The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
NEW LONDON HOTEL TRAGEDY
MAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL PRO
 PRIETOR THEN SUICIDES.
William 4. Kay of Eastport, Me- Gets Into Discussion With Fred GavItt aud Shoots Him but Not FataIlY-Ksy at One Time Sheriff in Maine and We'll to Do-Has Sister Here.

here, was shot tonight by William A. Kay. a former sheriff of Aroostook county, Maine, who was guest at the hotel, under an assumed name. Imme-s diately after shooting Gavitt, Kay, who is believed to have been crazed by the use of drugs, and liquor, turned the re- voIved upon himseIs sending a bullet into his brain and killing himself in- stantly. Gayitt will live. The bullett aimed at the hotel proprietor struck him two inches above the right ear, glanc- ing off the skull and coming out above two inches.
 Kay and a woman, who says she is Mrs. Carrie Green of West Wellington Terrace, Worcester, Mass, went to the hotel Monday night. Kay registered as F. R. Linowinan and wife of Port land, Me. At T:1O o'clock tonight Kay went to the office of the hotel and made a complaint that his room had not been attended to by the chambermaid. The clerk, Michael Kennedy, informed him that he had occupied the room all day and that the hotel help had not been given an opportunity to renovate the room. Kay seemed indignant, and when the clerk said the room would be at- tended to at once he said he wanted it done quickly. The clerk reported the matter to Proprietor Gavitt, who went to room 15 occupied by Kay and the woman. The proprietor knocked and Kay said, 'tCome in.' Gavitt entered and was in the midst of a sentence as- surfing Kay. that the room would be at- tended to at once when Kay interrupt ed him ard asked if he was the pro- prietor. Without further talk Kay whipped out a revolver from a hip pocket and shot the hotel keeper. Then he put the muzzle of the pistol against his own temple and pulled the trigger. Death was instantaneous.
 Proprietor Gavitt staggered down stairs into the hotel office. He was hurried to his room and doctors were summoned. The police took charge of the body. os Kay and held Mrs. Green until the arrival of the coroner to-nor- row..As is. @a ,~f. = i,s,5s. ..'Iz
 Proprietor Gavitt and Kay had never seen each other until the former went toKay' 'sroom tonight. During the noon,
 hour Kay visited the dining room and had dinner, frightening the waitress who waited on him by his surly manner of giving his order. Several times dur ing the day he visited the bar and there gave his order gruff1y and carried his right hand on his hip.
 :, Mrs. Green made the following state ment tonight:
 1T am married woman, and Kay is not my husband. have known him for many years. since was young girl.
 sHe is ty-eight years, and I am, twenty eight I first knew him in Port land, Me. He was well to do then, and my folks lived in 8 house owned by him. He was prominent there in politics, and for four years was the high sheriff of Aroostook county. My husband, D. w. Green, is connected with the Worcester office of the North Western Life Insur- ailce company. We moved to Worces- ter last November, and worked in the optical works at Southbridge. A few weeks after our arrival Kay came to Southbridge and secured work at the optical works at his trade. that of a machinist. He roomed at 26 Coombs street, Southbridge. Four weeks ago I stopped working in the factory and re- n1ained at home, keeping house for my husband. Last Sunday night Kay came to the house drunk and wanted to see me My husband ordered him away. Monday morning he came to the house and persuaded me finally to go out with him. When we were on the street he told me that I must leave Worcester with him or he would kill me. He had a revolver and showed it to me. He had threatened to kill me before. In fear of being shot accompanied him to this city. All day today he watched me. tried to get away several times but was afraid of the revolver. He told me he would kill me if I left him. He had been addicted to the use of drugs for several years. I think he used mor- phine. He also drank great deal. I don't know of any reason for his shoot ing the hotel keeper. MT. Gavitt had but entered the room when he shot him. did not see the revolver until he point ed it at him."
 Mrs. Green said further that Kay was a widower with three daughters two of whom lived in Eastport. Me-, and the other in New Haven. Although Kay had been we'll to do at one time she said he had nothing but was insured in fa- vor of his daughters for $S,0OO.
 Worcester, Mass, April 2S.-A special to the Telegram from Southbridge says:
 Mrs. Adella Morse, with whom W. A. Kay and Mrs. Carrie Green boarded, says 1t was at Mrs. Greens request that she took. in Kay as boarder. They were neighbors in Houlton. Kay was a machinist at the Southbridge optical works and Mrs. Green and her daughter worked in the case department of the same works.
 Kay left Southbridge yesterday but still held his room at Mrs. Morse's boarding house. Mrs. Green and her daughter Dollie left Southbridge three weeks ago to live in Worcester.
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