Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-05
STILL MISSING.
No Word from Dr.. Hammond,
Late of HaIloWeII.
The People Wonder But Do Not Care
Where He Is.
Interesting Stories and Incidents Brought Out
Since His Disappearance.

haio"eH, NV T. - tSpeciaiD. - Dr.
William Hammond, who left this city,
very suddenly and under peculiar circum-
stances, Saturday, has not returned,
neither has he sent out word of his where
abouts
The exclusive story in Mondays Ken
nebec Journal, of the doctors doipgs, and
the stories of the doings OF the DR. " and
Rev" Vim. Hammond, whose descrip-
ton tallies closely with that of our Dr.
Hammond, caused great sensation In
this city, and il was almost impossible to
supply the demand for papers.
The thoroughness of the story in all its
details, the excellence Of the doctors
picture and the papers great SCOOP" re-
ccived many compliments on all hands.
The Journal man wished to forward
copy to the doctor, but was unable to do
so, not having his present address at hand.
The affair is now the chief topic Of con-
versation on the streets, in stores, private
houses and even the schools. Nine out Of
every 10 believe that all the story fits one
and the same person. A few-very few
still hang to the memory of the doctors
good deeds and say that they think he is all
right
Now that the affair has been so
thoroughly ventilated, new Incidents arc
constantly being heard Of that are tinged
with suspicious appearances.
1t is said that the DOCTOR with all his
fondness for showing large rolls Of bills,
aud bills Of large denominations, recently
mortgagcd his Office furnishings to a man
living not far from the city, for an amount
quite to the limit, so far as value Is con-
cerned
There are now in the Office so suddenly
vacated by the doctor, two safes, neither
of them Of much good or value, but prob
ably answering his purposes. One Of
them he left open, the other locked.
Considerable curiosity is felt as to the
contents of the locked stronghold, and.
when the time comes to open it, there will
be bets placed that the contents will afford
good material for continuation of the
stories already published
1t is said that the doctor bad many
times shown such burning desire to
secure rooms next to the bank building
that people wondered why he should want
to exchange them for his really better
located and more desirable apartments.
1t may be better that he was not able to
secure them.
1t is said that the good doctor on one or
more occasions, was heard to speak of his
having attended religious services and to
use such language about the services, the
religion and some particular doctrine, as
to lead those hearing him TO doubt his
religious professions and to strongly be-
lieve that he could swear like pirate"
Stories also now come to the surface
about very peculiar actions on the part Of
the doctor toward some of his patients, not
exactly to be expected from doctor or
respectable man.
That the doctor had large practice can
not be denied
DIR. Hammond, as Is the case with most
men of the kind, was endowed with a
remarkable amount OF magnetism and
this, when properly applied to the patient
opened his heart as well as his pocketbook.
One lady patient, who claims to have
known the doctor well, said to q journal
yesterday: II heard so much
about DIR. Hammond that / determined to
Try him. He is positively the most enter
tanning and sympathetic man 1 have ever
met, and look back with really great
pleasure to my experience with him. And,
whatever else can be truthfully said of
him, he certainly did me great deal of
good which know was not ephemeral,
as it is considerable time since / was
treated by him. -
This man said to journal re-