Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-31
KILOGRAMS TO THE STAR.
It Promises to Equal the Mystery OF the
Borden Case.

It Promises to Equal the Mystery Of thu
Borden Case.
FALL RIVER, MASS. May 3i.-The murderer
Of Miss Bertha Manchester has not yet been
apprehended and the tragedy grows more
mysterious.
Contrary to Q report given out yee erday
neighbors stated this morning that the
heard loud barking by the dogs on the
Manchester place about 10 o'clock yesterday
forenoon, but a. the dogs are always barking
! they thought little Of the circumstance.
As yet, the police have decidedly
strong opinions as to who may have COM
mitted the murder. In the Borden case il
was argued that none bat woman would have
30 hacxed her victim. yet the appearance Of
Miss Manchester due largely to the great flow
OF blood. was fully as revolving the appear
ance of either victim in the Borden tragedy.
While the pounding was repeated with the
back Of the AK number OF times, at least five
blows were struck with the edge.
On the other hand IL has been claimed by
friends Of Misc Borden that murderer always
the crime by means OF the instrument,
used and viii take it with him to avoid all risks
This, they think. is why no Ratchet has been
found by the police.
Ye. in this fresh tragedy the bloody Ak was
left careiessly exposed upon the woodpile near
Naturally knowing the disposition Of Mr..
Manchester and his difficulty in getting and
keeping help. the police have sought
One of them. Portuguese, for a robbery com
mitted at Chas. Franks clothing store in
April. and a warrant has been out for his
arrest fo- come time. His associate is now
serving sentence. He was ut Manchester for
two days about two weeks ago. and has
been there for one night since. Mr.. Manches-
ter says he saw this man in the city Yesterday
on the crab pond bridge about II O'Clock.
Another man who will probably be looked mp
and made 10 account for his time is well-known
to the police. and worked Tor Manchester q few
DAYS ago.
Two others are Frenchmen. Thoy hailed
from Lowell. and one claimed to be n mason.
but ne said ne could not get work
because he did not belong to nnion.
They were pleasant and well intentioned. Mr..
Manchester thinks. but knew nothing of farm
WORK and could not talk much English.
He paid them so TO satisfy them and there
was no trouble when they were there or when
they left
II canno: think OF a person who would have
done such a deed" said Mr.. Manchester to a
reporter. Il wish to God it had been me in
stead o: her.
.'Thisgirl was everything to me. and since my
wife left me has done what few men or women
would"
~ auuluoh touolnS a. Inc WON IOr TIE mousse
looking after the milk making butter and It's reg
MAR duties, even when could get no woman
to help. she has assisted me and the boy. She
has done = mans work well woman's.
and has often fed the stock when 1 was in the
clty. and there is twenty head OF it,
The girl herself is spoken of by her neighbors
and all along the road rs fine woman She is
not knowa to have had any lover or regular
callers.
All spoke of her as modest. retiring.
self-sa rifcing. She would seldom take
any outing or attend church sociais
even. except at repeated urging, and then
rather to please others than to crafty her own
wishes. She Possessed coed figure and face,
and was attractive and loveable