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Source: The Morning Herald - Gloversville, N.Y.
        Friday, May 29, 1925

                          STRANGER KILLS
                          DEPUTY SHERIFF
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                      Man Enters House, Fires Two
                          Shots into Officer's
                            Head and Departs
                               In Auto
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                      Bouquet, May 28, -- Henry Soper
                    60, an Essex County deputy sheriff,
                    was shot dead in his home at noon to-
                    day by a foreign-looking stranger who
                    drove off in his car after having sent
                    two bullets into the head of the offi-
                    cer.  Death was instantaneous.
                      According to Mrs. Soper the man
                    drove up to the door of the officer's
                    home a few miles from Essex on the
                    Lewis road, asked if that was where
                    Mr. Soper lived.  Upon being replied to
                    in the affirmative the stranger alighted
                    from the car and said, "Is he a deputy
                    sheriff?" Mrs. Soper said "yes" and 
                    saying "he's the man I want to see."
                    followed Mrs. Soper into the living
                    room where Mr. Soper was lying down
                    resting.  Without a word the murderer
                    walked over to the couch fired two
                    shots from his revolver in rapid suc-
                    cession.  Both bullets took effect in
                    the officer's head.  Mr. Soper never
                    moved from his position on the sofa
                    and died within a few minutes with-
                    out speaking.  
                      After the shooting the man turned
                    upon his heel and drove rapidly away
                    in his car.  Mrs. Soper was so overcome
                    by the suddenness of the attack that
                    she failed to obtain a good description
                    of her husband's assaillant or to notice
                    the make-up of the car in which he 
                    drove away.
                      The coroner of Essex county, Dr. G.
                    W. Bond, of Keeseville, was called and
                    a general alarm was given.  About 25
                    state troopers from different points in
                    this vicinity are scouring the roads in
                    every direction.  Up to now no trace of
                    the killer has been found.
                    
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