Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-03-24
A DARK MYSTERY.
The Sarah Ware Murder. Treworgy-Fogg Case
at Bucksport Perfect Puzzle.

The Ware murder mystery presents
a new phase nearly every day and the
greater the number of developments
the greater the mystery, and the great
or the necessity on the part of the
properIv constituted authorities for the
most rigid and seaching investigation
possible to the end that this shocking
crime shall be fully explained and the
victims murderer brought to justice.
Not in recent years. at all events, has
there been known IN Maine a crime
which has had attached to it so many
queer circumstances. so many state
mentS and retractions having the most
important bearing possible upon the
case 50 much stirring up of public sem
tIment, such complicated condition of
the attitude of the people.
The case most nearly approaches the
BuckSport murder is that of the muir
der of Cashier Barron at Dexter, which
stirred up not only the whole COM
munity there but spread to other towns
and cities. until all eastern Maine was
arrayed either on the side of the theory
that Mr.. Barron was murdered, or that
he took his own life. That was IA
nous case but the Ware murder has
features which surpass ii in interest
and mystery. Everybody is hopelesSly
at sea as to the real facts in this ease
and the rapid succession of develop
ments ana discoveries of the past week
or two have only added to the helpless
feeling of INDIGESTION among the people
in deciding on just who is the man who
killed Sarah Ware.
Young Joe Fogg seems to he destin
ed to be set down in history as one of
the most curious specimens of impor-
tant witnesses in a murder case in the
annals of crime. The Wing on WeGnes
day published The affidavits of his
father and mother to tn" effect that be
Sarah Ware, before it was known by
the public that she was missing. there
fore before il was known that a mur-
der had been committed, he had told
them that he had helped William I.
Treworgy. of Bucllsport move body.
These afidaVits had the result of
bringing forth Il new story from Joe
Fogg. in his cell at the Hancock county
Jail in Ellsworth. When the Wing
reached Ellsworth on Wednesday With
the news OF the latest DEVELOPMENT in
the case, there VAS about as much in
terest manifested in that city as in
Buckspnt or Bangor, for the people
there have been following the matter
closely and TrcWorgy has friends there
The attitude Of III" authorities and
their probable action toward TreWorgy
who was released ON the bail of $500
is now Il matter of the deepest interest.
The bail demanded for the release of
TrcWorSN now seems exceedingly small
since the retraction of Joe FoggS re-
traction, and there vii! naturally see u
good deaf of discussion ms to what 81 .p5
will be taken by the officials
If true. Joe FoGg'S latest retraction
rcleaves Mr.. Haywood. Mr.. Taplcy and
Detective Tracy of the charge of hay
ing intmdatcd him and bribed him t.
state at the hearing that he assist ed
TrcwOrgy to move body and again
if true. it places Others iii Il serious
light.
Theories regarding the murder anu
the probable murderer are as thick a.
flies in summer time. There are, it i:
believed. a number of men in Bucks
port who could tell all about ii if they
would. or could be made to. Again il
is firmly believed by many in Bucks
port that Mrs. Miles knows all about i
and could tell much if she should bt
placed on the witness stand and SHARP
iy questioned. 1t is we'll known tha
Mrs. Miles house was the rendezvou:
for men who were sportiVely inclined
and that there have been some gong
on there which the men concerned
would not like the looks of in print Thu
whole town of Bucksport is now ar
rayed solidly in two factions, for ant
against.
NO effort. expense or trouble shout,
be spared in sitting this remarkabl
case to the bottom That is demand
ed by the people, the greatest of al
earthly tribunals.-Bangor Wing.