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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-22

The murdered girl was Miss Fannie Belle
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Nichols, one
of family of nine children, two sons ana
four daughters living at home and three
daughters away. The parents are 4 hard
working and well-meallng couple, but ac-
cording t. current report. without tile
stamina required to keep their home free
from visits from persons whose morality was
not of high order. Miss Fannie has been
employed more OF less as il kitchen girl in
hotels in this city, and rs given a good char
acter by those who knew her both here and
at home. Her age was - years.
Nothing positive is known as to the events
which led 10 the shooting, no one seeing
Moody alive later than twelveor one o'clock,
and Miss Nichols leaving the house to 20
black kberry ing between Two and three.
THE INQUEST.
The testimony before the Coroner's Jury
brought ont the following facts
Wallace B. White testified that after sup
per he Went down to the Nichols house,
where he met Mrs. Nichols and daughter
going to the spring for water and Went with
them. When near the spring he was ahead
and, discovering the bodies first, turned the
women back to the house and went out to
the main road for help, Edward and Frank
Wagner came down with him, and their tes-
timony from this point corresponded with
his.
They fount. the bodies as above described
Miss Nichols dead and Moody breathing but
unconscious, both apparently not having
moved even limb after the shots We're fired
Moody continued to breathe family for two
or three hours. Some OF the party came to
Belfast for a coroner, others went to the
house for coverings and stretchers for the
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Personal.

Adrian Tuttle returned from New York
Tuesday.
Mr.. Walter Field, of Boston, is visiting at
Chas. H. Fields.
Miss Hattie Furbish is visiting friends at
Bucksport and vicinity.
Mrs. Sarah l.. Holt started for Boston
Monday for a short visit.
Mrs. r. F. Gallaher, of New York, is in
Belfast, the guest Of Miss Maud Milliken.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Follett are in Rock
land visiting their son, DR.. F. E. Follett.
Oscar II. Diworth is to remain in Belfast.
having entered the employ of H. j. Locke.
Capt. o. w. French, who has been in COM
mand Of sch. Pcnohscot, arrived home last
week.
Miss Bertha Hallty, who has been at
home for short visit, returned to Boston
yesterday.
Mrs. w. F. Clark and children have. re-
turned from Portland, where they have been
passing the summer.
Mrs. DR.. Calvin Moore, of San Francisco,
who has been stopping at II. j. Locke's,
started for home Friday
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-22

Moody was a man ahuu1 n wears of age
who had been rrpl'It from rheUlmatiSm in
his hands and feet for several wears One
wife had obtained Il divorce from him fur
cruelty, and numerous instances Of his un-
goNtrnabIe teln'er are reported. II Is said
that while living with second wife (the
divorced wife of Charles STAN. of Dexter
Bank notoriety) he nearly bit her nose off
when protesting to wish for reconciliation
after some little family jar. Among the
other lnsdeeds of which lie has at times
been accused are the shooting at his father
in-law Martin RawlinS, the hurniug of IA set
OF buildings, All outrage on an unidentified
girl ;it Belfast poor house, and one previous
attempt at suicide. He has at times been
a town charge Of Belmont, but this summer
has been living on a small sum of money
given him by his brother. He has been
making his home with a sister living near
the Lower Corner, the widow of Charles
JohnSon
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-22

PoIITIC AL PoINrs. Connecticut Dem
oclats have nominated Lyon b. Morris for
governor :. New Jersey Republicans have
nominated Congressman John hean
for governor. Congressman Lodge has
been renomnated in the seventh Massa-
chusetts district. ..... George 1lcknor Cur
tbs. the well know jurist, has withdrawn
from the Democratic party. He bases his
action on the ground that his convictions
are not in unison with the free trade plank
in the Democratic platform. =. The annual
convention of the National League OF Re
publicans clubs began in Buffalo Thurs
day. Among the speakers We're Govern
or Mckinley, Hon. j. 5. Fassett, Congress
man Deliver, of Iowa, Hon John M
Thurston and Charles Morris, mulatto,
from Kentucky......Owen .. Lyons, OF
Vinalhaven, who will represent Knox
county in the next State Senate, enjoys
the distinction of being the only Demo
crat in that body. Born in New bruins
wick, Mr. Lyons early removed to vinal-
haven where he established himself in the
granite business. Mr.. Lyons in 1886, was
a candidate from his class for represen-
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:, f-, KIPrIoN TERMS In advance, $500 year;
al s.nu The year, $500 at the expiration of the
Wall $500.
.ut FRTlsING TERMS. For one square, one inch
.f-th in column S1.oO for one week, and 20
if, .,r each subsequent insertion \ fraction of
..are charged as a full one
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-09-22

The place where the tragedy occurred is Just
such spot as would be selected by a writer
of dime novel literature for the commission
of dark deeds. Belmont "Lower Corner
so-called, or what was formerly known as
Belmont Bar, is at the junction Of IA cross
road leading from Smiths Mills, Morrill,, to
the Augusta road, joining tile latter at a
point about one mile from Belmont Corner
and five miles from Belfast The road is
very narrow, rough and hlly the first house
that of Adam Nichols, father of the mur-
'lered girl, being nearly a mile from the cor
ner. A few rods south of this house path
extends into ii low scrubby growth of trees
and bushes to a spring, from which the Mich
OILS family and the W0rklnen IN neighhoring
fields and woods get their drinking water.
and il was beside this path iii the dusk Of
early evenings that the horrible discovery Of
the bodies of she victims was made When
found Miss Nichols was dead, and Moody,
though breathing heavily, was unable to
nlov, OF speak. Neither had evidently NOV
ed after the fatal Shots We're fired. Tie
bodies We're lying upon their backs, close to-
gether, tn" woman s at the left Under the
mans right hand lay Il five shot :is-calibre
revolver with one empty chamber, one load
ed cartridge and three empty shells. The
wounds upon the victims We're thus des-
eribed by Dir. Elmer Small, in h's testimony
before the inquest,
In the examination of Miss Nichols two
bullet holes Were found with dscolor;ton
from powder about them. One was on the
right Side of the neck, the ball penetrating
the spinal cord; the other in front of the
right ear, the bullet entering the brain.
There We're no WoundS of exit. Either would
prove fatal, the first described Instantly so.
They could NOT have heru self-inticted for
after receiving tltItr tlt victim could not
have fired Il secon, shot.
Moody had one bullet hole in front of the
right ear, the ban i"dg4ng III the brain.
There was a powder t.Sc"iulation about the
wound, and brain matter uuxlng ont with
the blood.
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lscpubllcan Journal.
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8Bplblican Journal Publishing Co.
reest Circulation in City and County.

Il Journal is THE PAPER for Maine sea
tdr5ng people,
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STOCKTON SPRINGS. Miss Laura Marden
returned to Kingman last week, where she
has position as type writer. Her sister,
Mrs a. NJ. Ames, accompanied her and will
spend several weeks with relatives in that
vicinity Miss Elva Randell, who has been
severely i'll quite recently, has so far recov
cred as TO return to her schoolin SedgWick..
Mrs. Ada Mudgett, who has been i'll poor
health for some time, has gone to Portland
for treatment. Nh Warren Griffin is at
tending the G. A. h. Encampment in Wash
ington, d. Co.. MIR. and Mrs Oliver Love
JOY, who have been visiting Mrs. Lovejov's
mother, Mrs. Darius Berry, returned to
koclland last week. Miss Leora Part
ridge has returned from Castine where she
spent the sllmmer... Mr. s. B. Griffin start
ed On another canvassing trip Monday 80.
Miss Fannie Mulgett visited Mrs. \. q.
Treat, in Searsport, last week, Mrs. Har-
~ Hatch, Of Camden, is visiting her mother
Mrs, Siias TrunIy. DR.. Isaac Parlle is at
home for a timc having finished his studies
pin New y ork. Misses Lizzie and EVELYN
Colcord spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank CleaveS, of Swanville.. The " l. s.
meets with Mrs Annie Griffin "Wednesday
Of this week at n. m... Mrs. Horace Nuyrs
returned to Ninaihavtn, Tuesday. Mr
Harry Griffin left by train Monday, for Au-
guSta, where llt has q position as boo<-lttp-
er.... Mrs. Fred Barto and SON James, of
Presqur Isle, are visiting Miss Jennie Lam
bert ~. +, g. L. at the UniverSalist
Church next Sunday evening at o'clock
Subject, The Personal Touch Mark HOP.
Ia.
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bodies, while the people, who kept constant
rival of the coroner and party
John &. jackson testified to hearing three
shots in rapid succession about O'Clock and
these are supposed to have been the reports
OF Moody's revolver. He supposed at the time
that the shots We're fired by young man
strange that there should he three shots. as
the man was supposed to have only double
barreled shotgun.
George Black, of Belmont, testified to
hearing Moody say a few days ago at a dance
that he had a revolver and if a certain party
came there they would get popped over with
it. Moody did not name the party.
Mrs. Nichols and daughter Rosilla, tes-
titled that Fannie was not seen by them lat
ct than about 3 o'clock that Moody was
not excepting company" with the deceased ,
that they did not know of any trouble he
tween hem and knew Of no reason for the
deed. \ rnmor was current in the neigh
made, 10y a messenger, Tor d meeting of
Moody and Miss Fannie that afternoon, but
the family denied, under oath, all know
ledge Of any such message
The examination i'll the case of Miss
Nichols was held at her fathers house, hut
no one caring to receive Moody's body it was
taken to Morrill's hall, at Belmont Corner,
to which place the inquest was adjourned
for the final testimony, making mp the ver
dict, etc.
The verdict was that Fannie B. Nichols
came To her death from pistol ball wounds
inflicted by Samuel \ Moody, and that Sam
uel A. Moody came to his death from pistol
ball wound inflicted by himself, both be-
tween the hours of , and s. p. m, Septem-
Der 10, 1892.
Moody was buried by the town Friday.
Miss Nichols funeral was held at her home
Sunday, the services being postponed until
the arrival of her sisters from Massachusetts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26

None Of Them Do Very Much Damage-In.
cendiar!eS at Work.

The fire department made four runs yes
terday, two of the fires being caused by
defective flues.
At 10 o'clock in the morning an alarm
was sent in from box 152. The fire. sup
posed to be lncendiary, originated In the
stable in the rear of 42O Bellefontaine
street, the property of William Drinksrd.
who occupied the premises. The stables IN
the rear of 345 and -347 Ash street were
fired from the other. The total loss was
$40.
At 1925 p. NJ. a still alarm was sent in for
engine company No. 4 and hose company
No. q. A defective fiue in q frame house In
the rear of Schissel's road house, at Mount
jackson, caused a loss of 1915.
At 4 p. NJ. an alarm was sounded from
Box AS. A lamp explosion at SO Church
street caused the alarm. The fire was ex-
tipguIshed before the department arrived.
AT half past 8 the department was called
to Box 613 to extingulsh flames in the
house occupied by Frank Ryder. 7S2 South
East street. caused by q defective t1ue. The
loss was about $50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26
10 May BE Murder.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. June 25.-The corpse that
was found near this city yesterday morn
ing has been identified as that of Frank
Burdge of Geneva, Ind. His relatives came
here and took the remains home with them.
They say that he was of q roaming DISPOSE
ton. and left home last Wednesday in
company of another man on o hunt. He
usually wen through the country without
money. The men who brought the body to
town say that he did not fail from a train.
His bundle and coat were lying about five
feet from the body In a position as though
some one had LAID them there; they could
see no marks as to where he had fallen.
and nothing that be could fall on To cut
the cash In HIS head. The coroner has not
yet rendered a verdict. A great many peo-
Dlo are of opinion that he was murdered.
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sr6cfal to the Indianapolis Journal
BRAZIL. Ind, June 25.-A terrible fight
occurred on West Knight street. last night,
etwee Mrs. Bagley, Miss Annie Jennings
and Mrs. Gross. wife OF Charles Grass, q
policeman of this city. Mrs. Grass accused
her husband of associating with the other
women named. She secured a large club,
went TO Bagley's residence and proceeded
TO clean out the house. Mrs. Bagley pro-
cured q revolver and fired two shots at her
antagonist. the last one inst grazing Mrs.
CROSS right ear. Then Mrs. Bagley SCI
cured q fence paling and. with the assist
aDce of Miss jennings. succeeded IN knock
ing Mrs Gross down. They continued to
pound her until she was almost dead. She
is in O critical condition.
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BAD FIGH T.
William Cady Threw a Ratchet at Peter He'll
man-Arrested for Attempted Murder.

William Cady. the one-armed flagman for
the street-railway company at the railroad
crossing on South street, was arrested yes
terday for an assault and battery with in
tent to kill Peter Holman.
Hellman and his brother Louis own a
building on Michigan, near Agnes street.
Cady lives with his mother and sister, next
to this building. That part of the building
owned by Louis is occupied by q saloon
run by a man named Poff. Cady SAYS that
on Sunday the back door of the saloon is
used by persons entering the place, and
that these persons have frequently CON-
mirted uuIsances close to his door, and in
full view of persons in his house.
lie was abusing Peter Hellman for this
state of affairs. when Hellman. according
to Cady's story. picked mp q crow-bar
and started at him with il uplifted in his
hands. Cady thereupon seized q Ratchet
and threw it at him, striking him in the
face, below the right eye, inficting o very
painful wound.
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Funeral Of Prof. Barnabas g. Hobbs.

The funeral of Prof. Barnabss c. Hobbs,
at Bloomingdsle. yesterday. was largely
attended. The services were conducted by
President ]. J. Mills, of Earlham College.
Mr.. Mills spoke touchlngly of his long and
intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Hobbs.
Remarks were also made by Murray Briggs.
of sullivan, president of the Normal School
Board of Trustees. Allen Jay of Richmond.
and William Pyle of Indianapolis and 9TH
ers spoke briefly. The honorary pail
bearers were President Parsons and A. Nc
Taggart, of the State Normal School;
Nathan Pickett, of Kokomo; Eli Newlin. of
BloominRdale; William Pyle. of Indianap-
OILS; Allen Jay, of Richmond; Murray
Terre Haute.
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Patriotic Railway Employees.

Special 10 the Indianapolis JournH.
DANvILLE, ILL.,, June 25.-The trainmen
and shop employees of the Chicago IL East
ern Illinois railroad had a f~lag-raising at
the shops this afternoon. The Flagstaff is
fifty teet high, and was placed on top of
the building at the east of the
woodshop. The nag is q large one.
and was raised while salutes were
fired from the cannon of Battery A.. w.
j. Calhoun, of Chicago. delivered a brill
liant and patriotic speech. A large crowd
was in attendance, consisting of the rail.
road men. their families and citizens Gen.
eral Superintendent Rockwell and General
Passenger Agent Stone came down from
Chicago In q special car. The flag was
purchased with money subscribed exclu-
slvely by the employees of the road.
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DESP0NDENT AND HUNGRY.
Suicide of Henry A. Bl S, Formerly q Well
known Insurance. Agent

wINsTED. Conn, June 25.-Henry A.
Bills committed suicide on the steamer
Continental. in Long Island sound. Thurs
day night. For q period of twenty years
he was a general Etna Life Insurance
agent. with headquarters in Cincinnati,
Chicago and New Orleans. He wrote four
letters to parties informing them that he
intended self-destruction. One letter reads:
When this reaches you 7 shall have finished ms
probation. Extreme poverty and poor health
drove me To IL. / could not earn anything, and
support me.
Later-I am now hungry, hut shall get over
that before IL. / shall put myself outside the
rail of a steamboat. send a ball through my
head, and when 1 fall OFF forward of the wheel
that will finish the lob.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26
Objects to the Sign.

For several days past there has been
swinging to the breeze, at the corner of
Kentucky avenue and illinois street, q
muslin sign advertising an excursion on
the l., d. & w. railway. Mr.. Rhein. in the
c., H.. & ID. ticket-ofice. nov comes forward
him from swinging a similar sign in the
same place. and he does not propose tobave
a rival company come and swing their sign
In front of his office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26
AT sHEEPSHEAD BAY.
Montana and Major Domo Didn't Star,
Winners of the Stake Events.

Montana and Major Domo Didn't Start
Winners of the Stake Events.
SHEEPsHEAD BAY, June 25.-Fully fifteen
thousand turf lovers came to the Bay this
afternoon to see the match between Mon
tsna and Major Domo, who finished first
and second in the Suburban. One of the
conditions of the race was that the track
must be good. 1t was heavy this afternoon
and Montana's trainer declared his colt out.
The spectators were very much disap-
pointed and especially as four of the six re-
naming events were won in galloping
style. The only exciting finish was
in the Zephyr stakes. for which
Lovelace defeated Lawless BY O head in q
rafting finish. The two other stake events
the Mermaid and the Coney Island
were won away OFT by Yorkvilie and Long
street, odd on favorites. Raceland raced
FAIRY to % stand-stIll in the third race, win
ming very easily. 1t was u rather tame aft
ernoon's racing from q programme that
promised much. Summaries:
First Raee-Seven furlOngs. Hoey won
in q gallop by three lengths; Joe Kelly Sec
ond by a head, whipping; Alcade third by
a s sssd, STRRi aosnfhs Ii ms,m a,ag 40 .,ase,. o,s
mile and a %furlong. Yorkville Belle won
in a gallop by q length and a half; Annie Is.
second by eight lengths. whipping; Brown
Beauty third by o length, driving. Time,
200 3-5.
Third Race-One mile and three-slx-
teenths. Raceland won In q gallop by
three lengths; Fairy second. pulling MP.
Time, 2:05 2-5.
Fourth Race-The Coney Island stakes;
one mile and a ~fnrloDe. Lonsstreet won.
pulling up. by four lengths; Maidstone
second. by six lengths; st. Anthony third.
Time. 1:5S.
Fifth Race-Declared off.
Sixth Race-The Zephyr stakes; Futurity
course. Lovelace won by q head, whip
ping; Lawless second by FIVE lengths, whip
ping; Mendicant third by two lengths.
driving. Time. liza 35.
Seventh Race-One mile and q quarter,
on turf. Llvonla won by q length and q
half; Larchmont second by O head, Gettys-
burg third by three lengths. Time, 2:13 25.
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Musical Recital.

On last Tuesday afternoon q very enjoy
able recital was given by the pupils of
Miss Sarah E. Rudisill. at her home on
Park avenue. 1t consisted of ohoruses. vo-
cal and instrumental solos and duets.
Those taking part were Misses Lu.
ella Reed. Amelia Achgill. Flora
Schrader, Ethel Dickinson, Dens,a
Townly, Marie Mu%mmenhotf. Mary Zener,
Leila Sullivan. Ida Roney. Esther Cole,
Luella Dickinson. Louise Drummer. Mabel
Hank, Marion Drummer, Daisy Porter,
Mabel Morrow. Bell Madden. Mrs. w. A.
Wildhack. They were assisted by Mrs. NJ.
w. Hamilton. ~elOcutionist. who ave two
readings with excellent taste. Miss Jessie
Hank sang Heart Sorrow" by Koschat.
and Miss Daisy White sang blue Eyes,"
by Bohm, in q pleasing manner.
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of Song.

There will be a song service at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church this evening
with the following programme: Prayer;
hymn No. 219; 81 Will Extol Thee" Smith.
solo, quartet and chorus; From the
Depths" Campana, Mr.. j. NJ. Butler; 1.-The
Lord is My Shepherd" Schubert, double
quartet of female voices: address, by Rev.
Joseph A.. Milburn; Evening Hymn"
Ghadwick chorus; All Praise to God"
quartet: "Galilee," Combs, Miss Ida Car.
nahan; violin obligato, Mr.. w. Manifold;
The Resurrection" Shelly. Miss l.. w.
Heron, solo. quartet and chorus; doxology
and benediction.
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Miss Ketcham's PARTY.

Miss Ketcham's party for Shinnecock
hills, Long island. now numbers twenty
four. Mrs. Judge Woods. Miss Alice Woods,
Mr.. Floyd Woods. Miss Anna Hendricks.
Miss Chase. Miss Kennedy. Miss Hadley of
Danville, Ind, Miss Jessie Jones of La
fayette. Ind. Miss Emily Keith of Edwards.
port, Ind. Miss Fannie Jones of ST. Louis,
Mo-. Misses jessie and Grace Duzan, Mrs.
+. A. Garfield of Lincoln, Neb.
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Musical Programme.

At the regular monthly sons service at
the Fourth Presbyterian Church to-day
the following programme will DO rendered
by the quartet choir. consisting of Mrs.
Lynn. Mrs. Morrison, Messrs. Ketcham and
Morrison: Quartet. Savior When Right
Shelley; soprano solo, ABIDE with Me-"
, smell quartet. Ia gas. L Erar Is MY sns IS
FAIR" (Hendell; alto solo, Jesus Thou
Art Standing" (GeIbellj quartet, There IL
Music" (Pinsuti.)
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Nav ~duAf

Articles of incorporation were yesterday
filed with the Secretary of State by tho In
diana Bicycle Company, with q capital
stock of 81, 900. 600. The In~corporators are
Charles +. Smith. John E.. Smith, Nathan
F. Dalton, W. T. Barnes and Merrill Moores.
The fee TO the State for the incorpora alton
was 81 600. Other interpretations filed are
the Frankton Creamery, capital stock.
s., O00: Jefferson and Monroe Manufacture
ing and Mining Company. capital stock.
Sc 0M.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-26
Kansas Bank Closed.

ERIE. Kan, June 25.-United States Bank
Examiner George A. Stone closed the First
National Bank of this place at noon to-day.
The extent of the liabilities is unknown.
The heaviest loser is Neosho county,, the
certificates tor June having been deposited
cause of the failure is supposed to be the
Ewing failure q short time ago. Ewing be-
ing a large stakeholder in the First Ma
tl0nal Bank here.
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LOCAL NEWS NOTES.

An excellent s0ng-service will be given
at Plymouth Church this evening.
Bakers Union, No. Is, at o meeting yester-
day afternoon, decided not to work on the
4th of July.
The Geo. III. Thomas w. r. G. will give q
social at the home of Mrs. Della Leok. SO
North East street. Tuesday evening.
The indianapolis Union of the Epworth
League will hold it's first mass.meeting
this afternoon at Roberts Park. NJ. +.
Church. All the young peoples societies
of the city are cordially invited to be pres
ent.