The Portland daily press., 1898-09-16

turned. They heard footsteps in the
yard, and presently the door opened and
Mrs. Foss, their nearest neighbor, came
in. She lives alone and has lately been
spending her nights at Mrs. Parcher's.
She had attended the Rochester fair
and ridden home with David Kicker,
another neighbor, who had left her at
her home and drove OF. His carriage
wheels must have gone within few feet
of the dead body of his neighbor, but in
the darkness he saw nothing suspicious.
After Mrs. Foss reached Mrs Parcher's
the three women discussed the subject of
MIR. Boothby's absence, and after while
decided to go out and see If they could
| find him. They went almost to the little
bridge where the stranger had said his
horse had fallen, but saw neither men
nor horse.
Believing that Mr.. Boothby had driven
off with the stranger to render him
further assistance in the case mis- horse
should give out, the women went back
to the house. They sat up till midnight
and then retired.
Miss Merrill awoke at o'clock and
finding that Mr.. Boothby had not re-
continue the search.
Mrs. Foss stopped at her home for a
minute, and Miss Merrill kept on to the
bridge and there found the body of the
murdered man.
Hastily retracing her steps, Miss Mer-
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house, and they hurried to the home OF
Harry Henderson, whom they informed
of the finding of the dead body. MIR.
Henderson went to the scene of the MUIR
der.
The body lay almost in the wheel
track, just beyond the little bridge which
spans a brook. 1t was upon it's back, the
arms raised above the head, the fists
clinched and the muscles of the arms set,
showing that he was in >the act Of pre-
pairing for self defence when he received
bis fatal wound.
A revolver shot had been fred at close
range, in an upward direction, the ball
entering just under his right jaw, pass
ing through the head and coming out
Just above the left temple. There was
pool of blood on the grass, where the
head lay. He had evidently fallen on
his left side, as that side of his forehead
was bruised where it had come in con-
tact with the gravel. His soft hat lay
under his chin. A short distance from
him was his lantern, the globe slightly
raised and the light extinguished. The
pockets of his trousers had been turned
inside out and his pocketbook was miss
ing, but his gold watch was still in his
fob pocket. Whether in his haste the
murderer had overlooked the watch, or
did not take it for fear it might lead to
his detection, is matter upon which the
theorists disagree.
| 1t is not known how much monsy Mr..
Boothby had with him, but he always
kept some in his pockets, and it is sup
posed the murderer got froms $40 to $780,
A messenger drove to Saco and noti-
fed Coroner Bradbury, City Marshal
Burns, Depaty Sheriff Miles. and County
Attorney Emmons, all of whom visited
the scene of the murder.
One of the men who was among the
first to visit the locality where the BODY
was found, discovered in the sand tracks
made by a pointed shoe, No. 6 or No
7. These tracks were followed some dis
tance beyond the bridge. A woodsmsn
named Hiram Wade, who had come out
from his camp this morning to buy milk
at the Hearn farm, wore shoes that were
pointed at the toe.
The Investigating officers were notified
and they drove to Wade's camp and sharp