Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-10-13
THEORY STRONGEST.
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, parties and while there an alteration
followed? Anyway, his death took
place in that house.
theories and suppositions abound.
Some people thinks that the theory of
suicide was true that the Young man
went to the home with no anger In his
neaIt' on q purely business visit to set
Tie the points that made the appoint
meou necessary: that his visits were
no Longer desirable and after argument
an taking the subject over, he be-
ca ale enra aged, and threatened to COM
M suicide; that he fired the two shots
10 ma EMBEDDED in the casing. for eff
le'N or at some person and then fired
the' la' al shot at himself Even those
Wild give credence to this theory are
at d loss to explain how to account for
tH's absence of powder marks on the
yoEng man.
murder seems to be the predominant
az theory among our people. They
F'Ve no hesitancy in speaking out
piallly TO any one who asks Il qucs-
'!oli ana by summing up the stories
the general opinion seems to be that
1he young man called at the home by
request; that he wished to diScontin-
| ue ms visits, being interested in an
o'her quarter; that he told the party
4 So ana she having expected it, had I
| reNolNer ready for this occasion and
| then during the conversation which
| lolloWed the fatal shot was fired,
| though, of course the details are yet
10 be brought out No arrest has been
made but the above is the outspoken
opinion of 4 large number of the people
at the Windsor Four Corners.
| 1he people here unite in saying that
Mr. and Mrs Cooper have enjoyed Il
Sood reputation here. and the murder
cd boys conduct has been above re-
proach. He was loved and respected
Dy all and always was sober indus
trlous young man. II is most re-
&retablo occurrence and brings the
t"WnSpcople into prominence that all
| regret, but each and every man here,
| that the reporter has seen, want the
truth ferrcted out ana if anyone is
| responsible for the crime they wish
| them punished.
Deputy Sheriff Pinkham, Detective
| Martin, Coroner Plummcr and Stcnog-
| rapher Lee of Augusta, visited the
| Cooper homestead here. today, and it
| Is understood interviewed Mrs. Cooper
| about the tragedy that occurred at the
| Cooper homestead. Tuesday afternoon.
| What they learned as the result of this
| visit or the substance of the story told.
| could not pe learned. but people here
hope soon to see developments.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper have returned to
| their home after passing Il day and
night under surveillance i'll the home
| of II. u. Cooper over his store at the
| Four Corners and the village folk have
| returned to their accustomed duties
| about their homes.
Tho tragedy, though. is fresh in their
| minds and the people continue to talk
| of the tragedy ana wonder how it all
| came about and where the bicycle dis
| appeared to. Northy rode to the hnnc
| of Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper, Tuesday, on
a wheel, but its whereabouts are un-
known.
The funeral of the victim of the
| tragedy. Charles d. Northy, Jr. was
| held from the late home, about four
| miles from the scene of the tragedy,
| on the road to and in the town of
| Whitefield at o'clock. this after
| noon. The service was simple and
| conducted by Rev. Lewis NJ. Harris as
| officiating clergyman.
| In his eulOgy of the young man.
| Rev. Mr. Harris spoke feelingly of the
young mans manlineSs. his devotion
| to his relatives and friends and of the
regretablc tragedy that had cut short
| his young life. He paid the highest
| of tributes to the young mans honesty
but refrained from speaking of the
| possible motive or the crime that has
50 shocked the community.
The bearers We're young friends of
| the deceased, being Danforth Drake.
| Raymond farr. George Stinson and
Frank Partridge, the latter being the
| chum of the deceased.
a large number of friends and rcla-
tivcs attended the service and many
floral tributes showed the high esteem
| in which Mr.. Northy had beer held in
| the community of which he was a life
| long resident.
The remains were Inferred in the
| family burial lot, known as the Northy
cemetery, near the home.