The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-08-02

with her. she stopped absolutely alone,
and Mr.. Foss was the only caller she
had"
Miss Barrett's explanation of her other
stay atgthe Thorndike was pretty inge
nious story. She told her mother that
Miss Wheelwright gave party to lot
of young people at her Mount Vernon
street house. After the party, Miss Wheel
wright took a number of the Young
ladies, including Miss EBarrett, to the
Thorndike, it being too late for them to
over night. Whether or not Miss Barrett
really stopped at the Thorndike that night
cannot be told Mrs. Barrett could give
no definite idea as to the date, and her
name could not be found on the register.
Here are some sidelights upon the char
wrote to country cousin within the past
six months. She says:
ut is charming day. long to be out
of this stuffy Office
80, how long to travel. If 4 were to
come into the possession of a cool million
L
would be to buy ticket for England
How do hate to be poor
The contemplated marriage of her cous
in moves her to make these remarks con-
corning herself and her views of matri-
mony: 'Now, if were going to marry,
like you, of course poverty would not
have so many terrors for me; but as am
determined to sip my little cup of tea in
silence and alone, naturally hope that l
may be able to buy at least a drinkable
brand, and that 1 shall not be obliged to
drink it out of cracked cup"
A protest is making itself felt against
all the Investigating now going on in the
Barrett case. Deputy Superintendent
Hanscom felt strongly enough about the
matter this morning to speak about it,.
''It is time to call halt !" he said, with
much decision. eff could see the slight
est excuse for riding over this unhappy
family rough-shod and dragging a har-
row, 1 shouldn't offer word of protest;
but if my experience in matters Of GRIM
inal inquiry tells me anything it tells me
mere purposeless business. There is a
mystery here, to be sure, but no conceiva
BILE good can come from solving it. Every
public officer can have but one standard
in such cases-to protect the public and
serve the ends of justice. Now, what
quirements? Is it in the nature of pub.
lie service to find out whether Miss Bar
rett loaned money, and, if she did, who
borrowed it. Is an important end gained
If we find out that she speculated in SUI
garF Will it benefit the public if we, or
the fire marshal's people, find out just to
a cent how much she was short in her ac-
counts-if she was short? No. Miss Bar
rett has put herself beyond the jurisdic-
ton of all courts, police departments and
fire marshals, and, as we can't arraign
her for either arson or embezzIement. it
looks almost like trading upon the sor-
rows of her family for the uncertain pro-
fits of notoriety, for an official to pry
deeper into her secrets.''
This afternoon, perhaps in justification
stated that owing to the fact that 5000 in
cash and a check TO S35 rare missing, he
is not yet satisfied that Miss Barrett real
" committed suicide. If there was muir
der done, it is to be presumed that the
murderer also was the incendiary, and the
marshal wishes to satisfy himself whether
or not the incendiary is at large.
Capt. Goldman Speaks. II
Boston, July 3l.-It has developed that
the mysterious man who figured in the
stories told by Alice M. Barrett in rela-
ton to the loss of $500 is Captain John
Goldman, brother of the girls employer.
Captain Goldman, however, positively
denies the girls story. Captain Goldman
also said that he got the information that
he was named by Miss Barrett as her debt
or from Fire Marshal Whitcomb, who
went to New York yesterday to interview
Captain Goldman who is staying at the
ST. Denis hotel. Captain Goldman said he
had taken her to dinner at the Parker
house several times. He had given her a
picture of himself. The young woman
would never take pay for any typewrit-
ing. That was the reason he took her to
dinner.
He had no idea that his name had been
mentioned in connection with the case I'M
till Fire Marshal Whitcomb called on him
at the st. Denis. He was greatly sur
prised to hear that he was the mysterious
individual to whom Alice had loaned $500
and laughed at the thought of it. He.
stated that he would not believe that the
girl told such story.
Miss Hyde to Visit Mr.. Depew.
Chauncey Depew came over on the same