Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-27
is IT MURDER?
Missing Charles BIenn's Body
Found in Horseshoe Pond.
The Face and Head Battered and
Bruised--foul Play Feared.
Use Arrests on Suspieies-c esaicsisg Stories
Investigator esias On.

| GAgDNKE, July 26.- Special Our eiii-
zsns this forenoon became greatly excited
over the news that the body Of Charles
Blenn, v no vas drowned in Horseshoe pond
last Sunday, bad been recovered and that
the head was badly bruised ani cut
The ness quickly spread and Coroner
| Kilbrsth Of Hallowell, who hal been SUM
usoned by City Marshal Drake arriving, a
party set of to bring the body 10 this cify.
Thi. party consisted Of Coroner Kilbreth Of
Hallo~ell City Marshal Drake the Jor gsAL
correspondent, Van Blenn. Drs. Stroat,
Sawyer and Lamb and several Others
The body was found about iu 4. NJ. by
James Blenn and George Silver, and vas al
the same time seen by Van Blenn. # was
floating in the water about 30 feet from the
souIh shore. directly opposite Wskenel4's
| camp lying on the back. the head being
thrown back AMI the arms pressed close to
the side. The hands were tightly clenched
and rested on the body.
The neck, ahes; and face were fearfully
swollen and very much discolored, the face
heiDg bruised and covered With blood
Van Bienn after discovering him in the
forenoon had made him fast to the shore
sith piece Of rope and this is the way IN
hich the coroner and his party found the
body.
Quite a crowd had collected By the time
Of hi- arrival after which the body was
rlken IN charge by him and drawn to land
ehere it was placed on board 10 undergo
| the examination Of the doctors.
Drs Lamb. Strout and Sawyer exam
RED the body and found iiscolorei spot
| On the forehead above and below both eyes,
the left cheek the most dIscol0red, a con-
| fusion inside Of upper and under lip unter
the left ear there Was also confused
wound. There was slight scalp wound
behind the left ear
On the right eide of the head were fouud
five discolored spots, one on a level with
the rim of the ear; a second. above and
about tso inches behind the ear; third,
about one inch above and outward a
| fourth. about one inch behind the ear and Il
| 18th directly behind.
! on the left side of the head was found a
confusion Of the base of the skull near bot
tom Of ear. confusion one inch above
lhe ear AMI a confusion on the back Of
| head about four inches up and back from
ear.
The body was further examined, the re-
nit of which will appear at the inquest.
fter the examination the body was given
| ia charge Of L Undertaker keene, of the firm
of preble & keene, and removed TO their
| rooms.
In the pockets of the lead man was
| found a two dollar bill and 80 cents IN sil-
yer also a knife handkerchief, key. to-
bacco AMI matches 4 brown felt hat vas
found inside the pants on the left side
The bod, WAS dressed in a shirt, pants,
stockings and shoes.
Coroner kilbreth deemed an inquest nee
e.sary and empanelled his jury who are
G. II. Stevens. Wallace II. Allen, John A.
smith, of Lltehfield, and A. j. Hooker.
samuel W. Andrews and A. A. Bean of
Gardiner.
County Attorney Carleton will probably
bu presen, at the inquest which occurs
Thursday afternoon AZ O'Clock at the po-
iice station.
Shortly after the news of the finding Of
the body, George Silver and Edgar f.
Wakefield were arrested and will be de-
tanned until after the inquest. 1t appears
almost certain now that there were not
three men in the boat when 1t cap'ized, al
though Silver still sticks 10 his story.
The finding of bruises on the bo'iy make
the idea Of foul play more certain than ever
and things look little lark for the two
BOYS above named. Wakefield acknowl-
-,iges having played cards with Bienn, but
saws Blrnn came over to the camp alone,
while Silver says that a man came over
elth him.
CITY Marshal Drake deemed search of
Wakefeld's camp necessary and proceeded
with the assistance of Deputy Sheriff HUI
iretb. the results of which Will be made
known at the inquest.