Evidence Of another shot is given by
the fact that the vest and outside shirt
were punctured on the front side, with
no marks on the backside. indicating
that the bullet may have lodged in the
mans body.
The clothing found in the car consist
ed of q brown checked suit, coat. vest
and trousers, and the outside shirt of
lavender color and soft collar and a
necktie.
The car was headed in the direction
Of Middlesex. II was in good condition,
and there were no indications about
the wheels or body TO indicate that
The car was operated during the heavy
rain of last night. The brake was not
set. According to those first on the
scene there were no signs of strug-
,le on the ground near the car. The
mans hank book, check book and bill
fold were found on the bottom of the
vehicle. The check book showed a pay
mcm for life insurance.
Smesrs of Blood and wisps of Hair.
An examination OF the machine this
forenoon revealed two smesrs. a. IL
Of blood. on the right rear mudgusrd.
The smears looked as il they had been
left there by fingers. One of the smears
j. clotted blood. and il shows bits Of
hair. There was a wisp of hair on
the coil box on the dash. The wind
shield Of the car was not broken. indi-
eating that the shots were fired from
the side. 1t i not known whether Gay
lcarried a money belt OF not. but the
stripping Of the body, surprising. Of
course. that ID was a case of robbery
and murder, indicates that the perpe-
traitors were hooking for a money belt.
A farm hand on the Bailey farm.
which Is the first On the right past
Nontpelier Junction ons the road to
Niddir.ex. saw the car abandoned in a
6eld I'D about 30 feef from the road
when h. came out to milk this morn
iue. lie notified the police, and the car
was brought 70 Montpelier. where u Is
in pierrrs garsgc on School street The