Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-11

While practically all OF the evil
dencc gathered by the authorities
point TO suicide in the case of Ed
ward Lalibertc, son of Paul l.aliber-
tc. of 12J Northern avenue. who was
found shot through the heart Fri
day night on Jefferson street. and
the medical examiner has made
report stating that the young man
committed suicide during min
ute OF temporary insanity" there
still remains the mysterious dsap-
pcarancc of the revolver with which
the deed was accomplished, to be
accounted for.
After a careful examination of
the boyA relatives and of the four
boys, Alfred Nignault. Perley Dostic,
Henry Iallier and Louis Dutil. who
saw the act committed. County At
torney Walter NJ. Sanborn an
nounced that unless something fur
Their developed he would take no
action as he is convinced that 1t was
n clear case of suicide.
The questioning of the witnesses
brought out much concerning the
movements of the boy that evening.
As near as could be determined he
had been In poor hegAth and was
obliged to submit to an operation
some time ago. The trouble had re-
CURED recently and then he had lost
his lob at the Crossett shoe factory.
last Wednesday while talking with
a chum he had declared that the loss
of his lob did not bother him as he
wouldn't need n job before long"
l. was his custom evenings TO go
to I,uttcrfeld's restaurant AMI order
a good meal. lie was in the res
taurant on Friday evening at around
80 hut did not order n large meal
nor did he eat well He appeared
TO I've ngitated and left soon after.
Later he notified his grandmother.
who lives with his father ut 10
Northern avenue. that he was about
to leave for Boston with two Chums.
/ His father and brother. Perley La
libcrte. feeling that all was not well.
went first to the station to meet the
evening Pullman but got there too
late. They then returned to he up
per end OF the town and were look
ing for him at the time the fatal
shot was fired.
About 10.15 the Young man ap-
peared at the barber shop conducted
by Emile Arbour on Northern ave-
nue.. and called a Chum outside. At
that time he practically told the
chum that he was going to commit
suicide. He then asked another
chum for piece of paper and the
boy got the piece of paper from a
barber in the shop. 1t was torn from
4 note book and Laliberte went off
waving his arms and saying nat II
would be alright now"
His friends. seeing from his Gu
rlous expression that he was in an
unusual frame of mind. decided to
follow him ana thought that per-
haps they might avert any impend-
ing tragedy. They could not find
him at first and went down around
the gravel pit back OF the Edwards
Manufacturing Company plant. Then
they went to the Laliberte ice house
and from there began search
through the streets in that part of
the city.
AS they got to the corner OF Ok
ford and Jefferson streets they saw
him about 100 feet away on Jeffer-
son street and at the Same time saw
the flash as the revolver was fired
and heard the report. They saw
young Laliberte crumpie to the
ground. and ran to the body. Dutfl
being the first one to reach the
scene of the tragedy. At the time
the shot was fired the boys father
and brother were on the upper end
OF Jefferson street and they heard
the report and saw the boys running
toward the body.
They all declared to the officials
investigating the case Saturday that
they did not see any revolver about
the body and that they had not re-
moved any weapon from the vicin-
ity of the body.
In pocket of the coat which he
wore was found a note reading: IAN
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