The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-11

Assistant Chief Foley of the Maiden
police was notified and Immediately sum.
moned Medical Examiner Durell. The
body was found To be that Of n woman.
lying face downward in the black, clammy
mud
Mr. Foley surmised that 1t might be the
body of pretty Mollie Mcmahon, and the
poor girls mother was sent for, who i'm.
mediately recognized it as her unfortunate
daughter.
The body was brought to the undertak.
ing establishment of III. II. Jacobs and an
autopsy held at $3.50 o'clock.
She had on very heavy clothes and was
completely covered with mud Her fnce
was slightly discolored, but otherwise the
body was in a fair state of preservation.
A zizzag cut was found>on the back OF the
head, but this was caused by the keel of
boat or canal barge.
Ii was said that MOllie was In delicate
condition, but the doctors soon proved
otherwise, and the body was soon turned
over TO the Catholic undertaken.
Story of Her Disappearance.
The story of her disappearance dates
back TO Feb l. On that day she was not
feeling well, and told her mother that she
was going to the Mission church at Rox-
bury, and If she met a certain young lady
she would stay all night She never went
to church nor met the young lady.
She visited two physicians i'm Maiden,
who told her she was bordering on nervous
prostration. Not content with the advice
OF these doctors she sought the counsel of
an Indian clairvoyant in Salem. As near
as can be ascertained her motive was To
have the predcter of the future tell her If
the breach between the man she loved and
herself would be healed The result of
this was not as she wished, and tins, with
her physical ailments, is thought To have
unbalanced her mind
few year ago Mollie was bright.
lively girl, firmly believing that Rudolph
Boire would one day lead her to the altar.
She got acquainted with him in CRANKY.
Can, and Assistant Chief of Police Foley |
says sent him money 10 come to the states,
and paid his way until he got a Job.
Last summer they boarded with Mrs.
Maloney at $40 Ashland avenue, Maiden.
About six months ago Boire Tilted her
for young lady of his own nationality.
giving as cause that Mollie was too old. |
she being 20 and he 20, and he had found
somebody he loved better.
They Were Engaged.
Mrs. Mcmahon says they were engaged
Christmas. According to Chief Pitchers
story she told him when the case was first
brought TO his attention that there was no
man in it. Detective Sullivan was then
put on the case.
Rumors of Boire's arrest reached police
headquarters, but beyond the fact that he
was where they could put hand on him
they said nothing. They awaited the
autopsy and were justified in their theory
that II was case of unrequited love.
Boire was nervous and excited last night.
and while not averse to talking made but
short statement lie said he had nothing
to do with Mollie six months
prior 10 the disappearance When they
parted, he says, they were the best of
friends
The timebook in the Office of the Boston
Rubber shoe company, where he is en-
ployed, shows that he never missed DAYS
work from Jan. % To Feb. Is.
Mary l.. Mcmahon was 20 years of age
sf slight build, and weighed about Us
pounds. She had worked three years al
Ihe factory of the Boston Rubber Shoe
company, and was always spoken of in
.he highest terms.