Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-12
For Attempted Murder of Mrs.
leavitt at Belfast.
His Victim, Weak from Wounds and
Illness, Present in Court.
Story OF How The Brute Fired Four Bullets Into
Her OetenceIcss Body.

Mrs. Charles Lcavitt was called in the
superior court here. at As o'clock This
afternoon. Elliott pleaded not guilty
and the taking Of testimony was be-
gun Elliott fired five shots from a re-
EolNer at the woman. four Of which
took effect, hut the woman did not die.
me victim of Elliott's deed. Mrs.
LcaNitt. was an invalid. who. with her
husband and young daughter occupicd
| apartments in a lodging house in which
the shooting occurred OF the four
bullets from the mans revolver which
| took effect in the woman's body. one
entered the right breast, one pene-
| trated the lung. one made a wound be-
low the small of the back and tn, last
| one near the right shoulder blade. The
| woman who was Il victim of con
sumption, has partially recovered from
! her injuries. but is still in very weak
| condition.
| Mrs LeaVitts story Of the affair is
az follows. Elliott Orhasa room adj
| joined thai occupied hy the l.rayittsp
was sick during the forenoon / carried
u him in his room a cup of tea. liz
't'FN'' NV ~ rft Iliin some IltlAF a ma
gave me IS cents To pay for it, | re-
fused Ia get the Liquor but told him
| would g~t some ginger While eating
my dinner in the restaurant across the
street sent my little girl after thu
ginger | then returned 10 my room b.
wait for the little girl TIN, door lead
ing to Elliott : room was open and
could Sec him sitting un hi~ h.l IIt
was sitting near the foot 81 th, bed
Beneath him saw a revolver.
II went into the room ana tried IL
secure the weapon ana tried To ,-ca!.-
by the back Hall nnt his doo,. was
locked Elliott jumped up ana seized
ne hy TIL throat ami took he rr\usve.
away from me. th4n ram un to lny
room hoping 10 escape NV I'LL. front
mai. Elliott followed and when was
pas .In1 uut Of the door hc Hfed. ran
1l0ug the nan ana down tha front
stairs with Elliott follow iug and Grjng
The revolver at mc. Th- last shot
struck rae IN the back WMeu Mas az
the foot If The stairs"
AIRS Lcavitts clothing uas syt ru
in. ~ Hash from tht. receiver. Sb
rushed from thu. house and across tn.
street where she WAS caught ~ 4
pedestrian ana as sbr was ahout Ia
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idt. lhN hVNt moment LtaNltt spec
through the door ana ran Gp the street
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1"te' ahd i"ih III" 'i"fk 20 telephone
fol the poIicc. lie then ran nD stains
and locked himself nm in - room
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ana soon after arrested nm. Elliott
seemed greatly excited and appeared
1azpd He said Ia ina nnlicr. II Win
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sleep. Nhcn placed ~ Il c"ii ~ I'M
m"diatrlN went to sleep, remaining 80
for several hours
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Hill"tt t"id hilh fhdt ne "uiy meant I"
IRE four shots tn Kill the woman and
.rsrrv,, one for himself l,ut in thc OK
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