The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-06-15
The Fate of j. w. Mitchell.


of Freedom we'll known in Belfast as Il
school teacher and from his work in the tenn
perance cause, was missing, and probably
drowned. Thursday morning crew Of
llallowell rivermen passing up the river to
Augusta to their work, noticed just above
the Mile rock pile Of clothing, and seeing the
clothing still there when they returned at
night they stopped to examine it. They
pulled out a Key chain from a trousers
pocket and found a metal tag marked -.
W. Mitchell, Freedom. In 4 waistcuat
pocl>tt baek containing money and
cards, marked. ~. W. MITCHELL Eoelland
Secretary Peoples ProhihitorN Enforcement
l4eagle ~ Name. The authorities wrrp
natiird md further Examination NJ tl4r
gatAln- sAoMed beyond reasonable, doubt
thtt i belonged to Alr. Mitchell. The articles
wnfa neatly folded and OH tor wt- 4 eiean
tWat Apr4- the ,haes feSttd tl.t -0ei-
whole e0e,t was as though Mr.. Mitrll-
eii had so1r deMn to the bcach BELOW
Nliy rayk ttl disrohpd, earefulIY lodeu
AiS rttIine tlten plunged HI, being proh-
ably taken with rramp and drowned.
Nlitehtli was " haNe .eft On the afternoon
eNrreSs "Wednesday lor East Surry. wAern
Ae Vas w lrture fAe next day on His work
as Secretary III tie rroule's prolnbiturv En-
farnemenf League of Maine He left his
oihce about oclurl that day, telling hiS
tlerk Mi7- Morrill th;lt lie MAS going olt
for . swim before leaving the city. He said
lt. wo1ill be back i'm time for the tram ana
tor ler w ~, sure III have tie papers READY
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III NY - - 49,
lelt, pfesllluaptN Tor tht flNer CoI. A. ;.
Bangs. Il friend of Mr.. Mitchell. saws thar
+t. l.+,... ,....t1, frr, l
Mini HI ''''i' T. !
stream 0f NNhd fafilef 'iiah ~ 4 lun and
would often ~ a mile or two to secure a
good bathing place. The theory is that Mr..
Mitchell weut in swimming alone and was
either aNertone hy til, cola water u else
had a craInl, and MAS drowned 1t Is recall
t,i than H. Lad a marrow escape from drown
iars w4r4 l5iyen at rhe Time
RucKLANp, NOV. ~. J. ". Mitchell. II
this ETY. had a narrow escape from drowning
NrSferlaN. n" started 7" reW ntrt from
,Wl Head durlng the afternoon, and Whllc
-ettln- into the hoa1 ne aevltentailY sllrred
ahd struck something "hleh rendered MN
UNCONSCIOUS, ,ANahhg he ioliud illhselt
attoai on the water where he had been for
eytra hoiirS, sustained ~ 4 niarkintosh,
,yirI I5s henrrmh4,i In,,l,s II 1r,,wI inra III.
! boat or reach tile shore, He clilng to the
4.ril.l 3heA "" VIZ Ntni ,u'' Mheh lle
th,. truth III t,a Stmnsnu hoIsn Nj ,Ir.s4.rt
/ lloaeRme'j, mailing hiS way ~ \ neighbor-
in- H0Hse thi~ inosniug being trlyen t0 lis
hnllt Lerc later. HIS absence Aad caused
l4l4oit anxiety.
4tfsft. rtarfr.t5ly ,.s5tsDa 4,.ir4,u,.nt
NiA'dt Ma9 SlI'H-liINilFt ~ islittff Hf ilhd
fh,. N0dN by dragging au0 the services vt
sflNor TIlp same means were. lsspd IA tiuu
Et l4
W 8''7 2tt'
I'M tlir hanneb"e Aiid Nrt the hodN WAS nGt
3-erttt furtyv6N cet~. S.I4prt ttL.. st,,454s
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3A"Ft lH lN allN 1i-h MhN khFW Nt. Nitrh-
/ -ai' 5#tf tna sincerity We're Wnlue,fnneA
He "te3 that d. l#S "lNeoHci, "ivped OF
a@mMttei 7ltA4e l- no1 W0ftA ctfl-t4er rmg,
AZ -ta we redIt hs runur- Nj faHl Alay,
\ NtjI lU8Ie " Nuown tlltu AT tnrrsellt.4tln.lrs.
W. -ha fald ro tle belief that Mr. Mitchell
His Heath AN ,at.it{t 9r,,yyllfut