Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-20
Made by the Police in
the Lynn Murder.
Seth Whittier Says Woman Died
During Debauch.
Is Held Without BaiI-Both Have Liv.
ed In Augusta.

Lynn, Mass, March 19-The Lynn
police have made very little progress
in solving the mystery surrounding the
death Of Mrs. Susie A. Fuller, who was
found dead i'm bed at her home. 80 Ire
son street, Thursday morning. The
most promising cleW was that brought
to headquarters by q woman 1Odger in
Mrs. F'uller'S house. who told of a GER
tain man who was in the habit of call
ing upon Mrs. Fuller and Spending a
good deal Of time in her company. He
WAS found in a hotel, where he is en-
ployad as n waiter. He said that he
| had known Mrs. Fuller had called up
on her, and had roomed in her house.
but know nothing about her death
| Chief l.urckes VS. satisfied that the
man was telling the truth. and the
| most promising clew of the day went
| up in smoke.
During the day the theory Of rob
| berry was advanced because two gold
watches the dead woman owned had
not been found. Seth Whittier. under
arrest charged with the murder was
asked concerning them and replied
| that he had one of them in his possess
sioin. which he Immediately handed to
Chief Burckcs. The other watch. ne
| said was pawned seven weeks ago. at
| the suggestion Of the dead woman in
order to procure liquor. Whittier said
| that Mrs. Fuller knew that he wore
| one of her watches and did not object
| to il.
The police have never considered
robbery as q motive for the crime.
They have thought from the first that
| if Mrs. Fuller was murdered, it was
the result of a drunken row or Draw
and that the murderer had no inten-
lion of killing her The life which the
woman had led for the last two weeks.
the condition of the room with its emp
| ~ liquor bottles. mouldy food ana dis
| ordered furnishings. tell a story of de-
bauch that leads to no other cOnclu
sion.
Mrs. Woods, mother of the dead
woman, did not look at the body. yes
terday as she felt that the test was
too great, and she concluded to post
pone that trying ordeal until today or
tomorrow. Mrs. Wilton. the deaG
womans sister. remained with the body
only & moment or two. and arranged
for its transfer to Augusta. Me-. where
1t VIII be inferred.
There are quite fer" persons who
still believe that the woman's death
was accidental due to falls during 4
dcbaucl. Whittier insists that she died
OF natural causes. He scouts the idea
that she vas struck by Il blunt instru-
mcnt ana asserts thai every mark up
on her body can be explained upon the
theory that She fell to the floor and
against windows ana Guors repeatedly,
aud referred To two persons for veriii-
cation of his statement.
one Of those he mentioned is a Miss
Parry. Il very respectable young lady.
who lives on Shepard street. She states
that size remembered calling upon Mrs.
Fullcr on March Q. ana that her eyes
wore black and blue and her face
bruised. Mrs. Fuller explained to her.
she said that she received the bruises
by falling. She stated that she got ont
OF hHd ut night. and the room was dark.
DIR. PiNkham last G ening reafiirmnd
his belief that the Wonlans death was
the result of a blow from blunt in
strument. and that by 10 hypothesis
that h, could conceive Of might the
wound IN the head ha"e been caused by
fall He said Deputy Medical Exam
iner Herbert w. NeWhall agreed With
him.
The medical examiner believes that
the wound might have been caused by
sloc:n@kcrS nlncrrs, which Wer"
found in Il room adjoining that occupied
nv The dead woman.
in court this morning Whittier was
charged with the nrrdo" of Mrs. Full
Ter pleaded not guilty, and was re-
nandet without bail until March IS He
was taken to Salem Jail in the after
noon.