Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26
SEE FLAMES
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people at that time as he was return
ing nome from a dance at Coopers
Mills. At about 2.30 this morning
when his brothers wife, who lives
In the next house, woke up and saw
that the sky in the direction of the
Brann house was well lit up. Get
| ting up and looking out of the win
| dow, she saw that the house was
burning. She did not go down there
at this time but It about $50 this
! morning she and Earle Glidden, who
lives nearby. walked down to. the
house, a distance of about one-half
mile, and there saw the ruins Of the
house and a badly charred body Of
| a person.
Authorities Notified
They notified the authorities, who
arrived shortly after. DIR. j. E. obi
onne, the coroner, was unable to
identify.the body otherwise than that
OF an unknown person, Deputy
Sheriff A. j. Amsey of Jefferson ar
rived on the scene at about IL
o'clock, and the body was then
placed under his charge. The body
when first found was lying in about
the same position and same place as
when found on the day of the MUIR
der. Eugene Brann of North White
field, son of Mrs. Ruel Brann, stated
that he had, left the house for his
home at about 6 o'clock the night be-
before, he securely nailed the doors
So no one could enter. 1t is thought
window was broken open and en-
trance gained that night.
Build Up Hot Fire
|, A f1ve-gallon kerosene can at first
supposed to have been left by the
persons who did the job later was
identified as belonging to the house.
1t is quite evident that combustable
material was piled up and the body
placed on it, A very hot and long
fire would be needed to burn the body
as badly as 1t was. County Attorney
Weston Hilton of DamariscOtta ar
rived. at about $50 T. NJ. After look
ing over the scene he ordered S.. H.
take the. body over for burial. -It-was
then put in. the same casket where
Snow was buried at about A. p. M.
As vet no evidence has been, found
that would warrant any. Sufficient
suspicion as to who committed the
crime.
-. Officials Are. Silent
There is practically no doubt in the
minds of those who were there that
the body was that Of Snow and that
the house was Intentionally fired.
al. .SlAS SAALAC IAG Guilty uIIOruey
would make no statement but It is
understood that the. matter will be
| investigated further.
Only Monday morning. without
even a prayer for his SOUL. and with
out a single mourner, John Snow
| was buried in the isolated spot 70
| yards from the scene of three of his
killings and his own suicide, and
3O0. Yards from the public highway.
| The citizens of Jefferson had re-
| fused to permit his interment, in. the
| village cemetery, and without any
/ marker over the grave, it was hoped
that there would be little to- recall
the most brutal and dastardly crime
in the history, of Maine. Now with
| the, destruction of the Brann- house
| and the violation of, even the mans
grave. there. will be hardly q land
mark in this village, to- In future
years indicate the place of the STAY
I:inSS, -
I Ten miles away in the home of
deputy Sheriff Frank Jewett,.
whose wife and son, Kenneth, were
the first two of the murdsrer's five
victims, there was little of Christ
mas cheer. The funeral services for
the mother and son at Kings Mills
will probably occur on Saturday, the
delay being necessitated by the alb
serce OF two children in California,
| Mrs. Forest Parker and Donald
Jewett. who are now on their way
to Maine. y "
- It As thus that .another chapter
in the story of events connected with