The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-01
WAS PLANNED.
Young Woman Murdered
Because of Jealousy.

Rochester, M h., Jan. a.-A care
fully -planned and most cruelly-carried-
out murder, the result of jealousy,
came to light this afternoon, when the
body of Annie Cox, IS years of age, of
Calais, Me-, was found in a pool Of
blood, in the house of Henry Proven
CHA, on Harrison avenue.
The mystery connected with the find
ing of the body was in manner soon
cleared up, and what at first was
thought to have been a suicide, proved
to be a murder. Mrs. Lizzie Proven
CHA, it is alleged, confessed to having
done the deed, and to have expressed
expressed her intention to kill her
husband, who, fortunately. she did not
her possession.
She is. however, missing, and is
known to have left this city on a
freight train.
The story which resulted in today's
climax is an interesting one. Proven
CHA and his wife separated about two
years ago, Mrs. Provenchia remaining
in Somersworth, while her husband
and a young son removed to Roches-
ter. Mrs. Provenchia visited her hus-
band several times in an endeavor to
effect a reconciliation. but to no pur-
pose. Today, on seeing her husband,
she asked him to kiss her. He refused
and stated that he did not wish to
have anything to say to her. She an
swered, significantly, that she would
make it hot for him. Provenchia, a
few months ago, engaged Miss Cox as
housekeeper. She was a bright and
vivacious girl, and it seems very prob
able that Mrs. Provenchia became very
Jealous of Miss Cox, even to making
threats against her and visiting this
city several times with the intention
of doing her husband and Miss Cox
bodily harm.
Today, when she came from Somers-
worth. sire had her husbands sister for
company, and together they went to
the house of Mrs. Fuse, mother of Mrs.
Provenchia. Mrs. Fuse, the police
claim, says that in conversation while
in the house, Mrs. Proyenchia said her
object of visiting Rochester was to find
and to kill her husband and the Cox
woman. She had a 44-calibre revolver
with her at the time, which she had
procured from a policeman at Somers-
worth. After dinner, Mrs. Provenchia
left the house, going directly to her
husbands house. What there occurred
is only known from what Mrs. Fuse
told the police as the story told by her
daughter. Mrs. Fuse says that her
daughter said that she ordered Miss
Cox to leave the house and to stay out
Miss Cox replied that she would not
Mrs. Provenchia then drew out a re.
vOlNer and fired four Shots all taking
effect in Miss CoX's body
Mrs. Proventia then turned to the
her mothers house and told her mother
the details of her act. Mrs Proven.
CHA then left the house with her sis.
ter-in-law, the women separating at the
railroad depot, Mrs. Provenchia going
down the railroad track and getting
into stock car. containing horses, at.
tached to a freight train, and the other
woman going down town. The freight
train left soon after.
The police heard of the murder in a
singular way. When Mrs. Provenchis
left her husbands hoNse she met male
acquaintance, and told of what hac
transpired and of her intention to Kill
her husband. This young man persuaded
her not to modest her husband, and She
consented not to do so.
The woman then proceeded. while the
young man went to Provenchia's house
and there found the body Of Miss Cox
For some reason the young man delayed
informing the police, and when he did
so Mrs. Provenchia had been carried
away on the freight train.
The police took charge of the Pro.
venchia house and Coroner Burnhan
held post mortem examination on the
body.