Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-09-05
INSPIRED BY JEALOUSY
DANIEL n. CANNON SHOOTS MISS
MARTHA L. LovEJOY

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DANIEL n. CANNON SHOOTS MIS-
i MARTHA l. LovEJOy
AND LATER MAKES WAY WITH HIMSELF
| -cAMNoN's BODY FOUND IN TIL
RIVER. - MISS LovEJoY NAY RI
COVER, But Is CRITICALLY ILL.
South Paris was startled Thursds,
morning by the news that Daniel Gam
mon OF this place had fired two shot
with revolver Of Martha l.. Lovejoy
near her fathers house 10 the southeast
ern part OF the town, and that she VA
In critical condition from the effects
while Cannon had disappeared.
Daniel Cannon has lived on Pint
Street In South Paris, and has been ,
resident Of the place for about twelv,
years, coming here FROM Poland. H,
is about IS years of age, and has two
sons and daughter. from about ~ te
10 years OF age. He has worked at varl-
Gus kinds OF work. Recently he hal
had charge OF the husking shed at the
corn factory during the run, and was
there on duty this year up to wednes-
day night.
Martha L. Lovejoy, who was shot, is q
comely woman OF perhaps IS years, the
daughter of Washington II. Lovejoy,
who lives on the "Capt. Hillr place In
the edge Of Paris, forty rods, more OF
less, from the South Paris Hebron road.
She was married In the West to Adm
Saltzman, hut came east with her father
few years since, and procured divorce
at the last February term Of court, hav-
ing her name changed to her maiden
name Of Martha l. Lovejoy.
Daniel Gsmmon's wife died In April,
1897, and after that Miss Lovejoy was
his housekeeper for considerable time.
Last April she went to her fathers aud
did not return to Mr.. Gammon's, but
since that time he has shown her some
attention.
Thursday morning, II seems, most OF
the Lovejoy family left the house early
In the forenoon. Mr.. Lovejoy went
blackberrying down across the Hebron
road. Mrs.. Lovejoy and Martha went
after blackberries to the pasture some
twenty rods from the honse. Some OF
the older boys were away at other places,
and Neil Lovsjoy. boy Of s, went to
the barn to do some chores before going
down to the pasture where his mother
and sister were berrylng.
When the boy went into the barn he
was surprised TO see Cannon sitting on
the hay, that being the first intlmsti
any OF the family had that he Was about
the premises. Cannon said TO the boy,
where's the folkssr The boy told him
where they were. and G smmon remarked
that he guessed he would 60 and get an
apple and 90 home across lots. He went
70 an apple tree near the barn and got an
apple, then went of mp the hill toward
the road which runs 10 the Hall neigh
borhood, Ia the opposite direction from
that In which the members OF the family
hsd gone.
Having finished what he had 10 do at
the barn, the boy went down into the
pasture where his mother and sister
were blsckberrying. Soon after he got
there, Cannon appeared, and sitting
down on the ground, began CONVERSE
ton with Martha. He asked her TO 60
10 ride with him, and she declined. Then
he said,
"rm going to give up my job In the
corn shop and run away"
She asked him why and he replied,
''You don't care anything for me-"
She answered, III don't care anything
more for you than did 1t first"
A little further conversation ensued,
and Cannon again asked her to 20 TO
ride. She emphAticslly refused, where
upon Cannon exclaimed, If you won't
90 TO ride with me, you never'll 90 TO
ride with anybody" and pulling revolt
yer fired 81 her. The outlet entered her
right cheek, some two inches below the
eye, and went backward and little up
ward. He stood so close that her face
was burned with the fash from the
pistol.
The woman sank TO the ground, and
Mrs. Lovejoy, catching Cannon by the
swung him partly around aud
told him 70 leave. He fired another shot
at the woman who had fallen to the
ground. the bullet going into the back OF
the neck, just above the shoulder blade.
Cannon then disappeared 10 the woods.
Alonzo Dean, q neighbor, WAS only
short distance away, and Was promptly
upon the scene, and called Mr.. Lovejoy,
who was within sound Of the shots, but
had not suspected anything wrong. The
woman WAS taken to the house, and
Dean went with all speed TO South Paris,
after doctors and sheriff. Doctors Lar
rabee and Woodbury. were quickly there.
They were unable TO find either OF the
bullets by probing, but made the patient
a. comfortable as possible.
Cannon had 3 considerable number
Of scquaintapces Ia this section, as one
of his occupations was making axe
handles and OF gosds, which he sold to
dealers himself, aud SO had Travelled quite
extensively 10 this part Of the state. He
served as night Waterman In South Paris
villsge during the burglar scare OF few
years since, and has done other duty rs
a special policeman, and WAS regarded ss
q good officer. He was quiet and
pesceable citizen, Of whom no one would
have expected anything 10 the nature OF
violence. For some three or four years,
however, he has shown peculiarities OF
so that nearly everybody
who had dealing with him noticed IL, and
questioned whether he was 'just right"
mentally; and even his own children
regarded him a. verging on insanity.
Gsmmop IL seems had become intense
ly Jealous of Miss Lovejoy, and only .
day or two before the shooting had told
some OF the men who were working with
him ut the corn factory that be took her
TO the Advent campmeeting at Mechanic
Falls and she "went back on him" after
they got there, and he said II he had had
q revolver he would have shot her then
and there. No attention Vas paid to
the threat, a. IL was not supposed he
was talking seriously until after the
shooting was actually done.
IL appears from what subsequently de-
veloped that Cannon slept in his bed ut
home for ut least portion Of the pre-
cediug night, as his bed was tumbled.
In the morning he was not there, and
when be did not appear at the corn
factory, the superintendent sent TO his
house TO inquire about him. As he had
remarked few days before that he
might perhaps 60 TO Stoneham, where
he has relatives, pretty soon, bis chill
dren, presuming he had gone there,
hitched up the team and started for
Stonehsm. They were recalled BY q
messenger sent after them, when 1t was
learned soon afterwsrd what had oc-
Cured. He had told the children some
time before that II he went of they would
and his watch and money In q certain
place, and they looked there and found
the watch and wallet containing q
small sum Of money.
Friday morning, the next day sitter