New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-18
GRACE PERKINS ALIVE.
SUPPOSED VICTIM OF BRIDGEPORT
MURDER AT HER HOME
THE DAYS SENSATIONAL DEvEIOrMENTs-G1Rl'
FATHER TAKES THE VICTIMS BODY To
MIpDI.pBoRo AND IS NET BY
HIS DAUGHTER.

HIS DAUGHTER.
Middleboro, Mass. Sept i7-Maron Grace FER
klns the supposed victim Of the Bridgeport murder
arrived I'm town this afternoon In perfect heaIth'
and tonight her family Is rejoicing over her return
10 life The veil of mystery. which had partially
lifted from this sensational upon the deniill-
cation Of the body AT Bridgeport by Frank w
Perkins az that OF his daughter. Grace. has again
fallen and the detectives and authorities are once
more plunged In darkness. Charles Bourne 'he
young whom the public had associated win
the girls disappearance. and who had also been
missing. came back AT the same time. and the re-
iojclng at the Bourne homestead IS as hearty as IN
the Perkins home
The days developments In this extraordinary
crime have been sensational This morning inc
girls father started FOR Bridgeport for the purpose
OF claiming and bringing home all that was mortar
OF his murdered child. He had positively id'hU'eu
the bridgeport victim as his daughter Grace All
that remained to do the stricken father had ar
ranged for even 10 the preparations Tor the iu-
neral which was to be held tomorrow III 'ne
little cemetery just opposite tho Perkins nome 'he
grave had already been dug. and this afternoon the
beap Of upturned earth plainly visible from
the girls home.
This forenoon Allorton Thompson. uncle OF
Charles Bourne. announced that his nephew would
come back to-day and that tomorrow he w'ui'
SIT in the family pew In church George hourne; +"
brother Of the missing man. left mere last H'B4
IA /, y.9e ala he mad zone to meet Charles. As
the news Of Aerton's announcrmeh' r. sp,oH,g
through the town, counted with tn4t 9l ,
departure FOR his daughters body, the interest anu
iTbe rain be,rInc Bourne and Miss Perkins was
met AZ the station by the young mans ,uhcic ana
other friends II had not been generdIIy khoWn
that the girl coming. IN fhct "h'y l'M ~
sons knew that she was stu alive 'onSe3n'ing3
but few people were AZ the stati'h it' J'i bt
woman. however. was immed!alcH T'c2th'5I,u ro -
the bvsfandcrs and the news spread Win ihci'H-
DISPATCHED to the Perkins home. and Mrs Perkins.
the mother suffered almost AS hadly rom M
shock OF the good news as she ga TWO n"ss w.
supposed horrible death were broken 10 her, The
girls welcome was most touchnf, ne @ amy IT,
mother was the Arst to clasp her in her arms. and
for some minutes both were overcome 10y th'"
Charles Bourne. his brother George, and , MS
uncle were driven 10 the Bourne residence" anu
the scenes there we're a repetition 81 those IN the
sirl's home His uncle would not confirm tho state
but said an explanation would be made later
Charles Bourne said tonight. ! StHt''I -" ~ t.s
morning Miss Perkins has been with me When
asked where he had 4scp he Iens'd 10 her
narents and employer OF her intention. De stated
that Miss Perkins hal written 30 her mother Fi"t
or two and had requested her mother 20 see TIA,
her sister filed her place IN the store unin sne
turned They both considered that this Noull DO
all the explanations that either parents OF sinp!oysi
would expect or require ana ha' 7'"'''n %" '"'
Win regard 70 where they had been or their
movements since they had been away ne "oD'
When told that it had been rcported that The
couple married he said. THAT statt t ~
reared in the papers" He refused 10 say anything
more. -.-. 90 ,,.A, that she had
si,nniv honn on her vacation. and that II was no.
hodv's business where she went or why shc sthyrd
en- long or why she ala not let her parents Know
hat ne was alive when the newspapers were filled
u.i,h tho stories that she was murdered Sht tN'
planned however that she 9ad no br name With The
bridgeport mystery until yesterday