Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-23
MRS. TOWNS STORY TODAY May GIVE new Clue
Police on Secret Trip
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and Detective James Wood of Bos-
ton at the Augusta House tonight
continuing until a late hour is said
to have been merely a review of the
days activities which when summed
up are series of Examinations leav-
ing a solid groundwork for them to
begin upon tomorrow if Mrs. Towns
speaks. Her daughter, Mrs. Harold
Sprague was permitted to go into
the hospital today to say Hello,
Mother" Tonight the patients con-
dition is very favorable.
Go SLOW. Doctors Advice
DR.. h. II. Badger, who has ex-
pressed an opinion that she would
be able to talk to the officers tomor-
row, but added a wish that the all
important interview might be defer
red another II hours by which time
he thinks Mrs. Towns will have fully
have regained her strength. In anti
cipation of Mrs. Towns giving in
formation which will give them a
definite direction in which to start
fully one hundred different search
ers will assemble here early tomor-
row to .egin the task which the
authorities believe will lead to a
discovery of tho perpetrator of the
attack at the Haywood cottage.
Leeds Story q Myth
Earlier in the night there was
surge of excitement when word
came that important discoveries had
been made at Leeds Junction. Ru-
NOR flew upon rumor until the story
was abroad that Miss Haywood had
been found and nearly three hum
dred persons who had been awaiting
news sped to Leeds Junction in a
feet of automobiles whose owners
thrilled with the chase and filled
their cars to their capacities. Fred
H. Moulton of Lexington, Mass,
brother law of the missing wom-
an went to Leeds in response to a
telephone message in which he was
urged to hurry. Upon arrival he
learned that woman who had been
following. developments in the mys-
terry had sent for him to advise him
to consult a spiritualistic medium at
Portland. Mr.. Moulton returned i'm
mediately to Winthrop and took no
further steps in that direction.
LItalien Eliminated
The rumor in which is was sup
posed that Archie L'Italien wanted
in Lewiston for the murder of David
Sheeney at Durham last winter, was
seen in canoe at the foot of Lake
Maranacook the morning after the
abduction was exploded today when
the owner of the canoe was found.
Dog Fails to Pick Up Trail
The German police dog which was
brought from the kennel of M. j.
Peabody at Atlantic, Mass, was
brought to the hospital this morn
ing and given the scent of clothes of
the injured woman. At the ruins OF
the cottage the dog found the SPIT
where Mrs. Town was discovered,
blood stains still being visible. 1t
was rhsolntely impossible to start
the dog along a definite trail but
this was no fault of his as too much
time had elapsed and the scent had
been lost.
Former Chief of Police Edward
Leavitt of Lexington. Mass, who
served in that capacity for two years
under Fred II. Moulton who was and
still Is selectman of that place, ar
rived in Winthrop this morning and
will aid his friend in investigation.
Attorney General Raymond Eel
lows left during the day for Alfred,
where he has a murder trial in the
present term of court. In his alb
sence Deputy Attorney General San
ford L. Fogg will be on the Win
throp case and will work with County
Attorney Frank A. Southland and
Sheriff Henry F. Cummings. At
torney General Fellows was in VIM
throp early this morning in COM
pany with County Attorney South
ard,I also Detective James Wood.
The attorney general watched with
interest the workings of the German
police dog, who was given scent
from some garments Of Miss Hay
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