The Portland daily press., 1871-11-07

NJ, Foge, who is landlord at No TX on the
Rates Corporation, says that Anna Wood
came to his boarding-house' TO board August
cd She was then at work in shoe factory
in Auburn. Sho remained at No. Is from Au-
gust till October 8, when she went 10 the An
droscoggin Mill, boarding on that corporation. |
She rem AIMED in the mill two wee ks, when |
she lett and went as domestic to No. Bates
Corporation.
She told Mr.. Fogg that she had no father,
that her mother was living, but she had re-
slae9 ier two years in Jersey City.
49, w ny did your mother dare to leave you so
young, alone in the @orld?' lady on the cor
goratlon asked her aday or two ,; ago o,,a6
Ada Brown had been in this city put hse
weeks, prior to her death. She was put Ia
Years of age--a mere child-but unusuaIIy Iail
for her age Mr.. Fogg says she came te w I hS
her father. from his home in Buckheid, ana |
went to work in the mill-rooming with her
elder sister, Ella. Anna was playm OF |
hers and as soon as Ada came to the city the |
intimacy was renewed, and in nine days after |
coming here she lett the Bates corporation
and went to work on the Androscoggln cor.
noratiou with Anna, who was then at work in
that mill. October 17ih Ada returned to work
in Bates Mill, and boarded again with her sis
ter at No. Is Mr.. Fogg' Son the Bates COR
noration. October 30.h she concluded she
preferred to do homework, and she left the
mill and found employment as domestic at
No. 2 Bates corporation, where she worked till
Wednesday. when she left Thursday night
both Anna and Ada stopped with Ada s sister,
in her room at No. 15-in which there were
two beds. Ada left No. Is at 9 O cleck Friday
morning-not saying word to any one. 1t is
thought Anna left before that time-at least,
they went from the house separately. Ella
Ada's elder sister-carried the girls some
breakfast before she went to the mill. Before
Ella went into the mill she told her landlady
| that Ada must go home that afternoon.
Not long after Ada's coming to Lewiston
it being thought that she was too young to be
away from home-her father came to this city,
| to take her home, but she begged so earnestly
| to stay, that her father returned without her.
| MRS. coBuRN's STATEMENT.
Mrs Coburn, who is landlady at No. Bates
| corporation, states that Anna Wood came to
| her boarding house last Saturday, to get work
| She said she had been at work in Androscog-
| gin Mill. Mrs. Coburn told her she might
| come ard see if she could do her work, and if
SO. she would employ her. She brought with
she would begin work Monday. She returned
| to supper that evening, but after tea again
| went out and did not return for the night. The
next morning Sunday, before the family was
| up, the door bell of No. rang,and Anna Wood
was found at the door. She said she had staid
| at No. 15, with Ada Brown, that night.
| Monday she began work at No. 4, and in the
afternoon Ada came in. Soon both went ont
| together and returned with a lobster-of which
| each ate heartily. Tuesday morning Anna
| complained of illness and want to bed, but
| soon got up again and went to work. She
worked two days and then left. Mrs. G. said
to her: You may stay here till you get a
the afternoon Wednesday,, Ada came in and
the twain went out together. She saw moth
ing more ofthem till Thursday morning at 9,
when Anna came in to settle; Mrs. G. paid
| her So cents. Anna said: ''We have places
| One of us will go to Dr. Ricker's and one to
| Mr.. Scruton's."
Mrs. Coburn says: "Anna was very pretty,
and modest appearing little girl, and Ada al
ways appeared WE'LL
| MRS. eILBERT's STATEMENT.
Mrs Gilbert landlady at No. Bates Ccrpo-
ration says that Ada came to her boarding
| house Saturday afternoon and wanted a
| chance to work. Mrs G. said she was not in
| want of any one, but, if she had no place, she
might stay aud work her board until she could
| ind employ ment. Thursday she told Mrs
Coburn that she wasn's going to work any
| more. es55g sttt,ss-e 1T Gafa
| Wednesday night Anna came into No. Q and
| proceeded to Ada's room, where these two
1 girls and third occupied the same room and
bed. Thursday morning Ada did not come
down, and at noon Mrs. Gilbert went I'D stairs
and to her surprise, found Anna and Ada
there in the room. At Mrs. G.'s request they
came down stairs about noon and remained in
| the sitting room. Neither had had any break
fast Mrs. Gilbert asked both out to dinner.
ADA accepted the invitation, but Anna ate
nothing. While Anna was waiting in the sit
nng-room, she turned toward a young lady in
| the room and said "What shall do2 T have
no money and no where to stay Mrs. G.
said had she known of Annals situation, she
might have done something for her. but the
remark was not repeated in her hearing. The
grls lett the house together-Anna having
had no food, probably for eighteen or twenty
hours, though she had just declined an invita-
| ton to partake of some
TRACES OF THE STRANGE ONES.
Friday morning gentlemen noticed two girls
sitting on one of the piles of boards in the rear
OF Lisbon street, Just south of Ash street.
Iheir conduct seemed SO moody and strange as
to attract attention. They answer to the de-
| scriptions of Ada and Anna.
When these girls left their resting place on
the lumber, they proceeded to Cooks drug
| she was either-ipqnired: II want some chic.
| roform for girl that's got the tootbache
| down on the Bates corporation"
| would you like about half an onnce9' in
20 no." replied the tall girl, eve want lot
gift" T" 'o'
."We can't sell you over half an OUNCE re-
piled the clerk.
The tall girl turned quickly and, with
pout of the lips, said:
well, guess we can get it somewhere
else"
| This was about ten o'clock, three hours be-
l
The taller girl wore heavy shawl when at
Mr.. Cooks store. Anna wore a heavy shawl,
and such shawl was left ON the West Pitch
| shore.
MR. AND MRS sTARBIRD's STATEMENT.
| We have already stated thst the two girls
ate, apparently their last meal at Mr.. Star
birds, on Hampshire street, Auburn, Mr..
and Mrs 5. make the following statements:
They had known Ada andeAnna,-Ada more
than Anna. Ada was MRS. SIS cousin by
marriage.
Ada, says Mrs. S., had brown hair, brown
eyes, very tall for one of herage, IA years quite
smart. She wore blue turban hat-that
found on the rocks, identified as the samoa
water proof, light shawl-the same found on
the West Pitch shore-and dark print diess.
Anna Wood wore Thursday afternoon. a
heavy shawl, black oversEirt and red and
white dress, with coarse straw hat Part of
the outer-clothing found on the rocks she
Identifies as Annals.
$50 The two girls came to Mr.. S. IS house at41-2
p. M, Thursday. They seemed wearied and
said they had been searching all day for work,
without success. ~ am quite dead broke,'
said Anna, and she showed two ten cent bills
as much as to say, that's my ALL"
"The two girls carried on very lively"-says
Mrs. Starbird-meaning they were unusually
cheerful. AT Mrs. Starbird's urgent invitation
they remained to supper, though Anna SEEM
ed 10th to stay. Both ate heartily, and each
poked fun at the other for eating so much
I'VE shall eat you out of house and home, ii
we stay here long, said Anna.
The two girls spent nearly five hours at Mrs
starbird's. "The last thought should have
had that these girls intended to kill them.
selves is Mrs. S. IS deduction from their cav
bearing. OLce in a while during the evening
Anna made remarks in a laughing way like
this: I've been coaxing Ada to Jump into the
canal with me, but she says the water is too
cold"
Anna said to Mrs. s. showing her a brooch
she wore-the same found on the shore :-"This |
IS PIN - - gave me-" He was ''pay- |
ing attention to her" they said She was not
it being o'clock-'T promised to be at NV |
boarding house att 1-2-he was going to cali |
and see mel guess he will think Pm a nueer /
girl.' 1NeeA
Another young man was spoken of as aAda's |
iellow,-a young man now living in Boston |
Anna said during the evening, that she had |
been ever to West Pitch In fine, the eve |
nlngs gossip was pleasant ordinary with |
mere and there word, which, in the light of |
the suicides, shows that Anna had medtated
the act.
Mrs. S. could see that Anna had an almost
magnetic influence over Ada-she seemed 10 |
be completely in her power. Ada was the tai |
Ter. Mr.. Brown adds that Anna was only ID /
years of age-the same age as Ada. Both were
very good looking.@ AIDA wore short hair:
Anna long hair. Tue false hair left on the
shore was Annals. -..t
AT quarter past nine the girls left Mrs SIS
She urged them to remain, but they declined. |
and went of, apparently very cheerful
Before leaving, Auna said to Mrs. Stsrbird
IN half earnest and hall iocose tone: Il wish
was married aud had a home and somebody
to care for me-"
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS
Ada Browns elder sister, Ella states that |
Anna had an aubt who was said to be insane