Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-10-20

Criminals.
Lynn, Mass, Oct. 1S.--The Lynn police
are at work on n murder mystery, the
equal of which had not been found In
this vicinity for many years. About 10
o'clock yesterday morning the trunk of
man was found in gunny bag, lying
across three logs in Glenmere pond or
what is commonly known as Floating
Bridge pond. The head, legs and arms
had been severed from the body. 1t
may turn out to be another instance
where rival affections for woman have
led to a quarrel, and then, in revenge,
the murder was committed.
BE this as it may, the police are in
clined to the belief that George f..
Bailey has been murdered, and so have
taken under arrest John c. Best, 80
years of age, farm hand employed on
the estate of which the supposed victim
OF the murder was carekeeper. Fur
thermore. the police, In searching the
Break Heart Hill farmhouse, whore the
men live. found In the barn cellar an
axe which bore blood stains, but it is not
certain they are of human blood. Sim
liar stains were found on window sill
and on a piece of cardboard in the room
which Best occupied in the house.
Bailey disappeared on oct. S. No one
knew the reason, but there We're persons
who supposed that he had followed his
wife to Wiscasset, Me-, she having left
the house, it is asserted, because of a
disagreement with Bailey. 1T is now
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Bailey was not his wife: that, although
Bailey was married, his wife's where
abouts are unknown. The woman is
said to be Miss Susie Young, and was at
the farm as housekeeper. With these
clews as the result of their days work,
the police are trying to solve the mystery
Of the murder.
Glenmere pond, where the body was
found. is a small, dark k-nppearing body
of water, between Lynn and Salem. A
bridge, which is 2j6 feet in length, floats
on the pond. Beside this bridge, about
10 o'clock yesterday morning. was found
floating gunny bag which held the
trunk of man. Late in the afternoon,
two other bags Of similar Material were
grappled to the surface, and each con-
tanned a missing leg. The head and
arms are still missing.
After the finding Of the body it was
taken to an undertakers. whore Medical
Examiner Pinkhcm held nm autopsy,
finding that the murderer had terribly
hacked the body in his efforts to decap-
tate and denude it. The weapon used
was. apparently, a heavy knife. not
sharp enough to cut clean, but of suf.
aciopt ctr OFT n 10 lcipt 1,o ~
the neck and to assist in crushing the
femurs of the legs. The police will con-
tinue the search In the pond for the
mans head and arms, and also to secure
positive Identification of the body.
The Bailey clew is undenably good
one. The trunk answers the descrip-
ton as would be ascribed to Bailey, and
the medical examiners opinion as to
the weight, age and habits of the man,
are almost identical to physical report,
should one have been made on Bailey.
The missing farmer was over six feet
in height, and had red hair, so he could
be easily identified.
Best simply says that he had had no
trouble with Bailey, and does not know
why he disappeared on Oct. g. although
he admits that on the next day he came to
Lynn and got drunk
The interest in the body centered in
the autopsy by the medical examiner for
in his superficial examination he said
that the man had been killed by q bullet
wound, of which there are two on the
left side of the body, either one of which
would have caused instant death. 1t is
Judged that weapon Of large calibre
was used, and in the Break Heart Hin
farmhouse was found a 44-calibre rifla.
There Is some doubt as to how long the
body was in the pond Judging from its
| condition. The medical examiner says
| that the man had been dead perhaps 10
days. but the body had not been in the
| water that length of time. on this point
the police believe that. after the muir
| der and mutilati"n of the body, it was
| racked into the gunny bag. That might
have been 10 days ago but they believe
| that wagon was used Tuesday night to
cart the ghastly burden to the bridge.
| 1t was dumped overheard with stone
| attached to the bag, but the string con-
Meeting the stone and bag did not hold.
| On Wednesday. therefore, the bag was
| easily seen by the young men who had
| curiosity enough to investigate the OBJ
ject.
New York. Oct 1S.-Preliminary hear
| ing of the case against Albert r. Pat
| rick and Charles f.. Jones' respectively
counsel and valet of the late William NJ
| Rice was resumed yesterday before
! Magistrate Brann. The accused are
charged with having forged the signature
| pf NJ tn phppl. fn coz
| COO. The case is unfinished
Boston, Oct. 1S.-Fred NJ White was
yesterday sentenced to the hous, Of COR
rection for four years by Judge Stevens,
White pleaded guilty to having forged
mileage tickets on the Boston and Maine
/ Railroad. William S. Close. indicted
| Jointly with him, also pleaded guilty.
but as he is at present serving siX-year
| term in prison his case was placed on
! file.
Georgetown, Ky, Oct. 1S.-The trial OF
| Henry foutsey, on the charge of COM
| plicity in the murder of former Governor
Goebel. was continued yesterday. The
| prisoner was reported better. and had
passed a restful night. Witnesses We're
| examined to show the course and char
acter Of the bullet that killed Goebel.
New Haven, Oct. 1S.-George Yanz,
| SchrCibrr's whereabouts Unknown.
I New York. Oct. 15.-No news has been
received of the hiding place of William
Schroeder, the d. faultlng bookkeeper Of
the Elizabethport On. j. bank. All
noted gambling resorts across the At
lantiC are baing watched. a it is thought