The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-15
Driver of a Bakers
Wagon Murdered
at Yarmouth.
BOY ARRESTED ON SUSPICION.
Many Mysterious Circum-
stances Attend This
Peculiar Tragedy.

Yarmouth, Mass. Sept. 14.-The-dead
body Of James F. Whittemore, driver
Of bakery wagon, was found on the
Old Town House road, about midway
between South Yarmouth and Var
mouth. early this morning, and this at
ternoon Edwin Ray Snow, II years OF
age VINO is supposed to be the last ner.
son seen with the victim, was arras+ad
IN Middleboro on suspicion of the n,,,>.
der - u
SHOWS home is in Yarmouth. b1t he
mas been working of late in Taunton
he went to Yarmouth Tuesday b,,+
when arrested he denied all hnom,ats.,,
OIL the crime. The prisoner was takar
70 the Barnstable jail by the officers
lpe murder was evidently oomnttted
between 7.SO o'clock last night
ana $50 o'clock this morning
his watch was found stonned
at the latter hour, bearing evidences
OF having BEEN run over by the wheel
OF MS wagon. The bullet with which
t tHe ueed was committed was found in
the wagon, considerably fattened FROM
contact with the skull = -1l
Inc murder created intense excf+a-
inent' owing to the great alarm eTist-
ing among the residents on the Cane
r,.,tL, recent purglartes and assaults.
within a short time. Whitfemoress
team was found in Yarmouth b,st ~
old not at first arouse suspicion as ~
was thought the horse had wendarasS
away while the driver was delivari,,o-
goods. ' ueiVerlng
rbo
me team was put up for the night
~, ~ ms morning, upon inspection, a.
pooi Vi piood was discovered in the hot
tolil Oh the wagon, which led to tbe
search for and discovery of the missiner
urlVer. From Lincoln Robbins wbo
iIVes near the West Dennis line If Was
learned that Whittemore called at bis
mouse TO deliver an order about i. 30 ves-
tgtaay afternoon on his return trip to
west Dennis. At that time Whites
more nau companion who shared the
seat on the bakery cart with him. In
the gathering dusk it was irnpessibIe
70 distinguish the features of the man
! or even to determine whether he was a
Whlte man or a negro After having
completed his business at the Robbins
mousse Whittemore returned to the
team and drove off in the direction of
ms nome. This is the last time the
young man is known to have been seen
alive by his acquaintance.
Snow, who was arrested on suspicion.
has been boarding with Joseph Bassett
OF farmouthport for the past two or
three days, while his parents were
away. Last night he ate supper about
7.30 o'clock. which is about one hour af-.
ter the time when the murder is thought
to have been committed. Snow made
the remark to Mrs. Bassett that he
would go to bed, and then if anything
happened he would be clear of it. This
remark, while it does not furnish posi-
tive proof against him, was certainly a
significant utterance, if Mrs. Bassett
heard him rightly.
Middleboro, Mass, Sept 14.-Snow
formerly worked here, but of late has
been employed in Taunton. He went
to Yarmouth Tuesday night, and 1t is
believed he was the man last seen with
Whittemore. Snow came here this
morning, and was closely followed by
the officers, who had him under sur
veillance. He is said to have been
without money yesterday, and had to
borrow money previous to the time he
is alleged to have been seen with
Whittemore. He had $15 in his possess
sion this morning, and exchanged $40
in silver for it's equivalent in bills, at
the restaurant of ]. P Higgins, and IS
in silver for bills, at S. p. Kings mar
ket.
The man 1fho was last seen in COM
pany with Whittemore wore checked
suit and a light hat. Snow, when ar
rested today, wore a blue suit and a
plaid cap. Detective Letteney made
thorough search of Shows home in
Yarmouthport, but failed to find any
checked suit.
When questioned here, Snow assert
ed that all his clothes except those he
wore at the time Of his arrest, were
in his room at Taunton. He appeared
very cool and unconcerned, and claimed
not to know upon what charge he was
arrested. Snow is but II years of age,
but has had quite a career. The pris-
oner was at once taken to Barnstable
Jail by the officers.