Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-06
MRS. MELVINE DEAD
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MRS. MELvlNE's FUNERAL
Held at Hars HiIl-Coroner's Jury
Charges Husband With Murder.

Blaine, Me-, April 5.-The funeral of
Mrs. Melvine. this afternoon, was
quietly conducted at Mr.. Browns
house. only a small number of the
widely scattered neighbors attending.
Rev. Mr.. Cox. a Free Baptist minister,
OBLIGATED and the body was buried at
Mars Hill.
The coroner's jury returned the fol-
lowing verdict:
.sWe find that Nellie o. Melvine came
to her death by bullet from a revolt
yer held in the hands of Charles F..
Melvine at the home of George A.
Brown and that the said bullet was
fired by Charles F. Melvine wilfully
and feloniously."
AS far as known, tonight, the Off
GERS have failed to capture Charles F.
Melvine, aged 80 years, who is wanted
for the alleged premeditated murder of
his wife at Mars Hill, Thursday night,
at the home of George A. Brown, for
whom she was housekeeper. The Off
GERS are armed with rifles, expecting
desperate resistance when they locate
Melvine. who was heavily armed when
lcSI oSCIs nC .CelupG VI Lie oSSu 10 az
tributed to jealousy. Melvine and his
wife. who were married, July Z, 1901,
have never lived together, but board
ed in various places where Mrs. Mel
vine obtained work as housekeeper.
The funeral of Mrs. Melvine occurred,
this afternoon. The coroner's jury,
yesterday afternoon, found that she
came to her death at the hands of her
husband. who is charged with firing a
revolver shot with wilful and felonious
intent.
Part of the contents Of the ante-mor-
tenn statement made by Mrs. Melvine
to County Attorney Herbert T. Powers
Of Fort Fairfield. have become known.
In it she accuses her husband with pre-
meditated murder. According to the
statement she was alone with Mr..
Browns two daughters, aged Is and 10
years, about o'clock, Thursday night,
when her husband, who has been liv-
ing at Easton, about 10 miles away,
for some time. entered the house. He
had been there a half hour during
which they did not quarrel or have any
hard words, and Melvine had not been
drinking. Mrs. Melvine was sitting by
the stove and Melvine was standing by
her side. when he said: IT will give
you something you. will keep for a
while" and fired a revolver shot into,
her side. it is charged. ;->i- K. ~ -.f.
Melvine then ran from the house and
probably crossed the State line, about
a half mile away, into Carleton coun-,
ty, New Brunswick, where he was
born. .;;,e''. .t.t - .>;rjd
The two girls could render no assist
ance to the agonized woman, who lay
with her wound from O'Clock. Thurs
day night to II o'clock Friday fore
noon, when two physicians arrived.
She died "a hours later from the effects
of the wound. The bullet, it was dis
covered after death, entered between
the 10th and 18th ribs and passed
through the intestines into the liver
Mr.. Brown returned, late that night,
and Immediately sent messengers to
Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill and Blaine,
notifying the officers and physicians.
Melvine carried a revolver for q year
and half for which he had no reason.
Their only child died SUDDENLY last sum-
mer and it is alleged a blow inflicted by
the father caused it's death. Melvine
was jealous Of his wife and it is under
stood he wished her to leave Mr..
Browns employ and locate in another
town.