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Jens Hoitomt Visits His Wounded Son(Continued from page one)caMseinw!eYa.SiG£CCrefrti?orofAisnII.st3t:scP.P.alio:adas one could be under the circumstances.There are about 1,501) men at the fort, who are undergoing instruction for the Coast Artillery sendee. The fort is located about 7 miles irom New London, Conn., to which point Mr. Hoitomt went first. The officers at the fort told him to take Cotton's room, and to make himself at home as long as he cared to stay. They said there was no need to go over to New London each day, and so he remained in camp. He enjoyed messing with' the boys, and says they nave all that they require, and are a flue looking lot The captain of the company came home from his wedding trip while Mr. Hoitomt was at the fort, and insisted that he forsake the boys and come to his home, which Mr. Hoitomt did. He was royally treated there, as he was everywhere by officers and men.Cotton will be disabled for some ,, time, and will have a new jaw built, | 3b which will be a delicate operation/ and one that will cost about $5,000.The government, however, will take charge of that detail, and as soon as ! da (lotion is able, he will be removed to; tb Boston, where better facilities for.pr the necessary work will be available. 011The shooting was done by James Rovle. of the Ninth Company, Coast Artillery, who was insane. He was a veteran soldier, and was serving his fifth enlistment. Boyle spent three years in the Philippines, and participated in a campaign against the Moros. His home was in Allentown. Pa., and he had returned from a leave of absence two days before tr e shooting. Ten minutes before he began his deadly work he talked with the corporal, who detected nothing-r]eunusual about him.Leaving the corporal Boyle walked to the office of the Fourth Company, and as soon as he passed the floor boyari shooting, 'i wo soldiers grap-p!n| with hiii!, but ):e .shook them off. and the next instant First Sergeant Fred 11. Cook, of Abingdon. Mass.. and Private Tomasz Gudzek, of Holyoke, Mass.. fed I, each shot through theheart.The sound of the shooting brought men scurry Jug through the company street toward the office building. Meantime, Coyle, who was one 01 the best shois in the Island, had shot Private lirnrst \V. Crern. Ninth Company, in the head, and Sergl. Hoitomt in the jaw. Boyle* then raised a window, and shot Lieut, Ttechnurt, whowas running toward the building, through :he abdomen. Then lie raised another window and took a shot at Private Timothy J. Sullivan', of New tjcmdun, wounding him in the thigh. Alter that he barricaded the door and tired a bullet into his own heart. A guard of soldiers broke in the door and found Boyle dead. All of the wounded men will recover. The dead wen? buried with military honors.7:m.anKimePimlt;letbeevvieo’fseighreiwiatar.tinso:W3natriarthikalthto
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Chicago Star Publications
Chicago, Illinois, US
Thu, Apr 25, 1918
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