The Portland daily press., 1881-09-19
THE WARREN TRAGEDY.
Two Women and Child the Victims of
Mans Jealousy.

A Rockland despatch gives further details OF
the tragedy at Warren which was partly re-
ported by telegraph Saturday morning In a
house on bride road leading from Mt Pleas
ant road, in the town of Warren, lived David
Robbins and wife, elderly people, and their
daughter about 10 years of age, the wife OF
Charles Smith, and her child, a boy year
and half old The aged father of Mrs. Rob-
bins also lived with them. In another part OF
the same house lived Isaac MAtcalf and fami-
ly. Smith, the murderer, who is about 30
years of age, was at work as mortar mixer
in Rockland He had been for some time very
jealous of his wife ard last week made threats
against her.
Friday evening Smith hired team and
started for Robbins house which is about
eight miles distant from Rockland. He ar
rived at the house and going in asked his
wife to go out with him, which she did, when
they had some words, and he told her he was
going to kill her. He went back to the house
where he had some alteration with Mrs. Rob
bins, his wfe's mother, when he drew re-
volver and shot her in the eye, and she fell to
the floor. AT this, Mrs. Metcalf, who was in
the room, attempted to escape, when Smith
fire at her when she went out, the bullet graz
ing her ear. He then turned and shot his
wife in the neck, and she fell.
The murderer then went out and going
round to the rear of the house, entered by
back door, and going into the room where his
little boy lay sleeping, shot him twice in the
mouth, killing her instantly. He then took
up lighted lamp and dashed it on 10 the floor,
intending no doubt to burn the house, but it
went out as it fell. He then returned to the
room where his wife and mother-in-law were
and shot the latter again through the body.
He then spoke to his wife, asking her to kiss
him, and shot her again in the breast.
While the shooting was going on, Mrs Met
calf took her two children and ran out and hid
in the woods till Mr.. Robbins, who had been
to the city, returned.
Mrs. Robbins died at 5 o'clock Saturday
morning, and Mrs. Smith will probably die.
The ball which entered Mrs. Robbins head
seems to have struck her back of the ear and
passed along under the scalp, and came out at
the eye, its force being sufficient to break the
skull at this point The other ball penetrated
the chest and passed entirely through the
body The wound in Mrs. Smiths neck is
very severe. The ball entered the base of the
brain, and has not been found. The other
bullet struck her in the breast, penetrating
the lung, but did not come out. Mrs. Smith
was conscious and able to make an ante-mor-
tenn declaration.
Coroner Rust held an inquest Saturday and
a verdict was rendered in accordance with the
above facts. Smith, the murderer, as already
reported, after committing his diabolical deed,
drove back to Rockland and delivered himself
to the authori ties. He was arraigned Satur-
day, plead guilty and was committed to await
the action of the grand jury, which meets to-
morrow. Smith has not been regarded as a
violent or dangerous man, though he has been
accused Of petty thieving. There was some
ground report says, for his jealousy Of his
WIFE