Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-02
UNDER ARREST.
Mrs. Lizzie Provencher, MUIR
deress Of Annie Cox, :
At Rochester, N. H., Arrested, We'd
nesday, by Portland Police.
Has Boasied Of Deed-Seems Afraid Of Name.
Threatens Suicide.

Portland, Me-, Feb. Mrs. Lizzie
Provencher, who, Tuesday. deliberately
murdered Annie Cox, who was acting
as housekeeper for her former husband
at Rochester. N. H., was captured IN
this city, early this afternoon.
Mrs. Provencher arrived in this city,
at 1920 last night. on the Pullman and
had the local officers been informed of
the murder in time, she would have
been captured before leaving the sta
ton. as a policeman distinctly remem-
bers seeing her alight from the train.
After leaving the station Mrs. Pro-
vencher says she went to the Jefferson
hotel where she spent the night She
remained in her room during the morn
ing, and it might have taken the Off
GERS some time longer to locate her had
she not left the hotel and returned TO
the Union station, presumably with the
intention of getting still further away
from the scene Of her crime.
Early this morning, Deputy Marshal
Cate and Officer Quinlan of Rochester.
arrived in the city and at once COM
menced a search for the woman.
These officers felt positive that Mrs.
Provcnci!er was here. for they had in
formation concerning her movements
from the time she left Dover until she
reached Portland. 1t was these gentle
men who finally succeeded in locating
the woman.
Mrs. Provencher at one time resided
in the vicinity of Biddeford and while
there was mixed up in two criminal
affairs which brought her into the
hands of the officials.
On learning that other officers were
seayching the city, Messrs. Miles and
Spencer, who had come frOmA Saco.
went to the Union station to see that
Mrs. Provencher did not escape on any
of the outgoing trains. They had not
been at the station very long before
they saw the woman coming across the
square. They concealed themselves
where they could watch her movements
and they saw her come into the station
and enter the ladies toilet room. Not
having any authority to place her I'M
der arrest, they telephoned to the po-
lice station and Officer Johnson was
sent to the station.
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