The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-03

S""fios 4 "cnsWorth Oh tns ponce court.
City Solicitor ). ID. Fslker represented
the state in the absence of County Solici.
tor Mason OF this city Mrs Provencher
was not represented by counsel. She sent
message 10 snow and Cochran Of
Rochester. asking them to defend her.
but they told her that they did not handle
| criminal cases and did not care to un d Ter :
| take her defense In the police court she
pleaded not guilty and waived examine
| ton whereupon she was remanded with
out bail
Agnes Provencher a sister in law of the
accused woman. who WAS present at the
| shooting, was held In $500 as q witness
| and In default Of bail was brought here
with Mrs. Provencher and taken to the
| jail.
Joseph Zimmerman, an insurance agent
was also held as witness In the sum Of
5000 but as he expected to furnish bonds
he was left in Rochester.
FOUND MRS. PRoveNCHEa GUILTY.
Coroner's Jury Verdict I'm Rochester
Murder case--Anothers Story Of shoot
Ing.
Rochester, n. H., February 1.-The
coroner's jury in the inq lest on the body
of Annie Coz. housekeeper for Henry
Provencher of this city, who Was shot at
Provencher's house Tuesday afternoon,
brought in verdict today to the effect
that Mrs. Lizzie Provencher WAS rsspon.
sible for the housskeeper's death. The
verdict was rs follows:
That Miss Annie Cox came to her
death in ths house OF Henry Provencher
by bullet fired from a revolver IL the
hands OF Mrs. Lizzie Provenoher."
Several witnesses were examined in.
Guiding the husband of tho woman ao-
cused OF the murder, Henry Provenoher
and Mrs sadie Fuse, Mrs. Proyenoher's
mother.
The inquest was not concluded yester-
day afternoon, but was finished this morn
ing. The evidence resented was practi.
cally repetition Of the stories told by
the various persons connected with the
affair as they appeared In the newspapers
in connection with the story Of the muir
der.
1t has developed that Miss Agnes
accused OF the murder, and who was
with her at the time, claims to have 90.
companied the woman under threat Of
bodily harm II she did not do 20.
Miss provencher says that after her
sister In law had declared her iutec lions
of going to her husbands house to shoot
him and his housskeeper, she objected
to going with her but the angry wife
threatened to shoot her n che did not CO.
Miss Provencher also States that they
entered the house without observing any
formality, but that Miss Cox recei we'd
them quite pleasantly, although she
den appearance.
Mrs. Provencher asked Miss Cox II 1t
was her intention to live with Mr.. Prov
encher permanently. Miss Cox replied
that she expected 10 return to her home
IN Calais In about two weeks and that
even she was getting ready her trunks
trout lie, she added that n Mrs Provencher
would not harm her. she would get out
at once. The shooting followed.
Miss Provenoh,r says that after the
shooting MIS-. Provencher exclaimed that
she was 80 mad with the woman who
mad taken her place that she could not
restrain herself from shooting.
Miss Provencher's testimony as to the
Cox girls preparation TO leave In about
two weeks was borne out by that given
by Mr.. Provenoher before the coroner,
to the effect that 1t was his intention TO
break up housekeeping In about two
weeks, and let his boy. for whose sake he
who was very anxious to have him live
with her.
There WAS more excitement here this
afternoon when Lizzie Provencher arrived
on the = 10 train from Portland over the
Portland and Rochester road. A great
crowd had gathered At the station, an
tioipatfng look Mt tbs woman as she was
taken from the cars. but 1t happened tina
the train stopped at the Know nothing"
above the station, where q carriage was
IN waiting and in which Mrs Provepcher
was placed and driven directly to the City
building. High Sheriff Hayes was In
panied by Deputy Sheriff Eugene Hays Of
Pennington. and Assistant Marshal Cats
of this city. Mrs. Provencher had en-
pressed the utmost willingness to return
to Rochester and was pleasant and afYable |
all the way up from Portland. She was |
in good spirits and once whsn looking
ont of the windows of she City building
and seeing the great crowd which had |
gathered out of curiosity, she remar ked |
she had not thought 80 many people
would turn to meet her. Only once did |
she show any emotion whatever. and that |
was when she greeted her young brother |
was noticed to break psrceptibly and then |
her eyes filled with tears.
After much discussion she decided not |
to have any counsel. Shortly after four |
O'Clock she ives Arraigned before Judge |
Wentworth and pleaded mot guilty. A
she was committed TO Jail 81 Dover With |
out bail. for the February term Of the |
Supreme court Joseph Hunuemnn and |
Annie Provenohsr were each held In $500 |
and all other witnesses In $50 each to an |
pear at the trial.
When Mrs. Proveuohsr was taken from |
the city building by Sheriff Hayes, ON the |
way to the depot, . remsf kab,s ihoiaspt co.
Cured The train for Dover which leaves
here at 40 he'd beep delayed six minutes |
Dor the party. This fact the crowd outside |
the building knew and 80 when the hack /