The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-19
FIND BODY
OF WOMAN
Who Had Not Been Seen Since
November 4
AT FoXCROFT, MAINE
Located in Room Of Her Husbands Ho-
tel Which Had Been Vacated
Husband is Now Under
Surveillance.
AT FOXCROFT, MAINE

Foxcroft, Me-, Feb lO.-The mystery
Of the disappearance Of Mrs. ,Maude
Woodbury., wife Of Herbert Woodbury.
wealthy livery stable keeper and real
estate owner here, who had not been seen
since November 4 last. was solved yes
terday, when officers making an inyeSti.
CATION. discovered the body Of Mrs.
Woodbury. hanging by cord to door
knob in an empty room at the top of
the fourth story lodging house, known
as the Exchange hotel
Immediately after finding of the body,
Mr.. Woodbury. was detained BY the po-
lice. and is now under guard pending
the result Of the coroner's jury. which
will be held by Coroner Fl. A. Holt OF
Dover. Me.
The Exchange hotel is owned by Mr..
Woodbury., who occupied rooms with his
wife on the second iloor up to the first
OF last November. Immediately after
his wife disappeared. Mr.. Woodbury.
shut Up the house, turning out his other
lodgers, and Went to live with a sister
ON River street
It was evident that the woman had
been dead for many weeks. The body
was fully clothed, and there was no
evidence Of a struggle in tie room.
Mr.. Woodbury. i about So years old
and his wife was 10 years. The couple
were married eighs years ago, the woman
being Mr. Woodburys third wife. It
is claimed their married life has not
been happy.
The mystery Of the disappearance Of
Mrs. Woodbury., with many circum-
stances which have occurred since. and
the untiring efforts which have been
made BY the husband, Herbert Wood
bury, and others to find some trace Of
the missing woman, had deeply stirred
the citizens Of both Foxeroft and Dover
It became apparent yesterday that
Mrs. WoodharY's people had determined
to solve BY every means possible the mys,
terry Of The disappearance Early in
the day City Marshal Leader of Lewis
ton, accompanied by Edward Henderson
of Milo a brother Of Mrs. Woodbury..
High Sheriff J. III Knowles of Dover.
Officer Mcguire Of Foxcroft and Helen
Woodbury.. aged 20, Of Dover, daugh-
ter Of Mr. Woodbury. by his first wife,
to the Exchange hotel
The officers were admitted to the hotel
By Miss Woodbury.. who had the key
The officers started in the basement and
every room up through the three floors
Of the vacant house was thoroughly and
carefully searched, Miss Woodbury. ac
the officers.
When the top or fourth floor was
reached, nothing was found until the
party had reached room No. l5 Here
the officers were unable to open the
door
When the door was forced open, a
horrible sight met the eyes Of the search ]
ing party. The frozen body Of Mrs
badly decomposed lay
stretched upon the floor, the head raised
barely two inches from the aoor and
by a small cord twisted about
.he neck, and fastened to the doorknob
ln the inside of the door, The body
was fully clothed, There were no signs
about the room 70 give evidence that
my struggle had taken place, and 50
lar as could be discovered from the con-
iition Of the body. there were no marks
ipon it to show that any violence had
been committed other than from the
visiting OF the cord about the neck.
Herbert Woodbury. II native Of Fox
,roft. and has lived here all his life,
smsssing considerable property.
No charge has been preferred against |
i'm. but High Sheriff Knowles stated I
hat he considered in view Of the n
lsual circumstances attending tho long |
of Mrs. Woodbury., that
u should order Mr. Woodbury. detained I
inti the matter had been considered by |
/ cor0ner's jury