Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-08-23
STILL AT LARGE.
Two Arrests in the Miss Olive
Broad Murder.
Both Men Released Officers Now
Looking for Another Suspect.
Evidence at Hearing Contradcts Part
of Lewis Cooks Story.

progress in working up the Olive Broad
4 murder case, today. They have arrest
ed two tramps who are now before the
coroner's inquest. Deputy Sheriff Will
I liam II. Sawyer and Constable Howard
! Favor arrived here at p. NJ. with Ed
ward McNally, whom they arrested at
& West buxton at IL A. Nj. today, and
Lewis Willis, arrested one mile from
Center WATERFORD, at p. NJ, by Jud-
son Roberts.
McNally answers the description Of
the stout, red-faced man seen at Cor
nish near the scene of the murder,
Wednesday afternoon, and for whom
dlligent search has been made by the
officers. He was traced over the Linn
erick road to Hollandville, where he
had failed to find work and gone to-
ward West Buxton. When the officers
arrived at West Buxton they We're told
that McNally was in the barber shop
of one Townsend. When McNally left
the shop they followed him to a board
ing house at which he had secured a
room, having found a situation in the
wooden mills. He peaceably accom-
PARTED INe OIIlcefS 10 CORNISH. NO
weapons We're found on his person.
Willis was arrested merely for the
fact that he was travelling about the
country and was a suspicious charac-
ter.
Both were Immediately taken before
the coroner's inquest, tonight. ana
We're examined until midnight. Nc
Nally claims that he left Bridgton,
Wednesday noon, where he had been
working in a wooden mill, slept in a box
car about miles from Cornish,
Wednesday night. and came here,
Thursday forenoon.
An important statement was made
by him that he saw Mr.. and Mrs. Cook,
who found the body and who are being
held by the officers. near where the
murder was committed between $50
and . o'clock Thursday morning. The
discovery of the body was not known
until $50 A. NJ. McNally is consider
ably worked up on account of being in
Cornish. Thursday morning. He is a
Swede, aged 80 years.
Lewis Willis, % years of age, while
before the jury appeared nervous,
moody and sullen, showing that he was
WOlIN IllS over HIS arrest ne Nitiliio
that he left Littleton, n. H., passing
through Norway and arriving at Port
land, Wednesday night. He went to
Sebago Lake and slept in the woods
there, Thursday night. He says that
he cannot prove ar alibi, as he has been
travelling constantly and no one knows
him. Willis SAYS that he lived at
Stoughton, Mass, until two years ago,
when he ran away from his parents,
VINO are among the best people in town.
He saws that he was arrested in Bos-
ton and taken to Station 4, twice, for
intoxication and petty charges.
State Detective Timothy r. Hartnett
arrived from Portland, this afternoon,
at the request of the local officials and
Immediately commenced work on the
case.
Deputy Sheriffs PcndeXter and Miles
were at Conway Center, where Miss
Broad visited Wednesday, this after
noon. and learned that she left there
Oh the train at 3.22 p. NJ. It was learned
that she had three bank books showing
deposits to the extent Of several thou
sand dollars. The amount is not given
out by the officers.
| Thursday morning. Brid@t6n man
told peculiar story. He arrived in
town about the time the body was dis
covered and before the news had spread
and announced that while sleeping at
his home in Bridgton that night he had
a dream that an old lady at Cornish
had been murdered by her cousin. He
was so excited by the dream that he
immediately drove to Cornish to see if
If were so. No attention was paid to
the story and his name was not even
learned. He will be looked up and his
vhoreab bouts. Wednesday afternoon and
evening. ascertained
/ Depl,ty Sheriff Pendexter left, this
forenoon. for Conway Center, where he
texnects to find a man alleged to be in
debted to the murdered woman 70 the
extent OF about $l5Oo.
Tile officers are working on the theo-
~ that the woman was murdered b.
! some one in her debt or who would
he benefited by her death. The muir
der was not done by a highwaymar
for the few dollars she might carry on
her person or by professional. She
| n-as first struck from the front by 4
ragged stone then pulled by the wrists
which Mainly shows the marks, into the
l wood ~.
were discharged at close range into
her head and breast. She was gagged
with her own handkerchief when found
1t was found that the watch reported
missing had been left at nome for safe
keeping.
Lewis Cook. who found the body, am
mis- wife are still being detained by thu
officers.
The adjourned coroner's inquest wa
convened at . o'clock at the office oi
George H. Parker Elhu Parker is act
ling as clerk and Charles Hobson of Wes
buxton. oficiates as coroner The jury !:
composed o! George Parker Fred c
Small. Frank Haley. Elihu Parker ana
P. Copp.
IT, frst witness was Lewis Cook. WIKI
found the body while moving in the II
cinity. Thursday morning. He and Mrs
Cook told their stories at considerable
length not differing from those told las