Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-03
MURDER MYSTERY AT
L|vERM0RE FALLS,
Body Of James Scott Found In Sheep
Pen---Bound, Strang|ed and Rob-
bed ARREST Expected Today.

determined as to the exact condition Of
the body beyond the fact that decompo-
sitiOn had far advanced. But the fact
that the body was hidden away in
such place at once suggested to the
minds of Mr. Whittemore and his
nephew that murder had been done
Hurriedly hitching up a horse they
drove to Livermore Falls and notified
Undertaken r. A. Wing. who went back
to the farm with them, arriving there
after dark.
BY the light of lantern the under
taker quickly found that the dead
mans arms had been secured tightly
behind his back with rope, and that
after he had been trussed up that way
the rope had also been run around his
head and tightly drawn into his mouth
making a most effective gag and
doubtless serving we'll it's purpose to
prevent an cutlery when the man was
murdered.
Undertaken Wing did not disturb the
body, but went back to Livermore
Falls. where he notified Coroner Fl. A.
league of Lewiston and County Attor-
ney Frank A. Morey, who also lives
there. The county attorney and the
coroner with City Marshal Arsene
Caller, started for the scene of the
crime in an automobile at 10 o'clock
last night, and after thrilling expert
ence in the flercest electrical storm of
the summer reached the Whittemore
place after midnight
The body was not disturbed until day.
light Saturday morning, at which time
there was an excited crowd of coun-
try people around the sheep pen, and
from this crowd the coroner selected
a jury of II men, who viewed the body
where it lay. Then the body was TAX
en- ont and examined.
Although the features were unrecog-
nizahle, there We're numerous people
living in the neighborhood who iden-
tilted the clothing as that worn last
November by a Syrian pedler named
Mansour Parraket, Anglicized into
James Scott, and two witnesses who
We're well acquainted with the man
further identified the body by pecu-
liar teeth they knew him to have. He
also had on a finger on his left hand
ring on which We're the initials IN.
f. j."
The examination of the remains
showed that his pockets had been
turned inside out and everything of
value he had upon his person. with the
exception of the ring, had been re-
moved. The examination by the COR
oner indicated that the man had been
killed by being choked to death. for in
addition to the rope having been used
as a gag in the mans mouth it had
also been tightly drawn about his
throat.
The coroner. Chief Caller and Depu-
ty Sheriff w. M. Gilbert of Livermore
Falls who We're present when the coun-
ty attorney and the coroner made their
first visit to the sheep pen, and the
identity of Scott first became known,
heard from various persons that last
summer Scott, who was not only a
pedler but a storekeeper in small
way. had sold a little store at CHS
holms Mills to Nicholas None, an AL
bantam, living at II Hines alley, Lew
iston; that None was dissatisfied at
his bargain and had been known to
say that Scott had cheated him and
that he felt an enmity against him.
The officers had a conference on the
spot and decided that the best thing
to do would be to get hold of None
and have him where he could be
found when wanted, SO Chief Caller
telephoned to Lewiston to Capt. John
r. Malta to look None up.
The captain acted at once, and going
to Mones boarding place early Sun
day morning arrested him. None was
told that he was being taken on sus-
picion in connection with the death OF
Scott, but he neither resisted nor show
ed emotion, and after he was locked
up he declined to discuss the case, say
ing merely that he didn't remember
any of the occurrences about which the
police asked him in connection with the
deal by which he came into possession
of the store formerly owned by Scott
at Chisholms Mills.
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