Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-05
Mrs. Thayer's Death Not
from Natural Causes.
Autopsy at Franklin, n. H.,
Plainly Shows Thai Fact.
Suspect Wescott Not Vet Fully Con.
nected With Case.

was performed, Saturday afternoon,
| upon the body of Mrs. Lizzie Thayer.
who died Friday, after being taken,
bruised and helpless. from tenemen:
IN the Sargent block the previous even
| ing. While the definite finding was not
given out. it appears that death was
not due TO natural causes but resultc 4
from injuries the woman receiy ed upon
her head: The case is continued until.
Monday. for furth2!. investigation.
Medical Examiner Conn conducted
the autopsy and. Monday, H., will be
here, accompanied by County Solicitor
Dudley. ana hold an Inquest.
The medical examiner says the case
looks suspio ious. Every organ in the
"omans body was in 4 healthy condi-
| tlon. She showed neither signs Of pn-u-
lnonia nor Of alcoholism. A blood clot
on the brain was found that woull
cause death
me autopsy was p, irate and was
htiu al fouHg's undertaking rooms DR..
William Z. Smith and DR.. James b.
Goldman operated. Or. J. W. STABLES
was clerk, DR.. +. II. Drake assisted.
Judge Thomas +. Clifford was present
Or. Conn refused 10 give out the re-
suit OF the autopsy before he had re-
ported to the county solicitor The au-
topsy occupied three hours. and when
1t was enued the medical examiner and
his stenosrapher took the last train
south for Concord.
Bert WescOtt, who was arrested
Thursday afternoon. 1T the time of The
fire in the tenement III the Sargent
block, occupied by him and his house
keeper, the dead woman, is still con-
fined in a Cell at The Franklin police
station. He has been given no hearing.
The authorities say that he expressed
Willingness to remain in custody un-
til the outcome Of the inquest should be
known. This means that he will not
be given his preliminary hearing until
Monday.
The authorities are preserving the ut
most secrecy in the matter. WeScott is
uider constant guard. The tenement
| III the Sargent block is nailed up
Mrs. Tbayer's brother, Reuben Bland
OF Alexandria. came here Saturday. to
make arrangements for burying her
body. He and City Mlrshal Davis Wis
tied the tenement. ami the brother talk
&c with number Of pee pie who knew
particulars concerning The events lead
ing up to Thursdays fire
Mrs. Lydia Bailey. the widow to
whose home Mrs. 'rhayer was taken.
Thursday night, and where she died the
next morning. told the dead woman's
brother, today. that in til" talk she mad
with her before she died she said that
Wescott bad kicked and pounded her
DIR. NJ. f.. Sargent, Who owns the
block, was there. Thursday forenoon.
He saw Mrs. Thayer and Wescott and
noticed the bruised condition of the
w0man'S face. When he asked her how
she was injured Wescott volunteered
the information that she had been
struck by a flying stick while splitting
wood. His story since then has been
that she was drank and fell in the
house and thus inflicted the injuries
Charles Sanders and family occupy a
tenement over the one where Mrs
Thayer and Wesco.t lived. Mrs. San
ders says she heard fight going.
"Wednesday night. between the two
All of these people will probably testi-
fy at the inquest. DR.. Corn said, today.
that the inquest would be a private
one
The visiting brother cleared up the
mystery of the wonars name and as
sisted her attending physician. Dr.
Smith in the details for the death certi-
tcate Her real name WIS Fanny Eliza
beth ravis. and she U1s the divorced
wife of Lyman Davis. She was born in
Canterbury and was :S years old Her
first husband. Charles Judkins is
blacksmith in Boston. For 20 years she
lived here with Welcome Thayer as mis-
vile and went by the name of Lizzie
ThayCr. tho name by which she is best
known. although recently she had used
the name of Lizzie Adams.
The body was placed in tomb at
Franklin cemetery. Not much is known
of Westcott here