Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-23
SUSIE |. YOUNG
Helps the Officers Collect Evil
dence Against Best.
Bloody Ice Ratchet and BIoodstains
Found in the Mushroom.
Party Found Who Heard Two Shots al Farm
on Fatal Night.

Lynn, Mass, oct. 22.-Wi;h Susi.
Young $ visit to the Breakheart Hin
farm, this afternoon. the officers who
are working on the Bailey murder got
some important new evidence. and pos
sibly one of the weapons used by the
murderer in his task of Remembering
the body. From what they found it
seems likely that the government will
set up the contention that Baileys
body was cut up indoors.
\ visit was paid to the wash room
in the rear portion Of the house. which
had been kept locked since the search
for the murderer opened The room
contained lot of articles such as fire.
quently are found in farm store
room.
On the stove We're the keys without
which Bailey, according to Miss Young
never left the house. Bailey often took
them out of his pocket on coming into
the house. as he did not often change
from one suit to another, wearing his
working suit after work was done.
Near the keys was a small Ratchet
or 10 better describe il, il might be
called a tomahawk, one side of the
head having n blade and the other ia
pering 70 a point. Miss Young said
this tomahawk was used entirely for
chapping ice. The officers found light
colored hair and bloodstains on it,
On the floor near by We're marks re-
sembling bloodstains. and the officers
took up two planks. On the wall pa
per, in exact line with the floor stains.
were other dark colored marks and
3. ", pfYi tool. ~ ct ri a
the paper and will send il to Prof.
Wood for microscopic examination.
During the search r. L. Mansfield. a
special officer. found under the barn,
fragment of burlap, the edges Of
which had been burned. This fragment
is similar TO fragments found near
where it was claimed by John Henry
Thomas, fire was kindled. Thomas
said that to him ii appeared as if the
blankets were being burned. and Miss
Young said that Bailey's horse blankets
were lined with burlap. Bailey inva-
riably carried two in his wagon, but
these cannot be found.
The fragments Of hurlap found today,
smell strongly Of kerosene. This evil
dence strengthens the belief of the Of
ticers that Best tried to burn up all
the cloth at the time he cut UP Bailey's
body. The fact that pine needles were
found in Bailey's flesh is now explain
cd on the ground that the needles We're
in the meal sacks. as il was common
practice at the farm 70 use needles
around the stalls.
The officers now have TWO hatchets
and three axes but one large axe is
missing. and Miss Young says il was
left in the barn.
George Sand who lives on tn" New
buryport turnpike. in line with the
farm about a mile away. says that ole
night during the week Bailey disap-
peared. he heard two rifle reports
from the direction OF the farm. Il was
about s or o'clock. as his wife was
retiring and he called her attention t.
the reports.
Charles f. Bailey Of Providence. Will
be appointed administrator II the eS-
tate ~ the murdered man. Susie Young
NIll for the present stop with the fam
ily Of Harry MITCHELL
During the afternoon. a younG man
called the attention of the officers I"
the supposed bloodstain on i plank
which led from the barn IA 4 stone
wall. the plank being used as a run.
TIL. officers decided the stain was too
fresh IL BE- Of use This young man
later found a bloody razor under tn
nIark As hundreds Of people have
swar,ued over and under the plank the
officers think the young man was max
ing evidence for them.