The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-19

| Bourne Mrs. Bourne, the mother OF
Charles. said tonight that she was greatly
shocked at the many insulting statements
that had been made about herself, her
son and the whole family. She said that
She considered that they had all been
deeply wronged.
/ CAN'T BELIEVE 1T.
The Fathers Comment When he Was
| Told the News.
Taunton, Mass, September 17-The
few people who were on the platform OF
the Taunton central passenger station on
the arrival of the Providence train at 7.3O
| tonight, witnessed q pathetic incident.
1t was when Frank W. Perkins of Mid
dleboro was first told that his daughter
1 was safe and we'll at her home, and when
at the same time doubt came in his
mind that the remains OF the poor untor-
| tunate in q box in the baggage car were
not, as he supposed. those OF MS daugn-
ter. When the train stopped, a middle
aged man alighted and walking along the
| platform, a short distance, came to a
| standstill looking up and down the sta
ton in an uncertain way. There were lew
people to notice him and his identity was
unknown until few minutes later.
| Then Mr.. B. E. Kingsbury, the train
dispatcher for the Taunton station. came
out of his office and looking about at the
peolpe asked: sis Frank W. Perkins
here?"
The man who had been standing alone
raised his head and indicated that ne was
the party sought. Mr.. Kingsbury stepped
forward and placed in Mr.. Perkins hand
a slip of paper on which were the words:
"Your daughter Grace and Charley are
at home, safe and we'll. )"
| Mr.. Perkins started AS though he had
been struck forcible blow and then for
q moment acted as though ne wouIo laii.
He looked at the train dispatcher IN
aazed sort of way with his face lighted
up, but only for moment and said:
"ICAN'T BELIEvEIT."
Mr.. Kingsbury, who was eager to be
the bearer of good news, then explained
to Mr. Perkins that a friend OF his a
shortly after six O'Clock to the Taunton
station asking that Mr.. Perkins be inter
cepted on the train whenever 1t should
arriye and that he should be informed of
the arrival of his daughter and her lover
at home. All that Mr.. Perkins said was:
~ will believe 1t when l get home and
see her with my own eyes. At this
iuncture. a young man, neatly dressed
and wearing light overcoat stepped up
| to Mr.. Perkins and introduced himself az
David Surrey He stated that he had
come directly from Middleboro and that
Grace was alive and we'll and that it was
his purpose to accompany Mr.. Perkins
home.
In the baggage car of the train at this
moment was q coffin, containing the
dismem bered remains of the victim OF
the Bridgeport murder and even with the
assurance that Surrey gave him, Mr.
Perkins would not believe that these re-
mains were not his daughters. The con-
yiction that his daughter was dead
seemed Just as strong as ever. Af5er
some little delay the coffin was transferred
| from the car to hearse which was in
waiting outside the depot. In another
conveyance, Mr.. Perkins and Surrey
LEFT WITH THE HEARSE
for Middleboro, as the train, on which
| the former came, did not go any farther.
The hearse was from Middleboro under
taking shop and had come over the road
to Taunton in accordance with previous
ARRANGEMENTS to meet the body. The
driver stated that he had gone astray in
this dark and thought he had reached
Attleboro in his journeying before arriv-
| ing at Taunton station. He had made
in0uiries at Wier village of policeman
| and through the officer he was rightly
directed and the incident was reported at
police headquarters.
1t was reported at police headquarters
I late tonight that the body brought from
Bridgeport had been abandoned by Mr.,
Perkins and was in the baggage room of
the Taunton station. 1t was not until
midnight that the police were able to
determine that the report was wrong. The
| body had been taken in the hearse and
was presumably in Middleboro.
A LETTER FROM DIR. GUILFORD.
Bridgeport, Conn, September fiat
torney ]. B. Kline is In receipt of let
ter from Dr. Nancy Guilford, whose
name has been freely used in connection
with the murder m ysuery, asking his ad-
vice as to whether or no she should return
to Bridgeport. The letter bears the date
"Wellsbu rs, N. Y, September 49,"
In it, DR.. Guilford tells how she is con-
stantly harrassed by reporters questioning
her upon the horrible crime. She main
tains that she is absolutely inn ocent of
any connection with the crime but she
| feels that on account of the strong pref
udice against her she would be imme-
diately arrested on suspicion should she
return and would be obliged to spend
months in jail, probably, before she
would be given trial, though, as she
asserts. 1.-THE Bridgeport police have NOT
the slightest evidence against me for this
| crime"
! Attorney Kline stated that If the All
thorities demand her presence here he
will advise her return but in his opinion
with the clearing up of the mystery it
nothing to do with 1T.