Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-12
TO INVESTIGATE
STRANGE DEATH
OF GRACE LASKEY
County Attorney of Aroostook
Not Satisfied with Findings
of Medical Examiner

Houlton, Me-, April 11.-According to
County Attorney Archibald thorough
investigation is to be made in regard to
the death Of Miss Grace Laskey, the
19-year-old girl, who was found dead
by Mrs. Matte Perkins at the latter's
home Sunday noon between 1890 and /
P. M.
There are several stories circulated
| about town in regard to the cause of
death. DR.. F. w. Mann and medical ex-
aminer, DR.. F. H. Jackson state that
death was caused by alcoholism and ex-
posture.
In story to a newspaper man, Mrs.
Laskey is alleged to have told the fol-
lowing:
my daughter left home Friday morn
ing about 10 A. M. in the best of health
and spirit" says Mrs. Laskey. "She
had done small wash and I expected
that she was to return in a short time.
I have been worried about her staying
away so long but thought she was all
right with friends. The announcement
of her death came as a great blow to
me. have tried to have her keep away
from the Perkins home but ever since
last fall she is bound to go there. She
has stayed away from home before and
did not think that such a terrible
event was to be the outcome Of this
visit"
Mrs. Laskey has another daughter,
Eff1e. who also took the announcement
of her sisters death very hard. She
was washing when the newspaper man
called and at that time did not know,
or have the least suspicion, Of the cause
OF the visit but appeared to be bewilder-
ed over the question asked and said, II
will call mamma
The newspaper man then drove to the
home Of Mrs. Matte Perkins which is
about one mile from the Laskey home
near the Canadian Pacific r. r. The
house is known as the old Cary home.
stead and is one Of the old landmarks
Of the town. It has been allowed to be.
come delapidated and is now occupied
by several families. The only door OF
entrance was IN tho rear Of the build.
ing up over back stairs for Mrs. Per.
kins occupies the upstairs rent. Here
the newspaper man passed into the
Kitchen and on asking for Mrs. Per.
kins. q good looking little woman with
sharp eyes allowed she was the woman
in question" She was then asked to tell
just what she knew in regard to the
death Of Miss Grace Laskev.
Mrs. Perkins. after deep thought, said
she did not know II she knew very
much about the case. On being asked
what time the girl came to her. home she
said:
"She came here between S and b,ac
Sunday morning. She came right into
this room and danced around on tin
toe and kept saying, I feel awful
good; I cannot keep from dancing, !
told her after time that she had bet
ter sit down in a chair. Grace sat
down. and soon she said to me. T
think am drunk looked at her and
L told her ] guess that she must be.
AFTER time I pat her to bed. That Is
about all that know about the case
I put her to bed in the hall About u 20
or o'clock Sunday, I went in to see
II she did not want bowl of SCUM. 7
went up to the cot and called her nv
name; she did not answer and I took
hold OF her sleeve and shook her. 7
took hold Of her shoulders and shook
her quite hard. Then 1 saw that her
eyes were CLASSY and staring and I
called out. my God, she = dead!' Nv