Frederick Small, 1918 January 15

hired an automobile and returned immediately to Mountainview.

The next day, after the BX#ASS heat became bearable, the basement
was searched and Mrs, Small's body was found where it had fallen
through the floor into a pool of water that had accumblated trhough
leakage from the lake, Her injuries were.plainly visible and the
cord that Small had used to strang&de her was still abound her neck,
He was arrested and charged with the murder. In spite of his pro-
testations of innocence, the evidence against him was overwhelming
and he was convicted and sentenced to die. He was hanged at the
New Hampshire “tate Prison on Jan. 15, 1918,

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hired an automobile and returned immediately to Mountainview.

The next day, after the BXSKMES heat became bearable, the basement
was searched and Mrs, Small's body was found where it had fallen
through the floor into a pool of water that had accumhlated trhough
leakage from the lake, Her injuries were plainly visible and the
cord that Small had used to strang&de her was still abound her neck.
He was arrested and charged with the murder. In spite of his pro-
testations of innocence, the evidence against him was overwhelming
and he was convicted and sentenced to die. He was hanged at the
New Hampshire State Prison on Jan. 15, 1918,

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AND PUNISHMENT, Volume IL, pages 9 and 10,
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To His Wife," by Curt Norris,

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sees an automobile and returned immediately to Mountainview.

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and Mrs, Small's body was found where it had
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arrested and charged with the murder. In spite of his
testations of innocence, the evidence against him was ovorwh
and he was convicted and SE to die. He was hanged
New Hampshire State Prison on Jan. 15, 1918.
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SMALL, Frederick L,

Small, a moddrately successful Portland, Me., grocer had retired in
191 at the age of 18, invested his money in the stock market and
moved with his third wife, M#X8K8 Florence Curry Small, to a cabin

on Lake Ossipee at Mountainview, N. H,, where he spent most of his
time fishing and working with his favorite hobby, electrical devices.
In 1916 he insured Mrs. Small for $20,000 and the house for $3,000,
purchasing the policies from his best friend, a local insurance agent.
On Sept. 28, 1916, he and the. agent went to Boston on an overnight
trip. “efore leaving, he bludgeoned Mrs. Small unconscious with an
iron poker, shot her in the head and then strangled her with a cord

to make certain that she was dead and.tied the body to a bedpost, He
pour kerosene and other inflammables.about the body and the entire
house and rigged an electrical device to detonate a fire at 10 o'clock
that night. When the man arrived who he had called to take him to the
train station to meet his friend, he was waiting outside with his
baggage. He callad inside.to tell his wife that he was leaving and
would be back the next day. After the house erupted in flames that

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night, a crowd gathered with firefighting equipment, but they were
able to do nothing to prevent the destruction of the house. ‘Small
was notified at his hotel in Boston and he and the insurance agent

MALL, Frederick L.

Small, a modérately successful Portland, Me., grocer had retired in
191 at the age of 8, invested his money in the stock market and
moved with his third wife, M2X888 Florence Curry Small, to a cabin
on Lake Ossipee at Mountainview, N. H,, where he spent most of his
time fishing and working with his favorite hobby, electrical devices.
In 1916 he insured Mrs. Small for $20,000 and the house for $3,000,
purchasing the policies from his best friend, a local insurance agent.
On Sept. 28, 1916, he and the agent went to Boston on an overnight
trip. efore leaving, he bludgeoned Mrs, Small unconscious with an
iron poker, shot her in the head and then strangled her with a cord
to make certain that she was dead and.tied the body to a bedpost. He
pour kerosene and other inflammables.about the body and the entire
house and rigged an electrical device to detonate a fire at 10 o'clock
that night. When the man arrived who he had called to take him to the
train station to meet his frkend, he was waiting outside with his
baggage. He callfd inside to dell his wife that he was leaving and
would be back the next day. After the house erupted in flames that
night, a crowd gathered with firefighting equipment, but they were
able to do nothing to prevent the destruction of the house. ‘Small
was notified at his hotel in Boston and he and the insurance agent

SMALL, Frederick L.

» a modérately successful Portland, !., grocer had retired in
19k at the age of 48, invested his money in the stock market
moved TRS Florence Curry Small, to a
on Lake Ossipee at Mountainview, N. l., where he spant most of his
time fishing and working with his favorite hobby, electrical dev:
Tn 1916 he insured Mrs. Small for $20,000 and the house for $3,000,
purchasing the policies from his pee friend, a local insurance agent.
On ee 28, 1916, he and the agent went to Boston on an overnight
wip. Sefore leaving, he bludgsoned Mrs, Snall unconscious with an
iron poker, shot her in the head and then strangled her with a cord
to make certain that she was ee
pour kerosene and other inflanr
ae and rigged an electrical Gavteaits asimatal uteri 21,10 6 ‘clock
When the man arrived who he had called to take him to the
train station to meet his Pf nd, he was waiting ae with his
baggage. He callad inside to tell his wife that he was le: es and
would be back the next day. After the house orate’ in flam
night, a crowd gathered with firefighting but they
able to do nothing to prevent the Resins oak, Piionioieerenty
was notified at his hotel in Boston and he and the insurance agent

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