The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-05-01

front of the dwelling and only stone S
throw away across the road. Around
tbs house is q we'll kept lawn on which
are number of fruit trees. The house
in more ways than one shows that it was
the home of well-to-do people. The
old-fashioned, small panes of glass in
the windows have been replaced with
large lights; across the road on the riv-
er bank, is the ram used i'll supplying
the place with running water; about the
harn are modern farming appliances.
Inside are also evidences Of comfort and
luxury. The house is handsomely FUR
nished. Good pictures hang upon the
walls. On the tables are books, many of
them by the best modern authors. An
upright piano stands in the parlor.
In this house John ". Lane was born
81 years ago. He spent:his boyRood days
here attending the town schools. Later
he. went toithe Gorham Grammar and
High schools, leaving the High SCH col
to attend the Portland Latin school, a
private ingtitution. While there he made
many friends<anona the Portland lads
who wsres his. .gohoolmates and in his
home ars pictures Of some of them. AT
ter leaving school, for about a year, Lane
studied law in the office of Goombs and
Neal in Portland. Lane is remembered
by Deople who knew him at this time as
q pleasant young chap, perhaps rather
reserved in manner but always courteous
in department and perfect gentleman.
lie was fond Of dancing and used fire.
quently~to drive into Saco and Biddeford
where he was widely known and popu-
lar among the young people.
Several years ago, Il Boston lady, MISS
Fullerton, boarded in the summer
months ct Lanes house and while there
she was visited by hel sister. Miss Mary
Fullerton. Between young Lane and
Mary Fullerton an attachment sprang up
and about two years ago they were mar
ried. Lane Mt about this time gave up
the study of law and settled on the home
stead, which at his fathers death, was
left to the children undivided. Here .the
t1ree, Lane and his wife and sister, lived
happily together. len months ago, the
baby, John Gordon Lame, was born and
as the boy grew and gave promise OF 6e-
coming a strong and handsome boy, the
neighbors spoke of the fondness his faith
er showed for him. Husband Eand
wife, too, seemed perfectly happy.
1t was their custom to take long drives
about the country together. They We're
equally interested in the work of the
farm and both showed the greatest alice
tion for the little boy. Apparently all
went merry as a marriage bsl IN the
farm house overlooking the Saoo. some
time ago, Miss Lane weat away on
visit and is now in Washington. G
Up to last night, the life at the farm
ran on its pleasant way. Yesterday. Lane
was engaged in his ordinary occupations
about his farm. Flowing was done as
usI1al aud SO were the other daily tasks.
AS night approached, husband and wife
went on one of their accustomed drives,
which extended into the nearby town OF
Limington where they made call on
MIR Herbert Perry.
Nobody during the day detected any
thing wrong, although now it is recalled
that Lane, who recently had severe
cold which seemed to affect his lungs,
has acted strangely of late. Upon their
return home, Mrs. Lane apparently re-
tired at the usual hour, lying down to
sleep with the baby by her side. Lane,
during the evening, changed his clothes
and put ON his best swift
While it will never be known just how
the shooting was done, the time is liked
by Mr.. Samuel W. Lane, cousin OF the
dead man. Mr.. Samuel Lane who is an
elderly man. said to the PRESS CORE
spondent ST suffered from palpttation of
the heart pretty bad last night and
about half past ten was up and asked
my wife to get me some medicine. While
i ,waa ~ I heard seven shots 60 and said
TO my wife, Johnny is out a-gunning
again. The first four shots came
right together and then it was still for
about twenty minutes 1 should say, when
there came three more like this" And
MIR. Lpne initiated by the motion of his
arm, the movements of man firing a
pistol about as fast as he could pull the
trigger and draw the hammer back. Mr..
Lane also said that the dead man was
in the habit of firing his pistol in the
evening. Sometimes he had done SO to
brighten people away whom, he said. he
saw around iskhouse. 1t was this habit
which lead Mr.i'Lano TO say that Johnny
was cunning again. He attached no I'M
portance TO the occurrence and went to
bed. q
-. zss
Ths news of the murders and suicide
came about eight o'clock this morning.
At that hour, Mrs. e. B. Dodge went
to the house. Mrs. Dodge has been az
sisting Mrs. Lane from time to time in
the housework. It was the family's oas-
TOW, +c:SJooro tho Iitchan Hoor 11nIook of