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The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
DEATHS.

In this city, March %, at the Home for aged
women, of which place she has been resident
five years, Miss Ellen Lewis. aged 81 years.
PRAYERS ON Monday forenoon at 10 O'Clock.
Funeral service at st Paul's Church at / o'clk.
In Phillips, March ID, Mrs. Cora B. Vinlng,
aged Sc years.
In Brooksville, Miss Prudence Gray, aged
80 years.
In Bangor, March IA, Amos E. Colson, aged
55 years.
In Bangor, March IA, Edward F. Orff. aged
In Brookln, March 13, Charles F. York, aged
81 years.
aged 46 years.
gail aged 10 years.
In Springfield, March A. Mrs. Charles Newson,
aged 81 years:
aged IS years.
In Woolwich, March 10, Mrs. Susan Preble,
aged So years.
In Topsfield, March IS, Miss Clara Thornton,
aged II years.
In Poland, Benjamin Bragdon, aged rs years.
Iii Brooksville. March 10, Frank ID. Stevens.
aged 81 years.
In Bangor, March 10, Mrs. Margaret 1. Foster.
aged SO years.
TThe funeral of the late Frederick N. Jordan
will be held this Saturday afternoon at 1.30
o'clock. from the residence of Mark Jordan,
East Deering.
TThe funeral of the late Mary Isabella
Bond will take place this Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, from her late residence, No. 176
Washington street.
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The Street Commission.

The street commission. committee on
streets and commissioner, met at the adj
journed meeting last evening. There
was no business transacted of public
nature. 1t is reported that as the
arrangement of business under the new
commission will be quite complicated
ex-Alderman Lewis will probably be the
bookkeeper for the commission. MIR.
Bowen will remain, however. as the
clerk of the committee.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
MARRIAGES.

In Woodstock, March 10, Herbert F. Morey
and Emma L. Ryerson.
In Plymouth, March IA. Merlyn E. Chadwick
of eli ton and Miss Eta L. Stackpole OF Fly
mouth.
[lIn Calais. March IA, Clarence Phinney and
Miss Ada Chadwick.
In North Fairfield, March s, Wade Clifton
Wheeler and Miss Lulu Belle Tibbetts.
In Pittsfeld, March IA. George F. Hussey
and Miss Lizzie III. Bennett.
In North Arson, March 10, A. p. Dudley and
Mrs. Rosetta Skidmore.
In Orono. March ID. Willis 81. Wright and
Miss Henrietta Michael, both of Oldtown.
In Madison, March IA, Sumner Dinsmore OF
Arson and Mrs. Sarah A. Smith OF Madison.
In Eastport March 10, David A. Craig and
Miss Eva M. Whelpley.
In Wilton. March 10, Louie A. Pomeroy and
Miss Sadie M. Gates.
In Garland. March IL, Daniel B. Packard
and Miss Bessie E. AmaZeen.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
Josephine, wife of Napoleon.

Such will be the subject of the lecture
to be delivered by Rev. Mr.. Rogers, pas
tor-elect of Pine street church, in Con-
gress street church next Monday even
ing. The principal events in Josephine s
life, in which Napoleon figured. will be
treated. Tickets can be procured at T.
J. Stevens's drug store, of Miss Owen at
Eastman Bros, and at the door.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
CIeveland's NIinstrels.

A new broom sweeps Clean" is say
ing as old as it is true, and it is as
true as it was when it was first made.
W. S. Cleveland has just introduced the
new broom into his minstrel manage
ment, and has organized an entirely new
company for this season, from the Casino
Paris and leading New York theatres;
that will please the public. There is no
performer SO popular, no performer SO
gifted, but that manager and artist are
both benefited by an occasional
change A performance is apt to get in
to rut and become stereotyped, and un-
awares run into an indifference, from too
frequent a repetition, no matter how ex-
acting or stern may be the discipline.
Last season Mr.. Cleveland continued an
uninterrupted.season of twentysmonths,
and during that time played in every
state and territory of the Union, also
British Columbia, Manitoba, Canada,
New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia; so
this time around over the same grand
circuit will be seen the bright, new Or
ganization in novelties and start
ling specialties, with gorgeousness
of costume and surprising scenic spec
tacular splnedor. The minstrels will be
seen at City hall this afternoon and eve
ming. Tickets at Stock bridges.
Hands Across the Sea.
Next Friday and Saturday evenings,
and Saturday matinee this great melo-
dramatic production will be presentedsat
the Portland theatre. Although this
piece has been given here many times,
it still remains great popular favorite,
and as scene after scene is revealed the
audiences present always greet with ap-
plause the work of the scenic artists and
the clever and intricate mechanical work
of the stage as we'll as the impersonation
OF the various actors Nothing approach
ing the realistic effect of the ship scene
has ever ben seen on the local stage,
and one can almost feel the motion of
the great steamer represented. The
Saturday matinee should prove great
attraction for the children and will give
many of the youngsters chance to see
this great play for the first time.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
Street Lights.

The committee on street lights met
last evening and organized with Alder
man Little chairman, and Councilman
Anderson clerk. They appointed Josiah
Sterling light tender at Peaks island,
and James Wallace light tender at Long
island.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
Electrical Appliances.

The committee on electrical appliances
met yesterday afternoon and organized
with Councilman Pagan as secretary.
Mr. Malcolm G. Clark was elected assist
amt electrician.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
Mrs. Hoffman to Speak at Chestnut St
Church.

Mrs. Clara G. Hoffman, president of
the Missouri Wet. u, who SO delight
ed the audience by her remarks at the
Neal Dow anniversary, will speak at
Chestnut St. church at 1000 Sunday
morning.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
NOTICE.

THE annual meeting of GoRHAM SAVINGS
IL BANK will be held at the office of the
Treasurer. in Gorham. on Saturday, the ..sev-
enth day of April next at two O'Clock in the
afternoon. for the election of Trustees for the
ensuing year and the transaction of any other
business which may lawfully be attended to.
JOHN A. WATERMAN
Gorham Me- MarcA %, 1884. mar24d3t*
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MUNICIPAL COURT.

BEFORE JUDGE GOULD.
Friday-Albert Thayer Larceny
thirty day in the county Jail.
Timothy Woods. Throwing snow balls;
fined ST. and costs
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
ABBIE H. KNIGHT, late of Portla

ABBIE H. KNIGHT, late of Portland
in the County of Cum berland, deceased. and
given bonds as the law directs All persons
having demands upon the estate of said de-
ceased are required to exhibit the same; and all
persons indebted to said estate are called upon
TO make payment to JAMES L. RAGKLEFF,
administrator,
Portland, March %, 1894. mar24d1 aw3ws.
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DRY AND FANCY GOODS.
SHELL HAIR PINS.

Real Shell Hair Pins, Sc, 15c, 25c,
Csc each.
Fancy Hair Pins, Real Shell, SIC,
$1.25, 1.3s, 200, 2.25, ESQ, 2.s7
each.
Horn Hair Pins, 15c, 25c, SOC
per dozen.
Horn Hair Pins, Sc, 10c, 15c, Csc
each.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
EASTER MUSIC.
nal Easter music has been

This additional Easter music has peen
received:
St. PauHs.
Morning Service.
Organ Voluntary
Anthem, Christ our Passover
F.Schilling
Gloria
re Deum H. KotZschmar
Jubilate Marston
Anthem, He is Risen S.A. Glare
Gloria Tibi
Hymn 104
Offertory
Anthem,-Praise ye the Father
Communion Service.
Organ Voluntary
Sanctus
Hymn 20S
Gloria in Excelsis -
Nunc Dimittis
PosJlude
Afternoon Seruice, 4.30.
Organ Voluntary
Anthem, Praise We the Father
Gloria
Magnificent
Benedic, ANNA mea
Anthem, A:leluia, Christ. is Risen
Dennee
Uffertory
Duet, The Magdalen
Doxology
Nunc Dimittis
Postlude
Evening Seruice.
Organ Voluntary
Hymn
Gloria
Magnificent
Benedic, ANNA mea
Anthem, Alleuia, Christ is Risen
Offertory
Duet
Hymn
Nunc Dimittis
Postlude
Nellie L. Wiggin, organist.
First Free Baptist.
The music at the First Free Baptist
church will be conducted by F.. A. Bow
doin with C. F. Jones organist, ana a
special chorus of 90 voices.
Morning Service.
Doxology
Invocation
Anthem, Easter Triumph Holden
Selection from the Psalms
neutrality-suspicious.
Scripture Lesson
PRAYER
Response-Gloria Greatorex
Hymn-Congregation
Sermon
Closing Hymn
Benediction
In the evening special choral service
will be held.
New Jerusalem.
Organ Prelude Buck
Anthem. Awake Thou that Sleepest
Maker
Response, Calvary Rodney
Gloria Watson
Anthem, Praise ye the Father Gounod
Organ Postlude Mendelssohn
Second Parish.
Morning Service.
Prelude, Andante Westbrook
Anthem, Awake Thou that Sleepest
F.C. Maker
Soprano solo, The Resurrection Shelly
Mrs. Winship
Offertory, Larghetto Volckmar
Benediction
Postlude-March Meyerbeer
afternoon Seruice.
Doxology
Christ IS Risen-Wagner Neidlinger
Te Deum minor BUCK
know that Ny Redeemer Llveth
Handel
st. Lawrence st.
Morning Service,
Organ Voluntary. Volkmar op. So
Festpid
Anthem, Christ our Passover Mars ton
Gloria
Easter Hymn
Response Selected
Offertory-Organ--Ch of the knights
Wagner
Anthem, Alleluia, Christ is Risen
Denver
Easter H ymn
Postlude Wiegand
High Street Church.
Evening Service.
Prelude-Sonata No. Z, Rheinberger
Anthem-Now, upon the First Day
of the Week, Wilson
Anthem-From every Stormy Wind,
Emerson
Offertoire-No. II in F, L. Weley
Postlude-Processional, Smart
Frank L. Rankin, organist and director
Congress Street.
Organ Voluntary.
Anthem-Christ our Passover, Chapple
Hymn-Christ the Lord is Risen, Weisse
Response-Calvary, Rodney
Anthem-O Sing unto the Lord, Shipper
Hymn-Raise your joys, Wesley
A chorus choir of 20 voices, with FL. j.
johnson as organist and Carl F. A. We
Der as chorister, will render the music.
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that the
IN subscriber has been duly appointed and
taken upon himself the trust of administrator of
the estate of
The Portland daily press., 1894-03-24
OUR LINE OF

Fancy Cotton and Fast Black Suraf
Skirts is now on sale. We arr
showing some extra good values.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

The carriage was 10 be sent to 1877 Pine
street. where the woman weuld be wait
inc for il. A man named Johnson took
the carriage from the stable and was met
by the woman on Pine street, block be-
yond the house designated, and there
delivered it over. This was
O'Clock in the afternoon. AT
IL O'Clock that night the team was
brought back to the stable, not by the
woman who had hired it, but bya boy IL
wears old, who drove into the stable and
then walked of without a word. The
next day woman's black shawl
was found on the carriage seat
and there were blood stains on the
cushion. And when description ofthe
murdered woman was given to the stable
men on Saturday they said that II
answered for their mysterious patron OF
two days before. Furthermore small
black horse, attached to phaeton buggy
such as went out from Franklin Brothers,
occupied by man and woman,was seen
to pass along Hartford pike late Thursday
afternoon.
When Mrs. Chambers left the Metro
politan Insurance office Wednesday after
noon II he had less than dollar in her
posses ion. The woman who hired the
team from Franklin Brothers displayed a
roll Of bills and paid for the car
riage in advance. But there
were "a hours between, and the murdered
woman had been expecting her pension
money which she has received since the
death of her husband, who was In the
navy, three years ago.
The next evidence which is the most re-
| liable and consistent with the theory that
| the murderer and his victim rode
| out from the city, is that FUR
nished by Mr.. Charles Hopkins,
who lives on cross road running at right
angles to the Hartford pike and within a
short distance of the Old Bank village.
Between 10 and IL o'clock Thursday night
Mrs. Hopkins was startled by two reports
| of revolver following each other in
| quick succession, and a few minutes later
| she heard a buggy being driven furiousiy
| by the house and going north toward the
| pike. she listened furt her and heard the
subdued rumbling of the wheels as the
! carriage passed over the wooden bridge at
| the Old Bank settlement and then heard
| the grating as the teamturned in the coarse
sand at the corner and went off 10 the
| West on the Hartford pike. 1t was less
| than q mile beyond that corner that the
| body was founc. man might easily
| have driven to the spot in the woods,
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ONE CENT.

the woman's jacket where the bullet en-
tered was so slight as TO indicate that an
other thickness of cloth had been between
the womans garment and the muzzlo
of the revolver. The woman sat on the
right and her fiendish companion on the
left of the carriage seat, and the bullet
entered below the heart and passed di-
agonally upward to its apex, proving in
stantly fatal.
The next question Is, where did the mu-
tilation after death take place--in the
open lot where Charles Hopkins found
the club or where the body was finally
discovered. IL is not so probable that
the murderer pulled the body out of the
place where the shooting was done to
crush the skull--it could not have been
done with her sitting bolt upright in
carriage-and then placed II on
the seat again, as that he
completed the work when the woman
was lying down with head on the stones
in the secluded bypath which he hoped
would conceal the awful evidence of his
crime. There is something about this
mutilation, especially that OF the cheeks,
TO give some idea of the nature of
the weapon used. Mr.. A. III. Leach,
who was one of the first TO see the body,
remarked tnat the circular hoies In the
woman's face looked as IL they bad been
made by the hammer of an old fashioned
navy revolver, style of weapon long
enough to be very effectively us,i as a
club and heavy enough to have
caused any OF the fractures found
| in the victims skull and besides that the
hole through the breast and heart was
made by bullet OF AZ calibre, the size
used in navy revolvers.
The Locality.
The place where the body was found is
| in itself a valuable suggestion-it makes
itself evident that the man VINO did the
deed was very familiar with the geography
of Scituate. The Hartford Pike at this
place and for a mile in either direction
from it is lined with a heavy growth OF
trees which makes driving very largely a
matter of confidence in the horses ability
topick his own way through pitchy black
| ness.
| Continued on Page 3.)
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follows: Upon hearing OF the muir
der Saturday forenoon he Immediately
went to work on all the cases that had
been reported OF women missing from
their homes and by Saturday afternoon
had accounted for the whereabouts OF
all but one, Emily Cham
bers, who resigned her position
at William Gilbane's house Wednesday
and had not been seen since by her
friends. Mr.. Parker succeeded in tracing
her to the Office of the Metropoli-
tan Life Insurance Company where
she had gone Thursday forenoon and
paid s1.50 on policy. Nothing about her
was known definitely from that time ard
on Saturday night Parker visited Mrs.
Whaleu OF 100 Lippit street,a friend OF the
missing woman, and received a description
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

place were found down and the wheel
marks OF a light carriage, like nothing
owned in the country, were found
in the open lot. The wheel marks
corresponded with those on the
Mrs. Hopkins is not woman who would
say that she had heard pistol shots just
for the sake OF adding to a sensation
and the police place perfect
confidence in her statements, and, fur
thermore, her husband found three
cornered stick OF wood in the lot yester-
day, such as might have been
used in crushing in the woman's
skull, and while there were no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

This identity was established yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Thomas Whalen who
accompanied Detective Parker to Scituate
and saw the remains at the coropers
Office and afterwards went with him to
Medical Examiner Smiths Office, $40
Westminster street, and examined the
clothing, shoes and jewelry.
Murdered Woman's Identity.
The story OF Mr.. Parker's movements
in this first half of the work, the finding
out who the victim was, is as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

correct because she had identified the re-
mains by the hair, the features, which
were not so badly distorted as at first
represented, and by an ingrowing nail on
her right foot. Then on the
way back to the city the
couple stopped at Medical Examiner
Smiths Office, $40 Westminster street, and
made assurance doubly sure by rec
ognizing the ring, locket, shoes
and clothing, and furthermore
the yarn with which one OF the stock
ings had been recently darned at
Mrs. Whalen's home, corresponded
exactly in color and texture with
the skein OF yarn that Mrs.
Chambers had used and which her friend
carried with her yesterday. The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

panion to say nothing TO anyone,
but to make her examination
in silence and report the result to him
when they were alone. The Whalen
woman proved to be good assistant, and
for half an hour examined the body of
the victim without an answer to
the numerous questions asked by the corps
of newspaper reporters and village gossips
who crowded into the undertsker's little
office for the latest Information. On the
ride back Mrs. Whalen assured the
detective that his supposition had been
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01
Broke His Tbjgh.
Wedding Bells.

Miss Emma Slater was married to Mr.
Walter Wright at the home OF the bSide's
mother, Mrs. Isabel Slater, on Ncazie
street last Thursday evening, Rev. NJ. s.
McCord of Broadway United Psesby-
terian Church officiating. Mss
was bridesmaid, and Charles Wrigbs,
brother of the groom, was best nan.
The happy couple were the recipients OF a
whole room full of useful and costly press
ents from friends in this city, New York
and Chicago. Among them %Ss dinner
set from the brides brother VIII
liam Slater, handsome clock from
George Bainton and family, easy
chair from A. Il. Scattsrg0Dd,
carving set from MIR. and Mrs. John Ham-
ilton. table cloth and napkins, and beau
tiiul lamp from the brides uncle, joan
Highly of Cranston. The newly married
pair started for New York, Was hin gton
and Philadelphia, after receiving the o,n-
gratulations of their numerous friends.'
The tranklin Machine Shop on Charles
street started on full time this morning
with a five per cent. cut IN wage.
Mr.. Il. III. Cannon, the wch known
professional nurse IN contagious diseases,
has returned TO his home Oh randall
square.
Politics are beginning to boom in the
Third Ward. Tonight tue Third Ward
Democratic Club Will hold special meet
ing, invitations having been seat out by
the secretary, William A. Welsh, for every
member to be present.
Hon. Charles n. Smart, Representative
from the 3rd Ward with several other OH
cials of the city and State, were visiting
the various public buildings and State I'M
stitutions the past week.
Only one drunk at the Second station
last night.
Michael McHale, son OF Of -CsnnciI-~
man McHale, has gone TO New York 70
continue his studies Tor the med;cai pro-
fessi0n.
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that some belated hunter had
discharged his piece into the air, and
for the fast driving on the supposi-
tion that someone was sick at the Bank
settlement and a physician had been
SUNNI oned from the next village. But
there was no one sick that night in the
little groupo tenements which surround
the ruins OF the mill that years ago made
the place prosperous, and the next day the
bars OF the pasture opposite the Hopkins
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

idea that the first shot had been fred
from a distance and missed, for there
was hardly a seconds interval between
the two reports. And there 10
good reason for believing that the
murderer fired while they were both
sitting ON the buggy seat because OF the
blood stains on the cushion, and that the
man had fired from his pocket through
his own coat without exposing the weapon
becsuse the smoke msrk On the bsek st.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

thrown out a corpse and driven back
to the Hopkins farm In 10 minutes.
And IL was just that much
later after hearing the report OF the re-
volyer and the first sound OF wheels that
Mrs. Hopkins and her husband heard the
carriage being driven back past their
house and into the road that goes through
the village OF North Scituste TO the city.
Az the time they accounted for
the pistol shots On the gyaupd
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

Mrs. Emily Chambers was the woman
murdered in Scituate on Thursday night
AZ years old, and had been employed in
this city as domestic for the last 20
years and had recently lived at the Hotel
Hailet and at William Gilbane's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01

The weak spots in the chain OF circum-
stances are found in the questions why
were two shots heard and where was the
murderer and his victim between four in
the afternoon and eleven o'clock
at night. 1t takes but an hour
and half to drive from the
city to Scituate and there was only one
bullet found in the woman and that was
fired at such close range as to preclude the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-01
MURDERED WOMAN IDENTIFIED.
The Victim Of the Scuate Tragedy Emily Chambers EN-
pIoyed as Domestic in This City For twenty Years.
Body Was Recognized the Mosue Yesterday Afternoon Mrs.
Thomas WhaIen Of 100 Lpptt Street.-The Suspicious Actions
Of One Man in Johnston.

which tailed, down to the minutest de-
tail. with the description OF the woman
whose mutilated remains were found in
the Scituate woods.
Yesterday Mr.. Parker and Mrs. Whslen
went to Scituate together, the latter,
under strict instructions from her COM
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Theories OF the Crime.

OF all the theories and clues at present
attracting attention the most plausible
and the one which Mr.. Parker is working
on is that of the team hired at Franklin
Brothers Thursday afternoon by the
mysterious woman.