Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-04
SAD AND PIrlFUl CASE.
Young Woman at Livermore Fall, in Mas, II,
fortunate Situation.

! Livermore Falls. Me Der ~
saadest cases iha' ever happened in this
'o"h mas JUST eo''ic 10 light and is now
me universal theme of conversation. A
uead chiid' ana woman with throat
slashed and wrist cut las caused the
present excitement 1t is the old. old
| but too well.
Miss Adde May Leavitt da,sbter of
| Milton LeaVitt OF Livermore is rho nor
son who has caused the present excite
| ment. Miss LeaVitt Is about % wears of
| age. and up to the present InfortInad.
time has borne an unimpeachabIe rem
| tatiOn.
About three weeks ago she cano fro,,
| ner Llvermore home to make n visit with
| Mrs. Z. s. Phillips of this VILLAGE MI
| Phillips suspected nothing wrong and ~
| VISIT OF her guest was prolonged until
Monday night, when the climax was
On that evening Miss Leavitt was ta1xop
SICK and at once, and unbeknown to Mrs
Phillips. attempted suicide Retiring t.
her room she cut and slashed her throat
in several places. Failing in This attemnt
to end her life she then cut her wrist very
severely but still not fatally. All thi,
.ime MISS LeaVitt was alone in her room
and continually growing sicker and we;,k
er from loss of blood and the panes OF
motherhood
AS soon as the inmates Of the hous,.
isG
Leavitt left her room and stealing silent
- out, started for the woods which were
out a short distance away. Here she r.
manned through the cold night in suffer
ing and pain. with no kind hand to min
lister to her wants in her terrible coudi-
ton: At O'Clock in the morning. her
enid was born Wrapping the baby ~
i'll her night dress. the suffering wonan
stole back into the house and the room
she had SO recently vacated
1t was now Tuesday morning. and a
lew hours later breakfast in the house
hold was ready. AS Miss Leavitt failed
70 appear according to her usual custom
MRS. Phillips called 10 her and received
the response in feeble tones that she
would be down directly. Failing to do
TINS, Mrs Phillips became uneasy ana
fearing something was wrong at once
went up to her room and looked in.
Here sight met her gaze that filed
her with fright and horror Miss LeaVitt
lay in the bed with deathly features and
her bleeding arm hanging over the SHE
of the railing. The clothes were covered
with blood and everything indicated som
dreadful tragedy.
Overcome with fright. Mrs. Phillips ut
once rushed down stairs and gave tn
alarm. Physicians were at once sum
moncd. Or. Gibbs and DR.. Higgins. a Ia
dN physician arrived at the house Tn.
doctors found a dead baby in the bed ana
the mother in a prccarioIs condition. As
soon as they had attended To the wants
of the woman the doctors at once notified
the authorities. and LAWYER H. Emery
Pratt was consulted. This gentleman III
once telcphoned To the Lewiston official:
Ii was now Tuesday evening and there
was no tain until the next dav. Coroner
+. l.. Samson started for the scene on
the Wednesday morning train and on his
arrival at the Phillips house in Liver
more rams ne At once summoned the doc
tors to make an autopsy on the body OF
the dead infant. This post norton III
NeStiSatiun revealed the fact that tho
child was born alive.
Mr. Samson then summoned coroner'r
Jury. The body had been removed 10
Jcffards undertaking rooms. and here tn
jury viewed ii and held the inquest As
County Attorney Shelton was unayoida-
by detained by coIrt business an add
1ournment was taken until next Tues
day. when the ease will be resumed Tht.
body was then buried by the authorities
The woman lies dangerously sick in ted
Coroner Samson has LETT orders that sin
bek cot there until his jury shall render
their decision. The case will then be
handed over to the authorities There
We're no marks of violence on the child'S
body. 1t might have died OF exposure.
These are matters That must be inveSti-
gated further, a. the woman has not
Yet stated the cause of her babys death
1t is understood that she accuses q man
living in Canton as being the author Of
her trouble.
Mr. Leavitt. the father of the unfortl-
nate woman. Is much broken down Over
his daughters misfortune. He says this
is the only black spot on her character
chat he ever knew. There is much sym
pathY expressed Cor him and also for his
unfortunate daughter.
The case now hangs fire until Coroner
Samspn'S jury shall again convene Tues:
day morning. when County Attorney
Shelton will be present