The Republican journal., 1897-11-18
and subsequently in the Q. S. navy. About
year ago he again came to Belfast and work
ed awhile for Mr. Dunbar He soon got a

and subsequently in the .. S. navy. About
| year ago he again came to Belfast and work.
| ed awhile for Mr.. Dunbar. He soon got
position as treer in Critchett Sibley & Co.'s
| shoe factory, which position he gave up last
Monday, saying he was going away. He is
| medium sized man, of dark complexion,
| and for few years past has been consider
| ably bent with rheumatism. His acquaint
| ances say be is not quarrelsome but is pecu-
| liar in his disposition. He takes offense
easily and unexpectedly, but it manifests
itself in surliness rather than in quarrel
| some outbreaks. He is about 40 years old.
| Mrs. Leavitt is about 80 years old and is
| in poor health from consumption She is a
| sister of George W. Patterson, proprietor of
the Commonwealth Hotel in this city, and
wife Of Charles M. Leavitt, clerk of the same
establishment. Mr.. and Mrs. Leavitt lived
here in childhood, and awhile after their
marriage. They lived awhile in Gloucester,
Mass, and returned here with Mr.. Patter-
son last year. They have one daughter
| aged eleven years. For a few weeks past
| they have been boarding at Mellens, and
| occupying the front chamber on the second
| floor. Elliot's room connected with theirs
| by door, but his entrance was from a back
| hall way on the opposite side of the room.
| 1t is learned that Mrs. Leavitt is daugh-
| ter of Freeman Patterson, Camden man,
| who was murdered about 80 years ago. His
| slayer was one Daniel Blake, brother of
| Patterson's wife. AS the outcome of a
| quarrel, he blew the top of his brother-in-
|
| stant death. Blake was sentenced to the
| State prison for life, but after serving about
| 10 years he was pardoned About two
years after he was released he committed
| suicide.
| There is of course much speculation as to
the causes which led to the tragedy, and re-
ports as to the relations of the parties are con-
Trajectory. Thursday night Elliot is re-
ported to have said that he intended to Kill
the woman and then himself, but in the ex-
! citement fired all the chambers of his revol-
yer. He also forgot to use the razor which it
is said he has carried in his pocket for some
| time.
| County Attorney Bowden arrived from
Winterport at noon Friday, but it was de-
! cdeG not to arraign Elliot until further de-
| NelOpm6Hb III tnc cOuulGlUu Vi MIS- 1odVlGG.
Elliot has engaged R. F. Dunton, Esq, as
! his counsel. To representative of the Ban
gor Daily News he made the following state
ment Friday night:
II have nothing to say, only she is the
cause Of my dow nfall. 1t will come out
sometime that l am right L was born in
the southeast part of New Hampshire have
| been in Massachusetts and New York
| working III shoe factories and on railroads
as brakeman.
81 never asked her Mrs. Leayitt) to get
me liquor. l had drank nothing that day,
| Part of her story is not true. She took the
money out of my clothes while l was lying
! down, to get the ginger.
The date of the hearing in the case is set
| for Monday. Nov. 22d.
DR.. q. G. Kilgore, who is attending Mrs.
| Leavtt, reports that she has been in poor
! health from consumption for some time,
| but that her condition is not seriousl affect
/ ed by her wounds. There is elemen of
uncertainty as to the location of the bullet
! which penetrated her chest, but no ser Gus
symptoms have developed from it. All the
| wounds are healing we'll, and if nothing new
sets in from the principal wound a fatal re-
/ suit from the shooting is not feared
City Marshal Norton has eceved a letter
| from Raymond N. H, asking b out Elliot
and stating that man by that name once
/ lived in that town and has re latives there
/ who are anxious as to his whereabouts,
Elliot refuses to tell where he lived in New
| Hampshire, but when ARE sted admitted
that he born in the southeastern sec
i ion of that State.