The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-23
MOTHER OF YOUNG BABY AMONG DEAD
Wife And Son Of Deputy Sheriff Slain While He
 Does Xmas Shopping

'COoPERS MILLS. Maine, Dec. 22.- (By Associated Press.)-Six lives were sacrificed today to the murder ous frenzy of John Snow, a young man who came from Poland a few years ago and married a Maine wom- an, according to the definite asser- tions of county authorities. The au- thorities said they had unquestion- able proof that after shooting his wife, three other women and 15- year-old boy, Snow turned the re- volver on himself. inflicting a fatal wound. The dead:
 John Snow; Ida Snow, his wife; Mrs Ruth Brann, 80 years old, Mrs. Shows mother; Miss Eva Eaton, Mrs. Shows sister; Mrs. Frank Jewett, wife of Deputy Sheriff Jewett; Ken nett Jewett, the deputy's son.
 Mrs. Jewett and her son were killed in their home at Whitefield, seven miles from here, while Deputy Jew ett and other members of the house hold were doing some Christmas shopping in Gardiner. The others were shot in the little cottage which they occupied on a road mile from the center of Coopers Mills, which is in the town of Jefferson. Mrs. Eaton's five-weeks-old baby was found unhurt in a crib in the cottage when the murder was discovered by Mrs. Eatons seven -year-old son, who had been playing in the yard.
 Terrified at the sight of the three women lying dead and Snow dying, the boy ran to the home of neigh bor. Others living nearby were noti- fled and their first thought was to / send for Deputy Sheriff Jewett. A messenger was dispatched to White field. When he reached the deputy's home there was no response to his ring a the doorbell and he entered the house. There he found Mrs. Jew cit and her son dead on the floor.
 Meanwhile Deputy Jewett had been located in Gardiner. When be started for the scene of the murder in Coop CTS Mills he was unaware that his own wife and boy also had been Booth Bay harbor was notified of the murders and took charge of the inYestiga tion. It was learned that Snow had been employed recently by Jewett, working in the woods. Mem bers of the Jewett household said that they talked with Snow about 630 o'clock this morning and that he spoke of wanting his wife and oaby from whom he had been sepa- rated for some time, to go to Gar diner to live with him. He was cry ing at the time.
 Deputy Jewett left home at 1o:S0. Within an hour Snow had shot Mrs. Jewett and Kenneth Jewett and had started for Coopers Mills in the deputy home. Two hours later ,ac- eording to authorities. he had killed the three women there and later in the afternoon succumbed to his self inflicted wounds. Snow was about l 1. older.
 Investigation showed that all the victims had been shot in the heead at close range. The body of Mrs. Jewett was found under a bed. At first it was thought that she had been killed there when trying to hide after wit messing the murder of her son, but later it was believed that the mur- derer had shot her when in the pam try and then had hid the body. There We're numerous blood stains in the pantry.
 Although uncertain as to the IT. O. tive for the Killing of Mrs. Jewett and her son, authorities believe that when Snow called at the Jewett home 1 heaslIed to borrow the sheriff's auto mobile to drive to Coopers Mills, and this provided the basis for a quarrel and the subsequent shooting. Sheriff Jewett said tonight that he was con fident that this 15-year- son had refused to loan the machine I1 Snow. and that Snow then became violent and gun play resulted. He said he based his theory on the fact that Snow used the autom obile he sought to borrow in proceeding to the Brann place, where the other murders took place.
 Although neighbors heard shots. there were no witnesses at either shooting and details were lacking. At the Brann place, the position Of the body of Mrs. Brann indicated that the S0-year-old woman was shot down as she attempted to escape thrOue-h a window