Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-07-06
is 1T MURDER?
Former Maine Man Found
Dead on Boston Common.
Face and Head Covered With Bruises
and Body Still Warm.
Identified as Edw. L. Scrlbncr, For
nerly of Clinton, Me.

Boston, July 5.-What is probablyA
murder was committed some time
early yesterday morning somewhere in
the West end, and the yet warm body
Of the dead man was carried to the
Common near the Spruce and Bacon
street mall and left there by his STAY
ers.
Special Officers Kelly and Golf of the
Lagrange street station and the men
OF the Joy street station and the men
of Joy street station are hard at work
on the case. Capt. Cain promptly sent
his men out, and all day and all night
they worked in the hope of discovering
the cause of the death of the victem.
There was no money i'm his pockets,
and as he had some when he left his
home it is inferred that he was murder
ed and robbed. The bruises upon his
face would also seem to indicate this.
He was about 20 years old, feet, 5
inches tall, weighed 1875 pounds, was of
dark complexion and had brown hair
and mustache. He wore a black diago-
nal suit, lace shoes, black stockings,
blue underwear, a brown tie and
brown derby Letters in his pockets
were addressed to H. 3. Scribner,
Waterville, Me.
The man had a bad bruise upon his
left cheek bone and his right eye was
'badly discolored and closed. His face
was badly bruised. The police found
four reputable men who lived near by
who said that they had noticed the
man lying there for about an hour or
more and had believed him intoxicated
and had not interfered with him. No
one could be found up to an early hour
this morning who would say that they
saw the man come or brought to- the
spot where he was found dead. The
four witnesses had approached the
man about the time Patrolman Forbes
did to look at him and ascertain just
what the matter was.
The first important fact to ascertain
was the identity of the dead man.
Capt. Cain and his men learned that he
was painter who worked and lived
in Revere, and he communicated with
the Revere police A man named Nit
chell, a boss painter living at q Frank
lin place, in Revere, was sent to Bos-
ton to view the body. About 6 o'clock
he saw it in Jones Lagrange street |
rooms and positively identified it as
that of his brother-in-l his wife's |
brother The dead mans name is Ed |
ware. L. Scribner. His father is Hiram |
b. Scribner of Clinton, Me. His father |
was notified by telegraph of the sad !
news. Young Scribner formerly lived |
in Clinton, Me. He had been at q |
Franklin place, in Revere, with his |
sister and brother-in-law for some |
time.
Mitchell became almost hysterical, !
and rushed out of the undertaking
room and disregarded instructions
givn him to call at station and tell |
Capt Cain about the dead man. The
undertaken did this and now the police
under direction of Capt. Cain, are do
ing hard work to ascertain who We're
with Scribner on Friday night, and
wher he spent his time that night.
They had not met with any great sue
cess, but the work will be continued
vigorously today and until something
definite concerning the cause of the |
young mans death is learned.
Medical Examiner Draper will per-
form an autopsy on the body between |
9 and 10 A. NJ, Monday. If he finds |
that death was the result of criminal |
violence and SO reports, the work of |
apprehending the murderers of young |
Scribner will be pushed to the bitter |
end, for policemen of Capt. Peabody's
Jov street station and those of Capt. |
Gains Lagrange street station will be |
aided bv INSPECTORS from police head |
quarters.