Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-16
ON SUSPICION.
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school,
Ambrose Arnold stated that he lived
three-fourths of a mile from Greenville
junction up the lake. He described
what he saw at the ruins and it was
largely corroborative of what has been
previously mentioned with the excep-
ton of his paying visit to the camp
(Hufs) with John Church of Shirley.
We found camp unlocked" he said,
and lock and key laid on table. John
discovered what he called q fresh track
going in and coming out. We did not
make measurement of tracks. l met
Mr.. Tibbetts, Monday morning. be-
tween ruins and top of hill. going to-
ward Shirley. l was coming to shear
Mr.. Aliens sheep. l learned of Mil
ton Bodfish that he wanted them
Sheared.'
John Randall testified that he learn
ed from Mr.. Tibbetts of the fire about
10 o'clock Monday; went over to place.
found several others there. including
George ri. Arnold, Allen Phillips; was
there two hours.
Il assisted in making Il search. was
there again in the afternoon and again
Tuesday morning. When l first went
there | discovered blood. my attention
being called to ii by Daniel Phillips;
We then discovered the remains OF the
bodies and then went to the camp.
saw paddock on table. but not think
camp door was open when we went
there. l discovered n track, it was
made by a rubber. the same was l01a
inches long, 3-inch heel. ana about "a
inches across widest part. II was
marrow at the toe. | should call the
rubber that made the track n new
one. Pools of blood were "A or % feet
north of the barn. "a as l measured
with foot rule. The wind blew Sun
day evening at about 8 o'clock from the
east, the last time | noticed it. | did
not notice any illumination, Sunday
night.
Il have no doubt but that the re-
mains found in the ruins are those of
Mr.. Allen, his wife Mary. and his
daughter. Miss Carrie. There We're re-
mains of stock in barn. two horses and
six cows and heifers, l should think. I
last saw Mr.. Allen alive about two
weeks ago"
In response to query by the fore
man of the jury. Mr.. Randall said:
Il did not see any traces of blood be-
tween pools and the barn, but saw
what | considered traces about four
feet west of pools. | observed that the
cinders from the barn blew in direction
of the house. If the barn had caught
first | think it would have been posi-
III a. tha horea u hove o,ugbt Ma
not "a ,pvthing AZ comn tb,t would
leod mo ~ haIiava tba comn had hoon
occnniad sunday NIGHT"
mia va, discover ,ny revolver thcrn
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no ,ha;, hos, o,for.s tn oct facts
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b;e ,,cssoqsio,, , pun,bar of watches
,rboeo bod been scot tn hin, by- his son
Who 10 omnIovoa Inv q iavolrv firm, in
ret, M Ia cold ,bap when an on
mounts, o-rora1 II he hoon alleged
,ho+ Ar anon poust have had a dozen
~. ,,,o,.o in bis nossession at the time
Of tho ,purac, valued nrobablv Mt SIS
o..o1, -rbo OIL had ona that her brother
,,,a,,o bo,. = Christmas nresent of last
,, .ouo,ho,. With , chain and other
iora,r,, which r,nct have been worth
m Iaast SEQ. This to some has been
,,,eioian+ "a couea tbnno m entertain a
theory If robbery having been com
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r. n,ic,t have heen surmised by
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.o,o,,s farr,ar ,vonld have 4 sum OF
n ~, rir, ana tho other nrone.tv
,.t;nh would 10 ohtainabla from tho
household would he worth considerable
rhn watches already .;ound il would
saar, oxn,odos tbis theorv in mart any
,,.a, e. Far nc money is concerned. it
was alleged here, Tuesday. that Mr..