Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-10-23
State News.
The Iiradie.s skeleton.

The hcadless skeleton of a woman has
been found at Bankers Mills. near Lewis
ton. This skeleton i supposed To be the
remains OF a Mary Elizabeth Lowell. who
mystcrlouSly disappeared from Lewiston
In June 1870. Friday james VI. Lowell.
the husband OF the missing woman. was
arrested, as has been stated. in Lowell.
Mass. on charge OF her murder. We
CLEAN from very full account in tho Low
i-fon JoaraH some particulars OF the al
fair.
In June 1870 Mrs. Lowell was doing
hOusework for Mrs. Blood a boarding
house keeper on one of the Lewiston Cor
poration>. Her husband did not room
with her though lac came To visit her fire.
q1eutiy. They both had the temper- Of
devils, and quarrels were frequent. sun
| day. June l2th. 1872. Lowell called tor his
wife To take her Ia ride After that she
was ncyc. seen In Lewiston. Lowell cali
cd at her boarding place next Jay aud said
he LEFT her at 10 O'Clock the nj .ht before.
lie didn't know what had become of her,
but snrmised She had run away with cir
Gus employee, OF whom, he said. she seem
cd 10 De ioud. Some three weeks after he
called for her clothes. but Mrs Blood rr-
fused To give them up. In u few months
he married Mary Turner and lett Lewis
ton. Not long since. hc wrote Ia his wifc's
mother Mrs. Burton OF Holden eayiu.
Lizzie his Wife wished IL come aud live
with him again. but that he shouldn't per-
mil il.
Mrs. Blood and The other women who
knew the missing Womlu think the rem
nant- of dress found on the skeleton are
portions of the garments worn by Mr.,
Lowell on The night of the Sunlly rii"
In" day ai!cr the Disappearance. II the corr
poratipn girl- picked up The tpllowiu. let
ter:
Toll Jimmy h" NAV have all ny clothes, for
I am going whcre shall never see him again.
/ am sorry have don" a. | have. Gisr all my
/ things 10 Jimmy, for | am going wh"r, h,'ll
/ never So me again. Tel ia Young lady
Was named 10 Alss Jimmy three time, tor me-.
t>isned,) LIN"
Il i, now said that this lcrtrr j. not in
/ Mr.. Lowelr- handwriting. and tnat She
I always -Ignrd her name "I.ill,c" Her
/ sister had a letter shortly after the ilr,'
/ one. bearing the same signature, and ash
+ Ing her 10 20 and get her things iu IcNl.-
! ton and send them to her. Thi~ letter had
neither date nor address
Some mouths UenuIc The nu,liu. uf tho
/ skeleton Mrs. Burton (muther OF the miss
! Ing woman wrote a. folloAS to lAdy in
( Lewiston:
Il dreamed that saw Lizzie in the woods
] near bar -hiii-. on htr Knees. ID LINZ l.f
! life. Her hands were uplifted and she VA, ,.lN-
ing, Don't Kill me don't Kill me :" but 1t seem
Ell to me that somebody killed her and buried
| her there"
The SKELETON MYsrERY-THE REMAINS
IDENTIFIED.
IEwISIoS. Oct. 20.
The coroncr's inquest over the remains
of a woman, found few mile, above Ihi
city, has been In session this morning and
adjourned To Tuesday evening - await the
! arrival Of Witnesses. The tt>iinpiiy taken
this mori.Ius par.gn, ,Io'.. led Tide re-
mains ~ those OF Ms. J..uir, II. Lowell.
who seriously disappeared from thi,
city three AMI halt years ago. Her nus
band with whom She was last seen contn-
ues tn protest that lac knew nothing res
pectins her disappearance. The dress
maker who made black six drc,, in
! which Mrs. Lowell was last seen clo,hc
aver- 10 the bes, of her belief that the silk
dress found on the skeleton i made and
trimmed similarly To the dress that She
made for Mrs. Lowell.