Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-19

As the inquest is not closed. and he has had no
examination. will not give his name.
Mr. J. X. Jordan Of your PLACES we have
no Coroner here-yesterdsy convened AN in-
quest near the place OF the slaughter and burn
ing, which, afer DAYS session. was adjourned
10 the village, where it is now MONDAY A. NJ
in session. The following are the names of the
Jury doctors A. +. Page, J. VI. Nevin.. +.
:. Wardwell; Richard Leach. Luke Soper,
Bryant kench. Mr.. Dutton. County Attor-
ney, is with them.
The officers Of our town. both civil and
executive, assisted by Mr.. Walker and Mr.
Weymouth, Of Bangor, together with our own
vigilant Sheriff. Mr.. DevereuN. are leaving no
stone unturned TO reach the triple murderer.
Now permit me few words about the drift
of popular opinion when any event transpires
occasioning intense excitement. ANY circum-
stance. however trivial drawing attention to
particular party, j. like a leading hound in a
chase. In such a case too few think for them
selves, and too many unthinkingly follow the
lead. which is quite a. likely TO be wrong a.
right. ignoring. because not observing. glaring
incidents and circumstances looking in another
direction, Till the lead looks like vacant air:
when il is too late TO start in another direction
the guilty party having escaped beyond reach
himself perhaps having started a false lead.
1t is misfortune. often beyond retrieve. to
start public opinion. under exciting causes. in
the wrong direction; hence it is important that
leaders keep their own counsels till it is a>>ur-
eddy probable that they are right. 7. II. W.
+ On receipt Of the news OF the terrible muir
der in East Bucksport. representative OF the
Wing and Courier visited the scene and gives
the following account:
THE three persons murdered were Robt +.
Trim, aged -, his daughter, Melissa Thaycr.
aged 3i and her cLild Josie, aged T. The OBJ
ject OF the crime is supposed 10 have been TO
gain possession OF some $50 which it was
known in the neighborhood the family Kept in
the house. Mrs. Thayers husband died las,
February and this money was the proceeds Of
his estate. She had sold the farm on which she
lived in Hampden and gone to her fathers who
was widower. TO keep house for him. On the
evening Of the murder Mrs. Thayer went out
10 call at Charles Harriman's and on her way
was joined by Miss Ada Snow. The two wo-
men went to Harriman's and the postofic., re-
AAA Aihe ~ -u4e, 1bON : Ntfp-laAutl ALuIth
Hartman, where the murdered woman re-
manned but few moments, starting al halfpsst
seven for her home, distant about forty or more
J rods. This was the last known Of her alive.
During her absence, two young fellows,
Benner Emerton. and Rufus Moore. were in
the house with Mr.. Trim, and the little girl.
having called after the mother went out. They
| remained till O'Clock, and on gong out the
Old man asked them TO see where Melissa WAS,
but they thinking she was in some neighbours,
went TO their homes.
About A. NJ. Saturday, Mrs. Emerton, who
lives directly opposite where Trims buildings
stood, was awakened by bright light, and get
ting up saw those buildings wrapped in flames.
She aroused her husband and boys, who went
over TO the place. but the buildings were too
/ far gone TO enter. Neighbors were aroused and
! they concluded as none of the family were seen,
| that they must have persisted in the flames. A
horse and COW in the ''tie-up" OF the barn were
gotten out, but nothing else was saved. The
/ horse was partly harnessed, and the carriage
was burned outside the carriage house, but
nothing wss thought OF this till the horrible de-
velopments which the morning light brought
| oot "NiS hhO"h. NJ III ioOhiuS aUcut
the premises, party discovered about ten rods
from Trims house, on the side OF the road
which Mrs. Thayer must have Travelled after
leaving Hsrriman's. spot of blood and bloody
! stone. At the fence was found cloud, comb
. and pair Of rubbers worn by the murdered
woman. The body. as shown by the gras
. trampled down, and the occasional spots If
blood on stones, logs, etc, was dragged from
this place to the barn.
Starting thus the theory OF the murder is this
Some parties familiar with all the facts above
given, laid in wait for Mrs. Thayer, killed her,
and leaving her body lin little hollow over
the fence, awaited the departure of the young
men from Trims house when they completed
their deed Of blood by killing the old man and
perhaps the little girl. ransaeking. robbing and
firing the buildings. After the discovery of the
bloody trail, the people waited the dying out OF
the smoldering fires, when their search reveal.
ed in the ashes of the barn where the trail stop.
ped q few human bones and number Of hair
pins. which are supposed to be al that remain.
Of the woman, Melissa Thayer. In the ruins OF
the carriage house the chsrred trunk Of Mr..
Trims body was found, and in the cellar OF b.
house few small bones, supposed to be those
of the little girl Josie. The finding of these re.
mains leads to the suppositon that the murder
er or murderers, after depositing the body. o.
the murdered woman behind the fence, and as
soon as the boys bad left the old man run Out
the carriage which was ruse to sttract the
old man to the carriage house, which he could
enter from the dwelling, and here he was killed
Some think the little girl was asleep and per
haps was not awakened by the robbers, but LEFT
to perish in the flames.
1t is probable that the murderers spent the
time from 10 to IL in searching the house, but
whether they found the money is not known
and then fired the building to obliterate traces
Of their crime.
The partial Harvesting Of the horse and leav.
ing in the stable is supposed to be . ruse Of the
jrobbers to give the idea that the buildings were
fired by tramps trying to steal the animal. Two
officers from Bangor were sent for and went to
the scene of the horror. Suspician rested on
Frank Saunders and one Edward NJ. Smith.
Saunders was found across the river in Hamp-
den. Saturday morning, where he todd parties
he had come 70 iefOTm the friends of Trim Of
the burning Of the buildings. He Vas taken to
Bueksport by deputy sheriff, but disclsims all
knowledge OF TIE murder, and his mother and
sister aver that be was 1t home thst night.
Smith, it Is said, worked for Andrew Hsrri-
man. Friday, and left the house few minutes
before Mss. Thsyer and the Snow girl return
ed, but be did not return. He lived at Buck.
| .ro.< Ho,,p v,,itoa blatant and Was fnund at