Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-11

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minds Of many of tkSfl, inctad1ne M
own son. that he was doa6. s
The ipsormatioa came fFom hle ~
torneys. who after { long sllsncs on
the matter have At Last Spoken. though
vaguely. and greatly relieved the anx-
:iety and curiosity Of thousands OF peO-
pie who have become interested In the
old geutleman's whereabouts, The
mystery = not yet cleared up. but the
rumors concerning foul play are
brushed away upon the authority Of
Frank A. NOrey. Of the Lewiston law
firm Of 1cqillicuddy 4 Morey. who
were hts Attorneys In his recent law
suit with his son Leon,
Mr.. N0rey said. today: THE fact IL
that am now willing to say that be.
fore Mr.. Randall disappeared. that
day, he and had long tais ana II
have liat of detailed directions for
my procedure in All things that con-
cerned him."
rs he dead?"
mo"
where II he?'s
II do not feel 1t liberty to say what
I know ab0pt that.
You have heard the rumors con-
corning foul play?''
'Something have heard which 4
not true. He II not dead-and NO one
has murdered him by the roadside It |
night, a. some pretend to believe"
Mr.. Aorey did not seemed inclined |
to give any reason why Mr.. Randall /
should 20 suddenly have gone away
that Monday morning. and did not 1
say whether he was In Maine or Chi 1
cago. He evidently intended to col
away. for his directions that he left /
with his lawyer would prove that. It /
may be barely possible that he pro /
lerred = sanctuary nearer home than 1
where many think that he 4
went to stay with his relatives. One Il
hing ID certain: . man with. q mind a. L
keen and level ~ that az Mr.. Randall l
had some reason in going away from
home. The place known - Trap Cor
ler in Auburn has been searched from
one end to the other and Mr.. Randall I
10 not there: or II he II he n more -
urcely hidden than would be COM
portable. At Libby HIN It II apparent
that he has not been there. Il has
been learned that the old gentleman
At Danville junction who was taken
for Mr.. Randall II Elder James n
Roberts OF Caribou, who II visiting
friends there. He was naturally sur
prised when, told that he had been
'alsen for Mr.. Randall. and when told
that Mr.. Randall was q studious.
unique and highly intelligent old gen. II
tleman. he laughllngly said that per-
,aps twas no wonder that he was mis-
laken for him. The rilmof that Mr.. Z
Randall is at Yarmouth Falls II not
vet denied and 10 being looked into
lrday or Friday. Fred Bradbury II
sure that the man he saw in Auburn
vas none other than Mr.. Randall. Mr.,
Aorey did not say he knew where Mr..
Randall was. but that he knew "wel.
He adds that he has had no
with him,
Leon Randall, son Of Foster Lee
attended the Republican city
,aucus. last night. and while he said
that he did not give credit to the
stories that his father was waylaid and
murdered for his money on his return
10 the home at Randall HIN. that
1ight, for he has taken the trouble to
have the fields along each side OF the
Dad searched. and II any. men or man ,
had harmed the old gentleman that I
night, the evidence Of 1t would have
been found sooner or later.