Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-28
MURDER AND SUICIDE
Rosiindale, Mass, Man Kills His Wife
and Himself.

| a years olu, scenic artist shot and
killed his wife, Dora GENEVA. aged AZ.
and then committed suicide in the
Kitchen of their home, Is Birch street,
Roslindale, shortly after noon. yester-
| day.
The tragedy was the result of a
quarrel, and was not witnessed by any,
body, save for fieeting glimpse by
Willis II. Wilson. 90 years old. n son
OF Mrs. Brown by former marriage.
as ne rushed to the door of the kitchen
from the parlor and then across the
room to the hallway and out into the
yafd, where he fell in state of COL
lapse.
Al the time the trouble commenced
MI. ana Mrs. Brown We're in the kitch-
en- and Wilson was lying on a sofa in
the parior. He heard pistol shot and
went to the kitchen door. He saw his
mother sitting in chair at the table
ana Brown standing over her. Brown
pointed the revolver at Wilson and
ne went back to the parlor, intending
10 get out OF the window, when he
heard another shot. He again ran into
the Kitchen and saw his stepfather sit
tlhS at the table. The man fired at
wilson, but did not hit him. Wilson
unlocked the kitchen door and went
IN the yard, where he fell in n collapse
ana was found i'm this condition by
heiShbors who We're attracted by the
shots.
terrible sight met the gaze of the
nelshbors as they looked in the door.
on the floor in her life's blood was Mrs.
Brown, dead, and sitting at the table
across from her. was Brown. his head
resting on his hand. and groaning, with
blood streaming from a wound in his
head.
Sergt. Rideout and Patrolmen r. S.
Connorton and Frank Rich We're soon
at the house, as We're also DIR. John W.
HoSWorth, DR.. f. l.. Sawyer and Dr.
l.. y. HOdgdOn. Brown was past as
sistance, lingering about an hour.
The bodies We're taken in charge by
Undertaken Hill and will be held until
the arrival of relatives from the West
An examination of the bodies showed
that Mrs. Brown had two wounds, one
through the left cheek and the other
just in front of the left ear. The reyol-
Yer was held close to the womans head,
as the flesh about each wound was
blackened. Brown was killed by a shot
that entered just above his left ear and
passed completely through his head
An American bulldog revolver, with
which the terrible deed was commit
ted. was found on the table near Brown.
What led UP to the murder and sui
eide is a mystery to the public. and the
only light thrown upon it is the story
of Mrs. Browns son. He said:
Il uld not work, this morning. and
w,s ,,,ino, dow, =, tho eof, =, ~
""9 iyinS uo"ii oii 'iie 'oia III the par
loi "!ieii my StepIatnef came IN. L
heard them engaged in a quarrel.
which has been = fraouant occurranco
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not ready and my stepfather was pro-
vol,od An ~ 60 hoa,.,, III.
.oNe <Hii '' once l He"iu Siot ana
jumping from the Sofa ran to the kitch-
Ell. My mother was sitting at the table
and my father was bending over her.
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at the window L heard another shot.
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