Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-09-27
THE WARREN TRAGEDY.
TWO WOMEN AND CHILD THE VICTIMS OF
MANS JEALOUSY.

A Rockland dispatch gives further de-
tails OF the tragedy ut Warren which was
Yartly reported by telegraph Saturday
morning. In 4 house on bride road
leading from Mt Pleasant 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, boy about Q year and half
old. The aged father OF Mrs. Robbins also
lived with them. In another part OF the
same house lived Isaac Metcalf and family.
Smith, the murderer, who Is about 3j years
OF age, was at work rs mortar mixer in
Rocklaud. He had been for some time very
Jealous OF his wife and last week he made
threats against her.
Friday evening Smith hired team and
started for Robbins's house which Is about
eight miles distant from Rockland. He
arrived 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. Robbins, his wife's mother, when
he drew q revolver and shot her in the eye
and she fell TO the moor. At this, Mrs. Met
calf, who was In the room, attempted to es-
cape, when Smith dred az her when she went
out, the bullet grazing 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 him instantly.
He then took up lighted lamp and dashed
1t on to the floor, intending no doubt to
burn the house, but 1t went out as 1t fell.
He then returned to the room where his wife
and mother-in-law were and shot the latter
ae ain 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.
Metcalf 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 O'Clock Saturday
morning, and Mrs. Smith will probably
die. The ball which entered Mrs. Rob-
bins's head seems to have struck her back
Of the ear, and passed along back Of the
scalp. and came out st the eye, its force be-
| ing 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, aud
has not been found. The other bullet struck
her In the breast, penetrating the lung, but
did not come out. Mrs. Smith was con-
scious, and able to make an ante-mortem
declaration.
Coroner Rust held an inquest Saturday,
and verdict was rendered 10 accordance
| with the above facts. Smith, the murder
er, as already reported, after committing
his diabolical deed, drove back to Rock
land and delivered himself to the authori-
ties. He was arraigned Saturday, plead
guilty, and was committed to await the ac-
ton Of the grand jury, which meets TO-
morrow. Smith has not been regarded as
q violent or dangerous man, though he has
been accused Of petty thieving.