The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-06
DR.. j. MOORE ARRESTED FOR
MURDER!


the body of William Jackson, who rumor
said, came to his death by human hands,
has Scion been so excited as has that
quiet town, the past week, over the sud
den death of young girl, who 1t is
feared, came to her death by unlawful
means.
reporter from this office visited the
town just as the cornorers jury was
completing their services, Saturday after
noon, and from an examination of the
great mass of testimony taken by that
body, and interviews with the parties
mostly Interested in the affair, gained a
most excellent idea of the sad affair.
1t seems that on the morning of the
10Th of December Miss Flora b. Bean,
daughter of CephaS Bean, of Pleasant
f4pge, left Skowhcgan where she had
been visiting her amt, Mrs. Soloman
Dean, who resides on High street, for
Scion by the mail stage She road up to
the Carratunk House and entered. Call
ing the proprietor she asked where DIR.
Jonathan Moore lived. The house was
pointed out to her and asking permission
to leave small bundle in the parlor, she
departed in the direction of the house, |
enquired Of aud was never seen alive
again, except by DR.. Green, who was
called to see her few hours before she
died the 2Sth. She was there suffering
from spasms, and did not rally. This
was Monday morning After she was
dead, her father was sent for, and he ar
rived Tuesday. In the meantime, the
body lay on sofa in the house where the |
girl died. Her clothing was not removed
nor the condition of the body disturbed
in the least
"Wednesday morning the father pro-
CURED hearse and attempt, d to take the
body home for burial, but the excitement
had reached such n pitch, that it was
thought that the citizens would not al
low the body buried without an investi- |
CATION. Accordingly Coroner J. S. Nc
lntire, summoned IA jury consisting of
DIR. Tarbell, c. b. McIntirc, Levi Holway,
Sumner Whipple. Oliver W. Hilton and
Can't Jopy,nv and commenced moot
'e"' mug INV eS''S"''oh' great "''Ss Vi
most important testimony was obtained.
Drs. Twaddle aud Wing, of Arson, and
DR.. Williams of Bingham, made post
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thc girl had had an operation performed
some days before her death, and that her
death resulted from child he'd fovcr which
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competed ana the Following verdict was
rendered:
An inqustion held at Scion, within the |
county of Somerset on the Both day of |
December, A. d., 1885, before J. S. Nc
Intire, one of the coroners of said county
upon view of the body of Flora b. Bean,
there living dead, by the oaths of w. l.. |
Tarbell c. b. Mcintirc Levi Holway,
Sumner Whipple, Oliver w. Hilton and
Geo. w. Longley, good and lawful men,
who being charged and sworn to inquire
for the state when, how and by what
means said Bean came 20 her death upon
their oaths say:
That the said Flora b. Bean came to
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