Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-27
REVELATION or GRIM.
F~,rf.I Record EndiaE In Pr.bab e
Murder.

F~,rfL Record EndiaK In Probable
Murder.
! A chapter Of crime has recently occurred in
this city, which we have purposelv refrsined from
mentioning and only do 50 now that II NAV help TO
bring the guilty parties to justice and the punish
ment of their grievous ng-doing. young man
named Turner w. Whitconb. aud be longing in
I Dresdep, has for some two years been employed
At the Insane Hospital, in this city, gardener.
/ He has always stood well in the estimation of his
employers and fellow workmen, being Industrious
courteous, and to all appearances having good
moral character. About a a year and half go he
wooed and WOO Miss Julia Foye Of Chelsea whom
he married. She had previously worked at the
| Hospital, and there the acquaintance was formed
Miss Fove was most beautiful girl innocent and
unsuspec,ing. and having the utmost confidence
! in the man who had become her husband. In
| April last ,he came to the Hospital to work be.
| ing employed as attendant in the female depart.
| ment, where she still is giving the best of
| satisfaction. But it now comes out that during
all this time, Whtcomb, her hubbard, has been
10 Grim nsl intercourse with table girl at the n.ti.
tuition, Miss Carrie Foss Of Brighton, who has
been employed there about the same length of
time as Whitcomb.
Nothing came out about the crime until Satnr-
dav morning last the 2ls', Whiicomb having alb.
seconded the night previous to parts unknown.
His partner in the criminal Transaction Miss Foss
had left the hospital several weeks previously,
ostensiby on a vacation, az she "was tired and
needed re-t." twas supposed that she had gone
home, but instead of that she had been taken by
her paranour to the boarding house of Mrs.
Young on Perham street, in of the Jail, Whit
comb representing to Mrs Young that the lady
was his wife and was shortly to be confined. He
wanted her to remain there dnrng her sickness.
10 fact both persons completely deceived the good
lady. On Sunday the 18th, Mis- Foss (the sup
posed Mrs. Whtcomh) gave birth to a beautiful
male child. On Wednesday morning, when the
child was three days old Whitcomb had inter-
view with Mrs. Young, informing her that a
strange freak had taken possession of his wife.
Said be, my wife has got freak in her head
that she can't possibly keep that child. bat that it
must be carried away" He shed tears profusely
and en,reated Mrs. Young and daughter to use
all the persuasive powers in their possession to in.
duce his wife to give up the idea. Whtcomb
Played his part well. and the little boy who had
jas, brought a streak of sunlight into the house.
have even in its young life woven the silken
cord- Of affection around mother and daughter.
it was no task for them to Plead with the mother
TO let the little waf sli nestle on her bosom
GLOW can you send the dear LITTLE boy awav :"
they both plead long and tenderly. But the moth
er was ncorrigbe, and that night Whitcomb
came with team which he procured at livery
stable on the east side Of the river ami carried
the babe of and that is the last that has BEEN seen
or heard Of the babe He said it wa. to he placed
in care of a nice woman 10 Windsor who would
take the hest Of care of it.
The child NAV he in the bottom of the Kenne-
bee. or buried in some secluded place in the for
es,s in the vicuiy v. still Mrs. Whtcomb
AYERS that her husband could not be 90
cruel as to murder the child and believes
t to be alive. Whtcomb hal been gone
from Mrs Youug's that Wedne> day nie ut two hours
when he put 10 appearance At the Hospital
and returned to his duties there as if nothing
had happened. We should have said before
that during all the tine Miss Fo,s was at the
boarding place, Whitcomb confined upsusrect-
inglv 10 f 1 hi, accustomed place a: the Hospital
On FRIDAY night Whi'comb went to IIaowell
and took the westward bound Pullman train. He
has not since been heard from here, although of
icers are his track, and the manager,
of the Hospital are doing all n their
power to bring the low to Justice A
description of his per-oua appearance has been
furnished to the cbiefof police. Boston, ard other
places. Miss Foss has been taken home nv her
fsther-in-law. A warrant issued for the ar.
rest of both parties the charge of adultery
bonds for her appearance at court.
The whole aif,ir has been carried ont with
great effrontery and shrewdnes., completely de-
ceiving the officers and employees at the nstitu.
ton. Miss Foss was a ladv-li appearing woman
and never orany occasion gave apparent csuse for
scandal excited the least suspicion. Since April
last the true Mrs. Wnitcomb, who is now crushed
by this terrible revelation. has every dsv sat at
the table where Miss Foss was the waiter.
has seen.
The following is an extract from letter of
native of this county to friend in this CITY. who
for the past two years has been in the southwest
ern part of Colorado, in what is known as the
mining region
"Onrav is on the western ,l,pe of the Rocky
trail, and hun lred miles nv way Of the road.
The range between here and Lake CIV is very
high, being more than twelve thousand feet and
wing verv bad to During the summer
months one is in danger Of being caught in water
pouts. and at all other times of the wear snow
aualls are numerous, so Won see that il il dan
| yerOus crossing the mountains At any time Of the
| year. Not only is person in danger Of wafer
.ponts and snow squalls. Int all kinds Of wild
| mails. such az hears and mount in lions num-
,rou and thon again il liable TO slip and fail
yer a pr-cince several hundred feet and in
| places more than hons rd feet. | crossed from
| ,ere to Lake CITY few DAYS siuce and there
| vas quite snow squsll on the summit Travelled
| the distance nv nal in eleven hours. | picked a
ot Of rne Strawberries, the only ones have eaten
| his summer. Berries do not get ripe in tn high
| ,ltitnte until the last of August the frat of
| : p'e nher. II is f'rt hat one see flowers
| IN full hlrom within three feet &c snow-drih,
| and although it NAV freeze every night during the
| summer on the summit, vet it hes not ininre
| flowers or berries. Onrav is the only organized
| town in this (Onra' county. and the CITY covers
| not more than a square mile of ter to'v, while
the county is nearly one half ss large The State
If Milne. and extends To Utah line. There j. a
tribe of Indians below here called U'es, and their
| reservation comes within eight miles Of this
| Mace hnt their aye cy il twenty-five miles from