Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-06
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81 lifting q his 1eet SfG 70 lis Cls-
cover Oh me po,ct, G! the house
TIE roTl1e Of NJ. johnson is situated
ciose 10 Mrs. Brown 5 residence ana
about ~ yards t!c,a Ite scene q tie
murder.
The stc-y q ,he detection q this
Tnaa presence was brought OFT this
evening, WHEN i was icing related 70
4 re.ghbcr. Tie stcTY TOD 1t Ars.
Johngton's home WIS - the eHect
,tat 4 schuRIng q feet On the porch
Ct ,ne!- residence Jed her 10 .1Tes-
tgaie As she STEPPED 70 tie DOOR
Q. her home u man leaI-e4i over tie
porch rail and ran Gown the street.
fie scyrrleG along over The lawns
OF the neg =. boring houses and Dart
e between two bungalows into az
or,e-. iot. This lot is tbs place -
which Mrs Brown vas murdered.
How Is tie presence q his man :"
he explained WEN il j. realized tai
le was seen attempting TO enter sore
home with sucn Z short distance Of
the crime, has iris man been waiting
snce the TING o. this inclden, 10 car
- cut the crime he perpe,-atec On
tie night re ,he murder q Mrs.
Brown TIE discovery q TIE
murdered woman brought 10 the
mind Of Mrs. Johnston the man
whose presence size had detected
such short tine ago. apparently
ben, OF committing some crime.
TIE county officials throughout the
State continue TO send in reports q
men IA, have been detained IN cor
nection with ,he Brown mystery. IN
yestiga-ion Of these reports have
failed 10 furnish tie authorities with
any additional Information tia, might
help them in apprehen6ing the muir
derer. II was rumo-ed nat q man
had been caught in TIE vicinity Of
Ieering Junction in Portland last
MGR, in connection with The case.
City Marshal Richardson declared
TIA, nothing had naterialized from
this case.
Mrs Eu,ura BalaI-en. tie woman
whose name vat found OF blood-eov-
cred piece OF paper through the discov-
sry by newspaper man covering tie
stoYy, declared that the man being
sought informed her he was going 20
West Paris. This story conflicts with
one told by another woman who stated
that the man had expressed his intsn-
ton Of going 70 Eartien9 Mrs. Bal!
aren when interviewed al her home al
rs Pleasant street. ,ae address on the
piece Of paper. STATED that the last she
saw Of The much sought after FInn va.
when h left her home a. y.ss On Mon
Gay morning.
The loca! officials were notified that
Steven Poland. Waterman in the town
# Port Clyde. had been missing the last
few days. ard they might want 70 con-
si6sr this fact in their investigation.
TIE Death certificate was issued b.
-. George L. Crockett. county medical
examiner. TO-DAY. the cause Of death be
ing blow On head by club. Itss Of
hood ard exposure to cold On ground
The motive wa. given as sexual sat
is.a c-jon
Deputy Sheriff william H Kanoeh
left here late today for Unity TO ex-
anime man arrested there On sGs-
p,cIon Of having some knowledge Of the
murder q Mrs Harry Z. Brown IN this
city last Monday night. Although the
authorities Of Unity sent description
Of ;h= man which closely Tailed with
thai q Ollie TQor.iai-en, for ~hose ar
y.st rewards have been offered, the pc
lire here said the,e were discrepancies
III. man gave has name DIS Alien Falnes
and sad he had recently gone 10 Unity
from 10 bland.
County Attorney WithHe said tonight
thai material progress had beer. made
in the investigation of the murder. but
tina, i might 10, lead t. a.. immediate
arrest
Medical Examiner Crockett. filed his
report Of the autopsy with the coun-
~ attorney tonight. the report was
NO, mace public, but Dr.. Crockett
said tina. in substance il was to the
effect that the woman died from the
effects Of blows on the head, loss Of
blood and exposure 20 the cold. He
added that he had indicated in his
report that there was possibility
that the woman might have been
choked after the blows had been in
f:icted.
TIE excitement in the wake Of the
States most terrifying murder in
many years has SO aroused Eockiand
people shat there is noticeable ner-
vousaess amongst all classes. Women
who are obliged to be out after dark
hurry home as quickly as possible,
avoiding side streets and shady
places and ever glancing fearfully
about and even the men are not IN
moved by the general feeling Of dis
trust.
The public sentiment has become so
marked. that last night the moving
picture theaters closed an hour earlier
than usual. and instead of the usual
gay and festive good old Saturday
night" Eock!and was a deserted vii
lage by cuFfew hour.
Mrs. Brown would have been the
easiest kind of victim for anyone who
might nave wanted to assault her."
remarked one Of the old friends Of the
slain woman last night. and related
a little story TO illustrate her asser-
tion. Last summer she said, Mrs
Brown was walking up Broadway one
night. when she was accosted by q
man. She was not at all frightened.
He remarked rather nippan;Iy this is
pretty late for you to be out. isn't il =?
Aren't you afraid of men?
"Oh. no. answered Mrs Brewn.
i trust all men,"
This reply showed the optimistic
and fearless nature Of the woman, say