The Republican journal., 1896-10-22
Murder and Suicide in Hampden.
Capt. William Clark Shoots his Wife and Then Him.

self.
| A case of murder and suicide last Thurs
| day afternoon in Hampden has caused the
greatest excitement in that place, where the
parties We're well and favorably known.
Capt. William Clark of the schooner Ira
Letferier arrived in Bangor Wednesday af-
ternoon, and drank good deal of liquor. In
| some har-rooms he tlourished a revolver,
evidently a new one, of IS calibre, and stated
that he going to kill the man who was
| trying to get his wife away from him, and
| insinuated that his wife was unfaithful.
| These accusations We're groundless, as his
wife was most worthy woman and highly
respected. Clark went home that night but
| did not find his wife and two children at
| home, they having gone to the next door
neighbors' for shelter, fearing that he
| would come home III al excited state.
Mrs. Clark had applied at the present
| term of court i'll Bangor for a divorce, on
| the grounds of gross and confirmed habits
| of intoXICation. Clark had been hard
| drnker for years, and when intoxicated had
treated his wife brutaly. A short time ago
! he heard that his wife had applied for di-
Vorcc, and came home, leaving his vessel at
| New Jersey. He pleaded with her to live
with hum and drop the divorce proceedings,
| hut she resuutely refused. He then wanted
her 10 promise that she would never marry
another man, and finally compelled her to
| sign paper agreeing to first inform him be-
| fore marrying again. Thursday morning
Mrs. Clark and her children returned
10 her home and had breakfast Clark had
| apparently been up all night as light was
noticed burning all night. He was morose
and threatened to Kill amy man she might
marry after separating from him.
After breakfast Clark and his wife Went
| into the front room and engaged in conver-
| satiOn in low tones. Miss Wheeler, a seam
stress, who was assisting Mrs. Clark, heard
I low talk, which was soon followed by
| piercing scream from Mrs. Clark, and then
SHOT and fall. Miss Wheeler ran from
| the house IN terror, taking the children with
| her. She ran to Mrs. Hardy's house for help,
and in a few moments Mr.. Hardy and other
| neighbors rushed TO Clark's house. They
| burst N the front door, and to their horror
| found Mrs. Clark on the floor in pool of
| blood. Near by was the body of her hus-
| band, who had shot himself soon after com
mitting the murder His body was lying
| beside that of his wife. Mrs. Clark had
| been shot in the left cheek, and he had put
a bullet into his right temple. Mrs. Clark
| was unconscious when the people arrived,
| and DIR. Mason was at once sent for, but she
expired in five minutes Clark was un-
| conscious when found, and died at 20
| that night without regaining consciousness.
1t was most affecting sight in the house.
| A niece of Mrs. Clark, Miss Neatly of RoX
| bury, Mass, had just arrived on the Boston
boat and had gotten nearly to the door of
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