The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-05-21
STILL NO CLUE.
The south Berwick Jury Has Another
Session.


TBPKcrAL 10 THE fREss-l
South Berwick, May fe.-Ths repested
predictions that an arrest Of prominess
oitizsn was likely TO take pIacs today In
connsstion with the resumption OF tns
coroner Inquest 10 shs Fannie Sptagus
murder case, has kept the town on the
aui vivs for q week. Though q cold rain
was In progress all day. many Of ths resi-
dents Of ths town had business GRAND 2
In ths village and the entrance to the
building where the inquest was In session
was eonsinually thronssd with eager en-
quirsrs for the latest news.
The sensation hunters were again
doomed to disappointment. The coroner's
jury didD't render verdict, and no ar
rest was made. The inquest was sd-
icurnsd, late in the afternoon. TIN next
Saturday and the Investigators freely i'd
mittsd that they were ions way from
clearing NJ the murdsr fnysssry.
Thess witnesses were examined today /:
Ivory Goodwin. Herbert Allen, Chariss
Msadsr, samuel Looks. A. Frank Rsi-
Inns end Edwin II. knight.
Ex-SsIectmau Edwin n. knight vas
the witnsss around whom the most pub
IIo interest osntered. The occasion OF
this particular interest In him was best
explained By him, In an Interview before
be entered the jury room. He said;
s.I have pssn aware for some days that
the officers who are investigating this
case have suspicion against me. also
know thas 10 has bsep common talk In
the village ever since last Sunday that
am TO BE- arrested.
"Whiie dana think 10 would be sx-
pedisnt FOR ma TO make very much talk
about the matter NJ this time. ! oan say
that am innooens Of any connections
with the crime. did not commit the
crime, ala not employ any body to do 1t,
don't kno " who dill it, and could have
had no motive for causing that woman's
death.
ar understand the oificsrs have dis
covered that the oak crossbar which was
found near the body. smsared with
blood, Is similar to the crossbar used on
my old wood wagon. Tho man who made
that wagon for me has, doubtless, built
similar wagons for half . dozen other
people In this section OF the country.
"Ths cross bars were ripped ont Of tta :
wagon four or tive days before the murder
was committed, We wanted to haul q
load of sIsepsrs, and as the GROSS bars
we're In the way hroks them out.
This was done in nsig hbor's yard In the
presence Of two other men,
Mr.. knight further said that during
the forenoon OF May he was fixing
fence on his farm, aud that he was not
within o half-mils OF the knight place
till altar the fire and the dead body we've
discovered.
ssThers IL o rumor that two men who
were hunting for you that forenoon say
that they went t, ths part Of tbs farm
where you were supposed to be aud could
not find you," faid the reporter.
"They didn't find me simply because
they didn't 20 80 the place whore was at
work." was Mr.. knights response. al
have NO doubt that their testimony will
bear me- out"
''Of course," added Mr.. knight. eft
isn't pleasant for a man to realizs that
be Is under suspicion In such a case. but
innoesnos will take care Of Itself, and
1 am not the least bit worried as TO the
outcome Of the affair. 1 shall have no
trouble In proving my innooancs II am
officially acouss1.
Mr.. knight is about 3s years Of age, and
has Wits and several children. he has
always bore an excellent reputation.
That ex-SsiectmaD knight oonvin ced
she jury that the rumors were unfoundec
was evident from the failure TO render q
verdict. Many OF ths prominent business
meu Of the village who were questio nedas
to their suspicious. declared the firm
belief that Mr.. knight will come out OF
this affair with clear skirts.
Il don't intend to try any man for
murder unless have q gooo case against
him." was County Attorney Matthew's
signiGcant remark. There won't be any
arrest today was the frank admissis N
OF Coroner HAra, during the noon recess.
Another official connected with the in
vestigat!on have 1t as his opinion. this
evening. that the ooronsz's jury will not
charge the crime upon any one In pa =
tioular. "The case IL Just as blind to-
niaht as 1t wal two weeks ago." he ad-
dud.