Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-03
The Cause Of Death of
RazorviIIe Suicide.
From Indications. Man May
Have Taken Morphine, Also.
Remains Buried at Washinaton-Wife
Returns to Boston.

PaZorville, Ne, Feb. 2.-(SpeciaU.-
Whliam Williams, WHOSE lifeess body
was found in the woods. near the Far
rar steam mill Wednesday afternoon.
came to his Death by shooting hims If
through the heart. vita a revolver. III.
fact being discovered vixen the body
vas removed from the SPOT where it
mad been found. to tn" rooms of tho
| undertaken at Washington.
Coroner JudkinS of f:ockland. did no.
VISIT me scene of the tragedy, Wcdnes-
gay, bat gave Stlectnln Light permits
SION with the aid Of a physician. to re
move the body. end tn. services of Dr
+. a. Frooker Of Washington We're Sc
cured for the purpose. As soon as The
| hCdy vas moved, the cause of death
WAS apparent.
In the SNOW, near the hand of tn.
| dead man, was found a revolver ana
| ui,On examination Of thn body a small
Eole over the heart, Where. the lead,n
! messenger of death had found its way
told the story. perhaps however. Their.
las another agency thar the bulle.,
which assisted the spirit in it's flight
| from the body as in tn. mans clothing
| was f"und a nearly empty box of NOR
| ihine. The SunpOsition is that he took
the dug. and afterwari completed The
| carrying out OF his intention by shoot
ing.
| Tn" revolvc" with which the deed
| was committed was found in the snow
beside the body. where il had fallen
| from his hand after tn fatal shot was
| nrcd. Ii was an ordinary pistol, rim
| fire, and Of a y CaliDrr. one cartrids
had been exploded. The fact that two
ot the shells had the imprint of tn.
| hammer upon them. would seem to in
| dictate that the suicid" had pulled the
| trigger on both without exploding
| them, and that ii was only when h.
tried the Thrill cartridge that the pis-
tol was discharged.
| The body was taken to Washingt
where it was pi epdrea for burial ;in1
| the funeral occurred n 80, this NOM
ing, after which the remains We're. ac
| cCrding to directions in I'll" lctte" WiHl
! the deceased WIote to his wife. placed
in the family lot in the Picrpont bury
ing ground, beside tho.'.' %! his parents.
Mrs. Williams and her brother return
"a TO Augusta on The Washington
stage, this afternoon. where they We're
to take the Pullman tain for Boston.
Thus closes one OF the most remark
able cases OF suicide that has been re-
| corded in the State. The extreme care
| with which the details of the act We're
| planned ana us carefully carried into
execution. can leave but little doubt IN
the minds Of those who have read them
that the man WAS not in his right mind.
In his letter to his wife, he stated that
the people of Washington would eX-
plain why he did it, but no one has been
found to whom he comfidcd any of his
plans. Whatever the cause. 1t was Il
secret and one that he guarded unto
death.
His every act. after arriving in Au
gust" on the Sunday morning Pullman
at O'clock. suggested disorderel
mind. and while in that city attracted
to himself the attention of the night
police. The long tramp in the SNOW,
which terminated in his death, began
soon after he arrived in the city.
He made the entire journey on foot.
STOPPING at several places. but never
forgetting for moment the place that
he had selected for Kidding himself of
the worlds cares. After trainping for
several hours. he arrived ut Windsor at
6 o'clock. Sunday morning, and called
at the house of Peter Snyder, 10 in
. uuire the way to Cooper's Mills. From
there he went to the house of a man
named smith. near by. and after that
10 tile house OF Thomas Henry. where
he remained until , o'clock in the after
noon.
After leaving the latter place, he con-
tinucl on his way. until he reached
Cooper's Mills and there he remained
until morning. passing the night at the
home of Chas. Achorn. ON starting
on again. Monday morning. he made
his vay 10 West Washington. where
he registered a letter to his WIFE. II
: being the letter which contained his
plans for taking his life and upon re-
.aiut of which she came to Maine.
While there, too he inquired the way
TO Washington by the way of Razor
vile.
I,esumng his journey he made his
way to Eazor,ille and called at the
house of John Howard. where he re-
NAMED for two hours. While there ne
asked for a glass of milk and drank
two before leaving the house. AS iar
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