The New York herald., 1876-09-15
THE LOWELL TRAGEDY.
DEATH OF RicKER, WHO WAS SHOT BY HIS
MIsTEEss--THE woMAN's ANTECEDENTs.
From the Lowell Herald.

DEATH OF RicKER, WHO WAS SHOT BY his
MIsIEEss--THE woMAN's ANTECEDENTs
From the Lowell Hcraid.)
Doctors Pillsbury and Gilman, tho attending ply
scians OF Charles Kicker shot in the lower portion OF
the abdomen on Thursday night by No. 22 bullet,
fired from a seven shooter by Miss Lucy Ann Mank,
informed him this noon that there no hope OF his
recovery, and hour ai,erward he made his dying
declaration regard to tho affair He had kept
pany with MISS Shank February last, but of lao
had not been frequent in has attentions. Sho fol-
lowed him the street and has seemed anxious for
renewal! OF their former intimacy. She invited him to
her the night o. the fatal shooting, and she
with hm TWO hours At her room, on The third floor
of No. IS Mcrrinac street About twenty minutes be-
fore she fired tho pistol she locked the door She went
SINK in line room (Which dark, she said Tor
tho reason that she had no Kerosene Tor her lamp Tor
drink of water, as he Supposed She returned, and
standing partially against tho door TO keep him from
going out, and i.cing him,
PISTOL
when only foot distant He didn't sec the pistol till
the moment she red and would not have seen 1t then
but Tor the reason that he happened 10 look down.
There no scule and no angry words preliminary
10 the firing. Hc ned her hands after the shot was
prevent second discharge OF the pistol and
ms crles brought help he went TO tho Doctors
olice ana then to his lodgings. she asked him a few
before the iiing TO lie upon the bed If only
Tor vc INMATES, and get rested Kicker died from his
injuries at twenty minutes before hve O'Clock ibs
afternoon. The murdcrcss, whose real name Is Lucy
Ann Mank. but who since coming to Lowell in No
vember last, has asspncd the namc OF Lula a. Martin
and has been employed at the lawrence hosiery
mil IN this city. kcNcr became acquainted with her
several months since at the boarding house OF his
brother, No. oc Lawrence Corporation, where she
employed "a domestic NJ the time. He was quite in
timatc with her unul he was told by townswoman
OF his that she tried NJ ono time tor
SHOOTING DIR. BAKER, wARKEN, ME-,
and narrowly escaped conviction and just punishment,
all the ncghbors thought for her offence. She
at time lDusckeoper for Dr. Baker who
quite intimate with her. She lett him in 1873 to keep
house Tor her brother ~ho q wldowcr and IN tho
early morning OF dav In May OF that year the doctor
.ound dead. shot by pistol bullet, and lying wei
toring IN his blood the door of her room IL ap
the night OF The murder leaving two boys and
tho other eight years OF age. Dr. Baker came visit
carly in the evening and shortly after tho children
went To bed, leaving her alone with him up in the
house AT about len O'Clock that night she ran 10 the
nearest ncigLDors and told hcm in great apparent
that had been shot She known to be al
most insane IN anger excitement. and, there
other evidence tnat she shot but little notice
was taken oi her remarks The next morning the
largest boy went up to call her lie opened the
door to her room aud found DR.. Baker dead on the
floor with bullet In his heart. She arrested and
ordered tor trial. beside serving out SIX months
Imprisonment She denied having any pistol at the
time OF the murder, and could be found
about the premises. THIS fact her favor, and
JURY FAILED CONVICT HER,
although the aeiIhbors mad doubt OF her guilt II
Is supposed that she killed him because lie would not
marry her. She claimed 10 have had child by him,
which said TO have died under suspicious circunl-
alter birth. Lucy dark com Pile xoncd,
ol medium height and weighs about 100 pounds. Sho
has been quite rctic,nt since her arrest