The Republican journal., 1894-03-01

way u ...e steps. d.. Esshhi...a was ca....
ed that night. The next day, the case
looking serious, DIR. Hunt Of Bangor was
called; but until Monday forenoon no 9th
er citizen Of Frankfort knew that i muir
der had been attempted in the quiet vii
lage
The policy of secretiveness which the
family adopted that night has been main
tanned until now Miss Bertha Treat is
out on the street every day. She goes to
the store and the post office as usual, and
does not show from her dcmeanor that
anything out Of the ordinary has happen
ed. Where She was when the assault was
committed, where she was when her moth
er found her uncle sorely wounded, she
alone knows, and up to date She has not
communicated any information on those
points.
Did Bertha Treat assault her uncle?
Thus far no motive for such an act has
been proved against her, and if She did
it She was and She is, no doubt, insane.
The only proof now against her is that no
other known inmate of the house could
have done the deed. A few words which
Mr.. Treat uttered after he was smitten
indicated THAT he was afraid NJ his niece
Beyond this Ill Is mystery.
Among certain class VI Frankfort
people Mn. Trcat has the reputation III be
ing Il s'hard man that is. he wants al
that belongs 1" him. and in order t. Get
his own will resort To halsh mc:ist res
Others who have had DEALINGS wllh linn
say hat he IN square and upright. exact
inc NJ more irun others tlan hr i- willing
I" give.
on "Wednesday w HI. IN. IunneilS.
county attorney lot Waldo counts. came
came up to Frankfort and passed TIE LAY
comforting with L. f. Treat, Mis- Adams
Treat, Dr. t.lsllnc and Deputy Sheriff
Aveiil. Ito looked up the evidence llo
and con ana returned To >ealSport Np
one Was inclined M make any complaint,
and no llitiination " ANN suspicion NaS
given In tact. the parties Wllu should
he most interested positively refused 10
give any information. They We're polite
and kind, but would not talk Mr. Run
nells declined to state what action he
shoni take in Inc matter. In iutimatrd
that he should await the result Nh NH
lrcat'> injuries. and in Case he died one
or more arrests would probably ID made
Tile News of Friday SAYS. The only
new development OF note IN tile case since
the arrival and departure of County At
torney RunnellS is the discovery that the
BY thin sharp instrument that eut clean.
even scars Thr family hatchet hich was
produced the night Of the assault il thick
edged, dull and full Of gars. II Would
have left ragged wounds Lad it been used
The sears on Mr.. Treat head are not
ragged. In fact the family Ratchet is
not a Ratchet at all. but a small axe. such
as is used for emitting and splitting small
Wood y ''yearling axe as they can it
in Frankfort, The edge vi this AXE, like
that Of all axes, does not run straight
across, but extends ont farther III tile
centre chan at tile corners. Hence, wounds
inflicted with this axe must be deeper in
the middle than at the ends. The wounds
in Mr.. Treat $ head do not differ in width
o. depth from end IL cnh. From these
facts many are inclined tn aepult tile fam
ilN Axe from blame Ia the matter
HI Is ;dso reasonably affirmed that no
man Of am power could have Inflicted DIV
blows upon MI Treat 5 head. Ihe in~tru-
ment used h> The assassin WAS used TO kill.
Mr. Treat was approached from behind
Ills bare load Was bowed oNri Mis- news
lalief. ptferin4 NM ea>y mark tpI Jhe crlel
tWe lli n,an Stood pvHl llm iM#n.
anMt RnNn mWlGal one hInw MnMlN hIyv
elNlf hIS sAull wv iwitin anti 1Illea llMi aRt-
i4lt let Son#l' llN StoGd pNei lNn Witl
an aNe "a q liat'.Ner and Oh murder BENT.
StrN'sk a@t mine bi0Ws, and YET he lives.
t'tlA a timd weak Woman ~ i punN hitl
y@Rhl Aave wa Ills WaN