Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-19
mot GUILTY"
Says Best, When Charged
With Murder of Bailey.
All Of Missing Parts Of Body Recover
ed and Remains Identified.
Susie Young Found at Wiscasset-Says Best
is Dangerous Man.

Lynn, Mass. oct. lS-The entire
body Of George +. Bailey Of North Sau-
gus, who was murdered about Oct g.
| is now in the possession Of the Lynn
police and has been positively identi-
fed.
The missing head and arms were
found by the police in dragging Glen
| more. Floating Bridge Pond" this af-
| ternoon. These remains We're taken 10
a local undertaker's rooms and there
identified by people who knew Bailey
well. John G. Best. who is held on sus-
pcion of having committed the murder
was confronted with the head. but all
he would say was that he thought ii
might be Bailey's.
Best was held without bail until Sat
| urday. in the police court, this morn
ing, on suspicion Of having murdered
George +. Bailey. Best pleaded Not
guilty, sir" when the arraignment was
made. and he was taken back to the
cell
The dragging Of Glenmore. or as
locally designated. Floating Bridge
pond was resumed, this afternoon, and
400. officer McKenna and Loring Bur
rei finally hauled up an old meal bag.
Upon examination the bag was found
10 contain the missing arms and
stone Weighing 20 pounds
The outer shirt sleeves az well as
those Of the undershirt We're on the
arm and we're Of the same material as
those found on the trunk. On the left
hand one IF the fingers was twisted,
this being the result Of 9 former in
! 49, ~. IN
If Identification.
Half an hour later. Officers Lyons
ana Darvey brought up another meal
bag. about Is feet beyond where the
arms had been found. IN this bag were
the mead and a large stone. the bag
being tightly tied at the mouth. The
head wGs ingood condition. the hair and
moustache being perfect.
AT the turn Of the chin on the left side
Of the face VS. quite large hole
which looked as if it had been made
by a misdirected blow when the head
was chopped off. The remains We're
removed To a local undertaker's and
Medical Examiner Pinkham was sum
moned.
Albert Z. Day. 2 wood heel manu-
facturer in Lynn, identified the feat
ures as those Of Bailey as soon as h
saw tho face and also recognized the
distorted finger Several Of the Lynn
police y 10 had seen Bailey al different
times also identified him
John {. Best. the suspected murder
or. was then brought from the police
station in charge Of Sergeant F!tzger-
aid and taken into the room where the
dismembered remains Of Bailey were
lying. He was very cool, and although
he was carefully watched, he showed
no change If countenance, all that was
nrtjceible being a slight nervous move
ment OF his fingers He was asked If
he recognized the dead man. but his
only reply was: We'll. | think that
may be him" He was then taken
back to the station ana locked UP.
Bailey and the woman he called his
wife, who was 50 considered by peo-
pie In North Saugus. who know them,
came to Breakheart Hill farm. some
three and a half years ago. and soon
afterward a baby boy was born. She
is now believed to belong IN Wiscas
set. Me Soon after she left Saugus
Bailey told the Days that his wife hal
gone down 10 Maine to visit the folks.
He had worked in Maine and met her
there He had numbered in the Maine
forests and had worked on the Kenne
bee ice fields.
Additional suspicion i fastened upon
Best biz an incident Of oct. ~. the day
after Bailey disappeared. Young Rowe
had hurt hand at the farmhouse. The
wound bied and Best said. Don't let that
blood drip about here. or theyll have US
all arrested for killing Bailey"
Medical Examiner Pinkham. today
made further examination Of the body
ana discovered the second bullet Il was
found in the flesh and muscles at the
bach near where the first was found. ana
had taken a similar direction. indicating
that he shots, either Of which was neces-
sarily fatal. were fred in rapid success
sion. the second striking before the vic
tim moved.
Albert Harris. Summer street dealer
in secondhand clothing. called at the po-
lice station. this afternoon. and identified
the trousers found on the body a. pair
tina; he sold TO Bailey. whom he knew
we'll two weeks ago.
There was a report. Wednesday that
Best was up around the farm with
man named McGillis. II is reported
that the chore boy. Winfield Rowe.
heard Best ask McGillis some question
in which the name OF Bailey figured
and he caught the words do with
him" Best had been away from the
farm that day and had been drinking.
He returned to the farm on the 10th
after his absence There was then
man with him. They later drove away
and Best returned alone
Nobody seems to know much about
Best's companion except that MS name
was Shaw. Best says ne met the man
in a saloon in Lynn and invited the
stranger to stay with him. When they
got To the farm the stranger decided he
did not wish TO remain. and Best drove
with him TO a car line SO that he could
return to Lynn
The police incline 70 the belief that
the body was taken away from the
farm and later cut up ready for dis
posal. State Officer Neal inclines 10 the
theory that TWO men We're concerned
in the job.
II j. known that Best and Bailey mad
trouble over Miss Young Bailey was