Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-05
MURDER WILL OUT.
Trying to Find Slayer Of Miss
Mabel Page.
The Murder at Westo', Mass, Still
Remains Unavenged.
An Arrest Made But the Man Estab'
fishes an Abb.

Weston. Mass, April 1.-THE fourth
DAVIS search for the murderer OF MISS
Mabel Page. who wits stabbed 10 death
- bnr fathers home III this town, last
thursday afternoon, failed to solve the
,.,,-.i.ry surrounding the crime. al
,t,ru.h two clues We're presented that
,ot, materially aid the detectives VINO
,,,. conducting the Investigation.
Mrs. Charles Hunting, who lives
At the conner of South avenue ANA
wellesley street. today. informed lhe
o;Ii,nr5 that on Thursday last. at about
1230 L. NJ, she and her sister. MIS-.
ColIthwaite. saw a strange man pass
the house, coming from the direction
If tn" Page home. IL mile up the road.
N ihc corner of South avenue ana
Wellesley street the stranger paused
for y moineHt and then projected III
III direction of F'ranincham. y fe"
moments later he rctra"cd his steps To
f5,. cuunrr ana disappeared in the d
lD,lio, Of Wellesley. He was Walking
Eu,rirIly and acting in ii nervous man
inr. r3tIrying his hat in his hand ana
noqu.atIy glancing backward. If" Is
described as having been about > feet
rather stout. and Wore Il gray suit ana
o.er,oat. the outer garment being uA-
li.tnurI. He appeared Xix" 4 man in
PROSPEROUS circumstances.
Ruth Walton, the l0-ycar-old dau=h-
tcr If Edwin Walton, who lives on IN"
Wellesley rod some two miles from
the iiuntin" house. saw man pass The
rpryr. Thursday. about | O'Clock, VINO
au.tr"r,I the description given by Mrs.
Hunting. The child told her mother Ut
the time Of the mans peculiar actions
and apparent haste. \ mil" further
down the road lives William t.Nat-
naUgh. 4 farmer and u friend Of Harold
Pace Nj. Favanaugh stated. this af-
trrunon. that on til" day of tn" murder
Ii" SAW tn" same man. who passed the
IIuutm% ana Walton resdrEc'. H"yoEd
the caNanaGh house no tIaI" 81 the
stranger Has been found. y short dis
ta..r" further on the Wellesley road is
cru~s"d ~ tho Worvct"r turnpike over
which electric ears make frequent trims
between I,oStnn. birmingham and
Worcester Tnu3irics at the railroad
station IL Wellesley failed to disciosc
al. fll ,iIrr clue 10 the mysterious
stranger.
TN" officers HAY" learned that a crr-
tain ,aaII. whose name is withheld, wills
IN the vicinity Of the Page house on
tn diy Of the tragedy. When ru"s-
ton,E y" admitted that he WAS i'll the
rm:-! hn:hnpI. but. toby. no trace; Of
lin3 ."ului IL. found.
Tor y Snort time, today. the police
lct-I upon the suggestion that a for
mrr lp.cr Of Miss Page might Be in
$50. ~. hut tut: theory soon proved
l,'ua., ,v ana WIS dismissed.
T'i,.. .l;tr drt"ctivr= were not 50
r"li-'. in o,.G,In" at the Pa~" house.
t'r.,r. .e III previous days. About $50
"'l""', this Afternoon. state Dctcc-
tvs Whitney ANT Durham, who HAY"
! .ra working on tn" ease, visited the
l"u., State Detcctiv" EhoaGcs. who.
~ t" tnd;,s' has not ben connected
With tn ...,sr. accompanied them. The
'",''tj>'s Rad Il brief talk with chi"f
,i,rnn "f the Weston police depart
n..nt nnd then departed. their call be
~, loss than half IN hour in length.
The ft:n' raj Of the murdered woman
dr..M curious crowds to the scene "f
III" crin". this afternoon. Tho only
""cs odnlfttyd to the house. however.
'.'r tinSc y no ,ould satisfy the officers
t'l' thcy Wcr" either relatives or
;fiH'Is. Tn" services We're conducted
hN TN. J. w. Mattcson of the Church
"r thu Messiah ,E,piscOpaD Of Auburn
or'". Tie burial WAS ut Forest Hills.
WECn the hears" and the line of ear
IL'", : r"ntaiAiuG the moulners pro-
'''lcd oil ih"ir journey to Forest Hills.
~" rovd Disappeared and half an hour
LATER No one remained in the vicinity Of
II" i'rr" house. except III" policemen
anu reporters.
Wa.tnn. Mlss. Anril. 4.-Tho police