Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
SUSPECTED MURDER.
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miles above here on Moosehead lake TO-

miles above here on Moosehead lake, TO-
day.
When Greenville people, who discovered
the fire and went to investigate 1t, ar
rived on the scene they were surprised
to lind that Supt A. W. wilkins ana MS
assistant, Arthur Hersey. were missing
and no one was about the place. soon
they distinguished in the living cottage
form which they believed to be thdt
Of either the superintendent or his help-
en- The embers were too hot to permit
of thorough examination late this al
ternoon but only one body was to pc
seen.
Deputy Sheriff H. L. Sawyer of Green
wills assumed charge of an inquiry anu
word was sent to the officers of the state
fish and game commissioners at Angus
ia, from which Gen. Supt. w. +. Berry
was expected to arrive here late toni3ht.
The fire broke out about o'clock TINS
forenoon and consumed the dwelling
house stable and hatchery building, the
three structures of which the station
| consisted The loss was estimated at
5000 and there is an insurance of $3.50.
| The station was established in 1902 and
| a large stock of fish fry.
Stunt. Wilkins belongs at Winthrop,
where his wife and daughter live, is
about co years old and has been N charge
| Of Scuaw Brook hatchery since Lass
| spring. He formerly was located at the
| Monmouth hatchery. His assistant IS
| much younger man whose home IS at
Willimantic. He went to Squaw brook
last fall. The hatchery was located near
| the point where the brook empties into
the southery side of Moosehead lake.
| Upon his return Deputy Sheriff Saw
| yer furnished additional details but did
not clear up the mystery. The body
| found was in the cellar beneath Wilkins
bedroom ard probably was his. small
| trunk belonging to Wilkins was found or
| sled 30 feet from the mouse. 1t was
| locked, but will be opened tomorrow and
| may disclose n clue. No tracks were
found and diligent inquiry failed to re.
veal Il trace Of q suspicious character OF
| the single tote road which passes neal
the station. Besides the trunk nothing
| was removed from the buildings. No ar
| rests have been made.
IT developed that wilkins was removed
| by Gen. Supt. Berry, and was to havj
left in a day or two.
| Eugene HerSey, the new superinten
| dents son, left just before o'clock fol
Greenvile 10 meet his mother. who was
| to visit them. At that time his father
was in the hatchery and he thought VIII
| kins was with him.
| About 20 minutes after Herscy's depart
| ure, John Clark, a teamster, reached tn,
| station from this town. He found the
| stable and the ell connecting the hons,
and stable On fire and the hatchery filled
| with smoke. As the hatchery was in {
| separate building and there was no sigi
of fire on the outside of it, it seems Ger
tain there were two distinct fires in pro
| gross.
Within i minutes Clark was joined b,
| Peter Larkin. a camp caretaker. The,
both searched the grounds but did no
enter the buildings because Of smoke ant
fire. They saw no one about. 1t wa.
| impossible to search the hatchery build
ing ruins tonight. The elder Hersey j
about Is years of age.