Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-11-07
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The Journal gives additional details regard
ing the double suicide: There are slight proofs
Of the movements of the two girls on Friday
morning. Wherever they appear, they seem
moody, brooding over their lot-apparently
meditating suicide one moment and house.
work the next-Anna evidently the ruling
spirit of the two, both Understanding car
ing to go home, not liking the mill, and
finding Homework burdensome. At nine
o'clock on Ash street, they are seeking
chloroform at the drug store, then wandering
through the streets. Soon after noon they
appear on the rocks beside the West Pitch,
where their moody and morbid state of mind
became wrought into insanity, and whence,
doubtless in a rash moment, they plunge into
the terrible fall and into terrible death.
Enough appears to indicate that Anna
Wood was of a responding, moody tempera-
ment, perhaps tinged with hereditary insani-
ty, that she had wonderful influence over her
associate, Ada; that Anna thought she was
without Enthusiastically cares for me-" she
said-that she had concluded she could not
find employment; that Ada was made to feel
similarly by the influence of Anna and by
unsuccessful attempts to obtain employment;
that at last, by West Pitch, Anna succeeded
in bringing Ada to her mind, and both
plug into suicidal death, locked in each
others arms. Miss Brown belonged to
family that is subject to insanity, and she had
several times said that she intended to kill
herself
The Portland papers says that on Saturday
afternoon the 6.30 train on the Portland and
Ogdensburg railroad from North Conway,
passed Dole's Woods with the customary
lights on the rear of the tender, indicating
that another train was following. A gang OF
five track linen were at that point with q hand
car, and when the train passed a dispute
arose as to whether it was safe to put their
car on the track, one of them, Joseph Sweno,
persisting that there was no train on the road.
The car was put upon the rails and the men
got on and started tor Saccarappa. Present
ly the head light of an engine coming down
the line was seen, and some of the men cried
out that there was danger ahead; but Sweno
said the light proceeded from building in the
distance. In a moment the engine came
upon them and all jumped off but Sweno.
The engine struck him fracturing the back of
his skull, killing him instantly. An old man,
who was one of the party, but whose name
could not be ascertained, had leg broken.
A coroner's inquest was held and the verdict
of the Jury was that deceased came to his
death by ignorance and carelessness on his
own part in not minding his own business.
usual signals were burning and hung in their
proper places and if deceased has been looking
out he had ample time to get out of the way !;
and the jury find the road in no way to blame
for the accident" Sweno came from Siroc,
Canada, last April, and was about 81 years
of age.
DR.. Christian f. Pudor, well known
homeopathic physician of Portland. died on
Saturday night of heart disease, after brief
but painful confinement to his bed. DR.. Pu-
dor was Prussian by birth, and been resi-
dent of Portland upwards of twenty-five
years. He was eminent in his profe ssion,
and highly esteemed by all.
The law library of the late Phinehas Barnes
was purchased by Mr.. Weston Barnes of
Brunswick.
Thomas B. Stinchfeld, of Clinton, is a
Nestor among the Deputy Sheriffs, having
been originally appointed under Kent, in
i847 or 6. He has held offices ever since,
except in the memorable ':crowbar" reign,
when Gov. Wells marched on the Jail with a
posse, and dispossessed the Wing Sheriff.
He is probably older in the service than any
other Deputy in the State.-[ Waterville Mail.
On Tuesday last, Capt. John E. Daily of
Camden, launched his new schooner Annie
Jones from the yard of Robert Long, st.
George. The vessel is 302 tons old measure
ment, owned principally in St. George and
by the builder, and will be commanded by
Capt. Robert Jones of St. George. The
schooner is said to be one of the most thor
ough built and substantial vessels ever
launched on the Penobscot Bay. The best
material was used in her construction.