The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-01

Made Threats Against the Gisl.
Rochester. n. H.. January 3l.-A care
fully planned and most cruelty 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 Provenohia on Harrison
avenue. The mystery connected with the
finding of the body was in a measure
soon cleared up and what was at hrst
thought to have been suicide proved to
be "A murder.
Airs. Lizzie Provenohia it is alleged
confessed to having done the deed and
Furthermore to having expressed her in
tention to kill her husband. whom fortu-
nately she did not mt ct while she had the
revolver In her possession. She Is, how
ever, mi.sipg, and Is known to have left
this city on freight train.
The story which resulted in today's
climax, is AN Interesting one. Provenchia
ana his wife separated about two years
ago, Mrs. Provenchia remaining in
Somersworth, while her husband and u
young son removed to Rochester. Here,
last summer, Provenchia opened "a black
smith shop in Mechanic square. Mrs.
Provenchia visited her husband several
times Of late, in an endeavor to effect =
reconciliation, but TO no purpose. Today,
on seeing her husband, she asked him to
kiss her. He refused and stated that he
did not wish to have anything to soy to
her. She answered significantly, that she
would make It hot for him and that she
intended to have revenge.
Frovenohia about four months ago en-
gagged Miss Cox as housekeeper. She was
eighteen years of age and resided in
Calais, with her parents, previous to her
| coming to this city. 1t seems proba BILE
that Mrs. Provenchia became very jealous
/ of Miss Cox and 1t is claimed that the
former made threats against the latter.
To-day, when she came from Somersworth,
she had her husbands sister for company
and together they went to the house of
Mrs. Fuse, mother of Mrs. Provenchia on
| Congress street. Here both had dinner.
Mrs Fuse the police claim says that in
conversation while in the house, Mrs.
provenchia said her object OF visiting
Rochester was TO find and to kill her hus-
band and tho Cox woman. She had A
calibre revolver with her at tho time.
Mrs Fuse says that she entreated Mrs.
Provenchia not to do anything rash. Mrs.
Fuse, further says that her daughter had
threatened at different times to shoot her
Mrs. Fuse) but no fear was felt that such
AN act would be done. About three
lo'clock Mrs. Provenchia left the house
and il Is quite evident she went directly
to her husbands house. What there oo
CURED Is only known from what Mrs.
Fuse told the police as the substance oil
conversation occurring between Miss Cox
and Mrs Provenchia. Mrs. Fuse says
that her daughter said that she ordered
| Miss Cox to leave the house and DO sta Y
out AIiss Cox replied that she would
nos Mrs. Provenchia then drew out u
revolver and fired one shot, the lead hit
ing Miss Cox in the arm. Then three
shots were fired, all taking effect. Mrs.
| Provenchia then returned to her mother =
house and told her mother what she had
done, as Mrs. Fuse says, going into de-
| tails OF her act even describing the
position of the girls tody as 1t was after
| wards found. Mrs. Provenchia then lefs
the house with Agnes Provencnia her
sister in law, and going tn the depot got
into the caboose of the freight train which
left this city for Somersworth. On ar
irving at the latter place the two women
left the train at the round house IN the
ward. They walked down town. and
during the walk Mrs. Provenohia told
Agnes that shs was going to Boston. The
women separating little later mrs
Proyeuchia returned to the railroad depot,
going Down the track and 1t is believed
getting into stock c.r at
taohed TO a freight train, and the other