Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-06-14
WHERE is BL0NDIN?
Police Looking for Husband Of
Murdered Woman.
Believed that Murder Was Committed
in Boston Green Street House.
Remains Taken to Chelmsford In Trunk .Bion
din Probably in Canada.

Bos ton June 13.-The theory that
, Margaret Blondin was murdered in the
| Green street house was given weight
| tcday, by an interview between police
inspectors and Mrs. Mary Hannigan,
| the landIady. Mrs. Hannigan said that,
Saturday, April y, the day of Mrs.
| Blondin's appearance, she was sitting
| i'm the hallway near the front door,
| when. just few minutes before
o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. Blondin
| came in from the street and asked Mrs.
| Harrington what time it was. On be-
ing told, she exclaimed: My husband
will kill me- and ran up stairs to her
room.
| Mrs. Blondin had no sooner reached
her room than her husband opened the
street door and in a commanding tone
requested Mrs. Hannigan to tell him
how his wife spent the day. Upon be-
ing told that she spent the day quietly.
a: was her wont, he rushed up stairs
as if he was in a furious temper and
| violently pushed the door open and
| then closed it with a bang. turning the
key in the lock. The landlady heard
| some angry talk which was followed
by a noise as If someone had fallen.
After that all was quiet in the room,
and in about 10 minutes Blondin came
out, wearing his best clothes. He lock-
ed the door. not only by the ordinary
| fastening, but with paddock which
he had attached that morning.
Mrs. flanagan went up stairs and
! knocked at the door but there was no
| response. BIondin did not return until
the following Tuesday. Mrs. Hannigan
meanwhile wrapped on Mrs. Blondins
door again and again. but to no pur
| pose.
| When Blondin returned he looked
haggard and manifested desire to be
left alone. He hurried to his room and
remained there about an hour. when he
passed outside doubly locking the door
He was in a great hurry and his face
| was very pale.
In half an hour he returned with an
expressman explaining to Mrs. Hanni-
San that he had accepted a position on
a government boat in Canada and that
he was going to Montreal.
Where is your wife," asked Mrs.
Hannigan.
Blondin muttered something which
the landlady did not catch.
Il cannot understand what you have
| h'pt HI i'thtI III IltI Ioplll 81 lbIE
NOR" continued Mrs. Hannigan. rs
she going with your"
Yes: she is at the depot now" re-
piled Blondin.
Then Blondin left the house and the
landady did not see her again.
The police think they have traced
Blondin's trunk to the North Union
station. 1t has been learned that
trunk similar to the one described by
the inspectors. was shipped to Chelms-
ford on the night of April 80. They
also learned that, May .. Blondin
hired room on Howard street.
The inspectors, late this afternoon
received information by which they
hope to establish the fact that the
trunk was taken from Chelmsford to
| Lowell in a farmers wagon. June 1,
and from there shipped to Boston over
the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Several of Boston's cleverest inspect
ors are busily engaged in following up
| clews as to the whereabouts of Blon-
din. but up to this afternoon no def
mite trace has been discovered.
1t is the opinion. of Chief Watts and
State Police Officer Frederick A.
Rhoades that Blondin left this city for
| Canada. yesterday. SO certain was Of
ficer Rhoades in his conviction that he
left Boston on the IL o'clock train, to-
day. for Montreal.
| Tho authorities believe that Blondin
saw the headlines in yesterday morn
| ing'S papers. telling Of the identifica-
ton of the murdered woman. and that
after packing his trunk the man made
his way into Canadian territory.
Tonight there seemed a possibility
| that Blondin left Boston, Wednesday
morning. at S.io. in the steamer State
of Maine for st. John. N. y. The
| steamer stopped en- route at Portland.
Eastport and Lubec. Blondin could not
easily reach Canada from either Of the
latter ports and it is surmised that if
he took this boat his destination must
have been either Portland or st. John.
II was impossible to tell ANYTHING
about the passenger list. as this is on
board the steamer, which is not due
back in Boston until Saturday.
The latest theory held by the Boston
police is that Mrs. Blondin was not
killed in this city. A second trunk be
longing to Blondin has been found. 1t
, is believed to be the one taken out of
! the Green street house. 1t is now at a
Stamford street house where Blondin
by permission left 1t. The other trunk
which Blondin was known to have is
not big enough in which to place wo-
mans body. 1t was not until very late.
| tonight. that the police abandoned any
any idea of the trunk being used to
convey the woman from Boston to
Chelmsford. They are now working