The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-17
FATALLY. SHOT.
Tragic Ending Of an Illicit
Love Affair. .
Attempted Murder and Suicide
By a Jealous Suit0r.


Plymouth, ". H., Dec. Hilary Friz-
cell shot himself and fatally wounded
Mrs. Edith Young. at her boarding house
OH Main street about o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The attempted murder and
suicide was the result of a quarrel be-
tween Frizzell and Mrs. Young. when
both were partially intoxicated
Mrs Young is the wife of Otis Young.
but they have not lived together for
several years. Since their separation,
Mrs. Young seems To have had many
lovers. the most constant Of whom was
Charles Savage with whom she lived for
the past three years.
Two weeks ago Savage's mother and
uncle visited him at his home at Mrs
Ioung's boarding house. and one week
ago Saturday they took their leave, Of
ferlng TO pay for their board, 1t is said
she refused the money. telling them that
II they chose they could give II TO Charles
Savage. Mrs Young stated to some OF
her boarders that Savage's relatives had
left without settling their bills. This
caused quarrels between the boarding
mistress and her lover, resulting I'm
q separation, Savage returning to his
home Friday noon.
The sun had not set, however, before
another lover was esconsed in Mrs
Young's parlors, this one being Harry
F'rizzell, the man who, by his own state
ment attempted murder yesterday af-
ternoon. The quarrel between the lovers
seems to have begun Saturday evening
But this quarrel was made up, and at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon Frizzell pro-
rAd q at md yto n ayxI
the two went out riding. returning about
6o'clock, when they announced that they
had been married at Ashland. Continued
complaints however, caused Mrs. Young
to attempt to drive out her supposed
husband. He was seen around the house
yesterday noon, and that was the last
seen of either, until a moment after the
tragedy.
note now in the possession of County
Solicitor Adams was found. which Friz-
zell says he wrote at the instigation Of
Mrs. Young. 1t reads as follows:
1T is just o'clock now, and in 10
minutes Ed and / will both be dead
Perhaps you think am drunk or angry
but / am neither. never felt better In
my life, but Edith says she will die
rather than have me leave her. so we've
decided 10 Ole tOgetner. from HAIRY
and his darland Ed. Goodby to ALL"
Thomas Robinson was the first person
who saw Frizzell after the shots had
been fired. He was down stairs, chatting
with the.servant girl, when he heard the
shots. Rushing upstairs, he found Friz-
zell staggering from the sitting room
into the hallawy, with his face and
into the hallway, with his face and
clothes covered with blood. He was re-
moved to the little room where the shoot
ing took place, and the doctors attempt
ed to bring him back to consciousness.
When he mad recovered, he said that
Mrs. Young stated she was not particular
about living.
II said," he continued, II wasn't either,
and / went and bought revolver.
took her head under my left arm, as she
desired, and fired a shot into each ear.
then l fired two bullets into my right
ear and the last shot into my breast"
Mrs. Edith Young. nee Caldon. is a
woman about 40 years of age. She was
divorced from Mr.. Young, and was one
of seven sisters the others being all
highly respected and accomplished
ladies.
Harry Frizzell is a youth not over 20.
but with a brutal, repulsive face. He
will recover