Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-06

boston, May D. ilbuSD the SultluC
Of Albert l.. Smith, :; SGmcrville motor-
man, JUS after he was placed under
arrest early today. the local police nc
licVe they have the solution of the
mystery of the atrOciouS murder yes
terday noon Of Mrs. George Smith. the
wife of the young mans uncle, at
lodging house at 81 Hancock street
just across The street from the State
House. Mrs. Smiths resistance to the
young mans advances, which during
the rast few weeks are Said to have
been 50 persistent as to have caused Il
separation between her and her hus-
band is thought to have led to the
crime.
.Irs. Smiths body was found about
noon yesterday laying across the
threshold of her room with the jugular
vein severed. the breast slashcd and
tho right wrist cut. Under = sofa WAS
found an OVercOdt with blood on the
sleeve and By night the garment had
been identified as belonging /" young
Smith. The police searched all the
evening through SOmCrvillc for the S'lS-
pectcd man and about O'Clock this
morning finally located him at the
house Of a. l.. Littl"iicld. just over tn"
Mc1ford line. He WAS very nervous
when informed of his arrest. but nan-
aged to obtain a glass Of water from
Mrs. Littlcficld which he used, it is
thought in taking Il dose Of corrosive
Sublimatc. y few minutes later while
on the way to the station with the
officers hc fcll to tn" ground, became
unconscious ana died about : O'Clock
III u nearby hospital.
Tho victim of the murder WAS about
- years, nld ANA had been married
about fy" years TLr,c days ago, fnl-
l"Wiug the separation from her nus
bond. sh" took 4 position as house
keeper f"r Herbert ". Dayton ~
Hancock street. The DaytnnG Kept Il
boa riding house and two inmates Wsr"
in their rouInS " lille Mrs.. Smith WAS
silently meeting her death on the npnr
be.oN.
Two neigh hur, V hu Wcr" luukinr "It
of their windows tnndid the rear OF
the IianCock street house shortly after
II o'clock saw tho woman open TIL" door
and with her hand hathcd i'll blood
Clutching her throat apparently try to
cry for help but no sound was heard.
Then She staggered back ana closed the
WAS sent to i police station not far off,
but it was a few minutes before an
officer appeared. Another delay en-
sued through the officers inability to
force Il way into the house, but finally
the door was opened. disclosing 4 pool
Of blood and disordcrcd kitchen.
1t was easy to follow the trail up tho
stairs to the second floor and there on
the floor with her head on the thrcSh
old Of tho room lay the body Of the
unfortunate woman.
The usual procedure of notifying the
medical examiner. and the experts from
tn. bureau Of criminal investigation
Was followed, but as tho DaNtunS We're
absent in New York. and Mrs. Smith
was somewhat of Il stranger to the
other persons i'll the house il was some
time before her family connections
were discovered.
During the evening the husband of
the woman was found and brought -
the station for examination. About the
same time the coat which had been
found under a sofa in the house where
the murder occurred. with Mrs. Smiths
poCkctbook i'll the pocket, was idcntl-
fed az belonging to Albert Smith. This
identification together with ~ha'
George Smith told the police regarding
the young mars attentions To his wife,
started the search for the SomerNllle
nlotorman. No one in the vicinity had
seen anyone enter or leave the Han
cock street house during yesterday
forenoon.
from their investigation of the
premises and from the body and from
the stains on the wall the police be
lieve that Mrs. Smiths assailant was
WAS behind her when size opened the
door and tried To call the neiShborS
across tie back yard. Had help ar
rived instantly it is possible that Mrs.
Smith might not have met her death.
But she closed the door and although
no one has been found who witnessed
the death scene it is believed that she
was again attacked in the kitchen, her
breast slashed and that the murderer
followed her as she fled unstairs and
that he dealt the mortal wound Just
az she reached the landing. Size stag
geced a few feet farther and then fell