Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22

Hall and the other boys saw it, al
though they could not tell about this
because it had showed during the
night and had somewhat covered uE
.he tracks of the other people who had
been around the house.
These men examined the place thor
oughly and Wilson found near the
body butcher knife with the handle
burned off and pickaroon in a simi-
lar condition. The body was lying
just feet from the door of the camp,
and slightly on its side.
They remained there until the rela-
tives of the man came and assisted in
removing the body to the home Of Ell
lingwOod's parents.
Later an examination was made of
the remains by several men, including
Drs. A. X. p. Smith and Wilson. and
it was found that there was only one
wound on the body outside of it's hor-
rible burns. that being directly on top
of the head and so deep that a pair
of small shears We're run into it clear
to the hilt.
At this time the examination did not
show that there was any wound in the
mouth and the men left the house and
the remains We're prepared for burial.
Monday morning. First Selectman
Littletield notified Coroner G. w. Har-
riman of Bangor of the affair, and, in
the afternoon. Mr.. Hartman left for
! Bradford, arriving there at night
Tuesday morning. he began to look in
to the case and the first thing he did
was to order post mortem examina-
ton. which was performed by Dr.
Smith, DR.. Worth of East Corinth, and
DR.. c. d. Edmunds of Bangor, who
happened to be in East Corinth on
business.
They gave the remains the most
thorough examination known to their
skill and found that the wound on the
head extended through into the mouth
just above the teeth. There were no
other wounds on the body except the,
burns.
After the post mOrtem had been fin
ished DR.. Smith was seen at his home
by the Journal man. He said that he
and the other physicians had found
the wound above described, but he
would not say whether it was made by
the bullet going into the mouth and
passing through the head or vice versa.
the wound was made by a small bull
let.
After the post norton Coroner Har-
riman drove to the scene of the crime.
accompanied by a brother of the dead
man, and on his way through North
Bradford. notified the people who were
interested in the case, that an
inquest to find the cause of the mana
death would be held. in the afternoon.
at the home of the deceased mans
parents on the Pond road so-called.
The inquest began at ) o'clock. and
had not finished when the Journal man
left for home. No facts other than
what are given above were brought out
at the inquest.
There are dozen theories connected
with the death of the man. 1t Is
claimed that when he was found, the
butt of the rifle which lay beside him
was pointing towards his head and was
partly burned, and the question is ask
ed If the man committed suicide. how
did he do it and then have time to turn
the rifle end for end? The door of the
camp was also closed when the fire
started, as the latch was found on th,,
outside of the building in the snow.
and this goes to show that when Ell
lingweed died he had come out of the
camp and shut the door behind him.
Then again, the rifle carried 1882
cartridge. metal patch bullet and
people in that vicinity who have ham
died all kinds of firearms for MANY
years say that If the man had COM |
mitted suicide and had the muzzle of |
the rifle close TO his mouth the shock
OF the explosion of the powder would
have blown off his head and taken all |
Df his teeth out, and at the examina-
ton made by the physicians all of his
teeth were found in the mouth, but
they were loose.
There are three questions to be an
swered regarding the case:
Was the man murdered?
Did he commit suicide?
Did he accidentally shoot himself?
There are scores of people in the
three sections of the town who will
orever stick to it that the man was
murdered, but by whom they do not
say. There are some who say that
hey think they know but when the
Journal man investigated these
thinks" he found that there was not
he first thing to show that the man
lad been foully dealt with.
The suicide question is entirely our
If the case. Ellingwood, so far as ia
Known, had done nothing which would
empt him to kill himself.
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