The Washington times., 1916-10-01

Then she. told Of an accident TO
I.Iene and her husband on sailing
"rhs boat tipped over. Another boat
came rushing up. Arlie said she was
bbmte IN, sne would have beer. drowped
boat Then smart Drsiise tpiss q the other
negie medal for making the rescue.
a, re made Arlene abandon her belief
N Christian Science by his treatment
arm and nesrIS e SroEs s'f f. m rh Sy ' Re
LAUGHED as IL it were a Joke"
Sued for Balm for
His Wife's Affections.
Small figured In q sensational case
several years ago whom he brought
suit FOR $4,000 against a well-known
Bostonian for alienation OF q former
wife's affections.
In the room in the local hotel
where he was guarded By deputy
sherins he sobbed that the first
intimation he had received of-the death
OF mis- wife when no was called to the
phone In Young's Hotel. Boston.
had been to the Majestic Theater
earlier In the evening"" he said
shortly after o'clock I received a
phone message In the hotel that my
wife had been burned to death. I called
for fast automobile at once. and
dashed here. making the trip in three
and one-haif hours.
God knows that I am Innocent Of
the crime" he went on.
Then Small showed to the reporter
postal card that he had mailed his
VIE from Young's the night before
which read Fair weather at Youns's."
To THIS card his name was signed.
when asked II he kissed his wife
before leaving for Boston he said that
ne did, just before driving from the
house s, With George Kenneth. who took
being interviewed later by reporters
BENNETT. who 10 the proprietor OF the
central House here. said that Mrs.
small was not to be seen at the time
ne was at the house and that she did
not appear on the piazza to kiss her
husband farewell. as Small stated.
Setting Of Crime
In Somber Place.
The bungalow In which the Small's
have lived for the past three years
Ii on the shore OF Lake Ossippee. The
setting OF the crime 10, indeed, somber,
for back OF the ruins OF the house are
tall pines. one Of them standing high
like funeral plume with charred
trunk Just to the rear OF where re-
Gently stood the handsome house.
of the 5sp1 ass e G. Conner snpo pripciPsl
Small on his trip to boston. he said
that Small Informed him that he In
s % d9ns O hs h sss w a psr that
sion. Common added that he under
stood that Small planned to purchase
500 shares Of steel stock.
we arrived in Boston. and registered"
intended 20 Invest in steel stocks.
and he Informed me that he was do
"He said that his wife told him that
he could invest all the money he
cared TO in these stocks. Later in the
so,nethiss to eat in the s Trili e Smf them n
went to the Majestic Theater. It was
shortly after O'Clock after we had
p psons meta to 9Suns, that he get he
II can't remember Just what he said
when he got that message. but he
seemed all broken up over It, He
Fuller company and we started on a
high speed run for home.
Trip to Burned
Home From Boston.
'All the way up he wept and kept
saying over My God now 1 haven't a
thing to live for When we arrived /
went to the burned house at once, as
the insurance on the same had been
placed In a company that l represent.
There I discovered the body OF Mrs.
Small smoldering and poured some
water on IL to put out the fire. This
action OF mine has resulted in the evil
dence OF the crime that was evidently
committed being preserved"
Neighbors of the Smalls at the lake
shore. among whom was sidney Stevens.
Somersworth lawyer. who has been
retained by Small az counsel, said that
they had never noted any discord In the
Small household. ON the contrary they
had been frequent visitors at the bunga-
low during the three years that the
Smalls have owned II and noted that
the gatherings were pleasant socially.
Other neighbors OF the Smalls were
George d. Emerson, OF the George ID.
Emerson Grocery Company. OF Boston,
and Herb Hodgson. a Fryeburg. Me-.
grocer.