Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-23
BANooRs SENSATION.
investigation Should DO Made into
Charges Of Horrible Mature.

DASGoK, sept zS
Bangor is having sensation in the case of
Annie Cook now in the Insane Hospital at
Augusta. by reason, it is alleged. of an
assault, committed on her in one of Bangor's
leading hotels, that is the gossip of tongues
from one end of the city to the other. Men,
ton of the case has been published before,
but now tn. Bangor dailies are taking hold
of the matter in earnest, one of them print
ing long interviews with parties concerned.
The Commercial presents the story of
Annie Cook as told to officer Tracey, to her
brother. to Judge Brett, to her stepmother,
TO Officers Allen and Hartman, and also
presents some statements from others.
Strangely enough" it adds. "while the ac-
cused claim this story always told alike-to
he the wild fancy of q diseased brain, he
rushes. or his friend rushes into print, and
corrohorste. everything the girl has said
about the hotel up to the time when she was
shown into the room.
"The question then becomes pertinent If
her story wes true, and admitted to be true
even to the inside of that fatal room, number
20, why should il not be true after that.
when backed by professional testimony sad
a mass of substantisting evidence
Hundreds of honest men and women he
lieve it, and to the end that all nav know the
need Of q clear cut investigation, the follow
ing statements are pr sented:" The Com
merti,l then gives the interviews in tull. Ia
these Anrie's brother. Daniel G. Cook, in
long interview says his sister when in her
right mind, told him how she had been taken
to Brewer by q man in a carriage, outraged
and then brought back to the city where she
WAS left, the man leaving her near hotel and
then disappearing; that she then went
to hotel and engaged room;
that the man Of whom she engaged it after
wards came to her room and criminslly as
saulted her. Then be fled the room and
struggled to my feet and locked the door
Here she broke down. added her brother,
CRYING bitterly and the talk ceased. Previous
to all this she described the man to officer
Tracey.
II seems that before this, her brother had
found her name written on the Re gister at the
Penohscot Exchange. After listening to his
SISTERS story. Cook says:
then vert down and secured Dr. Nesly,
who gave her ZONE quisting medicine He
then took away sOme cloth to use under q
microscope Monday he took Annie to his
office for more thorough examination He
said then the girl had been severely assault
ed within txenty four hours
"Ahout this time and after officer Tracy
had got another description of The man, which
Tailed with the first, he informed me he be-
Eeved he knew who it Was but did not then
tell me who it was, but later told me it was .
A man BY the name of Johnson
We take the following from an interview
the Commercial claims to have had with
Officer Tracey;
officer Tracey was seen today and was
asked if he had Investigated the case. tie
esid he hal and then he added that be should
consider himself unfit for the position whi n
he held had he done otherwise.
do YOU believe her story, Mr.. Tracey:
Every word of it, was the answer.
...nd have no doubt but what the man
whose name is in the mouth of the public IN
connection with the affair did just As the
girl said he did.
,ders,ani Mr.. Be&l has rsiiied me in
the pres. or q small portion of it. said
Oficer Tracey, .'and the cause of this hes In
the facts that I would not desert Mayor
Brssp last spring and vote for Beal, and be-
c.use Johnson sent fer me few evenings
sso. and wanted me to let up on this invesh-
cation. He asked me why took sqch an
interest in the affair and told him did 1t
because l saw it my duty As police of1cer-
furthermore told him there had been maay
crooked Transactions sbout his hotel, and
told him then ard tn, re- ,hst believed MN
To be the man the girl described and snouii
always believe ii. You can easily see no.
under these circumstances, should be mAde
the subject Of q veuomous attack out
thick know whereof speak. As an Officer
I vept to the hotel to see the chambefmaid
to get the facts about the condition OF tne
room but failed, being denied access %
her"
..IEuderstand this, have proceeded nc
furthey in the matter than my duty called
.nA I have not been inclined to talk. for
h.ve superior oficers Who will instruct me