Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-25

been placed a feather bed. On tor
| of that were two chairs, white
| bed spread, an widespread, a sort
of red drapery. With the article.
| of clothing found beside the body
were two strips of white cloth, a:
| if torn from a sheet. One of the
of blood. A small old fashioned GOLD
pin was found with the clothes and
| a pair of pinch glasses were found
entangled in the knotted hair.
| pair of black shoes. the two straI
style, were found on the floor be.
side the bed.
The cottage showed no signs Of q
struggle. On the Threshold of the
, room where the body was found
was what looked to be a blood stain
and another stain was found nearby
Known as Flint Cottage
The cottage where the body was
| found Is known as the Flint cottage
| and is owned by Miss L. Jennie Gray
of WATERFOWL, Mass. 1t is located
| at what is known as Big Pine Point
| and is adjoining the land owned by
Fred H. Bearce.
On the table in the kitchen were
some unwashed dishes and a loaf OF
bread was also found in the kitchen
Miss Jane Gray. the owner of the
cottage, was much surprised to learn
that Kirby was living in her cottage
She said that the Kirbys had been
given permission last fall to live there,
but that she did not known he had any
access to the place this spring. She
| had previously written local friend,
1,
key to the cottage any time they want
ed it. That would bear out her state
| ment that she did not know Kirby had
returned there this spring. Mrs. Kirby
and Miss Gray are friends, having at
tended the same school. Miss, Hay
| ward was also a friend of the two
above mentioned women. Mrs. Kirby
Is a young woman, too, and has dark
black bobbed hair. She has not been
located. Neither has the two-year-
old daughter Maxine Of the Kirbys.
Recall Action Of Kirby
The actions of the man Kirby, now
that he is being wanted, are being re-
, called by any and all who have had
any connections with him. Perhaps
the most disturbed woman Saturday
noon, when the CHASTITY discovery was
| made, was Mrs. Fred H. Bearce, whose
farm is near the cottage. She said
that only the day before Kirby had
called there and wanted to engage
! board for a week as he was going to
do some painting. She said that he
had gone in town then and expected
to return Saturday forenoon.
1t is reported that Kirby was known
/ to have gone to Lewiston the day after
i'm % hn 20 nd hot y
told man in the waiting room that
he was going home. But, he was seen
coming back to Augusta that Wednes-
day night at 1890 o'clock. The check
ing up of Kirby's movements further
show that he staid at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Thursday night certain, but the bed in
the room he had hired was unoccupied
Friday night. 1t is thought that he
came in on the Winthrop car Saturday
i morning. The GOODNESS of Kirby in
all his actions would almost lead one
to believe that maybe he is a much
| misjudged man.
Howboat Figures In Case
1t is expected that a rowboat an
chored just one cottage beyond the
Flint cottage will figure more or less
in the investigations. Detective E. NJ.
Waterhouse discovered in the boat
footprints and he marked around them,
thus preserving their outline. In the
boat were seen distinct heel marks of a
big shoe and of a large shoe. This
bears out that supposition that the girl
may have been brought from the burn
cd cottage to the Flint cottage by boat.
The autopsy was held Saturday aft
ernoon and Medical Examiner Harris
Ia
animation. The identification of the
girl was made by a friend of the fam
lily. He viewed the body while it lay
in the upper room of the cottage, and
he replied, II think it's her."
Near Discovery Twice
The night of the fire it is said that
a number of men were going up the
grove and they knocked on the door
of the Flint cottage. They knocked
three times and then Kirby appeared
at the door in his underclothes. One
Of the members of the party, a Mr..
Wyman, working in the oil cloth
factory where Kirby was at one time
employed, was much surprised to
find Kirby there. He did not know
Kirby was in town and Kirby re-
piled that his wife had gone away
a day or so ago. When told there
was a fire, Kirby got his clothes on
and joined the party of fire fighters.
The very next day another near
discovery Of the awful contents of
the cottage was made, when a
searching party knocked at the door,
was met by Kirby and Joined by him
to search. They told him they were
searching the cottages and he told
them they could come in and search
his cottage if they would promise
not to take his money upstairs. But
they were completely thrown off any
guard they might have had and de-
cided not to search the place.
Sought to Buy Revolver
The story is told that Kirby en-
deavored to purchase a revolver at
Lewiston. This was refused him. He
asked for a ride of man on a LOAD
Of hay near Hebron. saying he was
going there to see about putting ms
boy in school. In Mechanic FANS
rumor has it, he was seen. He en-
tered store and was going to puy
something The clerk mentioned
something about the murder ana