The Portland daily press., 1897-05-03
THEFuNERAL AT BoNNEY EAGLE.
Last Rites Over Suicide Lane and His limo
cent Victims.

Bonny Eagle, May 2.-Three caskets
in row was scene that those who at.
tended the funeral of murderer An d
suicide John W. Lane at Bonny Eagle
saw this cold, wet afternoon. First was
that in which reposed tSe remains OF
the perpetrator of the crime.
Next was the faithful wife, head 10
his feet and with o short space between.
On the folded lid rested handsome
bouquet. But the most pathetic and
painful of all was the tiny white box
at the foot of the mothers, and turned
little into the room away from the COR
ner.
"A bouquet, simple and uninsoribed,
lay at the foot Of the tiny casket. The
mother rested in oasket of light gray
with glass cover and the wayward hus-
band and father occupied black and
glass covered one. The babe had two
visible spots, In spite of the undertaken Is
skill, and the satin and wax-like cheek
showed where the deadly weapon had
been held SO near as to burn the delicate
flesh. The mother also was scared.
| Young Lane was marked by hole in
the centre of the forehead which required
sticking plaster to close it.
The services began shortly before 8
O'Clock and in spite of the disagreeable
weather. MIR. and Mrs. Wiley, her sister,
Miss Margaret Lane and Thomas Lane.
Miss Nellie Lane, an aunt. arrived from
Florida yesterday also. One of the fami
ly relatives in the village also attended.
Rev. VIM. Cashmere, pastor OF the Me-
thodist church on the outskirts of Cor
ham, ofioiated. There was singing and
MIR. Cashmere read portion of John
"a, and talked less than ten minutes,
solsly on the comfort afforded in this
and oil such cases by the Master Then
the solemn cortegs formed. Two hearses
led the way. the first containing the
father and husband. then the mother
and the dead baby in carriage.
Nothing that tends to clear up the
mystery further is to be learned in this
vicinity.
A LETTER TO HIS SISTER.
Left t,y the Bonney Eagle Murdersr and
| Suicide.
West Buxton. Me-, May 1.-Samuel No
Ninch Of Boston, an uncle of John ".
Lane, the Bar Mills murderer and suicide,
who arrived at the Lane Homestead this
noon, at once took charge of the three
bodies. They lie in the chamber in which
the tragedy WAS enacted, husnand and
wife side by side, and the baby at their
feet. A private funeral will be held.
Miss Margaret Lane, sister of the mur-
derer. is expected to reach here late to-
night or tomorrow from Washington, d.
]C.
| Yesterday, while Mrs. Dodge. who
discovered the bodies, was at work put
ting the house in order. she found a let
ter addressed TO Margaret Lane The COZ
oner has charge Of the missiye and it will
be openeo and read in the presence OF
witnesses when Miss Lane arrives. 1t
is thought 1t may throw some light on
the motive for the deed.
Speaking Of the finding of the letter,
Mrs. Dodge said:
: "When we were at work in the parlor
yesterday, trying to straighten out things
l opened Margaret's piano and found a
letter on the keys of the instrument.
Thinking 1t was an old one I tossed it
up on top Of the piano and thought No
more of it. This morning, a lady who
was in picked up the lotter with the re-
mark what is uhis?' glanced at it and
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Lane, that it was sealed and that the su-
prescription was in John Lanes hand
writing
A piece of the carpet In the parlor was
taken up this morning, and 1t was dis
covered that at least one or moro shots
were fired at the infant child by the
father In the parlor, after inficting the
wound in the bedroom. as one of the
bullets was found on the floor directly
where the child lay when found by the
neighbors.
| John Lane left instructions that he
should be buried just as he was found,
but if this hal been done there would
have been buried with him small sum
OF money and some important papers re-
lating to bank stock, that we're the prop
erty of his wife. These are now In the
hands of the coroner.
WILL HOLD AN INQUEST.
i Coroner Perry has decided to hold an
inquest in the Lane case and it will take
place at Standish village next Wedues-
day, Beginning in the forenoon.
Mr.. Perry has found memorandum
belonging to MIR. Lane showing that he
had on deposit in four Boston savings
banks the total sum of s3, 74o.
| The Work of the Mint.
Warrington, May 1.-The report of the
ulreotor of the mint shows that during
april the total coinage at the United
states mint was $40, 40. 600. OF this
amount $8 800, 400 WAS in gold, 81, Dob, 0Ol
| III silver nnI @7d GQQ ~, ipor nOlnR. O1