Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-29
FATAL SHOT.
Composition Who Has Set Last Stick
of Type.

Lewiston Journal writes as follows re-
garding the suicide Of Miss Eveline
Cakes:
Miss Eveline NJ. Cakes committed
suicide at her boarding place at about
$40 O'Clock. Wednesday evening. by
shooting herself through the heart.
Miss Cakes has been in this village
since the first of last September work
ing in the office of Knowlton, McLe1rv
CO., publishers and printers. She lef.
OF work about 6, last evening. AMI
started toward her boarding place ac-
companied by Mrs. Moody, emplovaI
by The same company and who has
beer an intimate friend. They chattei
with several acquaintances as they
passed along and no one noticed but
MISS Cakes was in her usual good
spirits. In company with Mrs. Moody
part of the way, she took rather more
time than usual in arriving at the hone
OF George Blake, where she lived She
was so much later than usual. in firt.
that when she passed IL fellow boardcr
on the stairs OH the way to her room
the young lady commented on the fact
10 her' remarklng. Il guess you must
nave stopped to talk on the way, 5ou
are SO late and Miss Oakcs repliel
that she had been delayed"
She went directly to her room on tfa
second floor, which she occupied alone.
and had probably been there for a,oIt
tive minutes when a report was heard.
AT first no one paid any attention to it.
thinking it boys at play in the next
EafG, but upon hearing Il second, that
appeared to be in the house members
OF the family started up stairs and into
me room of Miss Cakes to find it full
OF smoke and smelling strongly of gun
powder.
She was found lying on the floor i'm
front of the dresser. fully dressed and
apparently lifeless, although those who
first opened the door said they heard
her moaning as they went into the
room.
The position of the body when found
Indicated that she had stood before the
dresser and in front Of the mirror and
with the revolver in her hand taken de-
liberate and careful aim for her heart.
by the aid Of the mirror. and fired two
shots into the fatal spot each entering
within one-half inch of each other, then
laying the weapon on her dresser and
stepping back she fell to the floor dead.
The people Of the house Immediately
called physicians and DIR. Howard and
DR.. Fl. Is. Palmer viewed the body and
examined the wounds. They found life
extinct and found two bullet wounds
both just below the heart, 1.-The upper
one may have pierced the heart" so the
doctors stated, but it would not unless
she was taking very deep inspirations"
The second bullet entered about one
half incn below the first They also
stated their belief that she died in two
of three minutes.
Miss Cakes had been at her present
boarding place in the family of Mr..
Blake for eight weeks. having previous
ly boarded with a Mrs. Jacobs on Main
street.
She was occupying the front corner
room, very large, pleasant and nicely
furnished, and had given it a homelike
and cosy appearance by decorating it
with photographs of her friends and
with dainty personal belongings. Ev-
erythine in the room was in immacu-
late order showing no haste or dis
turbance, and no sign of the awful
tragedy, except the still form on the
bed under the white covering
There We're several other boarderS in
the house. mostly young lady students
in the State Normal School, and those
occupying rooms next to Miss Cakes
had enjoyed quite a little of her society,
finding her cheerful and entertaining.
and had noticed no signs of despon-
1nnpy-
any thought or intention of committing
such Il desperate deed. She frequently
had appeared somewhat nervous. and
they had heard her mention at times
that she did not sleep well nights.
But to Mrs. Blake she had complained
Of having awful bad spells with her
head and had said in speaking OF the
same. II am afraid sometime | will DO
something desperate" No one in the
house knew that she had n revolver in
her possession, although her friend
Mrs. Moody. has stated that she car
ried one all the time.
Miss Cakes was about 80, a little less
than the medium height. slender and of
light complexion. She was the daughter
of Mr.. Isaac Cakes of Rangeley, and
her sister. Mrs. Arson Robinson, also
lives in that place. Her mother has
been dead for several years. She was
very bright. smart and capable young
lady, and had occupied several respon-
sible positions.
No motive can be found for the
| dreadful deed. other than the extreme
nervousness. and it is thought that she
committed tho act in a temporary tit
of insanity. caused by overwork and
consequent nervousness ana depres-
sion.
The body was taken to the under
taking rooms of Fred F. Adams on
Main street.
The coroner was called ana viewed
the remains. and found it Il ease. of
suicide with no known cause.