Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-26
KNOWN IN PORTLAND.
Some Interesting Stories About the
Alleged Missing Man.

Portland, Me, Aug. 25.-Thc Adver-
| tiscr told, Wednesday evening, of the
| finding of a body i'll spy pond, Airing
| ton, which seems to be that of Jesse.
| Eoyd. This young man was in this
city about a year, leaving in Novem-
| Der, 1902. and lie has not been back
here, even for day. for more than IL
! year. Incidentally he married Port
land girl, who it is believed was de-
serted by him about Il year ago.
Boyd first came mere under stress
of Involuntary circumstances. for he
was arrested by Inspector Pickett or
by BucNficld officer for him, in that
town, Feb. 1, 1902. The charge was
cmbcIZlcmcrt from Ralph M. Morrill,
| of that town. He had induced Morrill,
! to place in his hands Sa090 to be in
vested and it was claimed by Morrill,
that the young man had swinGled him.
The hearing was held, Feb. 10. He
was bound over ana bail was fixed ut
! $1,000. He failed to raise it and went
! 10 jail until the April term of the SUI
| pcrior court, when no indictment
against him was found by the grand
jury. II was reported that his father.
who had determined about this time to
disown him, had rclented sufficiently
to get him out Of this scrape. In any
event Mr.. Morrill, seemed less disap-
| pointed than otherwise would have
been the case and nothing more was
done about it.
Boyd stayed around here for six or
| seven months, that is, he made this city
his headquarters but was on the road
more or less and made frequent trips
! to Boston and New York. lie had "a
roll almost all the time. not Il small
one by any means. An acquaintance
toI9 ne Advertiser that he had seen
&c Z count $500 in the wad of green
backs. Then the next day he would be
! broke apparently. but he never 'batted
an eye whatever the predicalnent he
was in.
Boyd had suite Of three of the best
rcoirs in Il tine hotel here, lived well,
dressed wcll, was genial tnd active but
never had any visible means If support.
Even his most intimate friends. and
they wee very few. never knew Of any
steady york that he did save for 4
short time at Cyrus A. Thurlow's at
Nt'.lH i)ttIiliS WHICH III NCc t pr til-i
thoro IL Il market gardening business
during the summer after he was re-
leased from jail.
This man believes that Boyd dcliber-
ately swiudlcG the Buckfield man out
OF cv"rv dollar that he accepted from
him to invest aud claimed that he lost
in spccul:' ton. That is how he accounts
for the rrll Of about $500 which laste1
we'll considering his dissipated habits.
Royd had discharge papers from tho
navy department which showed that
he WAS = pay1'astcr during the Span
ish war. that he was with Rear Nd
miral Dewey in the Manila bay en-
gagcrcnt and h" used to saw that he
Vas on the flagship Olympia. during
that fight. Ii was his own story as To
how h. was dismissed from govern
,rcrt service, that he was dead broke
ard bard pressed.
Hn ma.i,, UP i story which he told
10 the United states consul at one Of
those rorts bow hc had discovered a
Mot by a party Of villains who We're to
blow up the consulate. BOyd claimed
to have the drop on them and gave
this warning. When he arrived at the
right point in his story he asked the
consul to draw IN his father for
couplc cr hundred and tie grateful Of
fetal did 80, thinking that his bene-
factor was d,iitc y hero. Eoyd admitted
that this incident didn't help him any
later m.
He was q favorite with the girls and
it was not surprising that he should
marry. Soon after he was out of jail
nv reason of the Buckfield matter he
met Miss Gertrude Smith of this city.
They went to Boston during the sum-
mer or early in the fall and they were
married. Boyd was very liberal with
her and kept her supplied with money.
large sums, too. He was rarely broke
and this, too, despite the fact that he
was cut off by his wealthy father and
that he never worked. They had rooms
on fremont street. Boston, for year.
nearly, and he made Boston his head
quarters.
II was a year ago last July. the 4th.
that he came home one, day and told
his friend that he was going to New
York and that he shouldn't be back
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