Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-19

Pembroke. n H., Jan. 1S.-Thc
bodies OF Charles II. Aver, and those
of the seven victims Of the assault of
Wednesday arc together tonight in an
Undertaking room at SuncoOk. No
arrangements have been made as yet
for any funeral service. DIR. Megarth
of Loudon, and DIR. Hill of EPSON,
who were with Aver at the time of
his death. and DR.. Munsey and DR.. Y.
f. Hill both Cf SuncOok, who inspect
el the remains taken from the ruins
OF the Aver house, will make an Off
c:al report of their findings to County
Solicitor Thomas +. Clifford of Con-
eo!1.
While the official report of the TRACE
dy Of Wednesday. by which the lives OF
all the eight members of the household
of Charles IL. Aver were blottcd out,
will not be completed probably for
several days. the county authorities be-
leve that a dispute over money mat
tiers furnished the motive for Ayers al
Ieged crime. ..
The theory held by County Solicitor
Thomas f. Clifford is that Aver shot
his mother-ili-law. Mrs Laura Lake
man. that his wife interfered to pro-
tect her mother and that hoping to
conceal the evidences of his act. the
man in a frenzy put an end to the lives
Of the entire family. His own death by
sui,'ide occurred some hours later at
the home OF his sister, Mrs. George
Bailey, ill Chichester
Immediately upon the arrival of a
messenger announcing the burning Of
his home, Aye drew Il revolver ana
fired a shot into His own brain.
According to the county authorities.
IL is known that aver had had trouble
with his mntl,cr-iIl-Iaw over the estate
Of her husband. tho late Isaac Lake
man, who died about three years ago
leaving as his princinal property the
homestead on which the tragedy occur
red. As administratrix of the estate
Mrs. Lakcn.an had recently disposed Of
the farm by sale to one of her sons,
Lafayette Lakeman, though the latter
had not taken possession. Ayers de-
sire for a division Of the proceeds of
this sale il said to have led to a dispute
with Mrs. I.akennn and this is conSid
erCd lv tho authorities as pointing 10
the motive for the alleged wholesale
murder
The discovery tpiay of d bullet in the
brain Of the CharrCd body supposed 10 be
mat Of Mrs. IaIcman, shows the man
n"r Of her death. bat the bodies of the
Other victims Wcrc so incinerated tnat
no Indication of the cause of death re-
mains. Only three cartridges were fired
from INC revolver with Which Aver shot
himScif SO that some other weapon
must have been used in carrying out a
part of the murdcTGus work.
The authorities have Il theory that af-
t"r shooting Mrs. Lakeman, Aver aimed
bullet at his Wife who perhaps inter-
Tered to save her mother. and that he
aftcrward killed the children and set
IRE To the house. The theory that the
mother and children were locked in the
cellar and burned to death is not re-
sarded as likely as it is believed that
some at least would have been able to
make their escape by the cellar win
dow.
Mrs. Aver was Il woman of more than
average strength so that there is con-
siuereH To be a strong likelihood that
sne met her death before Aver made
i'S alleged attack upon his five child
rem No noise of revolver shooting was
heard by any neighbor. so that the
uMe the tragedy was enacted is not
known.
i"n1Eht the bodies Of all the victims
VI me thagedy rest together in the
,oo!ns Of an undertaken in Suncook
n 80 arrangements have been made vet
9ssT the funeral service.
All the Bodies Found.