Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
Causes Death Of Syrian
Near Clinton Jet, Mass.
Conflicting Stories as to the
Cause Of the Trouble
But Man and Woman Agree That
Third Man Fired Fatal Shots. :

Clinton MlSS., OCt. L1-MES- MAI ga
ret Clement wife of George N. Glenn
ent, and Arthur King, both of Clinton.
were arrested this afternoon in con-
nection with a shooting which result
ed in the death Of Aide George Azen,
a Syrian peddler at Mrs. Clements
home at Sheehan's Crossing, near the
Clinton Junction station OF the Cen
trail Massachusetts division of the
Boston & Maine, shortly before noon
today. Azen's death was caused by
bullent wound in the head.
Practically all the police have had
to work upon Is the story of the affair
as told to them by Mrs. Clement. Ac-
cording to her account Azen drove up
to her house, which Is about a mile
and half south of Clinton Center and
half a mile from any other house, just
before noon. She made a few pur-
chases from him and then he impor-
turned her to buy more, at the same
time, she alleges, making improper
proposals. She told the police that she
ordered the peddler from the house,
but that he seized her and forced her
into a sleeping room. There, she says,
she struggled with him and finally sue
ceeded in opening a bureau drawer,
from which she took 32-calibre six
cylinder revolver belonging to her hus-
band She says that when Azen saw
the revolver he retreated into the
kitchen.
At the same time she says, King and
a man named Thomas Ryan. who had
been passing the house, came into the
kitchen attracted by her screams.
Azen tried to escape, she says. by turn
ing into a passageway that led to the
other side of the house. King, she says,
cried: Give 1t to me! Give it to mel"
indicating the revolver which she was
fiour!shing, and snatching it from her
hand, pursued AZen through the pas
sage. Mrs. Clement says that she was
of the opinion that King fired three
times at the Syrian and that he fell in
the passageway with bullet in his
head
Mrs Clement then ran to the gro
Gerry store of Thomas OToole, Il mile
distant, and notified the police by tele-
phone of what had happened. Chief
Thomas Murphy and Officer p. J. Fla
herty Immediately FASTENED to her
house and placed King under arrest.
Later Chief Murphy returned to the
house. accompanied by Officer Robert
Molt of the Massachusetts district po-
lice The two officials subjected Mrs
Clement to q severe examination, at
the conclusion of which they placed
her under arrest in connection with the
affair.
DR.. Geo. L. Tohey Of this town. the
medical examiner. made a superficial
examination of Azen's body sufficient
to show him that death was caused
by the wound in the head. Whether
any other shots took effect will be de-
tcrmined later
Although AZen was generally known
to carry a large sum of money with
him, search of his clothing disclosed
only $3.50.
Mrs. Clement is about y years old
and Is the wife of teamstcr employ
ed by the Rigelow Carpet Co. She has
three children. the eldest Ave years Gle
anG the youngest only two months
King and l;yan are both residents OF
this town and are well known.
The DO ice. were not inclined to be
communicable, regarding their reasons
for arrestng Mrs. Clement. but it is
understood that hor answers to Ques
tons under severe examination were
not satisfactory to the police 1t Is
also said that her clothing was blood
stained. indicating tina: she was re-
markably close to Azen when lie was
wounded. u
Thomas Ryan, who was with Arthur
King at the Clement house at tine tint
of the shooting. was apprehcndeo by the
police late this afternoon at Depot square
He had walked into town from the scene
of the murder about three miles out. ant
was said by the police to be under thu
Influence of liquor when taken into Gus
tody.
According to the police he tells a diff
ferent stony of the affair than that re
lated by Mrs. Clements. RYAN claims tina
he and King were at the house fully II
minutes before there was any trouble
Then there arose a dispute between the
Assy ran pedder and Mrs. Clement "vel
some cloth which Mrs. Clement hat
bought from the peddler. Blows were
struck and Ryan asserts that Anen drew
razor. King then grappled with Aver
and Mrs. Clement went and got n revol
yer and, according to Ryan. fired the frs
shot. which did not take effect. Then
taking the revolver from the hands o
Mrs. Clement, Ryan says. King fired sew
eral shots at the Assyrian.
The police believe that Ryan had M
part in tie shooting, but arc OBTAINING
hin, as witness King was locked vi
On the charge of murder and Mrs. Glenn
ent as an accessory. They will be ar
raigned IN the district court here torlor
row morning.