The Republican journal., 1875-10-21
The Augusta Mystery.

Great excitement exists at Augusta in
consequence Of the mysterious disappear
ance of Miss Clapp, a lady OF -, daugh-
ter Of j. II. Clapp She went ont nN'lS "
~ rtth "a "'lll upon her
physician, and has not Since been heard
from, Notwithstanding the most thorough
search. The Kennebec Journal says
The theories are now forced upon us that the
girl must have committed suicide or been alb
Quoted; and there seems to be about equal
foundation for either theory. 1t hardly seems
possible that weak girl as She was, could have
summoned courage sufficient TO trace her way
to the river on that clear moonlight night
when so many people were abroad, and throw
herself into the swift running stream. Some
circumstances have occurred that may have
some connection with the mystery.
Certain strange and mysterious cries were
heard on North street, about midnight on
Thursday. Mrs. Charles Hayes heard Il child
like female Voice Of one in distress. A
| neighbor on the opposite side Of the street had
IL child very sick; Mrs. Hayes supposed that
the child had died, and that the mother WAS
bewailing her loss But such an event had not
| occurred, and the woman who was watching
by her sick child, had heard the same noises
that had startled Mrs. Hayes, and thought they
came from some one i'll the street. Mrs. Jason
moore, VINO ilNeS iuith!i up o tlte street, say
She heard the same noises. and they seemed to
become faint and die away as the person or per-
sons making them Went further up the street.
About that hour OF the night, Mrs Ed. Getchcll
saw CLOSE carriage enter 'il9 street. SLOWLY ahd
drive by.
Mr. Alfred NJ. Reed, who lives nearly oppo-
nIe VI 1,alp ,, W. ro,ins ~ ol lla mouse
and Went nv tho sfrrr 'f %nin 4" hil sfa
Near the lamp post at the junction of Oak and
State streets he saw a Young lady, about the
SIZE ana appearance OF Miss t'app' turn SLOW
nrn "t s M rc III :" ,,'
Of her hesitetn@ baItina manner bn'in@ ,.
parentlv no definite object in view. MIR. Reed
was followed by his brother-n-law, Mr.. Brown,
VINO noticed the same strange appearance of the
'nny hI. b'oMi' ne nov, "a nun III nun
halt near the Stems of thc Unitarian rhnrrh
top carriage came along, halted, the lady step
ped in, and the carriage drove rapidly off
TOWARDS 1lalloWell:
M nc noofe iien,n' nee, ,ras'lonS nA ' ~
street be the same one that Mrs. Brown saw on
State street; and it may be a case of bold alb
duction the iady being seized and placed by
ilIln Iorce iillo le ci.lll'St nt tlltle couiu
thr case no '' one tnnymo thc rr,rms Stances for
q moment supposes. The young lady has sent
no letters by mail or otherwise, nor has she re-
t - au Ply sicha- aotllilS ehn 'e lo".u
on her bart. Not a trace can be obtained Of
her after she passed her fathers threshold ON
that bright moonlight night.
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mosphere p'fllcieS VI Al'ic uuel' ie'. ~ II
Pearahoe NE 10y eililG ta'Ji' H. iho m11
lnuuce slite ats io mwmers of hnrseHesh
hhown ePiA9ol'1 0" thai,, bnrlo o ouch
gre caullon1 ~, ~ - u'e +L t'a'it att,n( E5a
y, VI ~ alI, u,atlS AMY ,nh IarI o I;rpp
lelli Weli 4 p,r.,te' nnon an1 n;rrht
I.' I pa ,l,o I Naor Raray the far f,xoJ
frehch horseiiian' say o't' Va eIoies "iio
scores OF diseased horses ne qua not lose
three cases. He used medicine, but he
followed this treatment. and said GOOD