Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-07
TWO THR0ATS CUT.
Attempted Murder and Suicide
at Benton Falls, Sunday.
Mrs. Adelia cIapp ktocked Down and
Throat Cut by Husband
Who Then Draws Razor Across Own Throat
Both Will Recover.

Benton Falls, June 6--(Special).-This
little village was thrown into a state
of the widest excitement, this after
noon, at about o'clock, by the report
that man had killed himself and wife
out on the China road. With her
throat cut from ear to ear, MRS. Adelia
Clapp staggered into the door yard of
the home of William Green and fell to
to the ground. Mr.. and Mrs. Green
assisted the half-unconscious and ter
ribly wounded woman into the house
and at once dispatched messenger for
medical assistance. The woman was
bleeding profusely from the wound
but when kind hands had made every
effort to stanch the flow of blood and
partially succeeded, she recovered suf-
ficient strength to say that she had
been assaulted by her husband.
The messenger who had been sent for
surgeon succeeded in finding DR..
Rand of Fairfield, driving through the
village DR.. Rand at once drove to
Green's and began to attend the
womans injuries. Mrs. Clapp in the
meantime had told the women folks
that her husband had attacked her
with razor aud when sba fell be had
turned tho razor on himself and was
out in Iuntss woods A. once na,tv
started out in search of the man.
Clapp was found with cut in his
throat and blaading nr,,fuselv in the
woods of tba n.s,,,ro re a NJ T.nnt IN
tho town of winslow onlv short ais.
tanca from where he faIl ~ tirst or
xybara II is s,,nnosed ba FAN when tba
decd was committad Ne was taken
to Green's and mr. Rand turned his
attention RI ba woman arain CLAIM
was at onca ra,,oyed IN Ms homo at
Renton Falls He was either uncon-
soious or was feipn;ns, IL for he vould
NOT sneal. altbolob II was Main to he
seen that he was hreathinp reyu,arIv
aud tha doctor axnrassad himself as
satisfied that bp womb live
The story If the crime detailed Ia
tho Journal by Mrs clam is &c fall
lowe. Mr. and Nyre CLAIM startad ont
for q waIl, inst after dinner and nj his
suppestiop Their stroll took them
down tbe river to the China road and
80, a. ,,,,,1s, ,,.s,+,ra ,rbo,.
nv lhe WINS u i1i,i' ~.
penetrated the WOODS Tor quite 4 dls-
when suddenly without any warning
nVii '"i''c,'is. ~
Whatever, Iiapp eafheo upon ms WIG
and muttering something to her I'M
intol1iaihla etr,,cIs bar in 4 he. flce with
- 1870. -. -
ms Hst. After Stfihihs her seNei"
times and knocking her down, he be-
oap to kick her about the limbs and
body.
She soon became unconscious ana
then the husband took a knife from his
-, -, a., - s, ~ f,,ta,,
pochet anu uicW II t'eio99 NV ia'''"
womans throat. cutting gash from
ear to ear and penetrating the wind
L.; NJ cue, .h;,,,, IL ,,,,et b,,a
pipe' ,"ia o.app INNS ~, - i'' 10 49,.
been the lhIilctinS OF tile Wouhd thdt
brought her back to consciousness, for
she recovered sufficiently to stagger to
her feet ana through the WOODS Wheh
found that she was wounded in the
tbroat ond blaeding varv nrofuseIy II
va o'' r'iNi -
seems that when Ciapp thought ne had
succeeded in killing his wife he had
turned the razor with which he had at
.-,-sI ~, ,.;fo ,a ;,,a;otad ,,ron him
tackeu HIS VIE anu iiiiiic'cu upon ii''
self a wound about two inches deep ana
having omen the windpipc.
N, pand Of Fairfield was sent for and
arriving cared for the woman When
har i 1rounds werr atten,led TO If was
tier M9 thiit VIZ h.d a,,eti'ioed baglv
b BACK ed eye and was considerably
bruised sipout tiie Io"e NM, 49, 49,,
then them, turned NJ to the man, who Was laying
III ms omii ~ noii,u on. ,'atiinc bad haen
done dm,s beyond s,t the stanchng Of the blood
tiat lo"Su ii i ~ 49,, .,rr;vod on th,
scene aet the en- man NV was laying on bed just
as ne mao pttil i 49, 49, n,,;fa e9sflv
h1t the we wound nd in his neck capped open
making sdchru,ns hei1n yieitbIe Touch
inc us the eve lid and raising it, the eye ball |
me 'nc H. ~ - ,,oIa ana il was evident the |
was seen 10 move anu ~ We ri u-ae
s wS"U on around him but had no intention
OF rccoSillAiiS an' ~ dano somef hing
f6afsf he pf had a%st %psq fST S3
anu was ny .;ianna The mise was
lass and the nTsathng regular id When Then
s' That a the ,e cause that led up 70 the DECD
was insanity is beyond question win
b,a ppliDe Cl1DD was Il /