Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-22
CHASTITY Wound Found in Head Pass
ing Down Through the Moulh.
Coroner Working on Case Murder
Theory IS Generally Accepted.

Bangor. Me-, Feb. 21.-tSpeciaD. The
Bradford mystery, whereby Edwin
Ellingwood met his death. last Satur-
day. full particulars of which were
given in the Journal Tuesday morning
yet remains to be solved.
The Journal correspondent visited the
scene Of the crime, Tuesday, and found
the situation to be full of perplexity
All kinds of rumors were afloat and
on every corner in all three sections OF
the town the people were discussing
the sad affair.
The EllingwOod home was situated
about 8 miles from the town of La
grange. on the main travelled road. II
was 100 feet or more from the road and
the house which was nothing more
than roughly built camp. about 12X14
feet, sat side to the road
Thirty feet away from the camp was
the barn, which was 40X30 feet. The
latter building was built by Filing
wood after years Of hard work. and the
raising of the barn was the occasion
of somewhat of a celebration by the
AS has before been stated Filing
wood was engaged this winter in haul
ing hard wood to the Lagrange station
for shipment over the railroad to points
in Maine. During the past few weeks
he had employed several men in the
work of cutting the wood which was
being taken from his farm. which runs
back for a great distance behind his
buildings.
Ellingwood was last seen alive. Sat-
urday forenoon, at the Lagrange sta
ton. where he and other men We're
loading a car. He left for home short
ly after noon. and was passed on the
way by several other men. who were
hauling wood. and they exchanged the
time of day with him and had some
conversation regarding another turn.
that day.
One of the men who came over the
road. in the afternoon. was Nathan
McGray. 1t was between and 6
o'clock that he passed EllingwOods
house. and he saw nobody there,
neither did he hear any noise about
the place. He did not even see any
smoke arising from the chimney in the
camp, something which he always saw
in passing the house at that time in
the afternoon.
Ellingwood was last seen alive then,
according to the statements of the men
who were working with him, shortly
after noon on Saturday.
The first person who saw him, dead
was Harry Hall. Of Lagrange. who had
been attending meeting of the Good
Templars5 in North Bradford. Hall.
Ewell Hayes and Albert Bradshaw
came out of the hall, about Ills P. NJ.
and they saw bright light in the di-
rection of the town farm and thought
the buildings there were burning. The
young men hitched up their team and
started in the direction of the fire. and
when they arrived near enough to see
Just where it was. found the fire was at
the Ellingwood place.
The boys had a nervous horse and
Hayes remained to hold the animal
while Bradshaw and Hall ran into
the burning building. Hall was the
first man to arrive and no sooner had
he gotten out of the sight of the team
when he shouted to his friends "Oh.
come here quick"
Bradshaw did not respond and SEEM
ed to be frightened and SO he went to
hold the horse, while Hayes Joined
Hall. When Hayes arrived Hall had
picked UP the rifle which lay beside the
man and had broke it, down and ex-
tracted an empty shell.
They saw that the body was terribly
burned and they Immediately left and
went to the Storer place, to tell Geo.
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