Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-06
BRUTAL MURDER.
Ptier Emo Shot and Instantly
Killed HiS Wife
At LaVrsncs List Might. He
Was an Ugly Brute
And Besides Abusing His Wife and
Sister, DtSsrtsd THIN,
Thought that The Gauss Was Refusal
TO GlVe Him kOl.y,
Watch ior 8 Han Of The Description
GIVEN Below.
Police Think lie /, Trying to Escape
TO Canada.
Watch f0r 8 Nan Of The Description
GIVEN Below.
Police Think He is Trying to Escape
10 Canada.

LAwREH Mass, April J-Peter Emo
a Boston & Maine brss nan, shot and in
slant killed his industri us wife, Minnie,
on Common street, nesr Brosdwsy. tonight
One thot was fred and the woman fell to the
pavement, dying without murmur. The
m lrderer escaped 10 the dsrkaess. He is
about % years Of age. ard his wife shout
the same. lac couple have q son sven
yeas old
Eao has been living apart from his wife
for some time. and has often threatened
her life He often left home, refusing 81
together to contribute to the support of his
wife or child. Mrs. + lo conc ucted q res
isursnt a l3i Broad~sy, supporting her
self and child.
The husband WAS alOus of his wife
without csusa. The reason he gave for re
fusir t. support his wife WAS because she
kept company with ether men. This WAS
untrue. H last went away over six
months ago MrE. Emo discovered that
her husband had another wife living in
plsiI fl IA, Conn. Then che refused to
have suyihiTg 10 do With him.
IL. drank and came srourd tie house
often, bothered the bosrders and threatened
his wife, S g CON planned 10 The police
that she feared violence. He met her re-
pes;ed y by night on the street. This
evening she was walking to the store when
he stepped NJ, spoke quietly for minute,
then fred the fatal .hot.
|. was quickly done and the street WAS
so dark and so few peoIla about that the
murderer had every chsnCe for the deed
aul every facility for escsp1. The
pol G s'e searching for him,
Mrs. En) had conducted a restaurant on
Essex rect, Dt lg forced 20 vScste because
the place was leased TO furniture O m
She refused to pay the rent for August,
and the furniture was sttaCht 4 and sold
Her sister claimed the furni ure and sued
the shtr #, II covering $3.50. Elo demanded
half
is believed that meeting his VT &c
night, lie drmsnded SEQ, and being 7. :
fused, coupled with .slous rage, be fired
the fatal shot.
City Marshal Sheehsn depends on the
newspapers to give = dss3rp ion Of the
murderer, until he cso food New England
with circulars.
Emo is between ) feet inches and ) feet
S inches in height, weight l5O pounds,
square shoul lers, hazel eyes, complexion
q little dsrker ths1 tie medium. smooth
fsCs tsnsdisn birth, spes AXIS good ElglIeh,
aye bet-een 81 aud 81 years. lie was
a,tred 10 black cost, pants too short
thought to hsve dark stripe on GA tiie
s4sma blue and white cotton shirt, without
ueCk'ie, black stiff hat.
The police believe Eno will try to reach
Csns1s. Eao is spoken Of a worthless
fellow. and on every eide are kird words
for the wife Enc WAS born in cansds
He met his y.ctim IN Lowell vhtre she Vas
employed as rsitress 10 a restaurant
B tn came to Lawrence about year later
a. were here married,
Emo was arr e1 'e arsl times for nu-
support sn ] for a'suIt on his wife and her
sister. Ths police found tonight that he
married. a Connecticut wife. October 2S
lS,9, leaving her in three years He then
vent to Lowell. hu: h'sno fnends or rels-
tlyfs here