Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-11
HELD WITHOUT BAH
Holbrook Held for The Murder
of His Wife.
Still Asserts Innocence and There
Were No Witnesses to Deed.
Claims She Fired at Him and Then
Shot Herself.

Wilton. Me-. Sept. 1O.-Tbe coroper.s
inquest to investigate the death of
Josie hoiprook convened, this morning.
and adjourned to afternoon The ;,r,.
consists of Cyrus Henderson A p A,
len. w. 4. Palmer Milton Holmes =
h. Fenneil and F. H. Noyes. Coroner
Fred Adams of Pennington. and Conn
" Attorney H. $. Wing Of Kinefeld
VINO arrived. yesterday afternoon. are
conducting the investigation.
Herbert Holbrook, husband of tho
oead woman. who was arrested. yester-
Jay afternoon, charged with her muir
uer' protests his innocence and claims
that ms wife turned the 3S-calibre re-
VolVer against herself and caused her
own death. There are no witnesses
Holbrook was arraigned before Judge
henderson in the Pennington munici-
pal court this morning. and bound over
to the September term of the grand
jury without bail.
An autopsy, this noon, revealed the
fact that only one bullet entered the
head of the woman, passing through
the top. Another cartridge was dis
charged from exactly the same direc-
ton as the first and lodged in another
room, after passing through a parti-
ton.
According to the statement which the
prisoner made to Deputy Sheriff San
born. he. Holbrook, made certain accu-
Sations against his wife
he told her that the house was no
longer big enough to hold them both
and she would have to leave. This he
stated to the officer. he said N a Joking
manner and did not exactly mean it.
He then claims that the woman turned
upon him and fired shot at him from
the 3S-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver
which was found in the room with
two chambers discharged. Holbrook
claimed that after firing at him she
turned the weapon upon herself ard
fired the shot that ended her life.
The two shots We're distinctly heard
by the father and sister of Mr.. Ho!-
brook. who were in the lower part Of
the house Mr. Holbrook. senior.
rushed up stairs TO ascertain the cause
of the connection There he found his
son in an excited condition yet in the
room where the unconscious woman
lay grooming. He at once summoned
the neighbors and DR.. A. b. Adams Of
this village, who was passing the
house at the time and who was the
first beside Mr.. Holbrook, senior. 20
reach the scene. Upon entering the
room Dr. Adams asked Herbert Hol-
brook how it happened and the reply
was: II didn't do it, she did it her
self
Where is she hit?" asked the doc
tor. and the reply was that he did not
know.
Or. Adams at once made a hurried
examination and found that the top Of
the skull had been blown nearly OF,
and he at once told the anxious walters
that nothing could be done to help the
unfortunate woman. The officer was
a: once sent for and arrived about the
same time that DR.. w. J. Trefethen OF
this village arrived on the scene.
During the excitement young Hol-
brook had left the room and was FOUND
in the lower part of the house by inc
deputy and was placed under arrest
without any resistance whatever.
pr. Adams made the suggestion tha'
the coroner be sent for. The tragic
death of Mrs Eolbrook nearly pros
trated the mother and the physician
assistance was necessary to bring
about recovery The parting OF the
narerts with the son was pathetic IN
aaed and a heart-rending sight for
| tn,,se who witnessed it. the father
words 70 his son being: Goodbye. Her
| rort (, shall never see you again.