Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-17
PROVED FATAL.
Mile Gee Shot by Cousin in New
Brunswick.

woodstock, n. B., March 16.-MilIie
Gee, the young girl Of Canaan, so miles
from here. who was shot with a rifle by
ner cousin, George Gee, who was jeal-
. Gus of her, last Sunday morning, died,
wednesday morning, at 6 o'clock. Gee
is in jail here charged with shooting
with intent to kill. A coroner's in
quest will be held, Wednesday. Sub
sequently Gee will be charged with
murder and the preliminary hearing
will take place here at once. 1t is
not known what the defense will be.
Further particulars of the tragedy
are given as follows in the St. John
Telegraph. of Tuesday:
A representative of the Telegraph
visited the scene. Sunday afternoon,
and interviewed the principal witnesses
of the affair. At this time George Gee
was in custody of Deputy Sheriff Fos-
ter. having gone himself to the tele-
phone office an notified the doctor and
Sheriff Foster. The sheriff immedi-
ately drove to Holmesville and Gee
gave himself up.
Stipendiary Magistrate Farley was
notified and requested by the sheriff
and doctors to take the deposition of
the dying girl, which was as follows:
George Gee of the parish of Kent,
shot me at the house of Bonnie Gee. in
said parish on the night of the 18th of
March. 1t was Saturday night or Sun
day morning. He had been at Bennie's
house for some time that night, then
he went out and called me to come to
the door. l went out. ard he said to
M sNillE don't l.
this is the night you are going to die -
When he said this he had a big long
gun in his hands and pointed it at me-
He fired the gun. The bullet struck
me in the side and fell backwards on
the floor | know it was George Gee
who shot me. l was standing outside"
To the magistrate-"NO, | don't think
it was an accident. ! believe he did it
on purpose OF he would not have said
he was going to do so. Me and him
have been keeping company for some
time. We are not engaged. When me
ana Bennie were sitting on the bed Il
few days ago George said: L have
heard enough about you two to do me-
suppose he thought there was some
thing between us. l told George with
III Il week not to come around where |
was. Cornelius Gee is my father: my
mother is dead. George is my cousin
Doctor Comlnns told me l was going
to die
When George said: This is the night
you are going to die / caught hold of
the gun. but he pulled it away from
me. Saying: L would not hurt d hair of
| your head but when | started to come
isjnto the house he shot me. | think the
reason he shot me was because would
not 80 with HIM right along. | think
| he WAS jealous OF me. There We're in
| the house at the time Bonnie Gee and
his two children and Dan Crane and his
| wife When George came to the house
| he had two bottles of liquor. He was
| drinking some. I don't think he was
drunk. We had never had any quar-
rel and we We're good friends while
in the house.
| (Signed) MILLY GEE"
| Dispositions We're also taken from
Bonnie Gee. who laid the complaint
| that George Gee did shoot Milly Gee
| with intent to kill. and Mrs. DeMer-
chant, Il sister of Milly's. The priso-
| ner is a member of Il military COM
pany and the rifle he did the shooting
with was a Lee Enfield that he had
borrowed from capt. Melville. Satur-
day
| Gee was taken to Woodstock and
committed to Jail to await further de-
velopments.
| An operation was performed upon the
girl by Drs. Brown, Ross and Com
minis. but without affording any re-
lief. The bullet passed completely
| through the body from right to left
and went into the floor.