Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-17
IDENTIFIED.
One Step in Solution Of tie
Bridgeport Mystery.
Murdered Girl Was Grace Marian Per-
kins Of Middleboro, Mass.
Positively Identified by Hsr Faihsr-Ths Ne
mains TO Be Sent Home.

| mains 70 DC sent Home.
bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 16.-The first
chapter in the unravelling OF the mys-
terry connected with the death OF the
young woman, whose dismembered
body was found In the Yellow Mill
pond. early in the week, was brought
to close. today, with the positive
| Identification Of the unfortunate VIC
tim as Grace Marian Perkins OF Mid
dieboro. Mass. and as soon as the legal
formalities are complied WITH the re-
mains will be taken by the undertaken
now having them in charge. to Massa-
chusetts.
1t was hoped by the girls parents.
that the remains could be shipped, to-
night. but Coroner Deton intends TO
hold an inquest and will probably sum-
mon some Of the dead girls relatives
in order to get sworn statements Of her
identity before he will give a permit
for the removal. They are now packed
in charcoal awaiting their final DISPOSE
| ton.
The establishment Of the identity OF
the young woman in such a brief time
affords great encouragement to the
| belief that the perpetrators OF the
tragedy will not long escape arrest, ubt
the progress that is being made in this
direction by the police is being careful
| iy guarded, and to all inquiries Super
intendent birmingham replies with the
| stereotyped nothing new" and not a
word will be said about any features
| of the case.
The story of the girls disappear
ances and the events. leading up to
them We're told to Undertaken Culrjnan
by the father of the unfortunate
woman. after he had identified the re-
mains as those OF his missing daugh-
ter. How the girl came to be in
Bridgeport is as yet an unsolved ques-
ton and her father cannot explain it.
nor is Charles Bourne. the young man
with whom she was last seen, yet to be
| found.
The identity of the mysterious mid
dle-aged stranger who was in Bridge
port. last night. and through whom the
first mention of Miss Perkins was
made, was established; this morning.
after he had left on an early morning
| train for his Massachusetts home,
me stranger is none other thar
Frank w. Perkins of Middleboro, and
he is the father of the dead woman.
ms naturalization ok the body at the
morgue, last night, was positive in
| that before viewing the body he de-
scr1bed hitherto unnoticed peck marks
| and scalp wound.
Early in the day the authorities were
hot on this particular phase of the case
and to Undertaken Cullinan came most
convincing proof. Mr.. Cullinan had I;
telephone communication with the
Middleboro, Mass, dentist who did the
work for Miss Perkins.
This dentist, whose name the Bridge
port officials refuse to disclose not on
~ described accurately the Filings.
which have been found in the dead
woman's teeth. but he designated and
described faultlessly one of the upper
molars, which had been filed with a
peculiar soft" filing.
With the additional information at
hand the authorities formally decided
that the dead body was that of Miss
Perkins; the medical examiner made
out the certificate of death with Miss
Perkins as the victim. and Undertaken
Cullinan has notified the members of
the Perkins family at Middleboro that
the remains are at his morgue await
ing their pleasure.
NA""ieio"di IniorHatiOn mas also come
from Massachusetts to the effect that
this Miss Perkins left that place three
weeks ago. presumably with one
Charles Bourne. a young man of the
town, and that since that time all trace
of her has been lost.
The police here when pressed for in
formation refused to give 1t but Il Ia
known that they are making extraor-
binary efforts to locate Broune.
Furthermore, evidence is not want
ing that the police. despite their re-
peated denials. are exceedingly eager
to ascertain the whereabouts Of DIR;
Nancy" Guilford.
Again. today. the New Haven field
was entered by the detectives and It is
learned that at the New Haven countx,
Jail important information was CLEANED.
Not long ago DR.. Gill; then OF New
Haven and now serving q state prison
sentence upon conviction of maIprac-
tice. was prisoner at the New Haven
Jail. awaiting trial In the superior
court.
The jailer has been looking over the
discarded effects of erstwhi!e prisoners
at his Jail and has come across three
articles Of clothing formerly owned nv
DIR. Gill. On each Of these pieces OF
clothing. it is stated. appears the fate
full characters &c. 81"
Meanwhile. the efforts OF the notice
and detectives engaged upon the case
have been rd0ubled und startling de.
veiopments. possibly an arrest are en-