The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-08-09

~ ago She boarded here WITH ner a aun., Wy
wife of George /, Hall of % Tyler street
-hI; HAL is employed at the biseiom oS a. pe
mn. mn, The girl was employee tnTie n ~, "a d
.ihe when she first came 10 Lo"eii - btiu IL g
Gently secured work as dotter III the ring
spinning department of the Appleton COM
pany
She is plump, robust looking, s giri, ana
VIE Inc exception of occasion tl"ii ~ ~
spells has had good health, MS lna, F faai
however. said her niece had not oeen Aeei-
ing very well lately
", Mrs Hall says She began 10 feel !, uneasy
Wednesday night when the glrl ulu not
come home and reported to the ponce she
Was missing.
The aunt says Miss McTaggart has no
oiher relatives in Lowell and lew Irlehas'
she did not attend theatrical entertain
ments, and had gone out of the house very
! NIUE since coming to Lowell obe cores
pohqed with no young man except hei
brother in Maine. She attended services at
Westminster Presbyterian church, opposite
'he nome on Tyler street
MI Han bore out his wife IN saying the
glti dld not go away from nome much. he
aIded that she should return 10 brookS,
When she came ont of the hospital. lie de-
ciared he did not believe Manchester mad
| assaulted her and he did not thliik 1t right
me young man should be held on lhat
charge, He had last seen his niece on Cen
way TO the BigelOw mill.
DENIES THE CHARGE.
William F. Manchester denies assaulting
Josie McTaggart, The police, however,
decided to hold MIN until tomorrow; She
Jold her story to Inspectors Walsh and
Duncan
The girl may not be able to appear in
court tomorrow
Manchester came into n0toriety several
bpt ha a
on Tyler street with a woman lie was
hned So in the police court.
lie was given permit in the city clerk S
once july Goth, to marry Della \. WlIby
lie Is a straightforward, smart-appearing
Young man. and it was a surprise TO his
friends when he was arrested.
There was Some contradiction as to
whether Miss McTaggart worked NedneS-
day afternoon. Mrs, Hall says MISS Nc
Andrews, who worked near the girl in the
mill, told her that she did work, while one
OF the mid officials sd she did not.
LOWELL, Aug. 3, The remarkable story
Of abduction and assault. told yesterday by
the 1S-year-old mill girl, remains unexplaln-
ed by the developments of today. Despite
the serious allegations made by Miss Nc
Taggart, as a result of which William F.
Manchester was arrested last night, no
charge was made against him in the police
court this morning. He was released and
went out to continue the search for work,
on which he was engaged at the time he
was taken to the police station. No one has
been found who saw Miss McTaggart be-
tween - 30 p. m. Wednesday and . 80 p. III.
thursday, when she was found in the brush
near the summit of Rogers Fort Hill park.
BROOKS, Me, Aug ;. Miss Josie McTag-
CART is the oldest of James McTaggart'S six
children and was born at the home of her
grandfather, Ansel Pettengill, here, where
She lived until this spring when she went to
Lowell.
She attended the public schools and was
StudiOuS She is of attractive appearance
and her folks are proud of her. Last winter
she became interested in the church and be-
came a convert at the Baptist meetings,
where she sometimes spoke. She kept good
company and was popular with her asso
cateS.
She had a lively disposition, but was
never excessively giddy. Her father is a
truckman and her folks are all respectable
working people, and she was brought up to
work. She was healthy and had no severe
sIcknesses. Some speak of her being a good
scholar, and she was FOND of reading.
There is much sympathy for the young
woman, who has always lived here until
she went to Lowell. Her reputation has al
ways been above reproach and she was a
regular attendant at church.