The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-24
KITTERY WOMAN OVER SO
ATTACKED BY BURGLAR.
Alleged Criminal Threatened With
Lynehing.
WAS ARRESTED AND CONFINED
IN VILLAGE LOOKUP.

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Man Was Partially intoxicated
and Was Seen 10 Leave the House
Byway Of window--vietim Lived
Alone ON Outskirts OF Village.
Kittery. Me-, January e8.-Mrs. Elvlra
| Tarlton, one of the oldest residents of this
town, Is dying tonight from fearful
| wounds about the head and shoulders. re
| ceived In an encounter with a burglar
this afternoon, while Fred Parks, % years
of age, who was sssn to jump from the
window OF Mrs Tarlton's lonely house,
is locked up in the Jail charged with the
| crime.
The entire community Is wild with ex-
citement and tonight after Parks had
beon arrested at his home, he was openly
threatened with lynching Rs he was led
through the wrathful crowd TO the jail.
Mrs. Tsrlton. who is SO years of age
lived alone in her little house, which is
| on the river bank, not far from the ferry,
and hss always lived n quiet, uneventful
life, with but few callers, although her
friends were many.
GeorRe A. Williams was walking along
told him that there was a drunken man
| in the vicinity OF Mrs. Tarton's house,
who appeared to be acting rather peculiar.
ly. Williams hastened to the house and
trted the door but could not get in, 70 he
ran across 20 one of the neighbors for as
sistance. de had scarcely reached the
house, which WAS only few hu ndred
yards away, when he heard crash and
saw Parks leaping from one of the win
cows Of the arst floor.
Before Williams could give the alarm.
Parks had run of up the street disap-
pearing into the woods. With one or two
of the neigh bors Williams ran back to the
effect,,d attempts. managed to break in
tue door Of the Kitchen. 1t was "a grew
some spectacle that met their gaze. for
on the floor lay the unfortunate woman,
her head bruised and battered, one eye
put out, her shoulder slashed with u
| butcher k1ife that was near her, covered
with blood, while the crimson fluid was
also scattered in every direction.
1t took some minutes for Williams and
his companions TO ascertain that tho poor
woman was alive, and when they did SO,
one of their number hastenea for the
doctor, while the others bathed her head
and shoulders. The physicians upon az
irving after IA careful examination. gave
but little hope for Mrs. Tarlton's re
coyery, but she was nevertheless tenderly
carried 20 a neighboring houss, and every
effort was made to revive her Meantime
the police had been notified and q search
Ing party organized for .he pursuit Of
Parks.
An examination of the house showed,
that. while everything was In fearful dis.
order, very little Of value had been taken,
although most thorough search foI
money had been made. Within three
hours after the police had been notified of
He was found at his fathers, home and
was readily given up by the family. He
WAS handcuffed and brought up TO jail,
but a great crowd had collected and all
sorts OF threats were hurled at him, while
his captors were unlocking the Jail door,
o nee inside. he was locked into IA cell,
while two policemen were stationed as
qua rds The authorities do not expect
any trouble from the citizens although
popular feeling is at white heat. He
will be taken to Alfred tomorrow and
lodged In the county jail.
Parks was apparently somewhat under
the influence of liquor. and a bottle OF
of the articles from the Taritop house
were found in his clothes. He talked but
little regarding tho affair but did not
deny That he committed the assault.
The physicians attending Mrs. Iarlton
hardly expect her to survive tonight as
her WOUNDS, especially about the head are
deep and of ghastly nature
The room where the encounter took lace
gave every evidence OF bsing the scene of
a fierce struggle, and apparently Mrs
Tarlton did not succumb until her head
had been pounded almost into Jelly, and
her shoulders and arms cut and slashed as
ifsby u butcher. Nearly every part of
the room Shove spots Of blood, and even
the ceiling did not escape being spattered.
Parks, who Is 23 wears of are has al
ready served time for other offsnces.