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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

Passenger train No. l, from Portland
and due in Augusta at $40 A. NJ, was
four hours late, Monday. Freight train
No. Al, due from Portland at 40 P. NJ,
was five hours late. Those delays
were caused by derailed freight trail,
near Deering. West-bound passenger
train No. 80, due in Augusta at 7.05 P.
NJ. was 40 minutes late. caused by
waiting for connections east of Water
Vile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

Everett Hall, Chas. Sturtevant and
Theodore Ware have returned from a
fishing trip to Weber pond, bringing
with them some of the largest pickerel
that have been seen in the Augusta
market, this winter. 1t is reported
that six of the fish weighed over 25
pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

Gladys, the 5-year-old daughter of
A. l.. Plummer, 8 Union street, was at
tackled by dog and badly bitten upon
the left arm, Monday afternoon, while
returning from school. The dogs teeth
entered the flesh about one inch above
the elbow, making a severe wound
Dr.. A. II. Sturtevant was called and
dressed the arm. and the little one is as
comfortable as could be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20
Ralph Wesley Mclean.

Ralph Wesley, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. E. Mclean. died. Monday
at 100 P. NJ. aged year and days
Funeral, Wednesday, at 2.30 P. NJ, at
"a Green street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

day, to attend superior court on ac-
count of the case OF the parties who
burglarized a freight car at Water
vile yard. were: F. E. Sanborn, train
master. Portland; A. G. Farmer, yard
master. Waterville; Colby c. Reynolds,
freight train conductor, Waterville; B.
o. Chamberlain, night policeman In
Waterville yard; Thos. s. S. Burns, car
checker, Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

The work of the committee now en-
gagged in examining the accounts of the
State treasurer, will be completed the
latter part of the present week. AS
soon as the report is made and ac-
cepted the election of a State treas
urer for the ensuing two years will
take place in joint convention of both
branches. This will probably take
place some day next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Eaton started for
their home in Brockton, Mass, Monday
night. Mr.. Eaton has been here since
the first of November setting up and
looking after the machinery in the shoe
factory of c. a.. Eaton & Co. He
leaves them in good condition, with the
factory regularly turning out from so
to go dozen pairs OF mems shoes daily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

The Governor and Council will meet
at o'clock. tomorrow afternoon. So
far as known at present no matter of
special Importance will come up for
consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

The inaugural address of Governor
Hill has been handsomely printed in
pamphlet form and copies will be dis
tributed to members today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

A daughter of Louis Gagnon at the
North End is reported as sick with ty-
phoid fever.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

Dr.. David Kennedy's 1oIden Plasters
strengthen Muscles, remove pain any
where. 15c each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-01-20

The lookup has not had ledger for
q week 49, .5ss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
BUILT SHIP IN THE WOODS.
work Upon Which g Retired sea Captain THas Been Engaged
 for Thirteen Years.

The Fourth of July will witness the launching at Quaker Neck wharf, Chester river, Kent county, of Bay vessel which Capt. Jedson, retired mariner, has been 13 years in building, and which stands in the woods mile and half. Some years ago Capt. Jed son arrived in Baltimore from a deep sea voyage. He decided to come ashore and go to farming, settling in Kent county. He is now 71 years old. He has built the craft all by himself, with the aid of an ax, reports the Baltimore American.
 In the eighties he went into the woods near his home and began chop ping out the keel and the timbers. The keel was laid in 1881. Then he stopped work, and the framework was allowed to fall to pieces. In few years the old love of the sea rekindled Capt. Jedson's enthusiasm, and he started again to rebuild the vessel. He has worked on the vessel for 13 contin- uous years, and now has a craft 80 feet long and 11h feet beam. Her cabin ceiling is nine feet high, with dining room measuring eight by ten feet. The vessel will be equipped with 25-horse power engine and a 4o-horse power boiler.
 Capt. Jedson proposes to use horse in dragging the vessel mile and half out of the woods to water. The entire time that he has spent on the craft has been 22 years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27

father;. that the former had asked and that he had gone away in an angry frame of mind; that his. wife was sick and without the necessaries of life, and that he was utterly des- perate. It was then shown that Her bert was seen shortly after five o'clock near the place where his father had been murdered. Half an hour later he was in the city pawning gold watch, a pair of sleeve buttons and knife which had belonged to Johns T. Wright, and which he had about him when he was murdered.
 When the prosecuting attorney got this far he announced that he could not obtain one of the most important of his witnesses, Detective Fenton. who wassnowhere to be found.
 What do you expect to prove by Fenton?" asked Mir. Everett.
 I've can show by him that pistol with one barrel empty was found at the home of the defendant" said the prosecuting attorney, and we can also show how he found the articles which were taken from the body of the murdered man.
 "The defendant is perfectly willing to admit the truth of all that" said Mir. Everett, without requiring the presence of MT. Fenton."
 The prosecuting attorney was as- tonished, but he was also delighted at this admission, which completed the chain in his case. Tn conclusion he showed that Wright had left no will, and that by his death Herbert would be greatly benefited. 1t was still further shown that the ball (which had been taken from the body of the murdered man was the exact size of those used in the pistol found at the house of Herbert Wright.
 It took about day to bring out all this testimony, which the@ defense made no attempt to tangle up in cross-examination. An inexplicable lethargy appeared to have infected Herbert Wright's side of the case, and when the states testimony was completed and the chain of evidence remained entirely unbroken, the law yers present declared that the case was fawless, and that the value of circumstantial evidence was thoroughly vindicated.
 Some of the lawyers who regarded the case internationally and purely from legal standpoint declared that such a ease, 50 inpregnable as a l whole, was an intellectual treat. 1 (To be continued.)
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27

sisted of two islands, each surround ed by meats, and the two meats con- nected. On the larger of the two stands what is known as Moat House. Her neighbors knew little or noth- ing of her, save that she. seemed pos sessed of an abundance of means with which to gratify her every wish, and that she occasionally travelled extensively.
 Firing of the lonely life, Miss Hol- land advertised for husband, and Samuel H. Dougal, retired engineer officer of the British army, answered her advertisement. They were never married, but Dougal took up his resi- dence at the farm, and 1t was given out that Dougal expected to purchase the farm. After awhile Miss Holland was missed, and Dougal explained that she had gone on trip to the continent, though he did not know her exact whereabouts, nor did he know when she would return.
 For four years the public did not question the story. but during that time several checks were presented for payment at the London banks bearing her signature. Many of these were cashed without question, until finally one bank teller pronounced the signature forgery. Dougal was charged with forgery, and then the public began to hint at the possibiI- ity of graver crime. Dougal could not produce Miss Holland to testify to the genuineness of the check, nor T. 4a11 I1o ,I,1 [
 When an examination of the house was made the woman's jewels and other possessions that she would have seemed likely to take with her were all found. Then it was that the police determined to search the moat for possible traces of the miss
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27

but it was averted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. Jones.
 Doctors were called and Mrs. Seeman was carried into vestibule, where S was found that she had been stricken with apoplexy and that death had been instantaneous.
 It was to have been a praise service in celebration of the fact that the church had just been remodeled at an expense of $1O,oo0.
 There was no more enthusiastic worker in this cause than Mrs. Seeman. She had toiled for years to assist in raising the money required and she had devoted much of her time to the project.
 Her face was aglow with pleasure when she entered the church to wit ness the crowning event of the plans
 T feel years younger" she told her friends. E'It seems as if I have been waiting all my life for this day"
 But the excitem4nt overcame her, and it was soon after the pastor had an- nounced the first hymn that she ut tered a cry and sank to the floor. From praise service the meeting be- came one of mourning. The pastor paid tribute to the faithful woman and the service was cut short.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
GAVE PROVIDENCE CREDIT.
Naval Chapanin Got an Appoinf- mena Despite the Presddent's
 Opposition.

At 8 recent dinner in Washington. says a New York Mail and Express writer, Capt. -, of the United States navy, told the following story about certain shallow-pated naval chaplain who was looked upon with scant re- spect by his brother officers. From travelling salesman the man had turned preacher, and. backed by influence, came to Washington in Mr. Cleveland's 's time to get a naval chaplaincy. When he was introduced at the white house MT. Cleveland looked over him in his grave, penetrating way and said: MT. -, this is no case for favor- itism; we want a man of merit and ability for this. post,'
 The applicant rejoined:
 .'Mr. President, if it is Gods will that I go into the navy, neither you nor any one else can keep me out.''
 The president eyed him for 8 mo ment and then said dryly:
 "sWell, MT. Fl I'll do my part, any, way. Good morning F
 'The cream of the joke is," said the narrator, '"that the feliow-who really did get into the navy later-told the story himself with all seriousness, ad- ding: And as left the room had a strong conviction that ii. was not the will of Providence that I should enter the navy at that time.'''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27

have quieted him by letting him sup pose that he has us cornered. The possession of the agreement is known to you, MT. Everett and myself And when your mother is told, it will be confined to us four"
 stHow can we ever show our grat- itude to you for what you have done?"
 Tt was mere accident that helped me to get that agreement, so you must thank fate this time.''
 ''But you have been devoted to our interests all the time. You have never let an opportunity slip to do a favor for some member of our fam fly, and you have worked as indus triously for us as some men work for themselves. do not care to be wealthy, but my mother has had great deal of care and unhappiness, and it has been my earnest hope that she would be able to spend the re- mainder of her life here entirely in- dependent. And now I feel that through you this hope will be real ized.''
 If have done anything to bring about the object of your desire, I am perfectly satisfied"
 1T think that you must be the good angel of the family
 Then she flew away to tell her mother the news that Warde had brought, leaving him in trance half way between doubt and happiness.
 Irving was not a worshipper of mammon, and he did not propose to allow the substantial deity to come between him and the desire of his heart, which was to win the love of Miriam Wright; he was not fortune hunter, and he saw no reason why. he should stand aghast before pile of gold if in other ways he could dare aspire to the love of a woman like Miriam. Her gold would be the least thing to make her seem inacces- sibIe to him.
 But how would the radical change in her life and the adulation incident to her wealth affect her? Now she was all womanliness. There was a sweet timidity about her, ha1f-star- tied air, frankness without artifice and sentient beauty that rendered any description of her colorless. Un- spoiled by contact with money-get- ting, blace-hunting society, Miriam was the lovely token of something which Warde only dreamed.
 But the test? How would she come out of the furnace fed by the asso- ciated passions of humanity? Would she remain steadfast to herself, or. would she alter with alteration? There would be uncouth lips to tell her that she was beautiful. The ra- diance that wealth can scatter round about one would cling to her. The sensuous arts would environ her and assail the simplicity which was now her charm Fashion would spread for her its subtlest wiles. and riaanmon would write sonnets to her deep gray eyes.
 These thoughts flew through his mind while Miriam was gone, but when she returned she almost tempt- ed him to lay aside his Judgment with his doubts, she was so frankly happy in his presence. It cost him a great exertion of will not to put his for tune to the test then and there, but he conquered the inclination and went away with his secret unspoken.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
CHAPTER XIV.

The trial of Herbert made great stir. He was young, good-looking and intelligent, and possessed that telling requisite of the frst-class murderer he was a member of one of the best families in the state. For several weeks the case had been lost sight of, and now that it was actually set for trial for the first Monday in Febru- ary, it became again the sensation of the day. The general impression was that if Herbert frankly admitted kill ing his unnatural parent, the jury's verdict would have been-to quote the irreverent language of Frank Hills man: "Well done, good and faithful servant; go and kill him some more."'
 The popular sympathy was with him, though the popular judgment considered him guilty. Curiosity sent hundreds of people, among them a number of ladies, to the court house to witness the trial
 Those who were present made . mental picture of the scene with de- tails like these: That the face of the judge was ominously severe and solemn; that the prosecuting attor- ACy W6D easy c4ASA aClA-Sd @pASAa uMGp the voice of the clerk was rasping and uncmotional in it's staccato-lke enunciation, reading an indictment for murder as if it were railway an-
 nounccment to dinner; that lawyer Everett looked ruddy and uncon- cerned; that Col. Franklin, who sat among the attorneys present, drowned heavily, and evidently disapproved very heartily of the accused; that the prisoner seemed to have no apprecia- ton of the gravity of his situation. but was apparently more uncon- cerned than anyone else in the court room; that his wife was well-dressed, plump, rosy-cheeked, and evidently very well contented with her hus- band, herself, and the world at large, except that she was trifle excited at being so conspicuous in the court room. This was the picture pretty fully outlined.
 Herbert Wright was very much inn proved since the day when he en- tered the office of the chief of police and told his story of the finding of his fathers body. He had been well taken care of by his friends at the 1 jail, supplied with wholesome food land dressn clothes; and now, we'll groomed, cleanly-shayen and scrupu- lously neat, he looked the gentleman | he had always been.
 A few hours were consumed in obtaining the jury, the prosecution doing the major part of the challeng- ing. the defense apparently being willing to try the case before any 12 men in the, court room. While there
 were no outward signs of it, the prosecution was not little surs prised at this manifest indifference of Lawyer Everett, who was usually most painstahng critic of the im- panelling of a jury.
 The fury selected, the indictment was read and the trial was begun. The case against Herbert Wright was presented with what appeared to be miraculous completeness. It
 was proved that on the day before
 the murder there had been a quarrel between young WriGht and his
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
MOAT FARM MYSTERY
A Strange Case of Disappearance
 That Is Agitating England.
Hs Samuel H. DougaI a Murderer or IA Miss Holland Alive Are Cues tions the British Police Are
 Trying to Answer.

~ The disappearance of Miss Camille Holland from Moat Farm has devel- oped into, the most mysterious crim- inal case known in England since. the days of the Whitecha2el murders. The location of the supposed murder, the character of the participants, all lend mystery to the case.
 Miss Camille Holland lived a lonely life within great farmhouse that is surrounded by a moat similar to those that surrounded medieval cas- ties. Tn fact much of her farm con-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
Mystery of the Bayou Woods
 By WALKER KENNEDY.
Copyright, 1908. by A. N Kellogg Newspaper Co
 SYNOPSIS.


 CHAPTER I.-HeEbert Wright goes to ehtef of police of Nilus in great agitation and tells him of his discovery of the rlur- dered body of his father, John T. Wright, has been bs estranged. % i in the e m Bayou Woods pear the town. The chief questions Her suspect him of the crime. The chief, with reporter. Irving Warde, goes to scene CHAPTER I1.-They ind body and ex- arnine surroundings but fap to discover CHATTER IiI.-warde examines nys- terious footprints in the snow and tells Col. Franklin. an old acquaintance CT sns murdered man; or d s1e hSfnp rHs flepIieated CHAPTER Tv.-col, Franklin is bril- CHAPTER S2At coroner's inquest Herbert Wright Is submitted and the Jury charges him with the murder.
 CHAPTER vI---Warde goes to Her innocent, and tells her he will do all in his power to clear her brother. Col. has hanssaa besn Sassd msde ns against hs Herbsrf & case CHAPTER vII.-An attempt Is made to poison Herbert In jail. Warde deducts with who Is trying to prove the charge of murder against the dead mans son, in whisa he is syids2tly Y, sgscseaiss . s,aa questionable resort and an attempt made to murder him, but he Is saved by Fem ton, a detectsya,
 CHAPTER Ix.-when Mrs. Wright lawyer. Mr. Everett, comes to settle up the dead mans estate 1t is learned that although he was known to have been a very wealthy man at one time nttle property or money can be foundts ana no < satisfactory explanation of It's disappear NYice can be discovered. Fenton Is dis charged for his activity Tn the case, showing unlimited influence behind the zeal murderer . ~. CHAPTER x.-warde's interest m Ine case IS not altogether for HeroerI ssahss, ss4ss but because it gives him opporguntaeess es fo see Miriam and their acquainLancs hasI gradually rfpened into somethlnB afronser than 1riendshtp.
 CHAPTER XI.-A rich stranger who calls himself Meriyale, and seemingly good friend of Col. Franklin, comes to Nilus. Warde obtains possession of valuable paper which contains damaging evidence against the murderer
 CHAPTER XIf.-Warde takes paper to Everett It is an agreement made 20 years before between Wright and Frank lin, showing that the murdered man was the real owner of practically all of F'ranlSlin's possessiops MsTivale IS try. Everett and at the point of revolver forces the latter to sell him copy of the agreement, thinking 1t to be the original, giving Everett $1o,000 for 1t.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
Full of Absentees.

There was a larger attendance than usual in the amen corner of the Fifth Avenue hotel last night, and these wer some of the interesting stories told:
 Judge Gildersleeve," remarked George W. Wanamaker, twas telling the other night of Imaginable 'bull' made by Maj. Leach, once famous as the head of the Irish rife team. The judge was visiting in Ireland and re- marked: Major, is it true that much of the trouble in this little country of yours is caused 7 by absentee land- lords? It is. sir responded the ma jor. Sure, our little island is full of them. ''--N. Y. Mail and Express.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
GROUND PLAN OF MoAT FARM.

ing woman. A drain was cut that freed the water, and below this was found three feet of sliny mud, but as yet no trace of a skeleton was in sight. Still the police were not sat- isfed, and they dredged the three feet of mud, and from out of it's depths they brought skeleton, that of woman, with bullet hole in the skull.
 E This was sufficient to cause the arr rest of Dougal for murder, and would undoubtedly have led to his convic- tion of the crime of killing Miss Hol- land, but for the evidence of Lon- don cabby, who claims lie has seen Miss Holland on the streets of the West End of London quite recently. Nor can his testimony be shaken. Others have testified to the fact that he knew the missing woman. and that she had often patronized him in her journeys to the capital. He claims not only to have seen her, but to have talked to her, and insists that there can be absolutely no chance of his being mistaken.
 All this but adds to the mystery of the mysterious Moat Farm. Is the skeleton that of Miss Holland? Is Dougal murderer? Is Miss Holland still living? These are questions that are agitating all England, and which the most fertile brains of the English consta bulary are trying to answer. The police are of the opinion that time alone can solve these riddles, and that if the woman is alive she will present herself. If she does not within reasonable time Dougal will tn all probability be tried for his life. ARTHUR P. WRIGHT.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
SENSATION IN CHURCH.
Did Woman Falls Dead at Praise
 Service and Pastor Has to Avert impending Panic.

While the organist in St. Marks Methodist Episcopal church, Pleas ant Plains, s. T., was playing the pre- Jude to ''Old Hundred stir in the cen- Ter of the crowded auditorium inter- fnpted the service.
 Mrs Elizabeth Seeman, one of the oldest members of the congregation, had suddenly cried out and then, had fallen forward dead.
 Many of the worshipers who did not know the cause of the confusion start ed to leave the church. There was danger of alpanie for a. few minutes,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-27
One on KuheIiIx.

Here is. story about Kube1ik that did not come from the press agent: The violinist was once asked to play at 8 lunatic asylum. He chose a brilliant slav composition, and the the regular boarders came up and be- gan to talk with him. KubeEk asked him how he liked the performance. The lunatic stared at him for. awhile and then said: "Well, to think of the likes of you being allowed out while I am kept in here"