Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-01-01
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE DISPATCHES.
THE BIDDEFORD MYSTERY.
The Suspicious Characters Who Were
Around Saturday Night-SOme I'm.
portaut Revelations Ascertained
From DIR. Grafton.
BIDDEFoRD. Dec. 81.

BIDDEFoRD, Dec. 81.
Henry Wakefield, at whose house the party
upon whom suspicion has been cast in connec-
ton with the supposed murder, stayed Satur-
day night, says that the man was there. His
face was badly dishgured. and that there was
was apparently something under the robe,
which was an old quilt, a portion of which
hung out over the side of the sleigh. Mr..
Wakefield told the man he was losing his
robe and he replied. Damn the robe, want
to get home" He appeared quite anxious
to know if people would suspect from his
appearance that he had been fighting. This
party was apparently about thirty years old.
about six feet eight inches in height and dark
complexion, wore mustache and weighed
about $50 pounds, Not long after this, about
midnight, man inquired of Harry Kelley
near the post office the way to Saco, and Mr.
Kelley replied that he was going there and
would ride over with him. When they passed
BY the portion of the street that was lighted,
Mr.. Kelley noticed that the mans face was
badly bruised, but there was nothing in the
sleigh to attract his attention. He got out
as soon as the reached Saco and the man
drove off, but where it is not known. dis
reputable house was searched last night, but
nothing was discovered. A great many
rumors are current but when traced out there
is found to be 10 truth in them.
Some important revelations in the mystery
of Saturday evening were ascertained from
DIR. Grafton this afternoon. He says that
some time Saturday night he was called by
other was stranger. The one whom he had
seen before was a tall man, the other short
They secured him to GO with them. He
asked their names but they refused to give
them. When they had got to Franklin
street they put bandage over his eyes and
led MIN through several streets. He knew
he was in the vicinity of the Methodist church
at one time and near Summer street school
house, and the house the finally entered was
he thinks, in that vicinity. portion of the
house was completed he judged by the brus.
sells. They led him into an uncarpeted bed
room with painted floor, and he he found a
young woman with deep cash extending
from her right ear down her throat. She
was extremely low from loss of blood. her
pulse being about 40 or 80. All she said
was doctor, for Gods sake save my life "
He feared she would die while he was there,
and don't think she could have lived five
minutes longer had he not been there. He
connected the arteries, he says, and plastered
the wound and knocked at the door which
had been closed when he entered and was
admitted to the room entered and then taken
to another room where he found a man with
a cut from his nostri down to his mouth and
one tooth knocked in. This man was in bed
and the bedding was bloody. The man had
q dark moustache and weighed 175 to $50
pounds After treating these parties he " as
taken back to Franklin street, blindfolded
and the bandage left over his eyes and the
men lodged away before he got a further
view of them. While he was dressing the
wounds he heard considerable noise in another
room and one man said, 81 will have his
blood or he mine"