The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-28

Did 1t Because He Was Jealous-She Was
Going to Boston by Boat and Intended
to Leave Him for Good-He Bought q
Revolver for the Express Purpose of
Committing Murder.
''Now I'll kill you!'
This is what William Parks said to his
wife at quarter to seven O'Clock last
night as they stood in front of Arey's
restaurant at the corner of franklin and
MI ddls streets. Mrs. Parks saw her hus-
band draw revolver from his pocket,
and crying "Helpl helpl IN urderl" In
agonizing tones, the terrified woman
broke away from his grasp and started
to run down Middle street, screaming
with all the power of her lungs. Parks
stepped quickly to the curb stone, COW
cred the f1eeing woman with his revolver
and fired. "Bang" went the pistol.
and although the living target Parks
had aimed at was only few feet away,
the woman continued to run.
"Bangl bangl bane!" Three more
shots in rapid succession followed. but
notne hof EN- reached Parks's intended
victim, and strange to say, although
many people were walking up Middle
street at the time Parks was firing. no
one was injured. Meantime Officers Pills
bury and Madden on their way to the
Grand Trunk, had heard the woman's
screams for help and were Christening
towards the scene. 1t was one time, at
least. when a policeman was right on
deck and just where he was needed.
Mrs. Parks passed the officers in her wild
flight for safety just as the last shot was
fred by her husband and she ran s.into
Donovan's barber shopawhere. overcome
by fright, she collapsed into chair.
Parks saw the offioers running towards
him and seemed to realize that he was
caught With all oath he threw the re-
volver, of which one chamber remained
loaded into the middle of the street
and waited for the officers to come up
Surrounded.by a crowd of excited men
and boys Parks made no attempt to es-
cape. He folded his arms and when the
officers reached him, quietly submitted
to arrest.
By this time over 200 people were
crowded about 1.-THE officers and their
prisoner and the police found some diff
GUILTY in getting Parks to the patrol wag-
on box.
II meant to XIII her, said Parks,
but the revolver would not carry
straight Had killed. her would have
blown my brains out with the last
shot,.
Parks also told the officers that he
had bought the weapon, a 81 oalibre,
fve-ohambered revolver, the day be-
fore, to kill his wife with. One of the
officers now went back to Donovan's
barber shop to get Mrs. Parks and just
as the wagon came rattling down Frank
lin street, the woman and the officer
reached the patrol box. Up 70 this time
Parks had remained perfectly quiet and
had made the officers no trouble THE
moment that he saw his wife, however.
he made desperate attempt to get at
her and acted like crazy man. He
called the woman all of the vile names
one could think of and ragged and fought
SO hard. swearing he would kill her that
Officers Pillsbury and Madden had hard
work to put the irons OH him and hold
him.
Mrs. Parks was terribly afraid of her
husband and refused to go to the police
station in the patrol wagon unless both
officers, besides Turnkey Emery, went
with her In the wagon to protect her
from Parks. Even with the two officers
holding him and with his hands i1oned,
Parks fought like wild man in the
wagon to get at his wife, but after he
was looked up in the cell room at the
station he quieted down little and ap-
peared more rational. Again and again
he told the off GERS he intended to kill
his wife and cursed the revolver and
himself because he had failed to do SO.
Mrs. Parks was looked up,in the lodg-
ing room and only when she was told
that her husband was behind the stone
walls and iron bars of cell did she feel
at all safe.f ThisImorning Parks will ap-
pear in the municipal court on the
charge of assault with intent to kill.
JEALOUSY WAS THE CAUSE.
Parks was jealous of his wife and
lately has often said he would kill her
if he got chance. The couple have been
married about two years, but have no
children. Mrs. Parks before her marriage
was Lizzie McGovern. Parks is about
50 years old, and iaborer. He has
worked for different people in this city.
but lately he has been at work on a farm
in Yarmouth. Mr.. and Mrs. PARKS
found married life was not conducive
to their happiness and separated about
a year ago. Since that time Parks has
been out of the city great deal, at
work on farms in and around Yarmouth,
and his wife has been working in several
restaurants in this city as waitress
She is oomely woman of about 80
years old, very stylish in dress and figure.
The last place she worked was at Mu-
Coy's restaurant on Pearl street.