Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-15
Boston Broker Makes Fu-
Tile Attempt At Murder
Ind Then Turns Revolver on
Himself With Fatal Result.
Tragedy Follows Stormy Interview
Between Sweetkearts,


rounding the firing of four shots nv
Allen NJ. Fay. wealthy young stock
broker, at his sweetheart. Miss .t,sa-
phine Albcrts, as she stood in the win
dow Of her home on Berwick mari,
early today and young Fay's suicide
with the fifth bullet from his revolver
was stu unsolVed at noon, although
the police were of the opinion that the
voting mans shots. which Went wide
were sent to kill What prompted sucI,
action by young Fay, who was 90 yea rs
old, member of the firm of SewalI &
Fay and lived with his parents or
Commonwealth avenue, one of Boston,
exclusive streets, was also cause for.
speculation, not only by the police but
by his friends.
That he had called frequently upon
the Young woman, who lived under less
pretentious circumstances without the
fact being known to his relatives and
friends, WIS ascertained today and it
was also learned that up to yesterday
he never owned q revolver.
Fay called upon Miss Aberts last
night ana left shortly after midnight.
according to the young woman's story
to the police. Then going round to the
beck of the house he deliberately fired
four shots through her window. The
fifth he sent through the roof of his
mouth and the neighbors who were
aroused by the firing notified the po-
lice who found his still warm body in
the little alleyway behind Berwick
park.
Rufus Sewall denied today that his
dead partner was Respondent or that
his mind was unbalanced. He could
ascrihe no cause for his action nor
did he know Miss Alberts.
The holes in the wall and ceiling of
Miss Alhcrts' room made by the bull
let's were plainly visible today while
the window glass had been complete
" shattered. The young woman-had
placed herself under the care of ply
sica.l. claiming that she was much un
nerved by the affair. She admitted that
she had known young Fay for five
years and that at one time they We're
engaged, but that it was broken last
fall She said that they had a quarrel
Monday night and another last night.
She also claimed that she was an AUS
TRAN and that her last name was
Pocrcnik, although she preferred to be
known as Alberts because of the diff
Guilty in pronouncing the other.
Mr.. FAY was the son of Joseph S.
Fay and had been member OF the
Boston stock Exchange since 1906
Shortly after noon the young mans Ia
Their notified the police that note had
been found in his room stating that he
intended to kill himself. 1t was also
stated by the family that young Fay
had been i'll for sometime.
Boston, April 14.--After making an
unsuccessful attempt on the life of
Miss Josephine Albert, a young woman
with whom he had been keeping com
pany, Alan NJ Fay. aged % years. q
prominent broker of this city, shot him
self through the mouth, in an alley in
the rear of the Hotel Navarro, Colum-
bus avenue, early today. NM died while
being buried to the hospital
Fay had spent the evening with Miss
Albcrts who lives at is Berwick park
and according to the police he left hei
at her door late last night. He then
went to the alley at the rear of the
house. it is said, and fired four shots
three going through the young woman's
window but none of which reached its
Intended victim. Policeman Frank Nc
Gee, who was IN the vicinity. ran ir
the direction of the sound and founo
Fay lying Oh his side in the allcyway
bl cdng profusely from a bullet wounc
in the roof of his mouth The amhu-
lance was quickly called but the youni
man died on the way to the hospital
Miss Alberts, who is 25 years old. has
known Fay about four Years. During
that time, it is said. he has on numcr'
oGs occasions asked her to marry hin
but she has always refused. Last
evening after 4 storr'v interview, Fay
left Miss Alhcrts, say. ~, he would nov
er see her again. Shortly after she nae
retired she was startled by three bullets
crashing into her room through an oper
window
Fay lived in fashionable apartments
at lG9 Commonwealth avenue. He was
a member of the firm of SeWcll d Fay
stockholders, with Offices in the Sears
building, Washington street.
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