Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-02
THE eRALEY CASE.
Continued from Page One.)

if any one, was with her on the night
Of her disappearance.
Miss Braley left the home of her I'M
Gle one night last week. She had APP
parentiy begun preparations for re-
tiring LOT the night. having loosened her
hair and partly removed her collar,
when she went out suddenly from the
house, and was not afterwards seen.
Mr.. Trumbull said in an interview pre-
vious to the inquest:
"On the Sunday of the girls disappear
ance l did not get up until about $50
O'Clock or later in the morning. ] stayed
around the house all the forenoon and
Fad dinner about o'clock and after din
ner with my mother and sister went down
to the home of Mrs. Joseph Estes, about
| mile away The folks started home
ahead Of me and walked up the shore
read by the Robbins home. After passing
the house l heard someone halloing on
| the other side of the river and got over
the fence and went down to the edge Of
the water to see if it was they were
calling. This was some distance beyond
the Robbins home
when found they did not want me l
started back and then saw the wo-seated
team drive cut Of the Robbins home. An
old lady came down over the bank with
Miss Braley and her two aunts. The
team vas driven by a young man about
l6 years old and beside the old lady was
little boy. The women stood on the
bank, while they drove away and after
they had gone some distance the little
boy got out and came back.
Il then saw Miss Braley ard the little
boy On the ether shore near the waters
edge. throwing rocks into the water.
soon 1 saw rubber-tired buggy come
along, driven by a man in a light SUIT
WIN straw hat and n woman with him.
"hen MISS Braley saw the team coming
sue ran Tor her home as fast as she could
&c, rs if she did not want them to see
her. This all happened very quickly as 1
only hesitated n short time on the shore
L went right on home then and had
supper and at about 80 o'clock was in
bed and did not get up again until the
officers came for us to aid in tho search
The story that my brother-in-law and
would not go is not true. The first
man. Bateman. who called asked If we
IN bed with all my clothing off and did
TOT get July awake when my sister call
ca me and soon went to sleep, not IN
oerstanoing hardly anything she said.
:" hen Policeman Shaw and Constable
AIMS called we both (my brother-in-law
and u got up and told them we would
bcth go if necessary. but did not think
We could do any good. They went away
and We went to bed.
Il never spoke to Clara Braley in nv
life, and never saw her more than four
times to know who she was 1 know moth
ing Of her death and was in the house
and in bed when she is supposed to have
disappeared.
Il was never in a motor boat or launch
in my life and have not had a rowboat
for year or more. That night was dark
and When I got home 1 saw the fog
coming in from the bay. I am innocent
OF any connection with this girls death
and am going to tell the jury ali I know
about it.
Stories have been told about me with
no foundation and there are many who
Know l have been planning to start out
with tent to follow up the fairs for two
weeks
Il am only IS years old: my father has
been dead some time. / have worked
III stone quarries considerably anG expect
to work in that trade again in the fall
I saw but little of Clara Rraley as she
went to work through East Belfast as
crossed the upper bridge and went down
the railroad track. Mr.. Burgin must
have known we were joking when we
talked of Boston as it was said only in
joking way I hope my story to the
jury tonight will satisfy them that 1 am
not connected with the case and l can
come back to look after my work again"