The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-25
MYSTERIOUS STRANGERS.
They Continue to Play Important Parts In
the Borden Tragedy.

They Continue to Play Important Parts In
the Borden Tragedy.
FALL RIVER, Aug. ga mild sensa-
tion was created yesterday by the an
nouncement that Lizzie Borden's pastor,
the Rev. w. w. Jubb, had been forbidden
an interview with her, and had been un-
tremendously elected by the matron
when he set foot inside her door. An in
vestigatiou proved that this pastoral
scene was quite too loudly painted. 1t
was true that Mr.. Jubb was at first de-
MED admission, but when he came later,
with the Rev Mr. Buck and Mrs. Brig
ham, he was readily admitted. aud the
party of friends passed very pleasant
hour together.
The City Marshal and his officers are
working In earnest apparently at last on
the mysterious stranger clue. A little,
short fellow, answering very nearly DIR.
Handy's description, was brought to the
station last evening. He wore a dark
suit of clothes, his face was unusually pale
and sallow, and he had little mutton
chop whiskers. He had no moustache.
He wasn't 80 neat a man as DIR. Handy's
original stranger. and his dress was poor
and seedv. He was taken quickly into
the Marshal's Office and. DIR Handy was
telephoned for. The doctor came and
was closeted with the stranger
When he came out he was very non
committal aud had much greater interest
in the Harpoon. Wasp aud Gloriana's per-
formances than in any wild-eyed stranger.
The dd.looking customer who might
essay with success the role Of "Dismal
Jimmy" was quietly let out the back
door and told to get" 1t may be, there
fore, reasonably set down that he didn't
fill the bill.
The police have made thorough search
In the woods around Joseph Leway's
house above Steep Brook for the suspic-
ious individual seen near Hathaway's
path about a mile from his farm. They
were in the locality for two hours or
more, but found no sigh Of anybody. Mr..
Lemay declares that he was going
through the woods with his big New
found1and dog in search of his cows which
he desired to milk. The hour was as early
as o'clock on Sunday morning. He was
startled bv the bark OF his dog, ana look
ing up, saw close upon him rather
stout, thick-set man Of light skin, wear
ing brownish moustache. He gazed
steadily at Lemay and shook at him a
foot-long hatchet on the end of the handle
of which Was blood. As Lemay ap-
preached he said to the stranger In French
that IL was very warm, but the man made
no answer. Then he added, also in French,
"Are you tiredi" and received no answer
to that. Then the man turned around and
started of, picking up the Ratchet. This
was the second time Lemay saw him.
On the first occasion, in the same place,
il was in q sort of nest made Of leaves,
where, evidently. he had been sleeping
the night before. He saw him week ago
yesterday. AS he came near him that
time he says the man was ing over and
over, as he put or pressed his hands to his
breast, 100 bad. Mrs. Borden.' Lemay
believes the man did not see him on that
occasion. The front of the mans shirt
had four Or five spots Of blood on it. The
stranger was not over 33. He wore a
dip derby hat, with big cut In the
crown, and had fortnight's beard on his
own family and to Thomas Thurston and
his family, after reporting to the police.
1t Is believed that the fellow is still In the
woods. Lemay thought the man French,
but didn't believe him to be crazy.