Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-27
MUST BE INSANE.
Concord, N. H., Woman Seeks
to Kill Divorced Husband.
Hires a Young Boston Man to Do Job,
Paying SIS Down.
lie Notifies Police Who Arrest Woman
Thought to Be Insane.

Concord, n. H., Dec. ga scnsa-
tiOnal episode in Concord in the crimi-
nal line came to Il climax, tonight, IN
the arrest of Mrs. Carrie Sinclair Hun
toon, 70 years of age, well known in
society and at the time of her mar
riage one of the bellies of the city, on
the charge of conspiracy with intent
to kill her divorced husband, Walter
G. Huntoon, of whom it is asserted she
had been extremely jealous. At the
September term of the superior court,
Mrs. Huntoon was granted "a divorc /:
from her husband on statutory
grounds.
Her acts this week as claimed by the
police and which led up to her arrest.
tonight, convince her friends that her
family grief has made her mentally
i'll. From a beautiful bride of a few
years ago her grief has made her grief
has made her haggard in feature and
emaciated in form 50 that she had the
sympathy of all who knew her.
The story as given out by the police,
tonight, is as follows:
On Monday. Mrs. Huntoon went to
Boston and accosted young man.
total stranger, asking him if he was
earn a dollar. He said he did and she
asked him to get her a man, TO put
a man out of the way" She said she
wanted revenge on this man and that
was the only way she could get it.
This young man was VIM. Henry Dut-
ton of Dorchester, Mass. To him she
outlined a plan to Kill her husband.
promising a reward to whom ever was
to do the job.
Dutton gave her no definite answer
ana after giving her his address. ne
went home. told his father Of the con
Versation. His father sent him to the
police authorities in Boston and they
in turn notified city Marshal locke,
giving the latter description of the
woman as Dutton remembered her.
on Tuesday, the police say. Mrs.
Huntoon came back To this city and
wrote \ letter to this young man
Duttonp. telling him to come here at
once and giving directions as 10 how
he was to do the job when he got here.
Dutton showed the letter to the police
and by their directions met Mrs. Hun
toon here, this evening. at the rear Of
the State House. Marshal Locke and
Assistant Marshal Rand watched the
proceedings.
Young Dutton claims that Mrs Hun
toon handed him Il loaded revolver and
an envelope. which she said contained
u s. bill as part payment for the job
and another envelope as a decoy letter
which was to be given to Huntoon, hcr
former husband, in order to get n!m
out OF the house. ana into a favorable
place for the carrying out of the crime.
Mrs. Huntoon started home ana the
officers and Dutton followed her.
Later Dutton called out Mrs. Huntoon
and told her he had lost the decoy let
ter and could not find Huntoon' :
house. Mrs. Huntoon told him the
number and pointed in the direction Of
the house and as she did 50 the city
marshal stepped up and caught her by
the arm. She looked around. recognize
Cd the marshal and went into hystcr
les. When she came to her senses she
was allowed to say good bye to her
aged mother and her little child and
then was taken to the police station to
spend the night.
Mrs. Huntoon realizes her situation
and her only excuse being that Hun
toon Snecrcd at her when they met on
the street. Many Of her friends who
were informed of her plight immcdi
ately said that her troubles with her
husband had caused her such mental
anguish that her acts of this week can
vino is not responsible for her acts.