Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-21
A STRANGE CASB.
Hattie Florence StMart ol
Gardiner Missing from Home.
Schooner in Cellision-Aeeidents ut Leeds
Junction and Oxford.

Especial to the KEssEBEc JOURNAL
GARDINER, Nov. 10 .-Is the case Of Kate
Flavln's disappearance 10 Augusta to fad
sn almost exsc: counterpart In the mysteri-
Gus disappearance Of Hattie Florence
Stevar. Ct this city? This is the question
now sg;ssting the minds Of Gardiner citi-
xens. The circumstances Ia tho Stewart
case ue given to tie JOURNAL represents
tive - follows by the father Of the missing
girl, Geo. C. Stewart: Wednesday fore
noon Ference expressed 3 wish to 20 aad
cali on her friend. Mrs.. Alice Morrison, as
whose heu,e the Stevsrt's had previously
b ,aidsi. Her ta:her requested her ID wait
until after dinnsr, which they would have
early. Sae readily complied and stayed
.. home until nearly one o'clock when she
started out She went past Mrs Morrison.
in great hurry and con,ioued oosn High
holDorn street over the hill ard WAS Just IN
time TO catch the one O'Clock electric car.
This i, the last seen Of her in Gardiner
Tee o.e O'Clock car was in charge Of Frank
Spssr - IN ltofmsn and Geo. TsyIor &c
conductor. the laIer positively Identifying
her from the d scription given by her
father. Tney carried her TO HGliowell,
wnsre they turned the car over into the
hands Of Motorman Brann and Conductor
Bo nton. The latter has been interviewed
by Mr. Stewart bu, does not r. memb that
any girl answering the description was ia the
car y hen he took it. Here all tanigibls
clue is lost. A brakeman on Jevetts train
.taies that q girl answering her description
boarded the cars at Augusta on the after
noon ia ques ion and that she went Is far
ss BrunsSick. The tra'n boy On the sAme
uain states tbs; be saw girl of her
a, scrip:ion board the eastern bound train
THESE are net tangible clues. City
MsrshA Merton, who has the case IL
cusrge. hss been in Hallowell and Augusts
viii. Mr. Stessrt, bu. can secure no in
formation. Tel grams to her relatives and
to t9s large places 10 this State and Masss
cbuseus fail to briay any satisfactory
sns~ers.
10 per, ouEl appearance the missing girl
i, quite attractive. She Is very good look
ing, abou, 10 wears old, will weigh about
10, is aeou, 81 feet tall, has dark sh,rt
curly hair Ga the day che left home she
wore black dress and dark soft felt hat,
light checked ulster with black AstrsChsn
C. pc trimmed with & lighter colored ma
terisl.
Those who know the girl intimately state
that she is sI.sys ui-t srd lad, like. ard
siri who ihinks very much of her father
and mother and htlle. brother frankie
rh,y scout the ides that she has gone of
With anyone, as it is entirely foreign 30 her
disposition. She is not girl that would
be easily i,tiaenced. This leaves
but one solution Of the my stery and that is
tAst her mind hss been temporarily de
rkugei. Her fsther has been in trouble
rece Itly and this has bor1e upon the girl
very heavily. /: Is the general opinion
.ha. the weight might have been greater
tasn she could besr. The family moved
here not quite year ago, coming from
Stugus. MSS. They have made many
fri nos here, sIl Of whom extend their
Sympathy to the father in his trouble. The
readers of the JOURNAL are requested TO
potiiy Ciiy Marshal N,rtoa or George G
S,ewart Of this city If they can give any
inform alton that would lead to the restora-
ion of the girl to her home and friends.