The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-31
ONE VICTIM
DIEDLATER AT
THE HOSPITAL
Three Score Patrolmen
Bombarded Murray's
House After Two Of
Their Number Were Shot
Trying to Enter tn 6
House, After Murray
Had Elected Woman
Tenant

Boston, Jan. 3l.-Patrolman Dan
;el j. McShane, World war veteran,
died to-day OF wounds sustained when
genzy Murray, negro 81 years OF
ACE. stood off siege Of sixty police
officers in bis house in the south end
in the early morning hours. Several
Others were injured. Murray, ar
rairned on charge Of murder, plead
Cd not guilty and was held without
bail
The negro told the officers that nc
had planned to kill his wife and him
self before he submitted to capture.
He had told his wife, he said, that he
was saving out one bullet to shoot
himself. She said she wanted to die
with him and he set aside second
bullet. he told the officers, but he
could not force himso. to fire when
she told him to-
Patrolnlan Robert ]. Dalton, an Off
Ger who was with Mcshane, was
thought to have sustained bullet
wound also, but examination showed
ii was silver that pierced his cheek.
The trouble began, neighbors told
The police. when Murray elected Mrs.
William Jackson, negress, who was
his tenant. and fired several shots
after her into Wheeler street
patrolmen Dalton and MeShane, at
tracted by the shooting attempted to
enter the house but Murray bolted
The door. McShane then tried to get
in through window. He was shot in
the stomach.
A riot cali was sounded. Every
available policeman from station .
was sent to the scene. all armed with
riot guns The house was surround
ell and bullets were played against
il from all sides, while Murray, going
from the second floor to the roof and
back again. sent less frequent shots
into the narrow street
Murray Shot His Prisoner.
On the top nocs Mrs Jackson's hus
band was held prisoner by Murray.
holding his fyc-month old baby in his
arms. On one Of his trips. Murray
shot him twice Again. he returned
aud set fire 10 the bed on which the
child had fallen. The infant was re-
moved to a hospital suffering from
burns.
Occupants of nearby tenement
houses pccred from their windows un-
I'll shots drove them to cover. Mrs.
Julia Scott was struck in the hand
BY bullet. which severed a finger
and fractured two others.
As the battle continued, firemen
were called and lines OF hose were laid
10 fool Murray out. Patrolman Ed
ward ,. Wynn. braring the negro's
fire. smashed blinds on a first floor 80
that the hose could be brought into
play.
Nurray's shots were suspended Tor
momcn. and Police Sergeant Ryan
aud twelve officers took advantage Of
the respite aud battered down the
'front.' door. They entered in a body,
the sergeant calling on Murray TO sur
render. The negro made no resistance.
Police Saved Murray from Crowd
4 large crowd. attracted by ;he bat
&c. became threatening When Murray
appeared. and with the cries Of lynch
him thev tried 70 reach the prisoner.
fiftv policemen with drawn resolvers
held them OF. but conld not prevent
the rerro'. bring severely pumneiled
before he was placed IN the patrol
WAGON.
No ehsrgrs we-r then pia-sd against
MURRAY. pcadiur the outcome Of Nc
Shsnc's iniurg Murray. 81 ycars Of
acc. said at the station house that
- did not shoot "a XII Somebody
moved the curtain in my house and
] wasn't c>fina to iet them IN. wns
his explanation.
po;ifr ssd ttat Mr.. Jackson tod
them t'.ai MurrEs aid during the sr.
ramrns tfAs prcceiri her eiest-or. II
SOC est q cop fii sac2s him-
Isck-on ~Es siso piaced Bnlifr ncni-
b.asi arrest ~ ths hospital a. ma
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