Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-27
HOLES IN HEAD
Leads to Suspicion Of Murder
at Kingsbury.
Mrs. Chas. Wyman Found Dead in
House by Young Son.
Husband Arrested on Suspicion--Said
to Threaten Suicide.

GulIIOfQ, Me-, Oct. zo.-CHdTieS n.
Wyman, aged 65 years, was taken into
custody, tonight, and placed in the
county Jail at Dover pending the cor
oner's inquest on the possible murder
of his wife, Maria, aged IS years, whose
dead body was found, yesterday, at
their home in the vicinity of Kingsbury,
IL miles from here. He win be formal
ly arrested and arraigned at Dover, in
the morning, and the hearing will be
continued until Saturday. After an un-
completed session of the coroner's jury,
empanelled, this afternoon, during
which it was said Mr.. Wyman had
threatened to kill himself, it was de-
cided to detain him.
The dead body was found on the
kitchen floor by the 14-year-old son on
his return from a neighbours house.
There were two holes in the left side of
the head Just in front of the year, be-
lieved to have been caused by one or
possibly two rife shots. They could not
have been caused by the woman's fall
ing in a faint. Pieces of wood found
in the wound and about the hair APP
pear to show that the cleaning rod or a
riace of it We're in the weapon when
discharged. There We're two rifles in
the room, either one of which may have
been used.
The boy rushed to the stable where
ne found his father and informed him
OF the mothers death. He then called
several neighbcrs, one of whom he sent
to Abbott to telephone here for a ply
sician. DR.. r. Fl. Marsh, who respond
ed, decided the circumstances so sus-
picious of murder that an investigation
was necessary.
He notified the county officials at
Milo as soon as telephone communica-
ton opened, Monday. Coroner ]. l..
Martin and County Attorney NJ. l..
Durgin arrived at noon and viewed the
body which had not been removed from
the position in which it was found.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyman have always
lived in the vicinity of Kingsbury and
| for the past 25 years resided on small
| farm on the New England road in the
northeastern part of the town. They
have brought up family of - children
most Of whom have moved to other
places. Mrs. Wyman was highly re-
spected.
County Attorney Durgin and Coro-
ner Martin, joined by Sheriff Ireland,
Deputies Leonard and Dearth, DR.. r.
| III. Marsh and c. w. Ray, investigated
| the circumstances and the physicians
| held post morten examination. They
| found the left side of the head lacerated
with a wound three inches long and an
| inch wide, evidently caused by a bullet
| from a rifle ana from Il piece of swab
stick discharged from the rifle with the
bullet. The ball had passed from the
left side of the temple to a bone back of
the ear. thence downward diagonally
| and backward on the right jaw bone.
Two pieces of the stick were found in
the wound. A confused wound an inch
long was found near the left eye.
The coroner's jury viewed the body
the head of which was laying in large
pool of blood on the floor near a chair
On which were portions of hair and
clots of blood. The indications were
that the woman had been knocked to
the floor and then shot.
Charles H. Wyman was the first wit
ness heard at the inquest. He said his
relations with his wife had been ami
cable. They lived alone with their a.
year-old son Ralph. About 8 o'clock
yesterday morning, they sent Ralph to
neighbours house. Soon after he went
to the stable and the first he knew of
the murder was when his son returned
and called him to the house. He denied
any knowledge of the affair and de-
clared his innocence several times.
Ralph Wyman, the son, said he was
gone from the house about 20 minutes
Returning he found the dead body of
his mother and informed his father,
whom he found in the stable. He owns
two rifles, 1855 and 44-calibre He
had used the 1856 rifle early in the
morning, leaving them both in the bed
room, with the swab stick in the one
he had used. The A rifle contained an
empty shell.
Samuel Whitman, q neighbor, said
Wyman told him at 10 o'clock of his
wife's death. He went at once to the
house and remained until noon. re
said Wyman made no talk to him ex-
cept to declare his innocence.
Howard P. Hilton of Skowhegan, had
watched the body and remained with
Wyman, who he said, had tried to COM
nit suicide.
The jury adiougnal 10 reconvane, ut
1e o'clock Friday forenoon, at Abbott
Village.