The Portland daily press., 1866-10-16
A Human Body Fomn d.

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1t will be remembered that May 23d last,
Miss Greene, aged % years, daughter Of Jonas
Greene esq, of Peru, Oxford county, mysteri-
ously left school at Kents Hill, came to Au-
burn, where she stopped few hours at the
Elm House, and left in the mid-afternoon, APP
parently in tears.
She was next and last seen in a drug store in
this city where she purchased 2 IL ounces of
corrosive sublimate-a quantity sufficient to
destroy many lives. 1t was believed that the
unfortunate girl committed suicide, and dill
gent search was made for her body in the woods
in this vicinity and in the canal and adjoining
towns. All efforts to discover her remains
were, however, futile, and the agonized friends
of the missing girl gave up nearly all hope of
seeing her alive and of ever discovering her
remains. lt, III. A. t. 4rt .s..t4t,U .
Saturday morning, as Charles Lewis and his
brother We're out ON White Oak Hill, East Au-
burn, they accidentally stumbled upon the re-
mains of human body--in an advanced state
of decomposition. There is no doubt it is the
body of the missing girl.
iiThe body was lying on its right side, under
a shelving rock which thoroughly concealed it
from view by careless observers and by passers
ON m the highway (which s'oro thass f,u-
The head was supported on the right arm
the legs drawn up slightly and all the flesh
had disappeared, leaving mere skeleton, in
clothes. A black straw hat was lying near,
having probably been blown from the head,
now fieshless skull, whose light hair was
streaming hither and thither over it, in the
wind
The body was clothed with a cotton dress
with blue woolen border, hoop skirt and
cotton skirt, shoes and stockings. 1t was with
out drawers Over her shoulders checked
shawl was hugged tightly and held around her
throat, as though shrinking from the cold and
endeayoring to protect herself from it. The
waterproof cloak was stretched on the rock
near by, which, it is believed, had been blown
nv the wind from har oh no
and stockings were in perfect preservation
Near by was a reticule in which were found a
memorandum book, pen-holder and pen, an
empty inkstand, hair brush, nail brush two
sOiled pocket-handkerchiefs, a pair of new
gloves and a brown veil. -. rs...r. . Ill'
1t was not long before a messenger was dis
patched to the relatives of the missing girl
Greene, in Auburn, who at once repaired to
the scene and identified the remains. The
clothing was identical with that in which Miss
Greene was last seen. The pair of gloves in
the reticule was new pair just purchased for
the girl and sent her by her mother Mr.. Green
asked If there was hole burnt in the water
proof cape. On examination a hole, evidently
burned, was discovered in the cape-such as
the girls friends remembered had been burned
in Miss G.'s garment. The memorandum book
school girl. "'f- -'itft ii.-.tl 1000 i2l ~
1t now transpires that girl answering the
description of Miss Green was seen passing
East Auburn, as nearly as can be remembered.
about May 23d. One family remembers, par
ticularly, that, as they were eating supper, the
girl described passed by. She held her hand
kerchief to her eyes and seemed to be weeping
The curiosity excited was so great that one Of
the family went to the door and carefully OBJ
served her as she passed. He has no doubt the
girl he observed was the person whose body is
just discovered. Strange to say, these facts
never became generally known till now.
Facts quite as strange are these: The body
has been lying within four or five rods of where
scores of persons have passed daily, for nearly
four months. These persons have repeatedly
detected a most offensive odOr, in passing the
point named. A family living within 90 or so
rods have repeatedly noticed, when the wind
was favorable, a bad odor. They had spoken
Of this fact with each other, yet no investiga-
ton was made. i.