Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-02
BOLD ABDUCTION
Of Miss Bessie Bracket, Aged
u, North Fairfield.
Slid to Fave feen M,steriolsIy Spit
tied Away by Father.
A Legacy 10 Latter Said TO Figure Prominently
in the Case.

North Fairfield. Me-. March 1.-(Spec-
iaD.-A strange case of alleged alb
duction is reported here in the disap-
pcarGnca of Miss Bessie Bracket. the
11-ycar-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Il. Hrackett
The story of the affair begins Is years
ago. At that time Mr.. and Mrs. Brack
ctt were husband and wife and there
was a little girl in the family. Owing
to family troubles the husband and
wife separated. When the divorce was
granted the custody of the minor child
was given to the mother.
Mr. Brackett is said To have shown
no interest in the child from that time
on. He vert to Massachusetts ana has
since lived there, without his daughter
.evtn hearing from him. Within a short
time man by the name of Bracket.
ara relative Of the child, died in
Portland. leaving a large sum Of money.
it is reported. That fact was made
known to +. r. Rrackctt
Last Tuesday. it is said, he with Il
companion called at the home Of Mrs.
Noble the girls grandmother in Fair
field. and there staiG for short time.
making his relationship known. He
said that he was on his way to Nor
ridgcwock. After being at the home for
Il short time ana having become ac-
dUaintcd with the daughter. expressed
so much pleasure at h II company that
he advised his companion to push on
To NOrridgcWock ana transact what
business was to be done there This
the companion did. leaving Bracket
with his daughter.
The evening was spent together ana
rs Mrs. Noble is an elderly lady she
dropped to sleep. about . o'clock. Short
ly before midnight. Mrs. Noble was
awakened by the cold. When thor
oughly aroused she found that the cold
came from open doors. She discovered
further. that her granddaughter and
former sOn-in-laW We're gone. When
they went or how no one has the
slightest idea. There was 4 long time
that she cannot account for and ii is
during this time that the two diSap-
pe1red.
1t is not believed that force was used
in abducting the girl. as no noise was
heard by the grandmother. But on the
other hand no extra clothes We're taken
by the girl. 50 that the disappearance
is decidedly mysterious.
1t is believed that the death of the
relative had some bearing on the case
1t is stated that Mr.. Bracket was one
Of the heirs Of tbs property Of the
Portland man. on certain conditions,
ana that one Of the conditions was his
! -. l,,1
therefore, that while the grandmother
was asleep the father preyed on the
girls vanity Ivy telling her Of the for
tune that awaited her if certain condi-
tions We're filed and thus induced her
to accompany him.
The two We're traced rs far as Port
land by Sheriff Penneu of Somerset
county. in whose hands the case was
placed and there all trace was lost
AS soon as the mother heard Of the
matter she notified Sheriff Pencil. ana
the two started. this afternoon. for
Massachusetts, in hopes that they
might find the girl. Bracket has been
living in Townsend. Mass, ana it is
thought possible that he has gone
there.
\ strange thing is that the father
mas never shown the slightest interest
in The girl until about week ago.
whom he wrote her one or two letters.
This was the first time she had heard
from her father in = years, or since
the separation Of the husband ana
Wife,
The photograph of the young lady
shows her to be Of rather light com
plexion with what would be called
pretty ana striking eyes. The picture
showed that she is wen developed as
most young ladies living in the coun-
try are at that age. Her height is
about feet
Nothing has been heard from the
companion who started from Norridge-
Wock. hut it is believed that he is an
accomplish Of the father