Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-23
BY HIS OWN HAND.
Coroner's Inquest on Death
Of Edwin Etlingwood
Finds He Came to His Death by Shoot.
ing by His Own Hand.
But Whether Accidental Or Suicide II 4
Unable 70 Determine.

Bangor, Me-. Feb. 22.-(SpeciaD.-
1t was nearly o'clock. Tuesday night
when the coroner's jury which sat t.
find the cause Of the death Of Edwin
duties. The jury's verdict was that
Ellingwood came to his death by "A rifle
bullet fired from rifle in his own
hands. but whether Intentional or acct
dental the jury was not able to deter
mine. zsr
This decision does not settle the case.
There is just as much mystery con-
nccted with it now az ever. and Brad
ford people do not mean to let the mat
ter drop. 1t is also understood that
the county and State authorities will
continue to push the case to ascertain
if possible how Ellingwood met his
death.
AS stated in the Journal, Wednesday
morning. Ellingwood did not have an
enemy, that is, his mother told the
Journal representative that he did not
and mothers usually know about these
things. Several people at North Brad
ford claim that there is woman mixed
up in the case. But who is she? The
Journal man could not find that Filing
wood had ever paid the least bit of at
tention to any woman, still some peo-
pie say that he had.
The only man with whom Filing.
wood ever had any trouble with what
ever. according TO people in Bradford
and Lagrange. was Lot Hall. who
worked for Ellingwood. some time ago
1t is said that he and the dead man
had some trouble over the wages which
Ellingwood agreed to pay Hall. and
after working three days. Hall was dis
charged. He went to Milo. SO it is
stated. and saw lawyer and as a re-
suit was brought against E.llingwood
by Hall for 20 days work. Thi:
trouble occurred. last fall. and since
that time Hall has not been seen in
Bradford.
This is only one of many stories
told about the burning of FL
lingwood's buildings and his death
Frank Strout. who lives on the Storel
place so-called. about two miles below
Ellingwood's. testified before the cor
| oner's. jury that he believed the barn
burned before the house.
If this is the case. and Ellingwoot
wanted to end his life because hi.
property was being destroyed, VIII,
didn't he shoot himself in the hous,
instead of coming out and closing tn,
door behind him and then taking hi.
life. 1t showed Saturday night jus
after the buildings We're burned and il
anybody killed the man, their track.
would have been covered up with snow
as well as all evidences of struggl.
in the yard.
DIR. A. X. p. Smith of Bradford
testifying before the coroner's jury
when asked whether the wound
through Ellingwood's head and brair
was made from above or below said
Il cannot tell" He did not think it
probably that q shot. If it passed
through the head from above could e
through and come out of the mouth
without sears being left. He said thai
he should have expected to have found
a larger wound in the face il Filing.
wood had held the rifle in his owi
hands and fired 1t.
1t does not seem possible that a s.
calibre metal patch bullet could be
iiIeu sHto ~ HlVuNu NltuOul UION
ing his face to pieces. but Ellingwood's
wasn't and that's one reason why peo-
pie believe that somebody killed the
man with a shot from behind.
Funeral services over the remains of
the dead man were held at the home ot
his parents in Bradford. "Wednesday
forenoon at 10 o'clock. and were at
tended by many people.