Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-16
POSSIBLE MOTIVE
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asked his daughter to go but she did
not want to go alone that is without Il
girl companion, and had expressed the
wish to have n girl friend go. TO this
Charlie had aSSented and it remained
only for her to ask her friend, and send
word to him by the noon mail.
She went to ask her friend to go.
found that her mother was away and
that she could not therefore she did
not send note to Charlie
He would have kept his appoint
mcnt with Mrs. Cooper anyway" said
MI. Cary, FOR he was a man of his
word. but | think it would have been
the final meeting, at least at the Coop
er home"
Il had come to look upon Charles
with almost fatherly feelings and feel
as heartbroken as if it were my own
son and if there is ANYTHING I can do
and | Will use what means | have at
my communicative will yet see the bot
tom of this matter"
Don't you think there is a reason
able possibility that the shooting was
| sucidc?"
suicide nothing, he wasn't that kind
| is almost an impossibility under the
circumstances and | would like to cX-
press myself little more forcibly, but
| of course it will not do"
| "CouraGc?' said Mr.. Cary in reSpose
to question, Yes, he had too much.
| | know, for-wcll | guess it was three
years ago when we were working down
at Sheriff Doyles, that is, Charlie was
working with u.s. | saw him all day
long and had a pretty good chance to
| see him as he was. You know that was
before he came to the house at all,
| Well, at that time he told me that he
thought some of learning the black
smith trade and he had three or four
| places to so to. 1t turned out after
ward that he went to COOper's, l think
the next fall. OF that | am not sure,
Ibut he worked there for q long time,
during the time Mr.. Cooper was sick.
| and along the latter part of his stay
there he began to call at our home"
| Il can't say too much for the young
man. He was above reproach. What
he said you could rely on and his bust
Iness methods were prompt and above
board and you can realize how we feel
about this
Il dislike notoriety above all else,
but | think that an awful crime has
been committed and justice must, it
shall be done, if l can do anything at
IaH," and here Mr.. Cary again said that
he wished he had saved those letters.
"They would have meant a great
deal. of that there is not the slightest
doubt in my mind" said he.
| The above is the substance of Mr..
ICary's story. He is Il tall frank, open
faced gentleman who shows that he
means every word that he says and
will do all he can to clear the good
name of the young man who lost his
life in this mystery. He is carpenter
by trade. being at present engaged in
1.-THE construction of the Grange hall in
this place a man of the strictest in
ltergrity and one in whom the people
have placed their confidence, in elect
ling him to various offices, such as dele
gates to conventions both political and
of a Grange nature and at present he
lis the president Of the Whitefield
Grange.
Returning from East jefferson, the
Journal man passed by the Methodist
church, Immediately after the early
levcning Christian Endeavor meeting,
where Charles Northy attended a week
ago.
| Several of the members of the con-
lgregation were interviewed in regard to
the actions of Mr.. Northy and Mrs.
Cooper on that evening. Each and
Everyone agrees that while some had
not noticed their actions or intimacy
before, it was very pronounced, last
Sunday evening. Mrs. Cooper seemed
TO do all of the talking. in a very seri-
Gus. in fact eager manner and Northy
simply seemed to imply his feelings by
Ian occasional nod of the head or Il
short mOnosylablc. He, too. was seri-
Gus and Mrs. Cooper seemed to pay
little attention to the service, but was
talking continuously.
This fact and the differences drawn
by the people questioned simply serves
Ito corroborate the facts of this part
of the situation previously published
| in the Journal.
| Northy and Mrs. Cooper were init
mate, the cause of the quarrel if they
had one, is a question that can only be
Iuncarthcd by hard work and the de-
| velOpmcntS of the future and the pco-
pie. as far as could be Judged from
talks with representative citizens at
Coopers Mills, where Northy was we'll
known. is for justice. Justice, no mat
ter where the blow falls, is what they
call for and developments thus for
show that it will come.
Miss Ware, the. young lady who sat
| behind Northy and Mrs. Cooper, at
tho church service, last Sunday, could
not be found. today but her story pre-
viously published is corroborated by
the facts asccrtained, today.