The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-02
WAS GLAD TO SER HER.
How Officer Johnson Surprised
Rochester MurdereSS.
MRS. PROvENCHRR ARRESTED IN
UNION STATION.

Night at West End Hotel and Wa.
at Union station Most of tn, Dave
Revolver and Cartridge Found In
Her Stocking.
Mrs. Lizzie Provenoher. tho Somers-
worth murderess, was arrested Yesterday
afternoon at the Union station. A
biddeford baker who was ON board the
Pullman train that arrived in Portland
at 1890 p. m, Tuesday, and who knew
Mrs. Proveneher, saw her and talked with
her ON the train. The baker got off at
Biddeford but the woman continued ON TO
Portland. She came from Dover. N. H..
where she went on the freight train from
Somersworth after the murder.
After arriving In Portland she went to
the Jefferson hotel near the Union
station and passed tho night and yestor-
day morning. In the meantime Deputy
Sheriff Miles Of Saco and Deputy sheriff
Spencer OF Berwick, came to Portland,
and with Portland officers hunted
for the woman. a bout three
o'clock Deputy sheriff Miles SAW the
the Union station, and he telephoned the
police station for city officer. Officer
johnson went down To tho station. The
York county officers told him to be care
full for the woman was dangerous. John.
son got ths lady telegraph operator to 60
into the toilet room and get the woman
into the outside room where he could get
her. This was done. When she seated
herself johnson saw that her Astrachan
cape did not cover her hands which were
folded In her lap. He rushed through the
door. seized her hands in his saying,
"how glad am to see you." taking her
completely by surprise, at the same time
putting the twlsters on her wrists. As he
did so he handed the other end to Sheriff
Miles who had followed after him with
Deputy Spencer, and turning to the
woman said: Where is the gum
She replied "in my stocking" johnson
put down his hand and pulled from her
stocking the big "A oalibre revolver and
also a box of cartridges The revolver
was loaded. The woman was then taken
to the police station. She would make no
talk. The marshal got some dinner for
her. She was cool as could be- and only
expressed regret that sho hadn't shot
her husband.
Mrs. PrCvencher wore blue hat. q
black Astrachan cape, and dark dress.
She is tall quite good looking and pale,
with n determined face She is about
thirty years of age.
Mrs. Proyenoher is we'll known in the
cities Of eastern New Hampshire ana in
Western Maine.
Her maiden name was Lizzie Hutchins
and she married Henry Provenoher the
young blacksmith, about six years ago.
Their married life was not very happy
They had frequent quarrels and recon
citations. and finally separated at Ports
mouth, y. H., about "a year ago
About this time her husband became
acquainted with Annie Cox, the young
Calais woman, who became his house
keeper. Mrs. Provenoher became intense.
ly jealous and this evidently prompted
her TO the crime
Mrs. Prov-nchers mother, Mrs. Sadie
L. Fuse, lives at Rochester. Her father
is Charles Nj. Hutchins of Horns Mills,
Wakefield. n. Ii.
Mr.. Proveucher will be remembered as
an important witness in York county
case in which Willard p. Merchant, a cir
Gus strong man figured, who WAS arrested
at Catherine, Ont, charged with the
wholesale robbery of seaside cottages nj
Kennbu n port. Wells and Ogunquit.
Mir. and Mrs. Proyencher had child
eight years old who was living with the
father.
Deputy Sheriff Miles said he had had
Mira. Provencher under arrest twice be-
fore.
Mrs. Provencher was to have been taken
back to sSomersworth by the 5. 30 train
over the Rochester. Several Rochester
officers came here as well as the York
county officers to get her As none Of
them had the proper requisition papers
Marshal Sylvester decided to keep her in
the women's lodging room at the station
until this morning, when Sheriff Hayes
of Dover will arrive with the Iapers,
WITH AN OFFICERS REVOLVER.
Axst,tant Marshal OF Somersworth In
voIyed in Proveneher Murder.
Somersworth. n. H., February las
sistsnt Marshal Payquetts of this city
whose name has been associated with that
of Mrs. Henry Provencher in connection
with the murder of Miss Annie Cox at
Rochester. Yesterday, could not be found
In this city when his associates attempted