Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-20
A GREAT CRIME BROUGHT TG
LIGHT.
The Murder Of n Girl Revealed by .
Bullet. Marked Skull.

a telegram from Attleboro', Mass, March II,
says: Thomas and John Ode were out rabbit
hunting on Thursday last in the woods OF W rem
than, eight or ten miles from Attleboro', on the
border of Archers pond. They started a rad
Bit which went into the brush out Of sight.
They followed, and, coming to a heap OF brush,
Thomas jumped on it in order to start the RAD
bit If it was there. AS be jumped something
white rolled out. They picked 1t up and found
that it was human skull. Then the skeleton
of a woman was dragged from under the Drusn,
with braid OF dark hair and some portions Oh
clothing. The skull showed the marks OF q pull
let MADE by thirty-two caliber revolver Inc
ball had gone completely through the skull, en-
terins at the right temple, passing IN an up
ward direction and emerging about an 1nch
above the Left temple. That ii was not suicide
was shown by the fact that the BODY was COW
cred by brush and no revolver was To be found.
The body was LETT there in winter probably, as
IL was dressed in winter clothing, ana around
the neck was a small silk handkerchief There
was considerable jewelry of the cheap sort.
The mystery at first seemed an almost nope
less one. No one had been missing In Wren
tham and no one remembered any unusual In
cident that might be connected with the
tragedy. Several persons had noticed a d1sa-
greeabie odOr during two summers near the
spot. which is within few rods OF the highway.
In december, 1888, the man who discovered
the skeleton to-day and who lives about one
eighth of mile from the spot found gray
checked shawl in the road near where the skel-
etoE was discovered and has not been able to
find an owner On the night previous to find
go past at late hour. No clue was gained for
several days Then people with good men,
cries in East Attleboro began to suspect that
the skeleton was that of Agnes A. Long, who
disappeared very suddenly in October, 1882.
AS the description became better known and
the facts were investigated it became practi-
caily certain that this young woman was the
victim OF the murder. This point settled, a
startling,y strong chain of evidence began to ap-
pear.
Miss Long was about twenty-seven years old
and the daughter of Dennis Long, of East Attic
boro. In the spring of $50 she left her fathers
house TO go to work in one of the tewelry man
ufactories of this place. She had a room at
Mrs. Browns house, on Pearl street. There she
met George Z. Showers, of this town, now mar
ried, but then single. An attachment sprang
up between them and Showers apparently be-
came her accepted lover. The affair progressed
happily for some months, until finally Showers
began to pay attention to Annie E. Godfrey, a
milliner. who sat at the same table with them.
Miss Godfrey has since become Miss Showers.
Miss Long becam very jealous of Miss Godfrey
but in October she told one of her friends that
a reconciliation had taken place and that the
father of her unborn child was about to become
her husband. One evening she said to people in
the house that she was going with Showers to a
party on the Wrentham road. She lett the
that one evening about that time Showers hired
team at H. Manchester's stable to go to Lanes
Station, three miles away. The team was seen
the same evening in Wrentham. When re-
turned the buggy cushion was covered with
blood.
Showers is thirty-two years old, and lives with
Detectives who went to his house Wednesday
night learned that he had fled. 1t is reported
that he was afterwards seen In Boston dis
gulsed, and said he knew how Miss Long died,
but that he was guiltless of her murder Chas.
Smell, one of Agnes old lovers, also diSap-
peared when the skeleton was identified.
RAWLINGS OF THE WIFE OF THE NAN SUSPECTED
OF THE CRIME.
A North AttlebOro special to the Philadelphia
Press March II, says: The wife of George Stow
ers. the accused murderer of Agnes A. Long, has
lain in commissions since yesterday noon, when.
On returning from a neighbours, she paused
moment in the doorway of her house and then
with scream sprang into the air and tell sense
less. All last night neighbors watched by her
bed. She tossed from side to side, lived over
again in her delirium the days of her courtship
and marriage, spoke in endearing terms Of
her husband, and frequently exclaimed: "You
didn't do it, George, did your" In her wand
erings she incoherently tells of some awful
disaster that has befallen her, frequently
shouts: take me! take me! but save himt' and
then in tones OF anguish says; "Oh, God, let me
der The doctors give little hope of her recovery.
Showers has not been seen since yesterday morn
ing The detectives are rOundly censured for
Showers. believes he has committed suicide.
Edith Cole, roommate of Agnes Long during
the summer before she disappeared, said to-
day that Miss Long drew a revolver in Showers
office one day after his refusal to marry her and
fired several shots at him, none taking effect.
Miss Cole thinks Agnes killed herself in the
buggy while riding besides Showers and that
the latter is innocent. She says she frequently
threatened suicide.