Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-30
A MANAGES DEED.
Red Beach, Calais, Man Muir
ders Wife and Son.
Fires House to Cover Up the Deed
Another Child Escapes.
Arrested and Taken TO Calais, Where lie Is
Confined Raving Maniac.

| calais. March ga horrible crime
| due. it is thought to insanity. was com
mitted by Fred Reynolds 1t Red
| Beach. a small settlement about 10 miles
| from here this forenoon. Mrs. Reynolds
| ana one son having been killed with
an axe. another son being seriously in
iured ana the house burned t. the
ground.
After completing these actions. Rey-
nolds ran up the sire t. floufishing the
bloody axe. but he did not harm any
one else. The man finally was taken
into custody. offering no resistance.
ana he Wa brought to this place for
safe keeping.
Reynolds had been employed lately
in chupping wood ana in doing odd
Jobs If any kind that would bring him
in little money. Little is known Of
his former life except that a one time
ne lived in Pembroke.
Several years az" H. married a Miss
| F,aumLn. IN English gir who had n"t
| been very long i'll America The fam
| iIy moved to Rcd Beach about three
months ago They lived in A secluded
| place ana were known to be very poor
| The family consisted OF Reynolds and
! his wife and two sons. on" between six
ana seven years Of age and tn" other
/ ahnu, three years Old. The poverty uf
| the family had become known I" the
| tnwnspcoulr ana. Il fcN days ago. sub
| stantial assistance contributed by the
citizens placed them above immediate
| want.
! According to the account received
! here Reynolds appeared as usual dur
/ ing the early hours this forenoon. At
4 about 10 o'clock, however, he entered
thu house ana with an axe assaulted
1 his wife. She was almost instantly
| Killed ana the older son was treated in
4 similar manner, being killed out
right. The 3-year-old boy apparently
! also was an intended victim Of the
father and although he was seriously
cut he survived the attack.
! After having committed these eds,
/ Reynolds set fire to the house and it
was burned to the ground. Ks the
! flames swept through the small struc-
ture. Reynolds rushed ur the street Of
| the village. still carrying the axe
| dripping with blood. As hc proceeded
| he flourishcd the implement wildly. 50
! that no one who saw him dared ap-
! preach.
| At length. how his fury seemed
to have wancd ana the authorities sue
a,5e., j, ,,I,ain,. rf,-, ,,v.I.r rast~ain-
,rba ~ wae taken AWAY without his
making any resistance owing to the
! lack of facilities ut ROD Beach for car
| in,, f,r > nris7n..r of fine apparent dos
,or:,t. nature e RryurIG., it WAS de-
riI.d f, brin.- him to- Calais. The ONLY
reason which tn. authorities or thos..
,yho know the Eoyrcids family are
willing II. accent FOR th,.. tragedy il that
E4yu,Ii. Wa insane.
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badly rcorched and taken to the home
IF neizhbor. where they were cared
for and where they viii remain until
the c1roner's arrival
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,,rn off Nv , Nov from the AK in The
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v.,- j, bounced maj there was NJ
chance u-bataver fsr HI recovery.
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r.. train ON the wav he appeared
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