The Washington times., 1916-10-01
ALLEGED DLUEDEARD
BELIEVED MONEY MAD
Mother Of Slain Woman De-
cIares This Led to New
Hampshire Tragedy.
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one night I stayed there 1 slept with
knife under my pillow"
The mother tells strange story
highly interesting study for the psychoi-
As for the accused man. he carried
| himself with q swagger. and bravedo.
at nrst which is all gone now HIS
At the Inquest in the little cham
berlain hall, and again, when he was
arranged for wife murder. small
broke down and wept. when put to
plea IN the court session ss he oi snswereo
His attorney was asked IL he wish
ed Small to make any statement.
The attorney. said he did not, SO
small was taken back to the little
cell at the jail which he has occupied
Thursday. October 6. was the date
set for the hearing on the warrant
to decide whether Small shall be held
for the grand jury for the death Of
The inquest which preceded the
arrainBnment was In charge of Med
ical Referee u. Frank Horne. Attor-
ney General ]. p. Horne, who will
nandIe the case for the state, opened
the inquest.
Doctor Tells How
Body Was Found.
DIR. L. w. Hodson testified to the f,nd-
ing OF the wife's body. Everyone in the
room listened with breathiess interest
as ne talked. The body was partially
clothed. he said. About the head was
mass OF white cloth, I'VE or six thick
nesses. blackened and charred by the
names. The cloth was pulled very tight,
so tight that the features of the wom-
ans face showed through IL and gave
u the appearance OF a ghestly mask.
mere were eight wounds on the head.
These were at the back. The bullet
t noae' ne said. began at the right side Of
cheek bone. DR.. Hodson said that
death. In his opinion, was caused by
strangulation, n decision made as a re-
suit OF his autopsy made shortly after
the discovery OF the body.
The physician identified the revolver
which he discovered In the ruins Of the
bungalow.
Fred e. Bean. OF Ossipee, a farmland.
said he found diamond ring. a we'd
aing ring; and a gold guard the day fol-
lowing the FIRE In the ruins. These,
blackened by fire. but with the stone in
the engagement ring sparkling, were
held up for him to view. He found also
ne said. a gold watch. 1t had stopped
House Locked When
Small Went TO Boston.
The bolts on the. doors were found
locked up when Small left for Boston
Thursday afternoon.
A hve-gallon kerosene oil can. empty.
was found In the ruins. 1t had been
oGHgnt 5y Small Thursday morning.
coward Z. Common, principal of the
Alba High School. and agent for the
John Hancock Insurance Company, In
Smalrs closest friend here. He wrote
up Joint policy" for Small eight
It was for $4,000. 1t read the air.
yivor OF either would be paid the policy
IN fulI. Small paid 81. 100 as a first paw
ment. He passed the physician's ex-
animation a. n,f. as did his wife. woman of
is5 pounds ppf ae Ssa . T,sssnS o about
ance on the house which he bought fully
furnished. together with an acre ~
land. for $500. II 10 said here.
re remodeled 1t last spring. spending
ABOUT 1910 more on II. He put In a ce.
ment basement floor. a pump and mined
II. getting water from the lake. II was
these very Improvements that defeated
the plan OF the murderer. for Il was
me cement floor which collected a foot
OF water. drained from the faulty pump.
and prevented the fire from crematin1
the murdered woman.
Dead Woman Was
Smal's Third Wife.
Small was born in Portland fortv-
nine years, ago. His FIRST wife died
twenty years ago from the effects OF
child birth. his brother said. His Sec
ond wife divorced him in 1911 and the
same year he married Arlene r. Curry
the dead woman. She was thirty-eight
and was living In Southboro. Mass
win wiz her mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Curry,
The Rev. McGregor. Small said last
night married them. Small kept I'm his
brokerage business in the Boston Office
OF Wiggin Elwell. He said he pur-
chased hye-acre place In Southboro
went to Mountain View about three
Ibid your wife have any enemies?"
he was asked. q,
sister hated her because she married
He added that they had not com
municated with either himself or his
Mrs. Mary E. Curry. Mrs. smalps
mother, who lives in Dorchester. was
very bitter against Small today. She
Inc man was money-mad. he loved
money. He adored II. The one night
] stayed there with them I SLEPT with
a knife under my pillow"
Tive daughters; two daughters!"
cried the mother. Both OF them dead.
The other died when that man put us
out OF our own home in the cold Of
winter. She caught pneumonia. And
now another"
The mother claims that Small took
advantage" of her inexperience In busi-
ness matters for his selfish personal
gain" and that once he had gained
control Of their property she and Der
other daughter for he Nhad married
Arlene) were Ordered out"
Collected Insurance
On Burned House.
Two days after they left the South
boro house 1t was burned to the ground
and Small collected more than $4,000
In insurance, the mother says.
Small appeared one day at the Curry
home at Southboro. where the mother
was living happily with her two daugh-
ters. The estate was extensive, and
they advertised Il Is an excellent place