The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-05-18
Steward Brothers.
2 a. ISLAND AVE.
MURDER ALLEGED
SIDNEY B. LAWREYSON'S BODY
FOUND BY RIVER DRIVERS
AND TAKEN TO JACkMAN.
Somerset Officials Investigate.

SOmerSot OnuCIAis InVGsLlEAte.
Sheriff Clyde II. Smith, Coroner L. ].
Addition, DR.. W. S. Stinchfleld, County
Attorney Thos. j. Young, left here for
Jackman on Monday to investigate a
case that had strong indications that
murder had been again committed in
Somerset county.
The case has some of the features of
that of Matthias Pare, fresh in the minds
of Somerset people, the trial of the al
legged murderer being an exceedingly
expensive one to the county.
The scene of the murder, if such it
prove to be, is in the depth of the Maine
forest, seventy miles from the line of
Canadian Pacific Railroad, and an equal
distance from any considerable settle
ment. The time of death, the place of
death, and the manner of death, are
wrapt in mystery, yet SO certain ia the
father of the young man that death was
the result of violence that a warrant has
been sworn out on his initiative, on the
face of which a citizen of Jackman Is
l.
That warrant was placed in Sheriff
smiths hands, ready for service if de-
velopments render it's use advisable.
Lawreyson's mysterious disappearance
dates from last October At that time
he and his brother were camping some
four miles from the southwest branch
of the st. John river, In a camp which
they had recently purchased, A sport
ing party came that way, on their way
to Burnt Land brook, some dozen miles
below the camp of the Lawreyson boys.
They wanted the young men to go with
them to assist in guiding, but they were
unwilling. At last one of them consent
ed to accompany them, the other
brother, Sidney, agreeing to follow them
some ten days later.
At the end of that time, as young Law
reyson had failed to make his appearance
and as other suspicious circumstances
had developed, portion of the party
started back to the Lawreyson camp,
which they found deserted. Lawreyson's
pack was found near the shore of the
stream, and his canoe tied to the bank.
The canoe was Scared on the bottom,
but apparently not from any rocks in
the river. 1t was broken In peculiar
manner, which also caused comment.
Search was Immediately made for the
body, as the report came from another
source that LOrrisOn was drowned, but
the stream froze shortly after, and the
search had to be abandoned till spring
AS soon as the ice went out a sharp
watch was kept for the body, which was
found quite by accident by q crew of log
drivars In, a lam The hodv vyaa rama RI
ably well preserved, apparently having
been kept from decomposition by the
cold weather. There was long scalp
wound, but no indications of a crushed
skull. The nose was bruised and doubl-
ed down, but the bones we're not broken.
A very suspicious circumstance was
that the lungs were entirely free from
water. A watch which Lorrison wore
was also run down.
The theory of Lorrison, ST., is that the
boy was murdered and buried in the
loose loan on the bank OF the stream,
his body being washed out this spring
by the freshets. He claims to have
abundant evidence to prove motive, op.
portunity, and design on the part of the
man he accuses, and invokes the full
penalty of the law on the man he be-
lieves to be responsible for his SON 4
death,
The remains, which were taken to the
Canadian home for interment, were ex-
humed and taken to Jaokman for the
post norton and the inquest, which were
held on Tuesday morning. DR.. Walter
S Stinchfield of Skowhegan had charge
of the autopsy,