Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-18
Pred H. ]. Helm Shoots and Kills Two
OF His Daughters,
Fatally Wounds ARo.her Daughter and
His Wite's Alleged Lover,
And Then Ends His Miserable Lite
With the Same Revolver.

vile lett nm anu was n ported thst she
had been unfathfu 10 her marriage vow.
Helms troubles with his wife is said 10 have
extended back several years and psmes OF
numerous Portsmouth men are connected
with hers
Since she left town il is reported that the
girl, Carrie, become waAward but those
who know her bes. scout this. Helms
troubles proved upon his nind until he re.
solved to end them. Two Of his daughters
and himself lie dead in his home, vhilc al
the ottsge Hospital, Court street, his third
daughter lies dying with bullet in her
neck; and at his home on State street. C..
w Tsylor, we'll known hardware mer
chart " hose name has been connect q with
TIE Helm woman, lies under the hands of
surge ons with two bullet holes in b back
Be fore the discovery of Helms dead body
in a closet At his house, oiiicers aud ei'iKcer
were securing the city in search Of HIM.
Had he fallen into the hands of the mob
there is moi the iyhte It doubi but that he
would have been lynched at the nearest
lamp-post.
About . 80 T. NJ a. TAYLOR vas cutter
ing his housc, the murderer rushed into the
yard and fired two shots at Ia, lor both
,akf Z effect in the small of his back.
Taylor's wife and ueighhors beard tine re
port of the revolver, and he was AT once
conveyed into the house and doctors sum
moned. A large crowd soon esthert stout
the house and the police had TO force them
bacE The doctors extracted enc tu u.let,
but were unable to recover the other Tay
lor is still alive but very low ard although
able 10 converse. stated that lie does net
| l. taf Oh JV,4sn f, shn. linn
Tavlor is prominent in several secret se-
cieties and in business enterprises, He i
about % years old and has lived in the cify
nearly all his life.
Shortly before ; o'clock the pcoIla living
in the vicinity Of Helms house heard five
! i,tol sho's fired in rapii succession.
Daniel Casey and Arthur Walker were
walking along Islington street. and saw
Maud, the l3 years old daughter Of Helm.
come rut ming out Of the bouse and star,
down the street. bnt proceeded hut a short
distance whtn she fell on the pavement,
Both men quickly rushed to her assistance.
She said Father has SHOT me. A doe
tor was quickly brought, and ordered the
girl taken 10 the hospital, where the now
lies. An examination shows that the fi-st
shot fired entered the right side of her face,
llcr eyebrows were burned and The s''lc OF
ier fscc filed with powder. As she stsrled
10 run ont of the house, her faith r fired
Two more shots, one taking ri G: under ih-
shoulder and passing through the s,omaci,
and ihc other passing through the lip.
AT the present writing the pirl is not cS-
pectj 4 TO 1--we the night out Tie lower
Pat of the Heirs house was the scene of
the murdereTs work, and shows eyidc ccs
of struggle. Chairs were oveituri ri
and every thing about the room, Was in dis
oder The kitchen was covered with
blood m in the ce nt.r of the roem VI 5
the supper table. The plates were bare OF
food and the only evidence to show that TIL
table had borne fco1, was i rty d sll a Il
pieces OF Tomatoes scattered anout TIA
spread. The t,b'e wss upset and pools
blood stood upon thc flpor in various places.
At the side door was blood ain nod tra J.
of blood GOV. red the sidewalk from thi
door 10 the street. just outside Of Il {
| back door of the house. which is a twJ-
s.orv frame building with two room. sci q
smsIi kitchen or shsd built on lay tw,
bodies Carrie laN her feet towards IN
door with face covered VIII tlood, III,
| bullet having entered the left sd, OF bel
| death resulting Instantly, Across hei
PROSTATE form lay Bertha, the youngest.
| when found By the officers .he was M
conscious. She WAS conveyed irto t't
dining room suI Dr. Clark pade = hast,
examination He found the fatal shot in
tered the head Just back Of the left ,sr
She expired in IL minu'es. Sheriff coli
arrived 1T liein's house at IL o'cio"k a
at once detailed men u guard the house aD'
search for the murderer Citizens vcf,
sworn 10 ~ As deputies ard dispatched t'
| every section Of the city 10 run him down
Men. women and children were up in arm
ard every part of the town vsa ,carched
| City NJ rshal Joy and force of POI q
| soon arrived at the house, and aft search
| il Y the lower part dc6ifled to ~ into Tn
! chambers, although thty featcd that W
| tieni was ii hng thera, AS bloOd was dis
covered dIippirg down the stare
| HE officers sscetdsd tie stairs m
| in the ffo1t room a - call
revolver sss found lying in the centre .
| the floor. Blood stains ami general cor
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| the front chamber is a small room, atol
| five feet sqHsre, and over the front Il Il
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