The Portland daily press., 1888-04-21
A WO NJ an KILLER.
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A MAN KILLER.
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poison, some backing and other trifies. The
satchel belonged to Mrs. Stevens, the muir
dered woman, and contained a night dress
aud garnet colored morning wrapper.
Two letters were found ON Chase, alias
johnson. and they were stamped and direct
ed the one to his father, Dr. E. P. Chase
New York, and the other Mrs. Lora e.
Chase, South Livermore, his wife. They
read as follows:
Nh Dear Father and Mother:
/ know that you will he heart broken at the aw-
full news that you will hear about me- but cannot,
on. cannot live in this way any longer. / am all
discouraged and heart broken, and before this
reaches you shall be dead The woman who
dies with me Is the only woman ever loved on
earth. had planned to come here and see her
and then leave her forever, but could not, my
VIII Is not rong enough ab pII ry 70
that ever lived.
From NED.
PORTLAND, April 10, 1888.
I say goodbye to you forever. cannot live
any longer. am all discouraged and heart brok-
en-, and before this reaches you shall be dead
Good bye, Lora; try and forget me and my awful
end. You and the children (heayen pity them),
will get along better without me than If were
alive Kiss them for me and teach them to forget
even my name.
Form NED.
Edward Chase, the murderer, is son of
DR.. Edward p. Chase, formerly a dentist in
Rockland The father lately moved to New
York, where he has charge Of department
of the Brush Electric Light Company. About
a year ago the son went to Gardiner from
South Livermore and went to work for
Moore d Brown, formerly of that city. He
was about Mrs Stevens age. Mr.. Ladd,
Mrs. Stevens father, took boarders. Mr..
Chase boarded with a lady who resides close
by Mr. Ladds'. During the winter this lady
was taken sick and she asked Mrs. Ladd to
take Mr.. Chase to board until she got well.
Mrs. Ladd did SO and there he and Mrs.Stey-
ems became very well acquainted.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Stevens brother
came on from Gardiner-where she leaves a
ia her, mother, brother and sister-and, with
Mr. osselyn, took the remains to Gardiner
Mr.. Josselyn said that Mrs. Stevens had al
ways borne high reputation. Chase was
conscious yesterday morning and showed a
chance for recovery.
During Thursday night, while Officer
Miles had been in charge, he asked Chase
what induced him to shoot Mrs Stevens, and
Chase replied, because she wouldn't live
with me- She asked me where wanted her
to live, and / told her anywhere in the
world" Miles further says Chase told him
he came to Portland Monday directly from
New York and stopped at the City Hotel
under an assumed name; that Mrs. Stevens
came here the same day from Gardiner to
meet him, stopping at Mrs. Josselyn, accord
ing to correspondence between them, and
that she visited him several times at his
room at the City Hotel while here.
The coroner's inquest impanelled by Cor
oner Hall yesterday afternoon found the
following verdict, and a verdict rendered
that Mrs. Stevens met her death by felonious
homicide ON the 10th of April, 1888. by
means of bullet wound in the right side of
the head inflicted with a revolver by Ed
ward Chase, in said Portland.
The remains were taken to Gardiner for
interment where the funeral will be held
today. When Mr.. Stevens heard of his wife's
death he was evidently affected, although
they had been separated so long. Mrs. Ladd,
her mother. was Frustrated with grief
A New York Herald reporter called Thurs
day night at the address referred to in the
Chase note and was received by DR.. e. p.
Chase, the father of The unfortunate young
man, who said: "My son left for Gardiner,
Me-, a week ago last Wednesday, in order to
work there as carpenter and engineer. He
was of mechanical turn of mind and could
put his hand to almost anything. As far as
his mother and knew he was always steady
never drank, and was not dissipated. i'm
agine that he was infatuated with this wom-
an, as he often spoke Of her. He made her
acquaintance the first time he went to Gardi-
ner-this was the second time-when he
boarded with Ladd He was twenty-seyen
years of age, was married and had three
children, and was in the habit of sending
money to his wife. who lives at Livermore,
Me-, my old home. If he shot the woman it
is best for him to de-"
DR.. and Mrs. Chase arrived in this city
| from New York on the Pullman train last
night and were taken to the hospital imme-
| diately to see their son. Mrs. Chase was
| heartbr0ken woman can. Mr.. Chase was
| calmer but sorrow was apparent Both are
| fine looking, intelligent people.
Upon arriving at the hospital they were
| conducted to the bedside of their erring son,
and after several attempts he was aroused
from stupor, and when asked if he recog-
missed his father and mother replied that he
did, but he did not say anything in regard TO
what he had done.
Mrs. Chase bent over him and asked him if
he was sick, and he answered that he had
been sick.
1t was with great difficulty that he was
aroused and when the father and mother
started to leave the hospital they babe him
goodbye several times before he was aroused,
but when he seemed TO understand what they
were saying he made an attempt to say good
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Chase were driven from the
hospital to the City Hotel, and, unintention-
ally, they were given the same room which
their son had occupied 1t was little past
midnight when the PRESS reporter arrived at
the hotel, and was conducted to the room of
the unhappy parents. Upon being question
ed Mrs Chase said: "Our hearts are brok-
en-, and we cannot say much. We were so
surprised to learn the sad news. He was
never dissipated; our old neighbors and
friends where he was brought up will tell
you that he was good, kind boy. We cared
for him so tenderly, and tried to bring him
up well; he was religionsly brought up. We
loved him so much. and no one can tell how
much we enjoyed his company when he was
with us. He has wife that idoliZes him,
and who never believed that he could err,
and know that the blow will kill her,
Mr.. Chase stated that he never knew of his
boy doing anything wrong before. HE had
good position in New York, and was al
ways trusted. He has always supported his
and one daughter His wife is most amia-
BILE woman, and | do not know how she can
stand the news"
AT midnight last night the murderer was
resting, and it was stated by the physicians
that his rpcOVary seemed probable