The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-21

Shedden will be given an opportunity
to identify the remains by personal in
spection. Medical Examiner Tobey Is
waiting until the remains may be seen
by all those who may have reason to
believe they can identify them.
The remains are IN such condition
that they should be exposed to the air
as little as possible.
A story came to town this afternoon
of two mysterious visitors who came
to the house of Undertaken Charles e.
Phelps of Sterling at II o'clock last
night, and asked to look at the remains.
| 1t was supposed that they were men
who had not previously appeared in
the case. The representative of The
| Spy went Immediately to Sterling and
the mystery disappeared.
The men were Constable Burns Of
Oakdale and william Shedden. The
latter earnestly requested Mr.. Phelps
to let him see the remains. This Mr..
Phelps could not do. Shedden, Mr..
Phelps said to the representative of
The Spy, talked long and earnestly
about his former wife. He was most
anxious to know her fate.
| Mr.. Phelps said; II was surprised to
find in how many respects his descrip-
ton tailed with that of the woman in
the tomb"
There was some hope last night, on
the part of certain persons who have
been investigating the case, that the
DeForge woman was the right one
Some pretty theories had been con-
structed as to the responsibility Of her
alleged companion, who was said ito
have taken her riding frequently in the
I neighborhood of the Lancaster swamp"
Where this convenient information
came from, nobody seems to be able
to say. But neither Chief Bates. Sher-
If Bartlett nor DR.. Tobey placed any
faith In this theory.
The anxiety of William Shedden TO
find hts divorced wife creates sympathy
for him. His interest was almost pain
full at times, when the representative Of
The Spy talked 10 him last night at his
home on the Holden road, in Oakdale.
His wife's room is kept Just as she
left It when she departed for the last
time late in 1897. The clothes that were
made for her six weeks old baby, whom
she abandoned, and which the baby
never wore, were neatly folded as she
left them. She left behind her an album
dant wardrobe. Shedden showed pic
lures of his wife in various attitudes, as
a man shows an article he holds sacred.
He has learned since his wife went
away that she was known during her
frequent trips to Worcester as Maggie
Sullivan. He knew all along that she
associated with desperate and dissolute
men whom he believes would not hesi-
tate to kill her If she angered them
when they were in drink.
The town is full of reporters, and in
terest In the case increases rather than
diminishes.
The authorities here regard a good
deal of DeForge's interest in his wife
as bluff. It is said his interest was
to ascertain her whereabouts and per-
haps secure her arrest.
At times he confessed great affection
for her. which he punctuated with the
frequent statement that he would give
her a year in Jail if he could. He
wound up by saying he believed his
wife was living with man in Worces-
ter.
He went away armed with a letter TO
Chief brennan Of the Worcester police.
Unless there is a change in the pro-
gram, Medical Examiner Tobey, Sher-
if Bartlett and William Sheldon will
go to the tomb in Sterling tomorrow to
make an effort to complete the identi-
fication.