Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-09
SHOT IN COLD BLOOD.
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had been acting rather queerIy Of Iata
but / managed to harness the horse ~
che buggy and get my wife in. Az T
stepped into the wagon, / glanced IN
the road and saw something like the
form of man lying in the road.
said 20 my wife: L guess Dunn l.
lying in the road beyond the house b1it
l viii take care Of you, first
Il drove as fast as possible 10 thn
house Of Augustus Pease, where toIJ
them briefly what had happened Tho,
very kindly took care of Mrs. Smi,b
ana DIR. f.. S. Hannaford was sent for
After seeing that everything possible
uhder the circumstances had been don.
Tor my wife, took Mr.. Pcase into nv
wagon and drove back to the farm
thought it possible that we sho,;Id
meet Dunn again and that one Of liz
would get shot, although I was quite
| sure had seen him lying in the road.
| did not know that he had shot himself
IN TACT, L was in the barn attending To
my work and heard no shots at all
we did not meet Dunn, however
and when we got in sight Of the road
| up by the house, the body Of A man
was seen lying there just as | had seen
| 1t before. We went up to the body and
found ii was Dunn. He was dead. a
| revolver graspcd in his right hand. and
blood oozing out Of his right ear, show
| ing where the bullet entered. | then
went back to the house and found if
| just rs you see it now. There WAS M
blood, no evidences Of struggle. tia
table was partly laid and some food
was cooking on the stove"
Mrs. Smiths story was~as follows:
Mrs. Smith was found at the house
| Of eMr. Pease lying upon the lounge as
| comfortable as a person can be with
| 4 bullet hole in her arm and her whole
nervous system thoroughly upset BY
the events Of the morning. She readily
| consented to tell the Journal her story.
which was as follows:
81 arose about o'clock, and after
drawing off the milk, l began to pre-
| pare the breakfast. Mr.. Dunn had not
arisen. ! was standing at the stove
| stirring some chicken broth when Mr.
| Dunn first came out. He said Good
| morning as pleasant rs usual.
II asked Mr.. Dunn to feed the pigs.
| as we We're all going TO Augusta to try
and adjust our financial affairs and
were in hurry to get away as soon
as possible. Mr.. Dunn made no reply
to my suggestion to feed the pigs but
turned and went back into the dining
room. l heard nothing more until a
pistol shot rang out in the room and
felt terrible sensation in my left arm
near the shoulder.
Il shrieked and started for the door
leading out of the shed, towards the
barn and, as l turned 1 saw Mr.. Dunn,
Or Jim as we Familiarity called him,
with a smoking pistol in his hand.
Fearing he would follow me and
shoot again. l rushed to the barn and
told my husband that Jim had shot me-
My husand told me to watch while he
harnessed the hourse, and he would
take me to a place of safety, and have
a doctor called to dress my wound.
my husand assisted me into the
wagon and as he stepped in himself, he
glanced up the road and said: My
God: l guess Jim is lying in the road
up beyond the house. We then drove
rapidly to the nearest neighor's. Mr..
Pease. and a doctor summoned and the
sheriff notified of the crime"
Fayette, Me, Oct. S.-(Special.) -Ths
condition of Mrs. Laura NJ. Smith, who
was shot here, yesterday, by John &.
Dunn, was regarded, today, as being
improved, and the woman will not
suffer any permanent injuries from the
wound. Mrs. Smith is being cared for
at the home of Augustus Pcase a
neighbour.
The bullet which entered the fleshy
part of the woman's left arm was re-
moved by DR.. II. j. FrederiCks Of Au-
gusta, who was assisted by DR.. Hanna
ford.
The bullet struck just behind the arm
and passed inside Of the bone, burying
itself just below the large arteries and
nerves Of the arm. 1t was removed
with much difficulty.
Benedict ]. Dunn, a brother Of the
suicide. has been notified Of his
brothers death. and is expected here at
any time to take charge Of the body.