The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-11-13
SEEKING BODY IN WELL.
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ing She left and we haven't heard from
her since. She said she was going to
visit her relatives. She told father to
send her suitcase to Bellows Falls, where
she was supposed to take her train.
I'VE had to lie ever since we came
here, so it was nothing strange that my
brother John lied when he told about the
disappearance of mother. | was born in
WalEngfOrd Conn, 20 years ago, but my
name was DoOlittle, then. We moved to
Madison, Me.
My mother became sick and went to
Maryland for her health. My father went
after her with the children. but she died
upon her return to New Haven, Conn.
We went back to Madison, Me. He then
went away, taking John with him. The
rest Of US went to my uncIes, John Fran
els. at New Haven, Conn.
We did not know much about father
until New Years day, 1912, when we
shipped from Connecticut to this place.
Father bought the farm in October, 1911,
and then l was told that my name was
not DoOlittle but Whitney. You bet it
was hard not to make a slip, for father
would tan us if we had. Several times l
had to tell my brother John to keep his
mouth shut when he was telling tales
about ourselves.
Il did not know that father was going
away. He usually went to Bellows Falls
Saturdays, for he would go to White
River Junction, Vt, where he was keep
ing company with a Mrs. Annie J. True
and would not get back until Monday.
He took the auto and | met him on the
road. l drove the car home after visit
ing my brother in Springfield, VT. If we
had not been obliged to change our names
we would have inherited lots of money
from relatives who have died
Mrs. Amanda French, housekeeper for
Mr.. Whitney, said in regard to the mat
Il came to keep house for Mr.. Whitney
shortly after his wife disappeared. /
came from Maiden, Mass. | got acauaint.
ed with the family when visiting here
The trouble between the people was the
children, for Mrs. Whitney showed much
DISLIKE toward them, giving them little
care and sometimes little food. letting
and was evidently a poor hOusekeeper for
she bought much of her food from the
store instead of cooking it,
She was extremely jealous and upon
one occasion she destroyed Mr.. Whitney s
best suit of clothes, so he could not attend
party at a neighbor's house and I heard
about her stabbing him with a butcher
knife.
Mr.. Whitney has been acting queer
of late and when he took all his oats and
carried them off, he said he was taking
them to his saw mill, but instead he took
them to Bellows Falls, VT, and sold them
| asked him one day if he was making
plans to skip out and he laughed and said
that was nonsense, he had good thing
here.
Mr.. Whitney seemed to be under obi
cations to his sons for he would not cor.
rect them, or at least l never knew OF
hlm doing 1t. He seemed to be afraid OF
them and stood their sass and cutting ur
without murmur. so it led me to thinB
they knew something about him that he
was afraid they would tell.
OF course, | know nothing about the
Wites disappearance, for l was not here
but L have heard of the many rumors. ]
have a claim against him for nv paw and
viii stay for a while longer to see if ]
get a settlement