Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-11-14

began to act strangely toward him last win
| ter, soon after recovering from hit OF sick
| ness at a time when he was as attentive and
loving as ever toward her. She frequently
told him she did not love him, and he soo1
began to grow worse and exceedingly un-
happy. In July she parted from him. going
to live with Mrs. Coffin. lie several times
called on her and urged her to return
and live with him, if only for the children's
sake, but she refused. After she left him one
of the children was sent to board with Mrs.
| Ruggles on Somerset street, while the other
| was sent to the home of the wifc's mother IN
| New London. About three weeks ago. the
| wife took a room in the boarding house OF
| Mrs. Sargent, IL Boylston place, and the
| fact becoming known to the husband. he has
since frequently followed her there for the
purpose of seeing her. He called again
| Tuesday evening between and 6, and tried
| to persuade his wife to return and live with
| him. The wife refused and took refuge in
| another ladys room. The husband threat
cned to put bullet through the door if the
wife did not come out, and to prevent such
| thing happening, the woman came out Mr..
! Sargent finally came up stairs to quell the
| disturbance, whereupon Hayes drew his re-
volver in a threatening manner, at the same
time exclaiming that he had come after his wife.
Mr.. Sargent, by reasoning with him, finally
got him down stairs. HAYES was somewhat
under the influence of liquor. for the first
time in his life it is said. He finally con-
scented to let Mr.. Sargent keep the revolver
over night. upon the promise that he should
see his wife before he went. He did see his
wife, and, after telling her that he was going
to shoot himself, babe her an afectionate
farewell. This morning he again called at
Mr.. Sargent's house, and was given the re-
volver. This was o'clock, and he appeared
perfectly sober. He left. but finding that Mr.
Sargent had Withdrawn the cartridges, he re-
turned and asked for them. He laughingly
said that it he wanted to shoot himself he
cosld do so as he had plenty of money to buy
another revolver, and, to prove his assertion,
he displayed large roll bills. Soon after
he left, but on reaching Boylston street re-
turned to the house again, and without ring
ing went up stairs directly to his wite's room.
The wife happened to be out, whereupon
Hayes departed going up fremont street to
the spot where the shooting occurred.
On the way to the station the unfortunate
man constantly exclaimed that his wife was
the cause of the trouble. On the way to the
hospital he claimed that his wife had been
led astray by DIR. Blodgett and that he wished
to state this on the word of a dying man. On
arriving at the hospital he vas examined by
DIR. Fifield and other surgeons who found that
the ball had passed through the left lung,
carving piece Of one rib with it and had
lodged in the back close to the skin. BY
making slit in the skin the ball, whose
position was indicated by pr pie mark, was
extracted. 1t was found that the ball had
struck pin in the lapel of his coat, and car
ried it, mbedded in the ball, through the
BODY