The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-09-08
Maine Matters,
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THIS STATE
a TRAGEDY IN WHICH MAINE PEOPLE ARE THE
ACTORS.


criminal annals tor considerable PERIOD occurred
Tuesday night, Aug Both at an Edinboro' street
boarding house At late hour Francis C. Pease
OF Rockand, Me, shot four bullets into the head
and breast of his wife and an equal number into
his own person. The woman died, it would seem,
almost instantly, but the author of the horror was
still alive at last accounts
The couple, about whom there seems to Lave
been some considerable mystery went to Boston
about nine weeks ago and stopped at Nc 81 Edln-
boro street, occupying the same room in which
the tragedy was enacted. They paid in advance.
and seemed to have sufficient money for their
needs and to be honest people, 1t was thought
that Pease wanted to get work. They returned to
Roekland, Me, and again made their appearance
at Mrs Bridges boarding house a week ago Tues
day. They paid in advance ard it understood
that Pease wanted to get work He addicted
TO liquor, and was under its influence two or
three times during the past week, especially on
the day of the murder
Mrs Pease stated to some one in the house that
her husband received $1,000 year or two ago from
relative who died, and that doubtless what
they had been living and it is inferred that
the end OF the $4,000 may have had much TO do
with the sad tragedy. Peases age is about %
Years his complexion is dark and his looks not
prepossessng. Mrs Pease had dark brown hair,
blue eyes, good sized, plump figure, and was said
to have been very handsome woman. Her age
was * years. Mrs. Pease has said that she had
child aged ten months which was with her moth
Ell at Rockand
II. B liersey, "a lodger at No. 81, says he heard
the quarrel just preceding the shots. He heard
Mrs Pease say, open that door"-"Oh save me"
Let me out He heard the husband say,
Please KISS me before you die Mr. Snow
heard Pease when he came home. and thinks the
shooting began very shortly after he reached his
room 1t was evident that Mrs PeaSe had been
abed. There was newspaper on the pillow
dieatlng that she had been reading The position
III which the corpse was found, and hes words
heard by Mr. Helsey, indicate that she made a
desperate struggle to escape from the room, and
mat the operation was not one of mutual agree
ment as might possibly have been inferred The
conduct OF both with reteRence to each other has
been uueXceptonal when in the presence of other
members Of the household.
The examination Of the effects OF the uutortu
nate couple Wednesday morning brought to light
letters and other evidence. tending III some
measure TO explain the tragedy The marriage
certificate OF the couple found. showing that
Frank {, Pease and Ellen Clark both Of ROekland.
Maine, were married June II. lSaH. 1t is thought
that both had Tor the past year two lived rather
shlttless lives, spending the legacy which fell 10
the husband and that they were well nigh PENN
less at the time at the shooting There also
good reason to believe HAT jealousy NAV have
been d second motive on the part OF the husband
tie had been Seeking work in Boston for ten DAYS
without success
letter from an aunt IN Blue Hin. in this State.
advises him to come to that place and open
store and begs him to quit bad habits and evil
companions, and to make Il man of himself for the
sake OF his dead parents The letter adds
that II he VIII adopt the plan suggested the winter
VIII use her influence to make a true woman OF
his wife child less than year old is il some
ones care at kockland without going too deep
ly into disagreeabe details. the seems 10 re
solve itself INTO thus The Young man OF twenty
was cursed with a small legacy. which seemed TO
MN an ample fortune he FASTENED to make
pretty school glrl friend his child wife wien she
should have been Just entering the high school
Both were short sighted and inexperienced and. it
IS 10 be feared, ii little uuprnClpled jealousy,
poverty despair and desperation produced their
extreme, but not altogether unnatural effect.
Inc hockiahd "azette OF Thursday last says
Frank L Tease was the son Of the late Lorenzo {
Pease merchant in this CITY. who died about Is
years ago Hls widow died a few years later.
leaving > 600 or * 600 to Frank who was the on
iy child. Hls parents were excellent people and
as child Frank had good and careful training
But LIE subsequently LEFT school and having been
framed to no regular occupation fell into dencss
and when he obtained personal control Of his prop
hp @ Iral' 'ru =" uiihhiuE tn" s4lnpR'
sad fruit seen in this tragedy He married. june
IL 1879 Ellen Clark then ahout IL years If .,o,.
She was the daughter Of Thomas and Ann
Clark Her father is an Irish E,borpr ,pd har
mother has been for years quite iutcuperate so
that Ellens youthful surroundngs were Of Al ad
verse character She. WAS for tiu4 re,noved
from these however and Semi tn H.. Nina In,j,,
trial School tor girs Mrs Peas, leaves ONE rljd
"a boy-boru Arg I3th lSsn 'rbi. ~ IN ,g,s
left with Mrs Clark 5 mother when Sine went ia
Boston Younr pease has urnholl,. nm. tbr,,u,h
with all Lis ur0pertv and 6ouhtluSa .ractad IN,
fearful tragedy above cLropjccti in nj of dest1
alton and disc0urage1nert ana und4r Tia i,tIuarc.
OF liquor A later Boston ,lesuatch .dri,I, sam.
differences from letters am, thrr nv,I.nras f.upl
among the effects of pr.sa and ms Wifi ,ti,u,to
that jealousy may have been A second motive nm
the part of the husband Ppase was conscious
Yesterday morning but refused to talk about I'M,
TRAGEDY
Mr. Clark tile father of TN. out,,rtunate ,o,,,,
woman went To Ruston last ri,ILt Observation-Disclosures
bY his eldest daughter. 10 brlpg 6arI the GoIy If