Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-01
A CRUEL REVENGE.
I
Annie Cox Of Calais. MUIR
dered at Rochester, N. H.
Deliberately Shot Down by Mrs. Pro-
venchia, Jealous Of Husband.
murdcress Boasts Of Revenge. Threatens 10
Kit Husband and Escapes.

Rochester, ~ H., Jan. 31.-A careful
ly planned and most cruelty carried out
murder. The result Of Jealousy, same 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 Provenchia on Harri-
son avenue. The mystery called with
the finding of the body was in Il
measure soon cleared up and what was
at first thought to have been a suicide
proved to be Il murder.
Mrs. Lizzie Provenchia. i; is alleged,
confessed to having done the deed and
furthermore to having expressed he.
intention to kill her husband. whom
fortunately. she did not meet while she
had the revolver in her possession.
She is. however, missing. and is known
to have left this city on freight train.
The story which resulted in today 5
climax, is an interesting one. Proven
CHA and his wife separated, about two
years ago. Mrs. Provenchia remaining
in SomersW orth. while her husband and
a young son removed to Rochester
Here, last summer Provenchia opened
a blacksmith shop in Mechanic square
several times of late, 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 answered,
significantly, that she would make it
hot for him and that she intended 10
have revenge.
Provcnchia. about four months ago, en-
gagged Miss Cox us housekeeper. She was
Is years of age and resided in Calais,
with her parents, previous to her coming
% this city. 1t seems probable chat Mrs.
ProNenehia became very Jealous of Miss
Cox. and it is claimed that tho former
made threats against the latter. Today,
when she came from Somersworth sh.
had her husbands sister for company
and together they went to The house OF
Mrs. Fuse, mother Of Mrs. Provenva,ia
on Congress street, where both had din
nor.
Mrs. Fuse, the Police claim. says that in
converse ton while in the house. Mrs.
Provenchia said her object i'll visitins
Rochester was to md ana Kill her has
band and the Cox woman. She had n IL
c:ilibre revolver with her ut the time.
Mrs. Fuse says that she cntreatrd Mr.,
not to do anything rash. Mrs.
Fuse further says that her daughter had
threatened at different times Ia shoot
her (Mrs. Fuse but iro fear was felt that
such an act would be done.
Ag,out :; o'clock. Mrs. rrovcnchia lcit
the house, and it is quite evident tina;
she went directly to her husbands house.
What there occurred is only known from
what Mrs. Fuse told the police as the
substance, of conversation occurring be-
tween Miss Cox and Mrs. Provcnchia.
Mrs. Fuse says that her daughter SAID
that she ordered Miss Cox to leave the
house and STAY out, Miss Cox replied THAI
she would not. Mrs. Provcncha then
drew ont a revolver and fired one shot,
the lead hitting Miss Cox in the arm.
Then three shots were fired, al taking
effect. Mrs. Provenchia then returned to
her mothers house and told her r.othei
what she had done. as Mrs. Fuse says.
going into the details Of her act. even g.
scribing the position of the girls body.
as ii afterwards proved.
Mrs. Provenchia then left the house
with Agnes Provenchia, her sister-in-law
and going. to the depot. got INTO the ga
hoose of the freight train which left this
city for Somersworth. On arriving at the
latter place, the two women left the
train at the roundhouse in the yard. They
Mrs. Provenchia told Agnes that she was
going to Boston. The women separating
a little later, Mrs. Provenchia returned 20
the railroad depot. going down the track,
anu, IL Is Dtltt'Neu. Scttlipo liilc Il otoNh
car attached to freight train. which
left at o'clock.
The police took charge of the Proven
CHA house, placing officers on duty 10
prevent the throng of curious people from
ovcrrunnng the house. Coroner Burn
ham and Dr. Ames were called and Il
post mortem examination of the body
was made. The body was found in SIT
ting room of the house, face downward.
the head resting on a cuspidore. Four
shots were fired. all taking effect
The doctors believe that when the first
shot hit Miss Cox in the left arm. she
turned to run. and the other shots lodged
in the back. She fell 70 the floor. her
head striking on the cuspidore. She did
not move after falling.
In searching the house the police found
two revolvers. one on the stand near the
dead woman. and one in the chamber up
sairs. Provenchia declares that the
weapons were just as he had left them IN
the morning. The chambers of both
wea pOnS were full.
A surprising feature of the tragedy is
the fact that no one has been found as
yet who heard the reports of the shots
in spite of the fact that other houses
stand near the Provenchia house. and
the very loud reports caused by the eA-
plosions of the heavy calbre shells. Sew
eral persons saw Mrs. Provenchia leav-
ing the house.