Evening journal., 1898-09-17
BRIDGEPORT MURDER
Miss Perkins Parents Sure
She Is the Victim.
CHARLES BOURNE STILL MISSING.
Rumors Tint the Girls Sweetheart
Had Been Found Discredited-His-
tory of Marion Perkins Up
20 Her Disappearance.

MIDDLEBORO. Mass, Sept. 1.-THE
most important development since the !
identification OF the mead OF the dead
girl found in the yellow Mill pond at
Bridgeport by Mr.. Perkins developed
yesterday at Onset Bay in conversa-
ton with Mrs. sarah Snow. cousin OF
Grace Perkins mother. with whom
Grace spent the last week in her career
about which anything is known.
To Mrs. Snow Miss Perkins made GER
tain confessions and asked her aunt II
she would be her friend in her trouble.
Mrs. Snow was indignant at what was
suggested. She advised the girl not 90
do what she said she and her sweet
heart had planned TO do.
During this interview Charles Bourne
was waiting for Miss Perkins in a car
riage. They drove away together. In
few days the girl came back and re-
manned a week. Then the two dlsap-
peared.
There is a rumor here that Charles
Bourne's whereabouts are known and
that he will return TO the village to-
night. Little credence is placed in the
report. however.
II AoAAh CT hANnf WIN AMNMAlAAfu AAAN
head Of the victim, said yesterday after
noon that neither he nor his wife has
now any doubt that the body Is that of
his daughter, Marion Grace Perkins.
He viii send TO Bridgeport at once TO
have the body shipped on here.
Mrs. Perkins was completely pros
trated when her husband returned here
this morning and told the result OF his
visit to Bridgeport,
The strangest part OF the case at this
point is the reticence maintained by the
Bourne family. 70 which the young man
belongs with whom Grace Perkins left
on Sunday two weeks ago. They viii
not say whether or not they know any
thing of his movements.
The Bourne family is one Of the most
aristocratic In Middleboro. The Perkins
| family Is respected. but the two families
are not on the same social level. For
/ this reason the marked attention Of
young Bourne caused much gossip In
/ the village. Girl friends OF Grace say
/ sorrowfully that she went to Onset ex-
/ pecting 20 marry Charley Bourne
She Wore an opal ring. which she said
was an engagement ring.
The parents OF Miss Marion Grace
| Perkins believe that this young woman
was murdered IN Providence and that
her body was taken to Bridgeport
! Conn, and thrown into yellow MIL
/ pond. where II was found Sunday and
Monday.
They also believe that Charles Bourne
who was seen with her at fremont
Thursday Sept /, is now in Providence
It is said that the chief OF police o.
Middleboro, Mass. has learned that Or
Nancy Guilford of Bridgeport passed
) part OF the summer at onset Mass.
The Identification Of the body founl
dismembered at Bridgeport Is almos
perfect
Z Marion Grace Perkins left Middleton
Thursday. Aug. Is. having been grante
a three days vacation from her dut'e
at the Middleboro bakery, where si
was employed as saleswoman. Sh
went 10 Onset where It Is said, she hat
previously engaged board for n weel
with Mrs. Sarah Snow. Bourne has beol
employed in the Bourne bakery at Onse
b during the summer
The Monday after her departure from
here Asseor & Klar her employers re
ceived a postal card from Miss Perkins
stating that she was feeling better
- from which they inferred that she ha
q been ill.
Miss Perkins was seen with youn
Bourne Thursday afternoon. Sept /, a
@ fremont, a station just north Of Ons-
4 Junction. Several Middleboro people sn'
a the couple at that time.
Bourne came to Middleboro Frida!
D Sept. 2.
q Bourne Is the youngest son of the lat
r. Samuel S. Bourne, deceased, and is nc
yet Of age. His father was one of Mi,
dleboro's most respected citizens, an
i young Bourne has always had a spleI
e did reputation. His father was one
the towns most influential men and Il
representative in the legislature. at h
= election receiving every vote cast q
!, the office.
O Young Bourne has been employed Z
clerk for Clark & Lowell, grocers,
. Middleboro, but during the busy seasC
a at Onset is employed at the bakery 10
a merry owned by his father.
r A very thorough search has locate
young Bourne IN Providence, where
u has been since leaving Middleboro. II
o employers are said TO have heard fro
a him nearly every day since he has bee
gone. His vacation ended last nigi
70 and his employers think he viii retul
10 Middleboro. His employers 50
No Bourne can account for his wher
al abouts without any doubt.
Both Miss Perkins and Bourne we
T. very highly esteemed here.
re As near as her people can tell Mi
A. Perkins when she left Onset was dres
ed in a dark blue flannel skirt al
~ iacket, skirt trimmed with two rows
~ black braid around the bottom al
a Jacket trimmed with changeable lg
a blue silk: rcd and white shirt wall
tuck aross the front, with two go
le pins in front; white necktie' probah
gilt belt. She carried a yellow han
bag containing a linen skirt. blue strs
, hat trimmed with blue and white flo
ers. white wings and green grass a
g brown low tie shoes. She wore an OF
n and a red stone ring.
no Just before she left home she ma
the significant reply 20 question fro
y her mother that il was ''all right
r. that Bourne would marry her.
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