The Portland daily press., 1901-01-17

Cane Eiizabeth near the end Of the five
cent limit OF the railroad, striking Oh
through the fields into the woods. Depu-
" Sheriffs Plummsr and Leach went out
there as soon &c possible ana followed
the tracks Left BY this man In the snow
for four miles and half across neion
and through tho woods, but fousd that
they wers made by man who was wen
known and al1 right. Then they hired
team TO gee back 20 where they had
left their horse fastened And on the way
upset and smashsd the hired sleigh.
Tuesday the house where 1t was sus-
pacted McIsain might DO hiding In Soar
boro, was visited BY three officers and
was searched from top to bottom. Among
other things the shsriffs overhauled four
cords OF wood and had TO pile 10 all mp
again.
Barns, cottages and other out OF the
way places In and around Portland
were being looked through yesterday
all day long. The story was brought to
Portland yesterday forenoon that man
answering MoLain's description with
his hands In his pockets and his cap on
his head pulled down over the side OF
his face was seen to leave the road In
Yarmouth just ahead OF team driven
by the son OF man who is serving as
q Juror at this term OF court. The young
man saw this man turn off from the
road into the woods and yesterday two
deputy sheriffs were sent out to this place
with instructions co follow the tracks
made by this man until they found him
or lost the tracks. These men got away
at 9 O'Clock but had not been heard
from up TO late hour last night. What
they found Is not known. Had they
located the murderer he would have
been brought to Portland at once.
Tuesday night and Wednesday morning
the police were Watching the Thomson
line steamer which was scheduled to sail
early Wednesday morning. They then
thoroughly overhauled the ship before
shs get TO sea but found no ons. Similar
precautions have been taken with all
trains and boats. II the man Is here,
unless he changes his appearance q good
deal. he will be caught II he triss to get
away.
MRS. MoSHER'S CONDITION.
Mrs. Mosher was anxious to attend the
funeral OF her son, but was advised by
the doctor moi. to do so. ON account sof
her weak and nervous condition. She has
slept very little since that terrible night,
and not until yesterd ay had she psrtaksn
OF food, except very sparingiy. Her mind
is exceedingly clear, but she has lost
much OF ths self control which she dis
played when she was being interviewed
by the officers and reporters shortly after
the murder.
Her head is still bandaged, and the
wounds there are painful. She also COM
plains of soreness in the chest, with
which the knees of the negro came In
contact when he was trying to
hold her on the floor after he had struck
her down with q club. There is a mark
OF his club ON the back OF her right hand,
with which she warded off one cruel
blow, and Der left shoulder and neck are
badly bruised in consequence OF the
CHANGING blow from his club which was
struck in the dark.
Il am getting along quite comfort
ably," she said, yesterday afternoon.
1.-The folks here at MIR. Richardson's have
bean very good ana kind to me-"
Mrs. Mosher was asked IL she feels any
more sure now than on Sunday that the
white man who figured In the murder
was John McLain, She replied that,
while she feels reasonably sure that 1t
was he, she cannot positively say that
she recognized him. When he came
through the kitchen window her view or
bstween her ana the Intruder, and the
next instant the negro appeared in view
and rushed toward her with club In his
hands. Then she reached for the lamp
and 1t fell to the floor with her, the light
going OUT After they had lighted the
lantern she could see the two robbers
moving about, but the light was so dim
she did not once get full view Of the
white mans faes. She saw the negro
twice, ana so impressed ON her mind
were his features that she readily reoog-
nized his photograph when 1t was sh own
her yesterday.
The impression that Nolan had long
been a member OF the Mosher household
is erroneous. 1t was seven years ago,
Mrs. Mosher says. that he worked as a
farm hand for her, and remained there
only five days. She did not see him again
till last July, when, on the way to Cor
ham village afoot, he called at the door,
introduced himself and inquired as to her
health. There had just been death In
her family, and as she was In no mood
to talk, she had only a mi nute's CONVEX.
sation with him. 1t was shortly aftal
that time that he was found asleep In tbs
barn. one morning, and being intoxicated
on hard cider, was ordered from thu
premises.
The familiarity with the remises evi
denced by his coming through the long
woodshed and pump house to the sid,
door, his finding the lantern In the dari
kitchen and his apparent acquaintance
with the place where the son kept hii
clothing and personal belonRlnRi