The Worcester spy., 1899-06-30
Views the Spot Where
theBodyW Found
in the Swamp.
SEEKING CLUES IN THE SHOES.
Sbedden Goes to Boston to
Search for His
Wife.

Clinton, June 29.-State Detective P.
F. Murray, accompanied by State De-
tective George Dunham of Chief Wades
office, Boston, came today to do more
work on the swamp mystery.
The detectives arrived about dinner
time. After enjoying a good dinner,
the officers met Deputy Sheriff Bartlett
and were driven by him to the swamp.
They went to the spot where the body
was found, by the cart path from
Crossing Tender Charles 7. Osgood's
shanty.
Sheriff Bartlett pointed out the sa-
lient features of the landscape, and eX
planned for the benefit of Detective
Dunham the position in which the body
lay when it was found. Detective Dun
ham made careful examination of the
locality without, however, discovering
any new fact regarding the crime.
The officers spent an hour or more in
the swamp. Detective Dunham was
inclined to lean to the theory, long
ago adopted by Deputy Sheriff Bartlett,
that the crime was the result of an
attempted malpractice.
Medical Examiner Tobey, Detective
Murray and almost everybody who
has knowledge of the case, favor this
theory, although there is little to sup
port it except that the victim is
woman
The officers will look ;he country
over within miles of the swamp for per-
sons suspected of criminal malpractice.
From the swamp the officers went to
the residence of Medical Examiner
George l.. Tobey They secured from
him such portions of the clothing as
they think they may need to use in
their Investigations, including one of
the shoes.
Detective Murray is credited with
dropping mysterious hints that he had
a clue as to the locality from which
these shoes came, which would narrow
the range of investigation.
Both the shoes found with the re-
mains were in good condition The
stamp and number within the lining
seemed to be illegible, but the Innings
and the leather were well preserved
The shoe that was removed from the
foot the Sunday morning after the re-
mains were found, is in rather better
shape. The other was in as good or
der at the time. but it lay with the
deComposing body, in the tomb, IN
Sterling, until the autopsy.
They were a cheap article, and dld
not bear the name of the maker or of
the seller, so far as the newspaper men
could observe when they viewed the
body as it lay in the swamp.
From the residence of DR.. Tobey the
detectives went to the Clinton House,
and about o'clock returned to Wor-
cester.
Detective Dunham is credited with
much experience. He was member
of the old state force, has been
deputy sheriff and has worked on some
big cases.
This afternoon the representative of
The Spy made inquiries at the ltahan
camp in Sterling, where the new ROAD
is being constructed, if any woman
was missing from the camp. The an
sWer was the same as at all the other
camps around the reservoir.
None was missing. The camp is con-
Quoted by B. c. Kajamo & Co. AZ mem
Der of the firm secuted the idea that
a woman known in the camps could
be missing unless great deal OF at
tentiOn was attracted to the clrcum-
stance. B. C. Kajamo & Co. have $50
their camp. The same man said that
news of a missing woman who was
known to the Italians would, in MS
opinion, be brought to him by some
one in the camp.
Detective Murray. in conversation
with a reporter, said that the purpose
OF his visit today was TO famlllarlze
Detective Dunham with the situation.
The detectives will submit the shoe 10
experts to ascertain what factory made
the shoe. They believe that if they
can find where it was made they can
find to what retail store il was sent ana
what customer bought it.
William Shedden Of Oakdale is again
IN Boston, where he thinks he has
clue to the possible whereabouts OF MS
wife, who left him over two years ago.
Since the development of the Sterling
mystery, Shedden is determined 10 To-
cate his wife if she is alive.
Last Monday afternoon Mr.. Sheddeh
told The Spy man about his visit 10
Boston, and how he had learned that
his wife had on occasions been IN the
company of certain men in Boston
There was nothing in his story at the
Time that was tangible in the way OF
throwing light on the Sterling mys-
terry.
Yesterday, however, Mr. Shedden
learned something which interested
him, and he started at once for Bos-
ton. He had not returned tonight, and
II Is unknown what he learned on ms
last visit. Mr.. Shedden intends to
pursue the search for his wife as long