New-York tribune., 1868-12-25
TIE EAST oRRINGroN mAINn MuRDER.

Mr.. Warren George an estimable citizen oi
East OngtoD between 90 and 70 years OF age has lived
during the past year in small onestory house contain
ing one room below and a sleeping room above, having
for his fellow-boarder young man hameo iio""ao
A. Cleveland, about "a years years VI aSei Sdi
Nj. George Is WidO"er "nOse sous s nn,
naugmers are gdoWm MA "P az" tb1s manner 70 lessen
tho expense of living lie had been inahlng air"ng
vss 70 start ON Wcdncsday the 18th OF November. Ills
friends did not feel easy about MS sudden disapleaau,e
and his sister wrote to his daughter TO know II ne ht
been there ana on fueStay asl leSelEe@t VA an5Mot ed
had not. Meantime Young Cleveland hau disappSaie%u, ~
aud all the goods in the house had been removed 10
the house OF Mary A. Baisde mother OF Clevelah9 ny
a former marriage. ON Ihw wSday NE cIizes VI t tno
place entered the house. Mrs Baisdc went win thell
and opened the door tpon entering one Oh t1e % % inv
once blood the side OF the stairway On S0b. w
stairs nothing remained IN the room but bedstcad lo
which all the clothing had been removed ana SG n9 -,
been taken down close eSann%asiOn % & ao"r had
been scraped rs If To- remove whaI had d'Ieu m &
at washing away. While looking around l the % .QWc.
room It was noticed that Mrs Blasdell kept her position
over part OF the floor where there ld peea ta
As She stepped aside II observed that lhe Dohus
cred The boards were tom up WheI pc VI Soi IL,
was discovered under which something was eVII1eht I
AZ this time Mrs Biasdei complained OF being chilly
and saying she could be OF no further use went
Two or three inches OF dirt Was shoveled away Nc
quilt was seen. which. upon opening was lOuu W uou
tain tie body OF the missing man After sending ior
that George had been murdered by being shot
through the body. the ball entering The right slue anu
fusion or fracture OF the skull over the eye which ap
peared 10 have been by striking with pstOl OF
other instrument. 1t also proved AZ me inquest
that Cleveland on the Monday preceding the murder
borrowed a pistol at tho store OF Mt CurIer o.
tensibly to Shoot a raccOOn which he llad seen,
and returned It again the day after the MURDER
was committed On tho same day Neduesdayl nc liuu
load of tan bark from the tannefy, as he sa toDahh
hIs house but which was really used to hide the Doy
TLursday afternoon he left the ears, remaining aI
WateIye over night, from whence he proceeded 20 bos
ton tho morning Mr. George was nian WHO @ nn1
done siderable business and had Ia supposed nOncH
and bonds estimated from $500 20 $1,000 or oO ana ~
was to obtain this that the murder was oOmmtteu
also had gold watch, but nothing has yet been lOuuu
which was lie. The bed upon which the inurler Was
coInmtt.d and clothes by the deceased on tn.t
day are neither OF them 10 be found aud are supposed 70
have been burned. hrs. Blaisdel who Is woman Oh
nearly seventy is sald to have been at WORK ~ inc
house on the day succeeding the murder ana tne uy
hru the tan WAS hauled with which TO cover lne pO
A verdict was rendered charging Cleveland WIN @ tne
crime and naming Mrs Blasdcl an accessory aiter
Tho fact Marshal Bolton Of Bangor staIteu ulso %
diately In pursuit OF the murderer anu - sSrs ,hrea
him at NO 06 Lcyerettst, Boston ABOUT tnIee Ip
o'clock saturday morning, He was found IN Dee Nun
nj, own sister, aged 20 years Marshal BoltOn Oh p ~
gor passed through Portland on saturday noon On n,s
way TO Bangor with his prisoner hrs BiSiSoe '"' ''0
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