The sun., 1884-01-01
PRICE TWO CENTS.
MYSTERY IN BIDDEFORD, ME-
GROANs HEARD At NIGHT AND a POoE
OF BLOOD FOUND IN TIE SNOW.
A physiciau Called Up by Two Men nnd Lea
niindfoldre so - Hcn-e where wa..s
and Mnn Lny Badly Wounded.

A phys,ciau Called Up by Two Men and Lea
Hiinafoldet so y Honse where - wap,~s
and Mna Lny Badly Wounded.
BGDDEFoRD, Me. Dec. 31.-Some important
revelations concerning supposed murder In
this city on Saturday night were made by DR..
Grafton this afternoon. On Sunday morning q
largo quantity Of blood and hair was found
near the corner OF Summer and Birch streets.
trnmped into tho snow. giving evidence that q
struggle had occurred. family living in tho
neighborhood heard u team drive up ut about
10 o'clock on Saturday evening. and not long
afterward groans were heard. Traces OF blood
were followed forseyeral rods on Summer streot.
and woman's hat WAS picked up near tho
spot where the blood wns found. More than
flvc hundred persons visited tho scene on Sum
day and 1t WINS generally believed that MUIR
dor had beon committed. To-day DR.. Grafton
solved the mystery so far as to account for tho
pools of blood in the snow, but his statement
throws no li;ht on who were the parties to tho
tragedy ana leaves the whole affair q creator
Dr. Grafton says that on Saturday night he
to go with them. They refused 10 give their
names. When they reached franklin street
him through several streets near the Methodist
church, They entered II house which he thinks
anearpeed bsiroom. With ii'' 'I% ran,ed % iioor.
where he was locked in. his companions lcny-
nS s ,sb hers @ Ga4 Hs 9Hn ear asWa with
loss '@iY' Of blood & She safd: Doctor: S IRON Tor
Hss s% wonS eaf ss Whyo he was Me tEsrs
and does not think ,she could hayo lived
ilo connectci tho arteries and bandaged tho
wound, and then knocked Ht tho door. He was
maS M fn to eut h dm his nasr ThffS oms hs
to his mouth. and one tooth Knocked out At
t.r treating this patient he was taken back to
Franklin street. b!indfo!ded. and he was thon
loft with tho bandage over his eyes Taking II
off, he the 1odsnE Y and hS oss sss
mnn's voice saying. Il will have his blood or
Henry Wakefield. at whose house n man in .
sleigh called ON Saturday, night, says that tho
npnasons aGs Wo1 m ,ht rab there %hss
Umt was q portion . Of o On Sd Gn and whsh hnnS
% repc M " i hS S"T robs s"S a Want n's to sst
home" He appeared uuiic anxious to know
that ho had bern lighting. Not long after this.
nt A. about midnight the sgmc man incurred OF
Snco and Kelly rode over with him. He no
s ticed TINT the mans fase was very badiy
attract lis attention. lie got oa, Of the Sleigh
| as soon rs they reached Saco and the man
drove of, but whore :'e went to is not known.
him we'll bat Wit, the stipulation that ,ho
should consent, to b. biniiollel; He took his
them. At the foot Of tho Office stairs ono
OF the men placed u bandage over his
| eyos aud led him toward the west pnrt
OF the city, lie, thinks he was walked
about for nearly m hour. then passed through
| Il gateway. and ascending three steps. entered
house, He PASSED through two rooms into a
third. where the bandage was removed. In this
woman, DIR. Gnton describes her as about 20
| years OF age. u blonde. and very handsome.
Her pulse was as low. rs As ut the timo
9f the doctors visit. and he feared she might
die before he left the house. In an. adjoining
room he found the man stretched out on a bed
and bleeding from cut extending from tho
right eye to the corner Of the, mouth. This
man was Of medium build with n dark COM
pleXion and small. dark moustnche. After
dressing the wound the Doctor was again blind
folded, and conducted to his office md loft
after being paid IS. He says he would know
one OF the mon II he should soc him again.
One OF them was tall and wore black NOUS
shnq hna sSt n saS and S 9hss
searched several houses in tho vicinity Of
Birch street this afternoon. but found no rooms
to correspond with Dr. Cations description.
They are still conducting tho search.