The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-01-01
BIDDEFoRD's MYSTERY.
No Arrests Yet Made for the Sat
urday Night Assault.
Singular Story TOld by a Physician-ae is
BlindfOlded and Led \ hrOugh Several
Streets to Asscud 1--WE Badly Wounded
Persons.

| BIDDEFoRD, Dec. 31.-Henry Wakefield, at
whose house the party upon whom suspicion
has teen cast in connection with the supposed
murder Saturday night, says that man was
there whose face was badly disfgured, and
that there was apparently something under the
robe, which WAS an old quilt, portion of it
hanging out over the side of the sleigh Mr..
| Wakefield told the man that he was losing his
robe, and he replied, damn the robe; l want
| to get home" He appeared quite anxious to
know If people would suspect from his appear
ance that he had been fighting. This party
was apparently about thirty years cid, about
six feet eight inches in height, and of dark
complexion and moustache, and weighed
about 150 pounds.
Not long after this, about midnight, man
inquired of Harry Kelly, near the post office,
the way to Saco, and Mr.. Kelly replied that he
was going there and would ride over with him.
When they passed by PORTION OF the street
that was lighted Mr.. Kelly noticed that the
mans face was badly bruised, but there was
nothing in the sleigh to attract his attention
He got ont as soon as they reached Saco, and
the man drove of, but where to is not known.
A disreputable house was searched last
night, but nothing was discovered A great
many rumors are current, but when traced out
there is found TO be no truth in Them.
lLATER
Some important revelations in the mystery
OF Saturday evening were ascertained from
DR.. Grafton this afternoon. He says that some
time during Saturday night he was called on hy
two men, one of whom he had seen before and
the other was a stranger. The one whom he
had seen before was tall man, the other a
short man. They secured him to go with
them. He asked their names, but they ref u.s.
ed 10 give them.
When they had got to Franklin street, they
put a bandage over his eyes and led him
through several streets. He knew he was in
the vicinity OF the Methodist church at one
lime, and near the Summer street schooIhouse.
and the house they finally entered was, he
thinks, in that vicinity. portion of the
house was carpeted, he judged, with Brussels
carpeting.
They then led him into an uncarpeted bed
room, with painted floor, and here he found
young woman, with deep cash, extending
from the right ear down TO her throat. She
was extremely low from the loss of blood, her
pulse being about 40 or 60 All she said was,
feared sh6 would die while he was there, and
he does not think she could have lived FIVE
minutes longer had he not been there
He connected The arteries, he says. and plas-
tered the wonnd, and then knocked at the
door, which had been closed when he entered,
ard was admitted 10 the room he first entered
and was then taken TO another room, where
he fonnd a man with a cut from hiB nostril
down to his mouth and one tooth knocked IN.
This man was in bed, and the bedding was
bloody. The man had dark moustacha, and
weighed It's to 1870 pounds.
After treating these parties he was taken
back to Franklin street, blindfolded, and the
bandages left over his eyes, and the men then
lodged away before he could get further
view of them.
While he was dressing the wounds no heard
considerable noise in another room, and one
man said, Il will have his blood or he mine"
A Boston Globe correspondent telegraphs
that paper that the police decline to talk much
about the matter, but it is known they possess
information that may lead to arrests. They
are on the track of dissolute character living
in the edge of Scarboro, who was in the city
Saturday, and was seen near Birch street.
There is house of ill-repute in the vicinity,
and it is thought the trouble may have origi-
mated there. Officers have gone to Buxton
and Scarboro in search Of suspected parties.