Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-22
A TOGUS TRAGEDY.
Another Drunken Melee at the
Famous Carson House.
Cora Witham Arrested on Charge Of
Assault with Intent to Kill.
Alexander Leighton the victim--Hearing. this
Morning. at the Jail.

new members. when one of the Carson
family is out of Jail, is again in the
clutches of the law. This time 1t is all
on account Of the sister OF the cele-
brated. Rose Carson White, Cora t.
/ Witham. who is charged with assault
with intent to Kill. and is in the Ken
i nebec iail in waiting for the hearing
that is to take place there. this morn
ing. before Judge Il. c. Stevens of the
Chelsea municipal court.
| The alleged crime was committed, ac
cOrding to the testimony. Monday after
noon. in Chelsea. in the Carson house
fwhere there have been so many affairs
of the sort: the house where the men
were so vigorously assaulted in August.
1887. and where Everett White was
murdered by his wife. Rose Carson
White. The victim of the assault is
young man named Alexander Leighton
OF Alma. il man % years of age. and of
habits not very .commendable. if the
testimony of the Chelsea people can be
relied upon. The alleged crime itself
was the assault by Cora Witham. upon
| said Leighton with some sharp instru
mcnt. either an axe or "a knife. the
testimony on that point is not yet clear.
! which inflicted a dangerous wound ON
| the head, The story of the cXent was
learned by the Journal. Tuesday even
| ing, from Deputy Shcritfs Ames and
Rollins of Chelsea, and from Judge
Stevens. 1t makes an interesting
chapter.
= Cora Whitman is the elder sister OF
Rose Carson White, who is serving the
flour years sentence for manslaughter
la the State prison. Cora had been i'm
Et12 county Jail for the past Is months
1 ~ selling rum and has been at liberty
la2 about six weeks. Her reputation
bout the same as that of her
| yduhger sister, and it promises to be
| fully as startling, should she have the
chance and had her intent of Monday
been accomplished.
When she was released from Jail she
went at once to her home in Chelsea,
which was closed on account of the
absence in Jail of herself, her mother
and her sister She opened the man.
sion and began to receive visitors. a
man went there to live with her and
| there came stories of drunken rows.
The first man left after time and an
other came. The news that she was
out of Jail seemed to have been noised
about among her old friends.
! She was called upon. last Friday
afternoon. by the deputy sheriffs who
told her that she must go slow or they
!. would place her in Jail once more. She
promised to do better but word reach
; ed them of drunken row, Sunday.
1t seems that during the past few
!. days she and another woman, who has
; but recently been released from Jail on
4 sentence for liquor selling, with four
or five men. have been having an ami
mated drunk. Among these men were
James Baldic of Watervile. and Au-
gustus Wood of Bath. the latter being
well known as a man who has been
j law breaker and who caused the LIST
Maine Heavy Artillery SO much trouble
wher. they were here, on account OF his
actions, he, being member of Battery
d. Then there were Fisher Ames and
Alexander leighton.
During one of these rows she struck
Baldic, so it is alleged and Baidic
shows. the schr. over the head with
loaded cane which caused his head to
bleed copiously. She is also said to
l.have struck al him with an .aXe,sbut
he was pulled from under the blow by
another person The men say she had
threatened to kill them several times IN
the drunk. - 80 >;
Sometime Monday evening. SO ii is
} claimed. she struck Alexander Leigh
ton with either an axe or knife ana
inflicted the wound mentioned. He
was otherwise badly pounded. The
wound was dressed by DR.. Hunt or the
Togus Home, who says it is danger
Deputy Sheriff Rollins heard of The
matter. Tuesday morning. ano
notifying Deputy Ames, they start
Oh ont to investigate. The!
brought Leighton and Fisher Ames t.
This city where before Judge Stevens
7 thev. were heard. Both were commit
j tod TO TAIL and warrants issued for tn
4 orrast Of Cora Witham and James Bal
die. , co.
they then went to the hom
cf the woman to arrest her. Inc.
found several men about the place AM
I tho two women. Cora was in bed an
refused to arise. The other woman
;. was drunk. The men at first demurre
. 20 having the officers move Cora
o,o;r,;re she was i'll. but they were toll
- ...ea.o or there would b