Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-28
STILL A MYSTERY.
Detectives Stop Work on the
Sarah Ware Murder.
Their Evidence Pronounced insufficient
to Warrant an Arrest.
The Prominent Citizen Under Suspicion Stout,
Maintains His Innocence.

Bucksport, Me-, Nov. 27.-Detectives
Tracey OF Bangor and Odlin of Lewis
ton, stated. yesterday, that they had
closed their Investigations in the Sarah
Ware murder mystery. Friday they
submitted the evidence which they hal
gathered, and which in their opinion
seemed to implicate w. T. Treworgy.
who keeps tinware and general re-
pair shop in town, to the county au-
thorities and We're told it was INSULT
Gent to warrant an arrest.
Sarah Ware disappeared Sept Il
last, and, Sunday. Oct. J., her mutilated
and decomposed remains were found
lying in pasture, near an unfrequent-
ed country lane, a third if mile from
the home of Mrs. Robert Miles, where
she had been working. She was last
seen at store on Pond street. early
on Saturday evening. Sept. II, APP
parently on her way to Mrs. Miles
house. The lane near which the body
was found crosses Pond street in front
of the Miles house, and leads away
from the house at right angles.
A strange circumstance in connec-
ton with the affair is the fact that no
one, even Mrs. Miles. who is an old
lady, has appeared concerned at the
disappearance, and no inquiries We're
made as to Sarah's whereabouts until
nearly two weeks afterward. Then the
alarm was given and a search instttu-
ted. Treworgy has been staying at
the Miles house nights for some time.
1t was thought that Mrs. Ware had
quite Il sum of money with her at the
time of her disappearance, and the
satchel which she always carried has
never been found.
Thinking she might have left the
money among her belongings at the
house. her brother law, George
Ware, the local undertaken, went to
the house soon after the body was dis
covered and searched carefully, find
ing 81 or So in small sums scattered
about the room where the murdered
woman slept. He searched her trunk
and found nothing.
Detective Hartman OF Bangor. after
ward searched it, aided by Deputy
Sheriff Gem, and also found nothing.
a few days latter, when Detective Cd
lin took hold of the case. he searched
the trunk, and soon came upon roll
Of money containing nine s. bills. The
roll lay unconcealed in the bottom of
the lid
Detective Odlin remained three
weeks, but, failing to find evidence
enough to warrant an arrest, went
home. Then Detective Tracey came
and began Investigations. A few days
afterward Detective Odlin was sum-
moned back, and since that time both
detectives have been busly at work.
Suspicion fell upon Treworgy early
IN the investigation. He and Mrs.
Miles had both known of the disap
pearance without giving an alarm. and
it was claimed that Mrs. Miles asked
him to make inquiries, and that he
waited several days before doing so. 1t
was also believed that the money
the discovery of the murdered woman
body, must have been placed there by
some one familiar WITH and who had
access to, the Miles house.
In searching Treworgy's premises. a
few days ago. in company with Mr..
Odlin, Detective Tracey found con-
cealed under cushion on a wagon
seat "a hammer which fitted perfectly
the Wounds on the dead womans skull.
He also found in the same carriage a
piece of stained canvass.
These were submitted to Prof. F. L..
Harvey of the University of Maine,
who reported that both had been care
fully washed since the stains were
made, but the canvass was saturated
with blood. He also found evidence of
blood upon the hammer. but could not
state positively that it was human
blood in either case. Evidence was
also found that Treworgy had consid-
cradle money about him after the
tragedy.
Treworgy has remained perfectly
cool throughout the investigation, pub
fishing at one time a statement in the
local paper declaring his innocence. He
is a prominent member of the Metho-
dist church, and has for many years
taken prominent part in religious