Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-06-08


neiahbors heard loud barking about 10
o'clock, but as the animals were always
barking they thought little Of the circum-
stances.
Nothing new has transpired this after
noon to develop possible clue to the muir
derer. An autopsy is being held on tho
body, but little yet has been determined
except that the girl was not outraged.
The Manchester house is still in the hands
Of the authorities.
Stephen Manchester, father OF the muir
dered girl, would not leave the premises
last night but insisted sleeping in the
barn, where he was watched continuously by
policeman. Men employed at different
times by Mr.. Manchester bore hard chartc-
ters in many instances. These are being
sighted by the police and the whereabouts
Of them being traced.
All persons in the neghoorhood speak
highly of the murdered girl. Between her
and her father the pleasantest relations are
said to have existed. She was of modest
and retiring nature and not given at Gil to
social enjoyments.
ola Man Manchester.
FALL RIVER, Mass, May 31--An day
day long the authorities in charge of the
Bosden cases. have been examining wit
uessos, preparatory to placing their evil
doDce before the jury at New Bedford. To-
night several moro witnesses are being
heard.
Tonight, too, as during the whole time
since yesterday afternoon, the police are
working go far uusuccessfully, trying to
discover who was the murderer Of Bertha
Manchester. For many hours it was
given out in police circles that suspicion
rested the girls father, but tonight,
when reporter asked Assistant Marshal
John Fleet, if the authorities were working
on any such theory, he answered emphatic
nlly mo- Mr.. Manchester is an eccentric
old man without strong affections. He went
about the city to-day delivering milk as
usual willing TO answer any and all Ques-
tons put to him regarding yesterdays kill
ing.
lie knows nothing further regarding the
possible murderer than the police know,
but be makes time to consult and talk with
them no matter how frequently they ask
for information. lie shed tears in his big
barn this morning when he going to
iced his cattle. Turning toward one Of
many persistent questioners, he said; MY
girl could wcrl harder than two girls She
looked efter 200 hens anu fed and let out
the cattle while | wa. on my route. She
lid all the chores if l little delayed.
Why, she was better than any man, be-
cause a man would have used boy to &c
After him TO finish his work.
They say her house wasn't very tidy, and
it WANT, cause she want able to do it.
She had to be pretty busy sinca there has Mt
been any men here And the old man
went about his chores with tears on his
cheeks.
The police have been working in the
neighborhood OF the house all day, obtain
ing all possible Information of the negnbGra
concerning the past affairs on the nanches-
ter farm and tracing out the men who have
been employed there. They have their at
tsrton directed toward man
who Might Have Committed tho Deed,
but they will not officially give out thu
slightest clue as to who ne Is or where he
has been stopping.
Rumors in police circles say that the mar
is foreigner who worked on the farm les:
than a week and left after having quarelleL
openly with the daughter and her father.
1t does not seem possible to the police that
any tramp or stranger could go into tht
house without being savegely attacked 10y
the dogs that are loose about the place.
The police believe that thu man was il
the house before the girl entered. On going
from the dining-room into the kitchen
where Bertha WAS preparing to bake ginger
bread she probably saw him coming. Fear
ing danger she probably angered the man
who might only have been intent upon rob
berry, and a fierce struggle ensued.
That the girl made powerful attsmpt t.
save her life, is stated by all who knew he
disposition, and is also evidenced by vari
Gus blood smooches in spots in diferen
parts Of the small space where she wa
found.
1t is generally felt by the authorize
that when the murder was committed, ta
assassin coolly walked out and threw TIL
axe carelessly on the wood pile where it wa
afterwards found. There is no reason t,
doubt that he left the house by the kitche'
door, as several blco1 spots seeming to ind!
cate his course have been traced. Had tn
man walked away from the house, down tn
highway in either direction, it is probabl
that he would be uauoticed.
Compared with the Borden Murders.
One of the police authorities talked a
length tonight with the representative o
the Associated Press, regarding the case a
developed thus far more particularly in re
lation to n comparison between it ard tn
Borden murders. "Bertha Manchester,
he said, twas killed either to prevent som
robber being described to the police or hC
cause the intruder failed TO accomplish hi
purpose with the girl.
No such condition existed in, the Borde
cases. The Bordens old and hone:
people without any known enemies and nc
single thing OF value was disturbed-nC
even the money and watch on Mr.. Borden
person. On the day of the Borden murde
thirds of the police were on e1cul
sion to Rocky Point. So too, on Meme
rial day, a larger portion of the force weg
engaged in distant parts of the city carln
for holiday crowds.
Unlike the Borden murders. however, tn
police knew nothing OF this case until son
hours after the killing was done. The Boz
den murders were committed in the hear
of a thickly populated section of the city
within few blocks OF the central polio
station, but this crime was committed fol
miles away from the station, and a milo {
more from any possible point of commun
cation by wire. The men have worked
zealously az was possible in the face
many exasperating circumstances, Tn
murder was not done through hatred
my opinion but was the result Of fer
struggle, either in passion or to keep fro
dapper of detection after robbery