Woman Is Held Following Death Of Lumberman
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mrs. Alta Marjorie Cole, 39, of Long Lake, has been committed to the Essex County jail to await grand jury action on a charge of manslaughter, second degree, in connection with the death last Wednesday of Edward Arohamault, 47, also of Long Lake, in the Physicians Hospital at Plattsburg. State Police reported that, according to Mrs. Cole's signed statement, she was Archambault's housekeeper at Mclntyre Lumber Camp, Francis
Pond, operated by Harold Mclntyre. Archambault's death at first was believed to have been caused by burns which he sustained in the accidental explosion of a lantern. Investigators reported that Archambault and Mrs. Cole, in the company of several lumberjacks, were drinking alcoholic beverages in several Willsboro bars and taverns during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct 14, and the pair had several arguments during the afternoon. They returned to Archambault's camp, State Police reported, at aboout five p. m. and, during an argument that ensued, Archambault is alleged to have threatened to kill his housekeeper. Mrs. Cole, officers said, is reported to have struck Archambault on the head with a piece of stove wood, rendering him semi-conscious on the floor of the kitchen. Then, according to Mrs. Cole's statement, she poured a quantity of gasoline over his body but lacked the courage to set him afire. Mrs. Cole then ran out of the camp, thinking that Arohambault, sooner or later, would attempt to light a lantern or a cigarette and thereby ignite himself, officers said. About five minutes later, Mrs. Cole, in the company of some lumberjacks, observed Archambault running from his camp to the main camp, his clothing in flames, and fall to the ground.
Several other lumberjacks doused the ftames and placed Archambault's body in a truck, rushing him to Keeseville where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to the hospital in Plattsburg. Investigators said that Mrs. Cole concocted a story that Archambault had attempted to light a lantern in the camp and that the lantern had exploded, showering him with flaming gasoline. Mrs. Cole was arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Thompson of the Town of Chesterfield, Essex County, She was then taken to the Blakdell, BCI, and Trooper C. I. Foland, uniformed division. New York State Police, Keeseville sub-station, conducted the investigation which resulted in the woman's arrest.
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mrs. Alta Marjorie Cole, 39, of Long Lake, has been committed to the Essex County jail to await grand jury action on a charge of manslaughter, second degree, in connection with the death last Wednesday of Edward Arohamault, 47, also of Long Lake, in the Physicians Hospital at Plattsburg. State Police reported that, according to Mrs. Cole's signed statement, she was Archambault's housekeeper at Mclntyre Lumber Camp, Francis
Pond, operated by Harold Mclntyre. Archambault's death at first was believed to have been caused by burns which he sustained in the accidental explosion of a lantern. Investigators reported that Archambault and Mrs. Cole, in the company of several lumberjacks, were drinking alcoholic beverages in several Willsboro bars and taverns during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct 14, and the pair had several arguments during the afternoon. They returned to Archambault's camp, State Police reported, at aboout five p. m. and, during an argument that ensued, Archambault is alleged to have threatened to kill his housekeeper. Mrs. Cole, officers said, is reported to have struck Archambault on the head with a piece of stove wood, rendering him semi-conscious on the floor of the kitchen. Then, according to Mrs. Cole's statement, she poured a quantity of gasoline over his body but lacked the courage to set him afire. Mrs. Cole then ran out of the camp, thinking that Arohambault, sooner or later, would attempt to light a lantern or a cigarette and thereby ignite himself, officers said. About five minutes later, Mrs. Cole, in the company of some lumberjacks, observed Archambault running from his camp to the main camp, his clothing in flames, and fall to the ground.
Several other lumberjacks doused the ftames and placed Archambault's body in a truck, rushing him to Keeseville where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to the hospital in Plattsburg. Investigators said that Mrs. Cole concocted a story that Archambault had attempted to light a lantern in the camp and that the lantern had exploded, showering him with flaming gasoline. Mrs. Cole was arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Thompson of the Town of Chesterfield, Essex County, She was then taken to the Blakdell, BCI, and Trooper C. I. Foland, uniformed division. New York State Police, Keeseville sub-station, conducted the investigation which resulted in the woman's arrest.
Woman Is Held Following Death Of Lumberman
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mrs. Alta Marjorie Cole, 39, of Long Lake, has been committed to the Essex County jail to await grand jury action on a charge of manslaughter, second degree, in connection with the death last Wednesday of Edward Arohamault, 47, also of Long Lake, in the Physicians Hospital at Plattsburg. State Police reported that, according to Mrs. Cole's signed statement, she was Archambault's housekeeper at Mclntyre Lumber Camp, Francis
Pond, operated by Harold Mclntyre. Archambault's death at first was believed to have been caused by burns which he sustained in the accidental explosion of a lantern. Investigators reported that Archambault and Mrs. Cole, in the company of several lumberjacks, were drinking alcoholic beverages in several Willsboro bars and taverns during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct 14, and the pair had several arguments during the afternoon. They returned to Archambault's camp, State Police reported, at aboout five p. m. and, during an argument that ensued, Archambault is alleged to have threatened to kill his housekeeper. Mrs. Cole, officers said, is reported to have struck Archambault on the head with a piece of stove wood, rendering him semi-conscious on the floor of the kitchen. Then, according to Mrs. Cole's statement, she poured a quantity of gasoline over his body but lacked the courage to set him afire. Mrs. Cole then ran out of the camp, thinking that Arohambault, sooner or later, would attempt to light a lantern or a cigarette and thereby ignite himself, officers said. About five minutes later, Mrs. Cole, in the company of some lumberjacks, observed Archambault running from his camp to the main camp, his clothing in flames, and fall to the ground.
Several other lumberjacks doused the ftames and placed Archambault's body in a truck, rushing him to Keeseville where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to the hospital in Plattsburg. Investigators said that Mrs. Cole concocted a story that Archambault had attempted to light a lantern in the camp and that the lantern had exploded, showering him with flaming gasoline. Mrs. Cole was arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Thompson of the Town of Chesterfield, Essex County, She was then taken to the Blakdell, BCI, and Trooper C. I. Foland, uniformed division. New York State Police, Keeseville sub-station, conducted the investigation which resulted in the woman's arrest.
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mrs. Alta Marjorie Cole, 39, of Long Lake, has been committed to the Essex County jail to await grand jury action on a charge of manslaughter, second degree, in connection with the death last Wednesday of Edward Arohamault, 47, also of Long Lake, in the Physicians Hospital at Plattsburg. State Police reported that, according to Mrs. Cole's signed statement, she was Archambault's housekeeper at Mclntyre Lumber Camp, Francis
Pond, operated by Harold Mclntyre. Archambault's death at first was believed to have been caused by burns which he sustained in the accidental explosion of a lantern. Investigators reported that Archambault and Mrs. Cole, in the company of several lumberjacks, were drinking alcoholic beverages in several Willsboro bars and taverns during the afternoon of Saturday, Oct 14, and the pair had several arguments during the afternoon. They returned to Archambault's camp, State Police reported, at aboout five p. m. and, during an argument that ensued, Archambault is alleged to have threatened to kill his housekeeper. Mrs. Cole, officers said, is reported to have struck Archambault on the head with a piece of stove wood, rendering him semi-conscious on the floor of the kitchen. Then, according to Mrs. Cole's statement, she poured a quantity of gasoline over his body but lacked the courage to set him afire. Mrs. Cole then ran out of the camp, thinking that Arohambault, sooner or later, would attempt to light a lantern or a cigarette and thereby ignite himself, officers said. About five minutes later, Mrs. Cole, in the company of some lumberjacks, observed Archambault running from his camp to the main camp, his clothing in flames, and fall to the ground.
Several other lumberjacks doused the ftames and placed Archambault's body in a truck, rushing him to Keeseville where he was transferred to an ambulance and taken to the hospital in Plattsburg. Investigators said that Mrs. Cole concocted a story that Archambault had attempted to light a lantern in the camp and that the lantern had exploded, showering him with flaming gasoline. Mrs. Cole was arraigned before Justice of the Peace John Thompson of the Town of Chesterfield, Essex County, She was then taken to the Blakdell, BCI, and Trooper C. I. Foland, uniformed division. New York State Police, Keeseville sub-station, conducted the investigation which resulted in the woman's arrest.
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