The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-07-09
Another Helen Jewett" Case.

Some thirty-seven wears ago the whole
city OF New York was thrown into a state
OF intense excitement caused by the brmta
murder of a beautiful courtezan who went
by the name Of Helen Jcwett She was q
native OF Kenncbec county. in this State
and had resided in Augusta. where she
and her parents We're well known She
was murdered in a house Of i'll tame kept
by ROsina Townsend, in Thomas street
Her paramour, named Robinson, was AZ
rested and brought to trial. Though the
evidence against him was almost conclu-
sive, SO that hardly doubt could exist
that the murder was committed by him,
Yet by the efforts Of his counsel, one Of
whom was the late Ogden Holman, the
most brilliant man at the New York bar,
he was acquitted by theiury So universal
was the belief in New York that he was
the guilty one, and so strong the feeling
against him. that Robinson immediately
left the State and died some wears after
wards in Texas
An almost similar attempt at murder
was made in Boston, Tuesday night OF last
week on the person of Miss Mary Thomas
OF Lyman, who is represented as being
good looking and about - years Of age.
She lad been living in Now Norl, and IN
Marha's Vineyard until some two YEAR
ago, when She went to Boston. There
She resided intwo or three different places,
in one of which She passed rs Mrs Colby,
being visited by Il Young mechanic of that
name. About two weeks ago Size removed
her boarding place To the house of Mrs.
Dunnell on Oxford street. where She gave
her name as Thomas. The last that was
seen of her about the house was betw cen
seven and eight O clock Tuesday evening.
Wednesday afternoon Colby, who had
visited her frequently at that house, ca led
to sec her but the door Of her room vas
closed and fastened inside and an entrance
was effected in some other way. On en-
tering the room a horrible scene was pre-
sented, Stretched upon her bed lay the
inanimate form OF the young woman al
rayed in the same clothing she wore on
Tuesday night, when she was last seen,
her life blood streaming from i've ghaStlv
wounds on the skull and one IN her left
ear, the lobe OF which wasnearly severed.
All efforts to arouse her to consciousness
were useless, and as soon as possible med
zeal aid was summoned The physician,
Dr.. Foye, upon examination OF the wounds
expressed his opinion that the poor victim
could hardly survive, and ordered her to
be removed at once to the City Hospital
where it was also thought by her attend
ing physician that the injuries would
terminate fatally, The police Were notified
of the matter, and are making every effort
10 ferret out the would be murderer.
No clue Of any importance has yet been
gained except that Miss Clara Fletcher
residing in the same house states that
about II o'clock Tuesday night an I'M
known man called at the house and de-
sired to see Miss Thomas The Fletcher
girl told him that he could not sec her at
That hour, when he became protane. and
said he would see her. She then states
that the man went around into the ward
and, she thinks gained an entrance to the
apartment occupied by Miss Thomas, and
she believes that after remaining there Il
few minutes he departed in the same
manner in which he entered the house
At latest accounts the girl was improy
ing, with chance that she will he able
to give an account of her assailant