Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-13
SHOT FOR REFUSING HIM
Joseph Massey Probably Fat
 ally Wounds Mary Lefave.
HAS BETTER SUCCESS ON, HIMSELF

The Young Girl Would Not Marry Him, So
 He Waits for Her and Puts Three Bull
 let's Into Her as She is Returning from
 Church-He Lived Ten Minutes After the
 Shooting.
 QUINCY, Mass, March 13.--Unrequited
 love and jealousy were the causes of a prob
 able murder and suicide at Quincy, the
 principals ill the shocking tragedy being
 Mary Victoria Lefave, comedy lass of Is
 years, and Joseph Massey, aged about 5(
 years.
 The girl who is devout church mem
 Der, had been to s o'clock mass at St
 John's church and was returning home un
 attended
 When she reached the corner of Hancock
 and Elm streets Massey who hal been waiting for her, foilowe1 her down the
 street toward her h,.he. A score of pcopl' who were also returning from church wer also behind her
 When the girl had reached a point oppo
 site the Oii Slillvr estate. commonly know, as the "'tjir." Massey was seen to step III ne,lr her, ard, without a word of warning drew a revolver and fired three shots iIl rapid succession. which were followed by q heart k nding scream from the girl. Tho whole affair came so suddenly upon the -witnessvs that they were for moment apparently paralyIed and paid no attention to Massey, who, after doing the shooting, did not stop to see the result, but turned and walked lcisurely 900 feet when tn: crowd, which had gathered shouted: "Sto that man. he has shot girl Several men started for him. but bcfor he could be overtaken he placed the revolver which he still held in his hand to hi. head and fired, the ball entering just above and back of the right eur. Without a word he fell over on a bank of snow and expired ill about ten minutes. Medical EXanincl Gilbert gave the remains in charge oi Undertaken Hall.
 Meanwhile willing hands took the gir tenderly in their arms and carried her tt her home, a short distance away, wherl doctors made an examination. They founC that all three shots had taken effect. One had passed through the left wrist, and tn other two entered the middle of the back ! little to the left of the spinal column, be tween the ninth and eleventh ribs, fractur ing the ninth rib. One bullet lodged in thu | left lung and one in the abdomen. Th' \ patient was very weak with scarcely an. pulse and no attempt was made to prob | for the balls The physicians pronounce i
 
 hopes of her recovery.
 The girl was the second oldest of a famil, of II children of Alexander Lefnve, ant ! lived with her parents. She was employee \ in a shoe manufactory here. She was quiet. unassuming girl, and a general fav orirc with her .shopmates, who are shocke'
 at the terrible affair
 Massey, the perpetrator of the crime ! had, up to within Rine months, been enl ploycd at the same factory, He paid he ! considerable attention, and upon severa ! occasions called upon her at her home | He was apparently desperately in lov \ with her, and urged her to become hi wife. His love, however, was not reciprc cated and the girl in every possible wa ! discouraged his attentions. I Some nine months ago Massey went t I Marlboro to work, but" frequently came t I Quincy Saturday nights, remaining unti | :ontay morning. He had made the threa !l;;5 If the I-afave girl did not marry hir
 ,.e wo1.id not marry any one else, as Il
 u;1'>. :,,.oot her first, which threat he ha | .:. i.IiO execution.
 he affair has created great deal ( ! ~::t,":N>.lt in this city