The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-30
RELEASED
ONLY SUSPECT
And Police are Baffled Over
Girl Murder
'DOWNEY IS EXONERATED
The Authorities Are Inclined to Think
Thgt He Had Nothing to Do With
Annie Mullins Death in
Arlington.

Arlington, Mass March 30.--The mys-
terry Of the murder Of Miss Annie Null
Inns, the Cambridge domestic whose body
was found with deep knife gashes in
the throat, lying on the edge OF a gravel
pit in a field 'of Teel street, Saturday.
remains unsolyed. One man, Ptter
Downey, was closely questioned by the
police early Sunday, but was released,
having been able 10 account for his
whereabouts on Friday evening satisfac-
torily.
The police Of Boston and Cambridge
and other places are assisting the Ar
lington citizens in the search for the
unknown man, who was seen talking to
Miss Mullins early Friday evening, 1T
the door Of the residence Of Prof. II. G.
G. Won Jagemann in Cambridge, where
She was employed
The body Of Miss Mullins remained az
the rooms Of an undertaken here al day,
but last night permission was given for
the removal ID South Boston BY rela-
tives.
Further search Of the girls room at
ll3 Walker street, Cambridge, where she
was employed, eliminated all possibility
Of robbery rs a motive. Her purse,
watch and rings were all found in her
room. The police say that there is no
possibility Of either The robbery or sui.
eide theories
Their search is still proceeding on the
assumption that there is some male ae-
quaintance Of the woman Of whom the
police have not yet head. They assume
that a girl Of her high character could
not have been induced BY any stranger
to 20 to 80 distant and deserted place
as Marathon park, where the body was
found.
The case bids fair to prove one Of the
most battling in years. Why and how
did the woman, alone or accompanied
BY her murderer, 60 two miles from her
home IN the direction OF the sparseIy
settled country ia which her death took
nlaceg
The release Of Downey. cxonerated,
caused JOS to his friends among the
railway employees, who said they we're
sure of his Innocence from the first
His own story, answering under two
rigid examinations, the testimony Of his
friend, Halloran, his conductor, and fels
low boarders in North Cambridge ope-
rated together in his release
Downey's story was that he had not
seen Miss Mullins for nearly year
He had formerly worked for Pref Smyth
who lives on Walker street, BY whom
she was employed before going to Prof
Won Jagemann's He called on her posi-
bly, last June. and had not seen her
since. He said he had never been to
the house where she last worked. He
was asked;
What did you do that Friday night r
Il had supper about 6;45; / stayed
until 7:05, and then went to my room
don't eat in the same house where /
sleep, but eat over across the street.
About 7:l0 | met Lynch at the door Of
the house, | went TO my room at ;30.
had headache, and / was going TO
church, but went to bed 1t was $3.50
when | went to bed Dan Lynch Is
motorman, and boards little way up
the street"
Downey said that in the morning he
got up aud went to work about o'clock,
and after an hour or more returned for
breakfast. Again he went to the car
barns, which are near the scene Of the
girls death, and between and 10 o'clock
heard Of the finding Of the body. He
went home between 10 and ii and had
d shave. He talked with Hallornn about
it Saturday night as they rode out on
the last car together.
The police while at Downey's board
ing place, 10 Frank street, Cambridge,
were shown the motorman's overc0at.
which is black Mrs Won Jagemann was
sure that the coat Of the man she saw
talking with the girl was a light gray or
brown.
The reason for Downey having failed /
to show up at the Cambridge barns Sat
urdav night at the end Of his run was
explained as being that he wanted to
avoid the crowd Of the curious and the
newspaper men, whom be knew would T
be waiting for him Fle got of at Har |
ward square and had a friend take his /
car up for him.
Mrs. Bennett, who lives across the /
hall from Downey, said that she heard +
him come in about Friday evening, !
and heard him go out at Z in the morn
ing.