The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-06-04
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| - =" D-Ao ~ Ia oo0lUy dill. WIN VaS -
have been released today, and who was
sent out on an errand for the jailer's
wife, this forenoon, was shot in the street
by Joseph Grondony of Boston, who at
terWard committed suicide.
Marcille had been serving q four
months sentence for Illicit relations with
Grondony's wife. The aggrieved husband
evidently came here for the sole purpose
of committing murder, and without
doubt had intended to kill his wife, as
well as Marcille.
| Grondony's death was instantaneous,
but Marcille is still living tonight.
thought here appears to be no possibility
of his recovery.
The shooting took place on the road
leading from the Jail to the court house.
| The only witness to it was Forrest Bur-
| bank, son OF the proprietor of the Alfred
house, who was at work in the rear of
the hotel, within few rods of where the
| tragedy occurred. His attention was at
tracted by shouting, and looking up he
saw Grondony level revolver at Mar
Giles head and fire. Marcille turned and
| started to run, but a second shot brought
him to the ground.
Then Grondony, with the revolver In
his hand, ran toward the jail Mrs.
Hurd, the jailer's wife, who had beard
the pistol report, and looking out of the
office door saw GrondQny approaching.
produced hir revolver ano ordered him to
halt.
Grondony turned and ran up the street
| which leads to the main part of the viii
lage, followed by Mrs. Hurd, Mr.. Bur
bank and Deputy Sheriff Anderson.
When nearly overtaken by his pursuefs,
the fugitive placed the barrel of his re-
volver between his teeth and put an end
to the chase, falling dead in his tracks.
1t was about time for the opening of
court, and the scene of the shooting was
quickly thronged by lawyers, witnesses
and spectators. Marcille, who lay bleed
ing by the roadside, was still con-
scious, but wound in his mouth pre-
vented his talking intelligibly to the men
who crowded around him. He was asked
if he knew the name of the man who shot
him. He made an affirmative response,
but could not pronounce the name so as
to be understood. A bystander placed in
the hands of the PROSTATE man pencil
and card, and with much effort he wrote
upon the card the name. 81. Gronony."
One bullet, which had taken effect in
his back, had completely paralyzsd his
legs. He was conveyed to the Jail and
there Drs. Lander and Burnham worked
over him, probing in vain for the bullet
which had entered his back and lodged
in the region of the bowels. Another
bullet, the first one fred, had entered
his mouth and passed through the back
of the head, behind the ear. His lie
wrist had been pierced, probably by the
same bullet that entered his mouth, he
having thrown up his hands when his
| adversary fired.
The scene in the Jail apartments, when
the wounded man was brought in, was
extremely affecting Mrs. Grondony,
who he'd been serving sentence under the
| same Indictment as Maroille, and was
employed in the Jail kitchen, tenderly as
| sisted the doctors in dressing the wounds
Marcille recognized her, and when she
bent over him to stop the flow of blood at
his mouth, he put his arms around her
neck, his bleeding wrist staining her
face and clothing. They conversed in
French, but it was with great effort that
he could make himself understood.
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Coroner Phoenix's undertaking rooms,
In the pockets were found a bottle half
filed with whiskey, a $40 gold piece, a
IS bill, two 81 bills and SLY in change.
and package of letters and papers.
One letter was from Jailer Hurd, writ
ten few days ago in response to Gron
dony' s in curry as to the day and hour of
the expiration of MarcilIe's and Mrs,
Grondonys sentences. The taller had
written that their sentences would expire
June 8, but on account Of their good be-
havior during their Incarceration they
would be eNitled to two days of grace,
SO that they would be able to leave the
institution on the morning of June 3. A
slip OF paper with the letter bore the
date, June s." There was also o memo.
randum bearing the address of an attor-
ney. Albion L. MILAN of Boston. There
were notes and papers pertaining to the
prosecution of the action against Marcille
and his paramount
Coroner Phoenix telegraphed to Attor-
ney MILAN, asking what should be done
with the body. The reply received was
that Grondony had no relatives, friends
or money, and the body had better he
taken care of here. The doctors put in
claim for the body. and will have it sent
to the Bovdoin Medical school.
Marcille and Mrs. Grondony first be-
came known to the prosecuting officers of
this county, last October, when they
we're living as man and wife in the Pep
pe1ell boarding house. kept by Rev. E.
T,eoer d French. Protestant missionary
They went there under the names Of
Mr. and Mrs. Marcille. She carried rec
concentrations from the pastor of Bap-
fist church in Fitchburg, Mass. and was