Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-13
A PERFECT AL|bI =.
/ is PROVEN FOR
| ISAAC DOUGLASS.
On Information Furnished by The kennebec
Journal and Carefully Investigated
by Capt I. {. Hartnett.
SUSPECTED OF Olive BR0AD'S MURDER
In Cornish, on Wednesday Aug. 20, But Is Proven bv
Reliable Witnesses to Have Been Working on
Farm in South Fayette All That
Day, Leaving Next Morning.

is located only a short distance from
the sccre of the tragedy. 1t was also
learned that the people going to the
train from the fair grounds that after
noon had noticed a man having the APP
pearance of a tramp lying down on the
side Of the road opposite an unoccupied
house. This tramp must have been
there when Miss Broad passed the
place. He was seen by four different
persons before Miss Broad reached
that part of the road. And what has
bothered the officers of York county
ever since is where he could have dis
appeared to. He is known as the red
faced tramp"
Several arrests were subsequently,
made, persons being brought from DIFF
ferent places. and some of the local
characters were questioned quite Sc
vcrely by the county attorney and the
other officials. But all were able 10
establish an alibi and were releaset..
on Sept. 3. Constable Favor Of Cor
nish, arrested Isaac Douglass at West
Athens. in Somerset county and took
him TO Cornish, where he was subject
ed 20 a rigid examination by the Of
ficiaIs There. ( he refused TO discuss
the matter with Constable Favor, but
after being sharply questioned at Cor
nish he admitted that he was in Cor
nish on the afternoon Of Aug. 20
He very considerably took the Of
ficers to the place where he said he
Was sitting when Miss Broad went BY.
thus corroborating the testimony Of
other witnesses who said they had seen
a tramp in the same locality on the
dag OF the murder. He also minutely
described Miss Breads appearance ara
dress and walk, claiming also 10 have
seen her disappear frcm the road and
enter the wood road where her body
was found He also said that a man
passed him by shortly after Miss Broad
did. going in the same direction and
disappear into the bushes where Miss
Broad left the road. He likewise
stated that he heard two pistol shots.
He could not account for his actions
for three or four hours after these
events had transriced. but he did say
that he went To Steep Fails that night
and stopped outside the village.
He then went on and told of his
reaching Sebago lake. the next fore
noon. then ne went ~ " AtH-itdli anu
Westbrook. and that evening about $50
O'Clock he arrived mt his sisters house
lit Woodford's. The next DAY he lett
bis sisters about o'clock and took
the elactrics to Yarmouthviile, from
which place he walked 10 Yarmouth
Junction. From there he went to
brunswick by steam railroad Went
from Brunswick to Lewiston by eiee~
tries and stopped all night with James
III. Wilson. 50 Russell street. The
next day, Aug %. he LETT Wilson's
at : O'Clock and went to Bath through
Brunswick by electrics. At Bath ne
took the steamer Island Belle for Rich
mond. where he stayed all night with
George Patrick at the west end OF the
town On Aug. "A. came to Gardiner
on steamer Kennebec and from there
10 Augusta by the eiectrics- In TINS
city he says ne talked with Bill keene-
the peanut man. corner OF Bridge and
water streets. Went from Augusta to
Winthrop by electrics; walked from
Winthrop to Readfeld, and slept thar
night at widow Hoxie's in Readfield
The following day, Aug p. he says
he went to Wayne and stopped thai
night with farmer in that town. Aug.
Is. he went to Mt. Vernon and from
there to Belgrade and on to Fairfield,