The Portland daily press., 1895-11-29
THE PRIDE's CORNER MYSTERY.
No Clue Yet Discovered AS TO the Woman's
Identity.

AAefe seem to be no new Developments
Oh Importance in that mysterious case of
the woman seen out at Pride's Corner
MONDAY night There are one or two
sVra"s that may help solve the mystery,
anu one or two connections that should
ne made IN what has been stated already
Yesterday Deputies Firth and Plunmer
made searching investigation into the
affair. They found that at a point about
mile and quarter beyond Leightor's
house, which is situated near Pride's
corner, a wood road, Or lane. which
runs into the Gorham road, which is the
road that extends beyond Leighton's. At
the end of this lane lives Mr.. Pride. who
has near neighbor named Lawrence. If
one should attempt to strike, across from
Leighton's to Prides he would have to
go through piece Of thick wood, about
a quarter of a mile wide, which is full of
bog holes and swamps
On the Monday night in question Mr..
Pride was sick, and about six O'Clock
Willie Lawrence, who is about twenty
three years old, went over to see him. 1t
was extremely dark, showing and sleet-
ing. All at once man accosted him.
He cannot describe the man. 1t was too
dark and stormy. All he recalls of him
was that he had on a short coat. The
stranger asked Lawrence if there was any
place near where he could put up for the
night and Lawrence replied he knew of
none. Then the man disappeared.
About an hour later as Lawrence was
returning home from Pride's, a woman
encountered him, just as the man had
previously. All he remembers Of the
woman is, that she appeared to have a
shawl wrapped about her, and that she
asked the way to Portland. Lawrence
directed and followed behind her and
thinks she took team towards Portland
as she gained the county road.
Firth and Plummer left the main road
at Leighton's and struck through the
woods following the tracks left by a
woman who had evidently left the read
at that point and entered the woods This
woman must have plunged at places
knee deep in the icy cold waters of the
bog that stormy Monday night She
would leave one winding path and strike
into another. according to her tracks. I'M
til she evidently foundered into the lane
near Pride's, for the tracks correspond in
both places and all pointed in the same
direction. Part of.the way through the
swamps was found the handkerchief that
has been mentioned, and the baby's hood,
and aIcn h1rn md
evidently belonged to the baby's knit
jacket These articles had evidently lain
on the ground but little while since
they had not got frozen down. This is
all known about the matter as far as can
be ascertained. but it is hoped that if any
one has seen the woman, or
can give any more information they will
make it known. 1t is not positively
known that there was baby in the case
at all. But the articles found give that
impression. Whether the woman had a
baby under her shawl when Lawrence
saw her he doesn't know. He neither saw
nor heard one.
The story of the articles being found in
the Bosworth house is incorrect There
were no tracks about the house either
A part of a can of condensed milk was
found near the house, but in a position
where 1t could easily have been tossed
from the main road by passer. AS to
Mrs. Kempton hearing the wall of child
her husband says that his wife is very
nervous, and. lost child some time ago
and he thinks she imagines she heard the
wall of one at the time of the tapping on
the back window.