The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-02
TO BE TAKEN TO ROCHESTER.
sheriff VIII Come After Mrs. Proven
cher To-day.

Rochester. y II, February latter u
search through Dover and Southwestern
Maine, Police Officers Hanscom and Cate
notified the local authorities that Mrs.
Lizzie Provenoher. charged with the
murder of Annie Cox, her husbands
housekeeper, had been arrested in Port
land, Me. and was held to await requisi-
tton papers from Governor Rollins of this
state.
The arrest Of the woman in Portland
was not unexpected and the local authori-
ties are very glad that the capture has
been made in SO short a time.
Coroner Burnham decided to hold the
inquest this afternoon and appointed the
following jury: DR. j. H. Neal, DR.. Guy
Chesley and City Olerk Z. W. barrow.
After the usual preliminarles the follow.
ing Witnesses were examined: DIR. ID. L.
Stokes, DIR. Annis, j oseph Hunneman,
Miss Sargent, Henry Provencher and Mrs.
sadie Fuse. The jury did not report to-
night and it is believed the inquest will
be continued tomorrow. Henry Pro-
vencher, husband of the alleged murderess,
testified that il was his intention to break
up housekeeping in two weeks for the
| reason that his wife wanted the boy de
said that the only reason he continued
keeping house after he and his wifs
separated, was 30 provide home for the
| boy lie further testified that his wife
had threatened TO kill him on several
| occasions.
After it had been learned that Mrs
Provencher had been a rested in Portland
| this afternoon arrangements were made
| for Deputy sheriff Walker to go to that
| city tomorrow for the purpose OF bringing
| her to Rochester.
| raigned, as the officers have not been in
formed whether or not she will return to
New Hampshire without requisition
papers.
| Attorney General Eastman of Exeter is
expected here tomorrow to conduct the
| case for the state, on account OF the ah-
sence of County solicitor Mason.
| Miss Agnes Provencher sister of
Henry Provencher who is held as a wit
| ness is in Rochester today. Miss Pro-
vencher was with her sster-in- law when
the latter went to the home o. her hus-
band. where she had not been living for
| two years to do the shooting. In an in
terview this morning the young woman
denied that she and her sister in law had
been drinking just before the murder.
| They had had nothing 20 drink since early
| in the moruing. she went to the house
with Mrs proyencher because the woman
requested her TO on the plea that she
L
which was at the house. As they were
entering, Mrs Provencher drew a re-
yolver from one of her stockings and as
sumed threatening attitude. Miss Pro
venuher says she was considerably fright
| ened and ran out of doors. The woman
then tegan shooting, causing injuries to
her husbands housekeeper which resulted
| in almost instant death.
Miss Provencher speaks English very
poorly and the police had some difficulty
in understanding ner. Shs is French
Canadian.
The police have learned that Mrs. Pro-
venoher told her mother and sister that
she came to Rochester to murder Miss
Cox. The authorities are investigating
report that the murderess induced
Somersworth official to drink large
quantity of whiskey on the night before
the murder, and afterwards secured his
watch, money, revolver. and other belong
| ings.
The body of Miss Cox ID still at the
local undertaker's rooms, awaiting the
| arrival of relatives from Maine. The in
terest In the murder is rapidly dying out,
although there was some excitement
manifested when 1t was announced this
afternoon that Mrs. Provencher had pesn
arrested.
WHO ANNIE COX WAS.
Calais, February l.-Annie Cox who
was murdered in Rochester, n. H., yes
terday was the eldest of five daughters of